Compare IBM Cognos Analytics and InetSoft Style Intelligence 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (36.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 5 User Per Month
$2,800 per year
IBM Cognos Analytics
Star Rating
(399)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 5 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansInetSoft Style Intelligence
Star Rating
(24)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2,800 per year
Learn more about InetSoft Style IntelligenceSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that IBM Cognos Analytics has a robust reporting interface, scoring 8.1, but InetSoft Style Intelligence matches this score while offering a more intuitive user experience, leading to a higher overall ease of use rating of 8.6.
- Reviewers mention that while IBM Cognos Analytics provides solid data governance features with a score of 8.4, InetSoft Style Intelligence excels in quality of support, achieving a remarkable score of 9.3, indicating a more responsive and helpful support team.
- G2 users highlight that IBM Cognos Analytics has a lower ease of setup score of 6.8 compared to InetSoft Style Intelligence's 8.0, suggesting that users find the latter easier to implement and integrate into their existing systems.
- Users on G2 note that the predictive analytics capabilities of IBM Cognos Analytics score 7.8, while InetSoft Style Intelligence offers superior data visualization features, scoring 8.7, making it a better choice for users focused on visual data representation.
- Reviewers say that IBM Cognos Analytics has a strong performance and reliability score of 7.8, but InetSoft Style Intelligence slightly edges it out with a score of 7.9, indicating a more stable experience for users.
- Users report that while both products offer good data modeling capabilities, with scores of 8.1 for IBM Cognos and 8.2 for InetSoft, the latter's WYSIWYG report design feature, scoring 8.5, is particularly praised for its user-friendly interface, making report creation more accessible.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM Cognos Analytics
Cognos Analytics Trial
Free Trial
5 User Per Month
This is a free 30-day Cloud trial which contains the full feature set for Cognos Analytics. It also enables up to 5-users at an organization to use the same instance of the trial.
- https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/subscribe?formid=urx-34710
InetSoft Style Intelligence
Starting At
$2,800
per year
This price covers a five-user pack including a creator/developer license
- Perpetual licenses are also available
Free Trial
IBM Cognos Analytics
Free Trial is available
InetSoft Style Intelligence
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
279
9.1
22
Ease of Use
7.4
284
8.6
22
Ease of Setup
6.8
146
8.0
20
Ease of Admin
6.9
129
8.3
20
Quality of Support
7.4
249
9.3
22
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
125
9.3
20
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
262
8.8
20
Features by Category
Reports
8.1
176
|
Verified
8.1
16
|
Verified
7.5
136
|
Verified
8.1
15
|
Verified
8.0
166
|
Verified
8.2
17
|
Verified
7.5
118
|
Verified
8.5
13
|
Verified
7.8
160
|
Verified
8.8
17
|
Verified
Self Service
8.1
149
|
Verified
8.6
17
|
Verified
8.4
166
|
Verified
8.8
17
|
Verified
8.0
150
|
Verified
8.3
15
|
Verified
7.6
138
|
Verified
8.1
12
7.5
133
|
Verified
7.7
10
|
Verified
7.2
100
|
Verified
6.3
9
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
7.8
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.2
97
|
Verified
8.2
14
|
Verified
8.1
97
|
Verified
8.2
14
|
Verified
7.9
82
|
Verified
8.5
14
|
Verified
7.5
69
|
Verified
8.2
10
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
8.1
176
|
Verified
8.1
16
|
Verified
7.5
136
|
Verified
8.1
15
|
Verified
8.0
166
|
Verified
8.2
17
|
Verified
7.5
118
|
Verified
8.5
13
|
Verified
7.8
160
|
Verified
8.8
17
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Visualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Updates
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Updates
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Reports
8.1
176
|
Verified
8.1
16
|
Verified
7.5
136
|
Verified
8.1
15
|
Verified
8.0
166
|
Verified
8.2
17
|
Verified
7.5
118
|
Verified
8.5
13
|
Verified
7.8
160
|
Verified
8.8
17
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.3
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
8.4
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Self Service
8.1
149
|
Verified
8.6
17
|
Verified
8.4
166
|
Verified
8.8
17
|
Verified
8.0
150
|
Verified
8.3
15
|
Verified
7.6
138
|
Verified
8.1
12
7.5
133
|
Verified
7.7
10
|
Verified
7.2
100
|
Verified
6.3
9
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
7.8
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.2
97
|
Verified
8.2
14
|
Verified
8.1
97
|
Verified
8.2
14
|
Verified
7.9
82
|
Verified
8.5
14
|
Verified
7.5
69
|
Verified
8.2
10
|
Verified
Reports
8.1
176
|
Verified
8.1
