The Best of the Best compared to the Rest
Updated November 05, 2025
The Best of the Best compared to the Rest
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Modules Used
- Analysis Studio
- Event Studio
- Query Studio
- Report Studio
Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cognos Analytics
We use it to support metrics reporting, dashboarding, and general end user reporting requirements. We receive many ad-hoc requests for statistics and metrics from executive leadership, and I use IBM Cognos Analytics to deliver that reporting in a quick, efficient, and trusted manner.
Pros
- Access multiple data sources intuitively
- Provide unlimited formatting and presentation capability
- Handle complete calculations and conditions effortlessly
Cons
- Functional equivalency with IBM Cognos Analytics and CP4D
- Require less footprint/resources for CP4D
- Marked increase in time to delivery
- Easy to utilize dashboards requiring minimal training
Easy of use for the novice user but full functionality and limitless potential for the power user.
Combine data from spreadsheets, erp and crm tools into meaninful Management reporting seamlessly.
Much more powerful and complete
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?
Yes
Did implementation of IBM Cognos Analytics go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy IBM Cognos Analytics again?
Yes
IBM Cognos Analytics Feature Ratings
Using IBM Cognos Analytics
20 - Sales and Presales Engineering along with Customer Support functions.
3 - We have a combination of Administrator, Report Authors, and Report Users.
- Management reporting on KPI's
- Dashboard Analysis of daily metrics and trends
- Ad-hoc inquiries to answer executive questions.
- We have offloaded much of the reporting requests from IT in my department.
- We are providing more accurate information in a timelier manner.
- We have found new ways to explore and present the data to managment.
- We have been able to use many of the defaults/suggestions/templates and infuses IA to deliver quickly and more insightfully.
- Involve more users and groups.
- Connect to more data sources.
- Use 3rd party data for comparison and benchmarking.
Using IBM Cognos Analytics
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- Generating quick and easy dashboards
- creating pivot tables
- delivering actionable data on easy to generate charts and graphs
- Bringing in specialized or non-standard data through spreadsheets and delimited files.
- Developing and maintaining good and accurate data models
- Employing Java Script and other extensions
- Some of the advanced functions like Bursting and delivering bursted reports
- Combining conditional formatting and advanced formatting to make it meaningful and not confusing.
Yes - I've used it on a limited basis on my ipad. I've only used it to render already developed reporting.
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