IBM Cognos Analytics
October 08, 2025

IBM Cognos Analytics

Daryl Baker | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cognos Analytics

In our organization, IBM Cognos Analytics is for dashboarding and Reporting. I think IBM Cognos Analytics is the best enterprise software solution for BI. The structured data is second to none.

Pros

  • Modeling
  • Trusted Data
  • Large environments

Cons

  • Ad-hoc reporting
  • Pricing
  • Integration with Planning and WxBI
  • All of the above
  • I created RIO
  • Faster decisions
Quicker modeling

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

Yes

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?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Cognos Analytics again?

Yes

If I were likely to recommend IBM Cognos Analytics to a colleague, I think I would tell them IBM Cognos Analytics is Best for all shapes and sizes. Find a good partner to work with IBM for better pricing and shaping your BI strategy

IBM Cognos Analytics Feature Ratings

Pixel Perfect reports
10
Customizable dashboards
10
Report Formatting Templates
7
Drill-down analysis
4
Formatting capabilities
10
Integration with R or other statistical packages
9
Report sharing and collaboration
10
Publish to PDF
10
Report Delivery Scheduling
10
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
5
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
7
Predictive Analytics
4
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
4
Multi-User Support (named login)
10
Role-Based Security Model
10
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
10
Report-Level Access Control
10
Single Sign-On (SSO)
10
Responsive Design for Web Access
7
Mobile Application
7
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
9
REST API
9
Javascript API
9

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