IBM Cognos Analytics is a proven BI Product
March 18, 2025

IBM Cognos Analytics is a proven BI Product

Vinit Mahiwal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Analysis Studio
  • Report Studio

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cognos Analytics

I have used IBM Cognos Analytics previously for reporting retail data. It has good data modeling capability. Very robust system to handle good volume of data. It has good scope for analyzing retail data. Good in connecting various sources, including database & flate file source like csv, xls etc. Various charts are available to be used

Pros

  • Feature 1: Cognos Analytics is INTUITIVE
  • Easily upload files from the main dashboard using the “upload data” card.
  • Cognos Analytics automatically identifies the data type of each variable.
  • Organize data into folders — awesome for large datasets.

Cons

  • Data integration & connectivity - should have option to add Morden contor like dropbox , cloudsources
  • Learning curve is steep - as compare to other BI tool like powerbi, Tableau etc
  • Complex licensing model, its should be simplified & cost effective
  • Mobile we usage is not friendly
  • Creating dashboard take time , developer need to learn fully
  • Positive - Very Robust to handle vast data
  • Goos for Big Enterprise level
  • Should be affordable for small enterprise
access preparee xploreand present information.When using IBM Cognos Analytics you can perform data discovery and then quickly assemble that information into interactive, visually appealing dashboards New Feature - AI Agents Good, Tagents are the future because they can replace all the manual work with automation with 100% accuracy and fast speed.
It was due to trust in IBM. Very good support provide by IBM. Response time is pretty good
Product is proven in past & well robust feature
Many good enterprises have used this product

What i like is new improvement its making to adjust as per time
Overall great experience

Do you think IBM Cognos Analytics delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with IBM Cognos Analytics's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Cognos Analytics live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of IBM Cognos Analytics go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy IBM Cognos Analytics again?

Yes

It was well suited when we had full proof Data warehouse pipeline. It is good for adopting it & creating pipeline using kimball data warehouse approach . For retail data warehouse which majory follow data warehouse articture IBM Cognos Analytics is very suitable, How ever for small enterprise it need to be made affordable to make it more captive from the pricing perspective.

IBM Cognos Analytics Feature Ratings

BI Platform ()
Not Rated
Supported Data Sources ()
Not Rated
7.7
Pixel Perfect reports
8
Customizable dashboards
8
Report Formatting Templates
7
7.0
Drill-down analysis
5
Formatting capabilities
6
Integration with R or other statistical packages
8
Report sharing and collaboration
9
8.0
Publish to PDF
8
Report Delivery Scheduling
8
6.5
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
8
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
8
Predictive Analytics
5
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
5
9.8
Multi-User Support (named login)
9
Role-Based Security Model
10
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
10
Report-Level Access Control
10
Single Sign-On (SSO)
10
5.7
Responsive Design for Web Access
7
Mobile Application
5
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
5
8.0
REST API
8
Javascript API
8

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