IBM Cognos Analytics works as designed
October 08, 2025

IBM Cognos Analytics works as designed

Jochen Pausch | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cognos Analytics

I am the IBM Cognos Analytics administrator. In our organization, We use IBM Cognos Analytics for Marketing, Operation, Managment etc. Reports.

Pros

  • Reports
  • Connectivitz to Oracle and other databases

Cons

  • Dashboards can be better
  • move the rest of old Administration site to the new Administration
  • IBM Cognos Analytics' positive impact for our business objectives is time saving
To me, the most valuable capability of IBM Cognos Analytics is Reporting
IBM Cognos Analytics has allowed us to do python, which we could not do before.

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?

No

Did implementation of IBM Cognos Analytics go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Cognos Analytics again?

Yes

In my case, I am likely to recommend IBM Cognos Analytics to a colleague for the Reporting, Dashboarding

IBM Cognos Analytics Feature Ratings

BI Platform ()
Not Rated
Supported Data Sources ()
Not Rated
6.7
Pixel Perfect reports
9
Customizable dashboards
5
Report Formatting Templates
6
7.3
Drill-down analysis
8
Formatting capabilities
7
Report sharing and collaboration
7
5.5
Publish to PDF
5
Report Delivery Scheduling
6
Not Rated
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
Not Rated
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
Not Rated
Predictive Analytics
Not Rated
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
Not Rated
Not Rated
Multi-User Support (named login)
Not Rated
Role-Based Security Model
Not Rated
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
Not Rated
Report-Level Access Control
Not Rated
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Not Rated
Not Rated
Responsive Design for Web Access
Not Rated
Mobile Application
Not Rated
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
Not Rated
Not Rated
REST API
Not Rated
Javascript API
Not Rated

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