--- description: Review of IBM Cognos Analytics Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: IBM Cognos Analytics | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Embedded Analytics Software](/directory/4332/embedded-analytics/software) > [IBM Cognos Analytics](/software/393537/ibm-cognos-analytics) # IBM Cognos Analytics Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/393537/ibm-cognos-analytics Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/393537/ibm-cognos-analytics?page=2) > Cognos Analytics is an upgrade to Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI). By adding cognitive guidance, a web-based interface and new data visualization features, Cognos Analytics provides self-service analytics to large and midsize organizations across all industries. At the same time, it provides security features, data governance and management features. With Cognos Analytics, users can process data from multiple sources, query it to find necessary information, create visualizations and reports and share those data throughout the organization. Use of existing Cognos data modules and reports is supported. Cognos Analytics provides quarterly updates and supports deployment on-premises, on the cloud or both. With its mobile integration, users can also create and share reports from a tablet. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 139 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 139 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: IBM ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$10.60 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Contact IBM for a quote for any of the Cognos products. Learn more at: https://www.ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics/pricing - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Ad hoc Reporting - Alerts/Notifications - Audit Management - Benchmarking - Collaboration Tools - Customisable Branding - Customisable Dashboard - Customisable Reports - Customisable Templates - Dashboard - Dashboard Creation - Data Aggregation - Data Blending - Data Cleansing - Data Connectors - Data Discovery ## Integrations (48 total) - Adobe Acrobat Reader - Amazon Athena - Amazon Aurora - Amazon Redshift - Apache HTTP Server Project - Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Azure SQL Database - Azure Synapse Analytics - Db2 Big SQL - Denodo - Dremio - Exasol - Firefox - IBM Db2 - IBM Netezza Performance Server ... and 33 more integrations ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Embedded Analytics Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4332/embedded-analytics/software) ## Related Categories - [Embedded Analytics Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4332/embedded-analytics/software) - [Heatmap Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4234/heatmap/software) - [Business Intelligence Platform](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4336/bi/software) - [KPI Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/1738/kpi/software) - [Business Budgeting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/265/budgeting-forecasting-software/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It has a steep learning curve and its user interface has a lot of room for improvement. > > It provides a set of highly flexible and customizable features that help improve our analytics and positively impact our decision-making. ----- ### "Powerful, Reliable, Expensive" — 4.0/5 > **Vlad** | *28 November 2018* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's been a long on the market. It's offered by IBM It has a great integration with many databases > > **Cons**: New version (CA 11) has some inconvenient UI changes (new side panel which does not allow to easily navigate and see all properties) Many things need to be done manually instead of integrating as best practices (security, deployments, testing, version control, etc.) New studios are not that intuitive / transparent > > I've been working with IBM Cognos since version 8.4 I like this product and see how IBM is improving it. ----- ### "Great Analytics Tool" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *24 October 2019* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: IBM Cognos Analytics is a great data analytics tool. It can handle a lot of data and makes it easy for users to create reports to view their data. I like that it allows for a variety of output formats. > > **Cons**: Cognos Analytics can be hard to learn how to use. You have to really understand your data first so that you can figure out how to make the tool do what you need it to do. > > Overall, I would recommend using Cognos Analytics for data analysis. My whole company uses it from daily reporting to more advanced analyses. ----- ### "A great solution for your financial planning" — 5.0/5 > **Gerson** | *22 February 2018* | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It has integration with with other IBM products like business intelligence. The excel functionality is great for finances. The product to meet our needs perfectly for all our needs. > > **Cons**: Creating reports is overwhelming at the beginning but if you dedicate time and resources there will be the face of your deployment. > > Take your time and implement it right and the rewards will be very good. ----- ### "Cognos is sophisticated BI application for large enterprises" — 4.0/5 > **Leon** | *3 December 2015* | Information Technology & Services > > **Pros**: - The application designed to enable business users with limited technical knowledge to extract data, analyze it and make business decision based on the analysis; - It could be used within relational or multidimensional data sources; - It is included a mobile version allowing users to access a complete version of Cognos from mobile devices; > > **Cons**: - very sensitive in implementation; - requiring significant resources in order to maintain and support; - too expensive for mid-size companies; > > Cognos is one of 2 major Business Intelligence tools on the market. If it is implemented correctly, it could provide complete web-based business solution based on the data analysis. It is a platform which allowing to deliver mission critical analytics to the business including but not limited to Enterprise reporting, Planning \& Forecast, OLAP cubes technology, etc. ----- Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/393537/ibm-cognos-analytics?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/393537/ibm-cognos-analytics) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data