Visualizations made easy
October 09, 2025

Visualizations made easy

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cognos Analytics

In our organization, we use IBM Cognos Analytics for Data reporting, tracking personnel, supply chain timelines, etc.

Pros

  • Building meaningful dashboards
  • Data Staging

Cons

  • Performance with large datasets
  • Steep learning curve
  • Time saving for creating reports
In my opinion, the most valuable capabilities IBM Cognos Analytics has are the AI visual capabilities
IBM Cognos Analytics capabilities have allowed me to do AI assisted dashboard creation, which I 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?

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

I think I am likely to recommend IBM Cognos Analytics to a colleague by telling them that As someone who doesn't enjoy creating visual dashboards. IBM Cognos Analytics makes it simple to create visually apealling products

IBM Cognos Analytics Feature Ratings

BI Platform ()
Not Rated
Supported Data Sources ()
Not Rated
8.7
Pixel Perfect reports
9
Customizable dashboards
9
Report Formatting Templates
8
7.5
Drill-down analysis
7
Formatting capabilities
8
Integration with R or other statistical packages
Not Rated
Report sharing and collaboration
Not Rated
10.0
Publish to PDF
10
Report Delivery Scheduling
10
9.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
9
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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