
About IBM Cognos Analytics
Cognos Software by IBM is a family of business intelligence products with tailored solutions for businesses of all sizes. The software combines standard BI features such as reports, dashboards, advanced data visualization, real-time monitoring, analysis, and forecasting, with advanced features such as performance scorecards and strategy management, collaboration tools, and financial planning and analysis. You can also use Cognos to design automated workflows and data integrations.
The kinds of analysis you can carry out in Cognos include trend analysis, what-if analysis, and predictive analysis. You can build interactive dashboards in Cognos with moving data and collaboration tools such as comments and annotations. You can also build scorecards to monitor performance, measure KPIs against corporate objectives and develop strategy. Also included in the suite of products are solutions for sales compensation management, process automation, and planning & budgeting.
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Key benefits of IBM Cognos Analytics
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Features
Total features of IBM Cognos Analytics: 17
- Ad hoc Reporting
- Benchmarking
- Commenting / Notes
- Customizable Dashboard
- Dashboard Software
- Data Visualization Software
- Forecasting
- Key Performance Indicators
- Monitoring
- OLAP
- Performance Management
- Performance Metrics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Scorecards
- Search/Filter
- Trend / Problem Indicators
- Visual Analytics
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- Used Other for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A great solution for your financial planning
Reviewed on 22/02/2018
Take your time and implement it right and the rewards will be very good.
Take your time and implement it right and the rewards will be very good.
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.

- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
New age and Traditional BI tool
Reviewed on 08/01/2020
Cognos is used for operational reporting and analytics and schedule reports to be sent via email to...
Cognos is used for operational reporting and analytics and schedule reports to be sent via email to users on a duly basis. Used in mobile as well.
Pros
Cognos 11 comes with all the latest features expected in a BI tool, the graph generations and story buildings as well as predictions.
Cons
Interactive pdf is not available for reports. Can be difficult to implement without admin support for end users.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Cognos - A good Enterprise Reporting Tool
Reviewed on 12/12/2016
I used Cognos as an analytical tool by linking our ERP (Microsoft Dynamic NAV) to it. All the...
I used Cognos as an analytical tool by linking our ERP (Microsoft Dynamic NAV) to it. All the financial data would be mapped & a lot of customized reports were taken out like Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). The user interface is pretty good. The CUBEs are little confusing but once you get the grip they work very well. The ability to drill down the reports to very basic level is a plus point
A little tough to learn & customize. It's a little slow when dealing with a medium amount of data.
Pros
Easily integrating with most of the ERPs, very good for customizing reports, very detailed reporting
Cons
Tough to learn & not many resources available, you will get the value of the money invested in it only if you are able to get the most out of it
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
One of the most recommended Software for Dashboarding
Reviewed on 14/02/2021
Pros
I would definitely recommend this to people who want to create effective dashboards and reports. It has user friendly interface. I is good alternative for tableau or power BI.
Cons
It needs to upgrade a little bit to give features like Power BI
- Industry: Chemicals
- Company size: 1,001-5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Cognos
Reviewed on 22/07/2020
it is a great software depends on the the organisation ability to set up and master its capabilities
it is a great software depends on the the organisation ability to set up and master its capabilities
Pros
Capabilities of this software is far reaching and varied and it depends on the organisation ability to use it to their advantage.
Cons
the support from the consultant was great but costly.
IBM Cognos Analytics FAQs
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IBM Cognos Analytics offers the following pricing plans:
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Q. What are the main features of IBM Cognos Analytics?
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Q. Who are the typical users of IBM Cognos Analytics?
IBM Cognos Analytics has the following typical customers:
2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001+
Q. What languages does IBM Cognos Analytics support?
We do not have any information about what languages IBM Cognos Analytics supports
Q. Does IBM Cognos Analytics support mobile devices?
IBM Cognos Analytics supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does IBM Cognos Analytics integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations IBM Cognos Analytics has
Q. What level of support does IBM Cognos Analytics offer?
IBM Cognos Analytics offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base Software, Phone Support
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