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    IBM Cognos Analytics

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cognos is a full-featured business intelligence suite by IBM, designed for larger deployments. It comprises Query Studio, Reporting Studio, Analysis Studio and Event Studio, and Cognos Administration along with tools for Microsoft Office integration, full-text search, and dashboards.

    $11.25

    per month per user

    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP Signavio portfolio offers an integrated platform that helps usersto realign the organization and bring changes, with a suite of products that support business processes. The SAP Signavio portfolio offers a range of business transformation solutions to serve the emerging practice of customer excellence (CEX). SAP Signavio solutions bring together a full 360-degree view of outside-in and inside-out thinking, translating experiences into operational reality by putting the customer at the…N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsSAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Editions & Modules
    On Demand - Standard
    USD 11.25
    per month per user
    On Demand - Premium
    USD 44.90
    per month per user
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    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsSAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsSAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
    77 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    79 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    59 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    92 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    75 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    55 Answers
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    51 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    65 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    55 Answers
    Features
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsSAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IBM Cognos Analytics and SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.7
    140 Ratings
    6% below category average
    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports7.6131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.0138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.5133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IBM Cognos Analytics and SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.9
    140 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis7.4138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.3141 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.398 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.6135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IBM Cognos Analytics and SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    9.2
    138 Ratings
    11% above category average
    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web9.838 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.3134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.835 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.2136 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.919 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IBM Cognos Analytics and SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.4
    126 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.9123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.0116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.7112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.949 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IBM Cognos Analytics and SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.8
    132 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.5131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.5129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.4129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.259 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.6113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of IBM Cognos Analytics and SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    6.3
    110 Ratings
    20% below category average
    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access6.8105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application6.391 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.697 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of IBM Cognos Analytics and SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    9.2
    88 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    -
    Ratings
    REST API7.684 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API7.780 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames9.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API9.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)9.916 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of IBM Cognos Analytics and SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    7.1
    60 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.259 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.257 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of IBM Cognos Analytics and SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    7.4
    75 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Process designer00 Ratings8.171 Ratings
    Process simulation00 Ratings7.366 Ratings
    Business rules engine00 Ratings7.122 Ratings
    SOA support00 Ratings7.442 Ratings
    Process player00 Ratings7.347 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages00 Ratings7.549 Ratings
    Form builder00 Ratings7.140 Ratings
    Model execution00 Ratings7.740 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of IBM Cognos Analytics and SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    7.5
    57 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Social collaboration tools00 Ratings7.557 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of IBM Cognos Analytics and SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    7.8
    49 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Content management00 Ratings7.849 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsSAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (160 ratings)
    7.6
    (79 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (31 ratings)
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (10 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    6.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (9 ratings)
    7.2
    (33 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.7
    (41 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.6
    (40 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (40 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.5
    (6 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.4
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsSAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    In our environment, we used to use a reporting tool called Crystal Reports and we replaced this tool with Cognos. I would recommend this switch for any one who's using a report tool that can be replaced with Cognos. This eliminates any JDBC or ODBC connections and User setups within any databases which was needed so the users can gain access to the report. Cognos makes logging in and fetching any report much easier.
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    SAP
    Pros: 1. It reduces technical debt and accelerates a smooth transition, while harmonizing across data migration regions which replaces the legacy customization that are not for S4/HANA. 2. It cuts operational cost by 30% - 40% and improves SLA adherence, while process intelligence identifies duplicate or redundant approval steps when we know SAP ecosystems ties all modules together for better data insights. Cons: 1. Complicated and costly for small businesses. 2. Mature process required for better data feeding and data insights. 3. If non-SAP system data feed might cause misleading and incomplete data insights
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Enterprise reporting - Create, customise, and run reports on sales trends, consumer sentiment, etc.
    • Dashboard creation and data exploration & analysis - Using drag and drop feature to create ad-hoc visualisation. Additionally, using AI powered natural language query feature for data analysis and dashboard input (formation of pie, bar, line charts). It's useful for no-technical person to put queries around the spreadsheet data to get quick answers.
    • Building insights for accurate decision making - Package reports with data backed insights for stakeholders in pdf, and Excel format to support business ad-hoc cases, forecasting and strategic recommendations on relevant asks.
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    SAP
    • Location agnostic (or home office agnostic) collaboration in virtual workshops
    • Internally within the team or with clients, I can prepare, gather materials, and lead during a workshop or meeting with SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite and feel incredibly positioned as the facilitator. Whether in real time or in an asynchronous manner.