16
|
Verified
7.5
136
|
Verified
8.1
15
|
Verified
8.0
166
|
Verified
8.2
17
|
Verified
7.5
118
|
Verified
8.5
13
|
Verified
7.8
160
|
Verified
8.8
17
|
Verified
Self Service
8.1
149
|
Verified
8.6
17
|
Verified
8.4
166
|
Verified
8.8
17
|
Verified
8.0
150
|
Verified
8.3
15
|
Verified
7.6
138
|
Verified
8.1
12
7.5
133
|
Verified
7.7
10
|
Verified
7.2
100
|
Verified
6.3
9
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.2
97
|
Verified
8.2
14
|
Verified
8.1
97
|
Verified
8.2
14
|
Verified
7.9
82
|
Verified
8.5
14
|
Verified
7.5
69
|
Verified
8.2
10
|
Verified
Statistical Tool
8.2
20
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Analysis
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
Decision Making
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.8
22
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM Cognos Analytics and InetSoft Style Intelligence are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence
Unique Categories
IBM Cognos Analytics is categorized as Analytics Platforms and Predictive Analytics
InetSoft Style Intelligence is categorized as Data Visualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM Cognos Analytics
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
InetSoft Style Intelligence
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Insurance
8.8%
Financial Services
6.9%
Education Management
5.7%
Banking
5.1%
Other
63.1%
Computer Software
22.7%
Information Technology and Services
13.6%
Information Services
9.1%
Consulting
4.5%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
4.5%
Other
45.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
IBM Cognos Analytics
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Higher Education
Cognos is a powerful BI tool. It has been set up to be integrated with several of our existing databases to allow us one interface to pull data on demand, or send scheduled reports to university stakeholders. It has just enough needed to make the menus and...
Most Helpful Critical Review
J Reese K.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
If your turnover is high or if there is not enough specialists on hand to REALLY train it well, its a lost value. The learning curve is steep and it really depends on your base level item level data and input. Can you trust what it is telling you?
InetSoft Style Intelligence
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
Most things can be done via easy to understand GUI
Most Helpful Critical Review
Hind V.
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
sometimes it's buggy but as I mentioned the support is great
Verified User in Higher Education
Cognos is a powerful BI tool. It has been set up to be integrated with several of our existing databases to allow us one interface to pull data on demand, or send scheduled reports to university stakeholders. It has just enough needed to make the menus and...
Verified User in Computer Software
Most things can be done via easy to understand GUI
J Reese K.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
If your turnover is high or if there is not enough specialists on hand to REALLY train it well, its a lost value. The learning curve is steep and it really depends on your base level item level data and input. Can you trust what it is telling you?
Hind V.
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
sometimes it's buggy but as I mentioned the support is great
Discussions
Where can I find more answers on my questions?
2 comments
MD
We're IBM Gold partners with a ton of experience implementing Cognos, and have lots of good free technical information on our blog at...Read more
I heard Cognos Analytics 11.11 was out - where can I find more information?
2 comments
MD
As of October 2019, the latest version is 11.1.4. We just did a livestream earlier this week to review the latest updates. You can check that out here:...Read more
Have you used DMR ? Have you found it better than a relational or a powercube?
1 comment
CM
Yes, I have used DMR. However, the performance here is not so great compared to a PowerCube. However, you don't have to worry about building cubes. I...Read more
Does it require software installation?
1 comment
Official Response from InetSoft Style Intelligence
InetSoft offers both on-premise and cloud-based versions of its BI dashboard solution. There is even an option to have complete turnkey operation where...Read more
Is there a version meant for a single analyst?
1 comment
Official Response from InetSoft Style Intelligence
Yes, InetSoft offers a completely free version call Style Scope Agile Edition that is designed for a business user to share his/her analysis or dashboard...Read more
How can we try it out?
1 comment
Official Response from InetSoft Style Intelligence
InetSoft offers two freely downloadable versions. Style Scope Agile Edition is good for a business power user to try out the interactive dashboard designer....Read more
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