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IBM Cognos Analytics - Business Intelligence Software

IBM Cognos Analytics Reviews in April 2025: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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IBM Cognos Analytics Reviews & Ratings

4.1

Very Good

Based on 810 ratings & 172 reviews

Rating Distribution

Excellent

(100)

Very Good

(57)

Good

(11)

Poor

(2)

Terible

(2)

Expert's Review

IBM Cognos Analytics has garnered high praise from users for its user-friendly interface, ease of use, and powerful data visualization capabilities. Users appreciate the intuitive nature of the platform, making it accessible to users of all skill levels. The integration of Artificial Intelligence for visualization enhances decision-making and drives better ...Read more

IBM Cognos Analytics pros and cons

  • Easy report creation, even for novices, reducing training needs.

  • User-friendly interface, suitable for users of all skill levels.

  • Utilizes Artificial Intelligence for visualization and decision-making.

  • Cloud-based tool with a wide range of features for data analysis.

  • Steeper learning curve for beginners without formal training.

  • Limited interactive PDF support for reports.

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Christopher F

02/12/19

5 out of 5

IBM Cognos Analytics works for us

What do you like best? IBM Cognos Analytics is a great tool to streamline our data out to our customers. Great reports and chart making with ease. What do you dislike? Nothing to speak of right now. Things are going smoothly. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Putting the data in to teh hands of our business usres.

IC

Internal Consultant in Information Technology and Services

02/12/19

5 out of 5

Wide varierty of options to build analytical capabilities

What do you like best? Ease of use, variety of options, visualizations to choose from What do you dislike? Uncertainty of the data sources to use for dashboards, reports - packages, data sets etc What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Advanced reporting capabilities - pretty robust functionality Effective and simple dashboards - ease of use and building

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Jacqui D

02/12/19

5 out of 5

All In One

What do you like best? Cognos Analytics has a great way of facilitating BI for the power users, as well as creating federated data sources for citizen data scientists. With no tools, or training, users can get started right away. The dashboarding feature is incredibly powerful and allows us to create and deploy trusted dashboards throughout the organisation quickly. What do you dislike? Creating complex data structures requires a significant understanding of data modelling concepts ...

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AI

Administrator in Insurance

02/12/19

5 out of 5

Cognos - Bringing Analytics to LIfe

What do you like best? The new Cognos Analytics has many new features that make it a true competitor in the analytics market. These new features have given our business the leverage to push new releases and bring a fresh face to our analytic reporting. What do you dislike? Cognos tuning! I dislike that I have to pay for a tool, and then purchase service hours to tune it. In today's age of AI and ML, we should be able to run an agent that monitors the environment and then makes tuning ...

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John S

02/12/19

4.5 out of 5

Analytics for Everyone

What do you like best? With the latest release of Cognos Analytics, Analysts, now more than ever, can uncover insights and correlations within data that would otherwise not be found. The addition of Watson Analytics capability has made it easier for users to better understand data visualizations and make faster decisions. In addition, the Watson Assist allows users to ask questions of their data and leveraging the software's internal AI, receive recommendations on data packages, objects, ...

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IA

Industry Analyst / Tech Writer in Insurance

02/12/19

4.5 out of 5

Data Modules... New improvements coming regularly

What do you like best? I like that I have this trusted product which is working to evolve itself to become more intuitive to use for new users. We like the new data modules providing access to data sources to more users. What do you dislike? With the fast upgrades, the documentation/training material has become outdated very quickly and hard to get a hold of. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Access to more data sources for targeted ...

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ES

Executive Sponsor in Utilities

02/12/19

4.5 out of 5

Advancing analytics in the utilities space

What do you like best? The ability to burst reporting out to the organization in an effective way. What do you dislike? There is nothing I dislike about the product What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Reporting is resource intensive and is prone to errors and inconsistency. This product allows the FInance team to deliver reporting effective, timely, and accurately.

AI

Administrator in Insurance

02/12/19

4.5 out of 5

Powerful

What do you like best? I like the iterative upgrades and that continuously improves the product without having to wait. What do you dislike? Things that have always worked break with upgrades What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Structured reporting

IC

Internal Consultant in Health, Wellness and Fitness

02/12/19

4 out of 5

Development and out of box

What do you like best? Cognos community and support is most helpful. From a feature point of view, the ability to develop and extend analytics and reporting beyond basic demands i important. What do you dislike? Diversity of ingestion of data from dissimilar platforms / sources Recommendations to others considering the product: compare multiple products however possible What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? cost savings on labor / traning

ES

Executive Sponsor in Retail

02/12/19

3.5 out of 5

enterprise reporting and dashboarding

What do you like best? Governance aspect of the platform. advanced capabilities relating to reporting and dashboarding. What do you dislike? can not compete with the look, feel and ease of use with several of the new tools as power BI and similar. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Enterprise reporting and dashboarding