    • The combination of highly adaptable and visual work with collaborative tools like forms, comments, timers, and point voting transforms it into a tool I use frequently.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • IBM Cognos Analytics enables customer data segmentation, which is essential for marketing, improving and streamlining purchasing behavior and preferences. This helps companies create more targeted and effective marketing campaigns.
    • Our clients Through data analysis, we can identify and observe trends in the behavior of other clients, allowing us to anticipate needs and adjust strategies to avoid consequences.
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    SAP
    • For businesses looking to improve their current business processes, I think SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite is incredibly well-suited.
    • In my opinion, SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite excels in sectors with strict regulatory requirements.
    • I think SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite is the best option when teams from several departments must work together on process design or improvement initiatives because of its real-time collaboration capabilities.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    For an existing solution, renewing licenses does provide a good return on investment. Additionally, while rolling out scorecards and dashboards with little adhoc capabilities, to end users, cognos is very easily scalable. It also allows to create a solution that has a mix of OLAP and relational data-sources, which is a limitation with other tools. Synchronizing with existing security setup is easy too.
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    SAP
    Signavio is part of our process ownership and is key for visible of end-to-end process
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    Usability
    IBM
    We have a strong user base (3500 users) that are highly utilizing this tool. Basic users are able to consume content within the applied security model. We have a set of advanced users that really push the limits of Cognos with Report and Query Studio. These users have created a lot of personal content and stored it in 'My Reports'. Users enjoy this flexibility.
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    SAP
    Really great and well designed
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    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    Reports can typically be viewed through any browser that can access the server, so the availability is ultimately up to what the company utilizing it is comfortable with allowing, though report development tends to be more picky about browsers and settings as mentioned above. It also has an optional iPad app and general mobile browsing support, but dashboards lack the mobile compatibility. What keeps it from getting a higher score is the desktop tools that are vital to the development process. The compatibility with only Windows when the server has a wide range of compatibility can be a real sore point for a company that outfits its employees exclusively with Mac or Linux machines. Of course, if they are planning on outsourcing the development anyways, it's a rather moot point
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    SAP
    Yes its always available
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    Performance
    IBM
    Overall no major complaints but it doesn't handle DMR (Dimensionally Modeled for Relational) very well. DMR modelling is a capability that IBM Cognos Framework Manager provides allowing you to specify dimensional information for relational metadata and allows for OLAP-style queries. However, the capability is not very efficient and, for example, if I'm using only 2 columns on a 20-column model, the software is not smart enough to exclude 18 columns and the query side gets progressively larger and larger until it's effectively unusable.
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    SAP
    Everything is very fast
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    Why is their web application not working as fast as you think it should? They never know, and it is always a a bunch of shots in the dark to find out. Trying to download software from them is like trying to find a book at the library before computers were invented.
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    SAP
    i contacted support via sap for me via the person who implemented and also via our customer support executive. all 3 channels i was satisfied. of course it was the slowest via the ticket, but even that one i got proper solution in relatively OK time frame
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    In-Person Training
    IBM
    Onsite training provided by IBM Cognos was effective and as expected. They did not perform training with our data which was a bit difficult for our end-users.
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    SAP
    Real useful trainings and hand ons
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    Online Training
    IBM
    The online courses they offer are thorough and presented in such a way that someone who isn't already familiar with the general design methodologies used in this field will be capable of making a good design. The training environments are provided as a fully self contained virtual machine with everything needed already to create the environments. We've had some persisting issues with the environments becoming unavailable, but support has been responsive when these issues arise and straightening them out for us
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    SAP
    Very complete and useful for day to day operations
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    Make sure that any custom tables that you have, are built into your metadata packages. You can still access them via SQL queries in Cognos, but it is much easier to have them as a part of the available metadata packages.
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    SAP
    Training is taking way longer than expected. We have had more than 50 hours of training and still do not feel proficient enough to do anything meaningful with Process Intelligence. The Process Insights are pretty intuitive but does take a willingness to dig in and explore, but in general good right out of the box.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    Power BI is stronger for quick ad-hoc analysis and dashboards, but IBM Cognos Analytics is better when consistency, precision, and mass distribution matter. Tableau is best for interactive analysis, while IBM Cognos Analytics is better for standardized, repeatable enterprise reporting. Sigma shines for customizable dashboards and drill-down analysis while IBM Cognos Analytics holds an edge in data discovery and visualization.
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    SAP
    We were able to end the use of archive versions thanks to SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite, and everyone has access to the most recent archive. Mac and Windows users can collaborate on a single document. A design tool that spans the concept phase, design phase, and delivery to engineering
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Not really, its easy to comprehend
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    Scalability
    IBM
    We rate IBM Cognos Analytics a 9 out of 10 for overall scalability. The platform handles large numbers of users, reports, and analytical workloads very reliably. We have experienced strong performance even in demanding enterprise environments with substantial data volumes. Its architecture provides sufficient flexibility to scale resources according to demand, making it well suited for large, business-critical deployments.
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    SAP
    Definitely a 10!
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • The platform can be pretty pricey.
    • Convoluted contracts and they fine you for any breach during audits.
    • Things are changed between releases without any warning and break.
    • It is second to none at being able to customize list and crosstab type reports.
    • You can easily set up a report to be emailed out every day and even have it export the report to a shared folder.
    • On-prem environments can be scaled up pretty much as much as you would like.
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    SAP
    • With the help of Signavio, we are now much more operationally efficient, which saves money and makes better use of our resources.
    • The software's emphasis on collaboration has encouraged innovation within our teams, resulting in original solutions and better project outputs.
    • Compliance is crucial for our sector. We have lowered the danger of regulatory problems by maintaining stringent compliance standards with the aid of Signavio.
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    SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite Screenshots

    Screenshot of SAP Signavio Process InsightsScreenshot of SAP Signavio Process Intelligence - InvestigationScreenshot of SAP Signavio Process Intelligence - DashboardsScreenshot of SAP Signavio Journey Modeler - Journey Complexity ScoreScreenshot of SAP Signavio Process Explorer - Best practice and process knowledgeScreenshot of SAP Signavio Process Manager - Live Insights