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IBM Cognos Analytics

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    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

    Sigma

    Score9.1 out of 10
    		N/ASigma Computing headquartered in San Francisco provides a suite of data services such as code free data modeling, data search and explorating, and related BI and data visualization services.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsSigma
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsSigma
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsSigma
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Adi arora
    Lead Engineer in Information Technology at Kipi.bi (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    Cognos Analytics provides wide range for reporting, data visualization, and self service analytics. Cognos has strong security and governance features. Sigma Computing is purely cloud native approach and has spreadsheet like interface and doesn't provide many customization …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    I like the cloud native character and ease of deployment with Sigma and ThogthSpot, I also like the metadata modelling capabilities of Power BI. I prefer the ability of Cognos to create and publish a metadata model that provides both ad hoc access and managed reporting and …
    Incentivized
    Muneeb Khan
    Business Intelligence Developer in Information Technology at American Iron & Metal (Renewables & Environment, 51-200 employees)
    Chose IBM Cognos Analytics
    Power BI is stronger for quick ad-hoc analysis and dashboards, but IBM Cognos Analytics is better when consistency, precision, and mass distribution matter. Tableau is best for interactive analysis, while IBM Cognos Analytics is better for standardized, repeatable enterprise …
    Incentivized
    Sigma Computing
    Brandon Moyer
    Associate in Research & Development at Avenue One (Real Estate, 51-200 employees)
    Chose Sigma
    Much better than IBM Cognos. However, I prefer Tableau over Sigma due to its robust optionality. Sigma's only leg up on Tableau is its ease of use and speed of producing visuals and iterating tables.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Sigma
    Sigma Computing was our top choice due to the ease of use of the platform for end users doing self-exploration of data. The structure of the platform for how datasets are created and access provisioned was much better than other products we considered. Sigma Computing may not …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Sigma
    Most legacy BI tools are just that--built in and for a time that has mostly passed. Each tool seems to have strengths in certain areas, but can be overly complex to take full advantage of and can make some of the most basic tasks difficult to discover and use. Sigma Computing …
    Incentivized
    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 AnalyticsSigma
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.0
    106 Ratings
    Sigma Computing
    8.9
    160 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports6.996 Ratings8.8103 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.3104 Ratings9.2158 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.0101 Ratings8.7130 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.4
    108 Ratings
    Sigma Computing
    8.6
    163 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis7.3106 Ratings9.5153 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.1107 Ratings8.3160 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.874 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.4103 Ratings9.4159 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.8
    107 Ratings
    Sigma Computing
    9.1
    153 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.327 Ratings9.9102 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.1101 Ratings9.0127 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.626 Ratings9.9117 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.0104 Ratings9.8130 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.112 Ratings7.067 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    6.7
    98 Ratings
    Sigma Computing
    6.6
    146 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.993 Ratings7.9144 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.189 Ratings5.626 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.486 Ratings6.218 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.624 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.4
    103 Ratings
    Sigma Computing
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.0100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.899 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)6.199 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.428 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.882 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.6
    84 Ratings
    Sigma Computing
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.678 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.968 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.074 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of IBM Cognos Analytics and Sigma Computing
    Feature
    IBM Cognos Analytics
    7.7
    65 Ratings
    Sigma Computing
    -
    Ratings
    REST API7.562 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API8.660 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API6.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Cognos AnalyticsSigma
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (131 ratings)
    8.0
    (167 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (27 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    7.6
    (48 ratings)
    Availability
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (47 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.6
    (40 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (40 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)