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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Cognos Analytics

    Score6.8 out of 10
    		N/AIBM Cognos is a full-featured business intelligence suite by IBM, designed for larger deployments. It comprises Query Studio, Reporting Studio, Analysis Studio and Event Studio, and Cognos Administration along with tools for Microsoft Office integration, full-text search, and dashboards.

    $10

    per month per user

    Microsoft BI (MSBI)

    Score7.1 out of 10
    		N/AMicrosoft BI is a business intelligence product used for data analysis and generating reports on server-based data. It features unlimited data analysis capacity with its reporting engine, SQL Server Reporting Services alongside ETL, master data management, and data cleansing.

    $14

    per month per user

    Pricing
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Editions & Modules
    On Demand - Standard
    USD 10.00
    per month per user
    On Demand - Premium
    USD 42.40
    per month per user
    On Demand - Standard
    USD 10.60
    per month per user
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Miguel Angel Merino Vega
    Analista de Sistemas in Information Technology at Consultor independiente de software (Computer Software, 1-10 employees)
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    IBM is a titan in BI innovation but has arduous competitors as I mentioned before. IBM has prestige in BI and the directors and managers know that. On the other hand, complexity is not the strategy of Cognos, that's why if you need big cubes of data, Tableau, and Microsoft BI …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    Microsoft Power BI has a more user friendly interface and it is integrated very well with the other Microsoft products but IBM Cognos Analytics has a more advanced reporting and complex data analysis capabilities.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    Cost wise, the above products are less expensive and offer tons more upfront, but you will pay for it on the back end. They have vendor limitations and their support mechanism was inline for what we wanted.
    Incentivized
    Ray Hirte
    IT Project Management Consultant in Finance and Accounting at Hennepin County (Government Administration, 5001-10,000 employees)
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    It was cost prohibitive to switch platforms we have a huge investment in our Cognos implementation. There was retooling costs for our resources training costs for our users as well as a million $ plus investment in licensing costs. We could have considered a move to the cloud …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    There are a number of reporting systems, but these other systems are really data visualization systems that lack the ability deliver information through an enterprise on their own. IBM Cognos is well suited to be the delivery system for an enterprise's analytics and the …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    MS BI: A lot of times we meet customers who are dealing with an MS BI maintenance nightmare and we try to ease their pain by implementing Cognos BI and their reporting and analysis system. Cognos BI is better than MS BI from ease of implementation to production support and …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    Cognos has better functionality and it is easier to develop once the package is ready. On the other hand SSRS doesn't need a package, just a connection to DB.
    Incentivized
    Ludmila Honchar
    Cognos developer in Information Technology at PLS Logistics Services (Logistics and Supply Chain, 501-1000 employees)
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    IBM Cognos is a separate product but it allows us to connect to any databases and databases from Microsoft Analysis Services as well. This feature made me choose Cognos.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    MSRS was relatively new
    Microsoft
    Verified User
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Each of the solutions has their pros and cons, but Microsoft's BI offerings provide the best "bang for the buck." Few solutions available offer the breadth of feature functionality in a single package, with BI and database generally being sold as separate offerings. However, …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    We initially considered Google Analytics, but eventually decided against it due to the licensing terms and the associated software that we would need to incorporate. IBM Cognos is great at what it does, as long as you are trying to integrate with software that is on their …
    Incentivized
    Shelby Bowden
    Graduate Research Assistant in Research & Development at Western Kentucky University (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Specific data displays are some of the strongest aspects of Microsoft BI when compared to alternate programs. It also does a superior job in compatibility with many programs, especially those from Microsoft. Since my company primarily uses Office 365 and other Microsoft …
    Incentivized
    Gonzalo Angeleri
    Regional Product & Solution Architect Manager in Information Technology at GRUPO DATCO (Information Technology and Services, 501-1000 employees)
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Microsoft BI is mainly based on Microsoft SQL Server, so it is perfectly integrated. Many of the Microsoft BI components require using SQL Server as the database engine. Generally, the functionalities that are achieved when using SQL Server as a database engine are greater than …
    Incentivized
    Alina Hera
    Customer Service Team Manager in Customer Service at Ruukki (Construction, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    One of the main reasons Microsoft BI was chosen by our company is because it is a reliable program. We tried different programs in the past (and currently also use other ones for certain reporting and analysis needs) but Microsoft BI was the least buggy out of our top choices.
    Incentivized
    Mashhood Syed
    Business Intelligence Specialist in Information Technology at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 501-1000 employees)
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    -Tableau is clearly more cutting edge when it comes to data visualization and connecting to multiple data sources (support for MongoDB, Hadoop, etc).
    -Assuming your data is not that sophisticated, Microsoft BI is a great product. I would say its a good "all around" BI tool. It …
    Robert Goodman
    Director, Business Intelligence & Analytics in Information Technology at Georgetown University (5001-10,000 employees)
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    IBM Cognos, Informatica,and MicroStrategy. We picked the Microsoft solution primarily due to the best TCO and match for our requirements.
    Shawn Lee
    Microsoft BI Architect in Corporate at DST Systems (Financial Services, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    OBIEE, Cognos, and Business Objects. Microsoft BI provided ETL, basic reporting, and cubes for analytics at a reasonable price.
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.0
    106 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.7
    48 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports6.996 Ratings9.041 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.3104 Ratings8.048 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.0101 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.4
    108 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    48 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis7.3106 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.1107 Ratings8.048 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.874 Ratings9.038 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.4103 Ratings9.048 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.8
    107 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.327 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.1101 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.626 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.0104 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.112 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    6.7
    98 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.993 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.189 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.486 Ratings9.041 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.624 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.4
    103 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.0100 Ratings9.045 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.899 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)6.199 Ratings9.045 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.428 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.882 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.6
    84 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.5
    38 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.678 Ratings8.035 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.968 Ratings8.026 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.074 Ratings10.035 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.7
    65 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    20 Ratings
    REST API7.562 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Javascript API8.660 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    iFrames8.39 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Java API6.911 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.110 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.87 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (131 ratings)
    9.0
    (72 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (27 ratings)
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    8.9
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.6
    (40 ratings)
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (40 ratings)
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)