Best Software for 2025 is now live!
View the Winners
IBM Cognos Analytics
Editedit
IBM Cognos Analytics
By IBM
Show rating breakdown
4.0 out of 5 stars
See all 399 IBM Cognos Analytics reviews
Save to My Lists
Paid
Claimed
This profile has been claimed and optimized by IBM Cognos Analytics.
Optimized profiles are more likely to have the most up-to-date content, fast response times, current pricing, and more.
Contact IBM Cognos Analytics
Optimized for quick response

IBM Cognos Analytics Reviews & Product Details - Page 3

Editadmin

IBM Cognos Analytics Overview

Editedit
What is IBM Cognos Analytics?

IBM Cognos Analytics acts as your trusted co-pilot for business with the aim of making you smarter, faster, and more confident in your data-driven decisions. IBM Cognos Analytics gives every user — whether data scientist, business analyst or non-IT specialist — more power to perform relevant analysis in a way that ties back to organizational objectives. It shortens each user’s journey from simple to sophisticated analytics, allowing them to harness data to explore the unknown, identify new relationships, get a deeper understanding of outcomes and challenge the status quo. Visualize, analyze and share actionable insights about your data with anyone in your organization with IBM Cognos Analytics.

IBM Cognos Analytics Details
Product Website
Discussions
Languages Supported
Arabic, German, Greek, English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified)
Show LessShow More
Product Description

IBM® Cognos® Analytics offers smarter, self-service capabilities so you can quickly gain insight and act on it. The solution empowers business users to create and personalize dashboards and reports on their own - while providing IT with a scalable solution that is available on premises or on the cloud.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Our vision with IBM Cognos Analytics is to become your trusted AI co-pilot with an integrated, easy to manage, and extensible data and analytics platform powered by IBM Watson. Like a reliable co-pilot we’re enabling customers to do more with the data they already have through AI infused self-service capabilities. We have made significant investments in building advanced capabilities into every aspect of Cognos Analytics.

Fast analytics anywhere. Provides a unified experience that works the same on web or mobile devices, enabling you to quickly find, analyze, create and share insights. AI-infused data analysis for everyone. Helps ensure more users have straightforward and productive access to data. Reporting and visualization benefit from a guided and intuitive experience that lets you create visuals, infographics, dashboards and reports in minutes. Analytics you can trust. Provides access to curated data that can eliminate risk and uncertainty.

Seller Details
Seller
IBM
Company Website
Year Founded
1911
HQ Location
Armonk, NY
Twitter
@IBM
711,096 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
317,108 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
SWX:IBM
Phone
1-866-277-7488
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$73,621
Description

IBM offers a wide range of technology and consulting services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration, predictive analytics, software development and systems management; and the world's most advanced servers and supercomputers.

LC
Overview Provided by:
Laura Cruceru

Recent IBM Cognos Analytics Reviews

Akshay Y.
AY
Akshay Y.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"It’s best if we’re concerned about the deployment or installation of this app on our local systems."
I would say, as we had installed it on site, and we had really have control over customization. So far, we had used dashboards and charts in order ...
Read more
Verified User
U
Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"One tool for many stop solutions"
Now its been while i am using this tool for reporting and analysis,data visualization, and its capability of advance analysis using AI Technology a...
Read more
Verified User
U
Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Data Reporting for All"
Report development is quick and easy to pick up. There are many options for configuration and customization to bring your reporting to the next level.
Read more

IBM Cognos Analytics Pricing

Cognos Analytics Trial
Free Trial
5 User Per Month
Cognos® Analytics On Demand - Standard
Starting at $10.00
1 User Per Month
Cognos® Analytics On Demand - Premium
Starting at $40.00
1 User Per Month
See all 3 IBM Cognos Analytics pricing levels
Security Badge
This seller hasn't added their security information yet. Let them know that you'd like them to add it.
0 people requested security information

IBM Cognos Analytics Media

IBM Cognos Analytics Demo -
IBM Cognos Analytics Demo - Cognos Analytics Sales Manager Report
Cognos Analytics Sales Manager Report
IBM Cognos Analytics Demo - Cognos Analytics Dashboard
Cognos Analytics Dashboard
IBM Cognos Analytics Demo - Cognos Analytics Dashboard
Cognos Analytics Dashboard
Editedit

Official Interactive Demo

IBM Cognos Analytics demo available

Try an interactive demo created by the software seller (right here on G2).
Editedit

Official Downloads

Answer a few questions to help the IBM Cognos Analytics community
Have you used IBM Cognos Analytics before?
Yes

Video Reviews

Review by Palash J.
IBM Cognos Analytics review by Palash J.
Play IBM Cognos Analytics review by Palash J.
Easy to use snd learn
Review by Dhiraj S.
IBM Cognos Analytics review by Dhiraj S.
Play IBM Cognos Analytics review by Dhiraj S.
Cognos Analytics with Watson Review
See all video reviews

399 IBM Cognos Analytics Reviews

4.0 out of 5
The next elements are filters and will change the displayed results once they are selected.
Search reviews
Popular Mentions
The next elements are radio elements and sort the displayed results by the item selected and will update the results displayed.
Hide FiltersMore Filters
The next elements are filters and will change the displayed results once they are selected.
  • Company SizeExpand/Collapse Company Size Filter
  • User RoleExpand/Collapse User Role Filter
  • CategoryExpand/Collapse Category Filter
  • IndustryExpand/Collapse Industry Filter
  • RegionExpand/Collapse Region Filter
The next elements are filters and will change the displayed results once they are selected.
  • Sort By:
    G2 Sort
399 IBM Cognos Analytics Reviews
4.0 out of 5
  • Sort By:
    G2 Sort
399 IBM Cognos Analytics Reviews
4.0 out of 5
  • Sort By:
    G2 Sort

IBM Cognos Analytics Pros and Cons

How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Cons

Overall Review Sentiment for IBM Cognos AnalyticsQuestion

Time to Implement
<1 day
>12 months
Return on Investment
<6 months
48+ months
Ease of Setup
0 (Difficult)
10 (Easy)
Log In
Want to see more insights from verified reviewers?
Log in to view review sentiment.
G2 reviews are authentic and verified.
Here's how.
Namerta S.
NS
Developer eng
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic Review from User Profile
What do you like best about IBM Cognos Analytics?

