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At a Glance
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics
Star Rating
(399)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 5 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Perforce Visualization
Perforce Visualization
Star Rating
(5)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Perforce Visualization
Featured Products
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM Cognos Analytics
Cognos Analytics Trial
Free Trial
5 User Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plans
Perforce Visualization
No pricing available
Free Trial
IBM Cognos Analytics
Free Trial is available
Perforce Visualization
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
279
Not enough data
Ease of Use
7.4
284
Not enough data
Ease of Setup
6.8
146
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
6.9
129
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.4
249
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
125
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
262
Not enough data
Features by Category
7.8
2,272
Not enough data
Reports
8.1
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.1
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
150
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.1
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
8.0
2,518
Not enough data
Reports
8.1
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.4
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
150
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.1
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
Embedded Business IntelligenceHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
7.8
1,937
Not enough data
Reports
8.1
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.1
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
150
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.2
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
148
Not enough data
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
IBM Cognos Analytics
Perforce Visualization
Perforce Visualization
IBM Cognos Analytics and Perforce Visualization are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence
Unique Categories
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics is categorized as Analytics Platforms and Predictive Analytics
Perforce Visualization
Perforce Visualization has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
14.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
62.5%
Perforce Visualization
Perforce Visualization
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
40.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
60.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Reviewers' Industry
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Insurance
8.8%
Financial Services
6.9%
Education Management
5.7%
Banking
5.1%
Other
63.1%
Perforce Visualization
Perforce Visualization
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Financial Services
20.0%
Environmental Services
20.0%
Computer Software
20.0%
Computer Games
20.0%
Other
0.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Higher Education
GH
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.
JK
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?

Perforce Visualization
Perforce Visualization
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Environmental Services

We use it extensilvely to create MIS reports in our company regading the sales trend and also Projects related thing .

Most Helpful Critical Review
Rishi T.
RT
Rishi T.
Verified User in Financial Services

1. Lack of Intuitive UI 2. Performance Issues: Occasionally, the tool gets quite slow when dealing with large repositories or complex branching structures. Slow loading times or unresponsive interfaces can be frustrating.

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Discussions
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos Analytics Discussions
Where can I find more answers on my questions?
2 comments
Mike D.
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
Mike D.
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
Corey M.
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
Perforce Visualization
Perforce Visualization Discussions
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Perforce Visualization has no discussions with answers