Tool is very easy if you gets hands on .

Navivation is good . Easy to see data and manipulate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Cognos Analytics?

Nothing as such once we get hang of it .it works smoothly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Cognos Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Visulization and user access of view and settling the data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Show More
Show Less
Helpful?
Share
Admin Approval Link
Marcia D.
MD
Analista BI
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Seller invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about IBM Cognos Analytics?

The practicality of making reports using various subjects Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Cognos Analytics?

Some reports take a long time to run (some take more than 2h) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Cognos Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using SQLs to make a report without going through a package is quite interesting because we don't have everything in a package Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Show More
Show Less
Helpful?
Share
Admin Approval Link
DB
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 Gives Campaign
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about IBM Cognos Analytics?

One report can be exported to multiple formats with just a click Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Cognos Analytics?

Can be difficult to create complext reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Cognos Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Identifies problem customeres and accounts. Makes it easy to deliver key insights to users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Show More
Show Less
Helpful?
Share
Admin Approval Link
Prajwal S.
PS
Digital Marketing Executive
E-Learning
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about IBM Cognos Analytics?

Ease of Use

AI Driven Data Dashboards

Scalability

Excellent Support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Cognos Analytics?

Learning Curve

Issues with Large Data Sets

Confusing Features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Cognos Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Data Silos and Disconnected Systems

Complex Data Analysis

Reporting Bottlenecks

Performance Monitoring Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Show More
Show Less
Helpful?
Share
Admin Approval Link
Verified User in Retail
UR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about IBM Cognos Analytics?

I think the way of teaching and the way they in include the important topics which are actually industry standard and when i started working i got to know how much i use what i learned there Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Cognos Analytics?

I think the practical aspect can be improved more practical problems can be introduced, take home assignments can be added. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Cognos Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's overall great platform for data analysis and can be easily learned Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Show More
Show Less
Helpful?
Share
Admin Approval Link
Eashwar G.
EG
Student
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about IBM Cognos Analytics?

Best thing in IBM cognos was its features and layout to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Cognos Analytics?

The UI of that is not very attractive or catchy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Cognos Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's making it easy to analyze the data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Show More
Show Less
Helpful?
Share
Admin Approval Link
Muhammad Jawad H.
MH
Customer Service Specialist
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about IBM Cognos Analytics?

The best tool to work with data and analytics Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Cognos Analytics?

I think some of the processes can be more easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Cognos Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helping me to use large data set to derive rests Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Show More
Show Less
Helpful?
Share
Admin Approval Link
Srinivas N.
SN
Lead Integration Engineer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about IBM Cognos Analytics?

the way they approch candidates and explaing about the role and responsibilities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Cognos Analytics?

Taking more time to release the offer letter Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Cognos Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

easy to visilize the information Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Show More
Show Less
Helpful?
Share
Admin Approval Link
Verified User in Consulting
CC
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about IBM Cognos Analytics?

1. Drag and drop visualization feature makes life easier

2. Ability to connect with multiple data sources

3. Ability to handle unstructured data

4. Quite similar to PowerBi, transitioning to IBM Cognos Analytics will be easier if you have some experience with Power Bi or Tableaeu for that matter Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Cognos Analytics?

I didn’t encounter any drawbacks till now, only thing I would say is initial setup time is little high but then again its not really a drawback if you ask me Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Cognos Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

Integrating with multiple data sources and creating a data story to help leadership in data-driven decision making Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Show More
Show Less
Helpful?
Share
Admin Approval Link
Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 Gives Campaign
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about IBM Cognos Analytics?

Report development is quick and easy to pick up. There are many options for configuration and customization to bring your reporting to the next level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Cognos Analytics?

There is a learning curve, just like any other tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Cognos Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

We need structured reporting. Cognos helps us deliver canned reports for our end users daily, weekly, and monthly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Show More
Show Less
Helpful?
Share
Admin Approval Link

IBM Cognos Analytics Comparisons

Compare IBM Cognos Analytics vs. Oracle Analytics Cloud
Compare IBM Cognos Analytics vs. Oracle Analytics Cloud
IBM Cognos AnalyticsVSOracle Analytics Cloud
Compare IBM Cognos Analytics vs. SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
Compare IBM Cognos Analytics vs. SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
IBM Cognos AnalyticsVSSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI)
Compare Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) vs. IBM Cognos Analytics
Compare Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) vs. IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Cognos AnalyticsVSStrategy (formerly MicroStrategy)
Compare IBM Cognos Analytics ratings to similar products

Top Rated IBM Cognos Analytics Alternatives

Tableau
(2,200)
4.4 out of 5
Qlik Sense
(915)
4.4 out of 5
Spotfire
(355)
4.2 out of 5
See all IBM Cognos Analytics Alternatives

Explore More

Quasi Contract
Anti Money Laundering (AML)
Corporate Culture
Intent Data
Best Graphic Design Software
Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
Google Cloud Translation API reviews
Discrete vs Continuous Data
Pros and Cons Details
IBM Cognos Analytics
Contact IBM Cognos Analytics