We performed a comparison between IBM Cognos and SAP Analytics Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two BI (Business Intelligence) Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"It has a very powerful edit feature which allows users to back out of changes (undo) without forcing them to recreate entire reports."
"The three IBM Cognos features I find the most valuable are Dynamic Cubes, PowerPlay, and Watson."
"If they want dashboarding, storytelling, and analyzing why KPIs are met or not, then Cognos is a better candidate than Qlik Sense."
"Even while a user is using a cube for reporting, there will not be a situation as ' Cube file locked; unable to build or deploy'."
"The most valuable features are Report Development (Functionality) and Information Distribution (Flexibility)."
"When it comes to decision-making, the product is very useful and used in many departments since a lot of people prefer the reports to be generated by IBM Cognos."
"The most valuable feature of IBM Cognos is security. The solution has updated features that other competitors' solutions come out with long after IBM Cognos has had them."
"Provides rich features for developing automated reports and dashboards."
"Its user-friendliness is valuable. It is a product for end-users and not for IT, which is an advantage."
"Real-time data makes for a single version of the truth."
"The tool's most valuable features are the BI and planning functionalities. I value being able to integrate smart planning with BI for analysis. The solution is user-friendly."
"The ability to collaborate and plan together is great."
"I like the predictive features of SAP. It's easy to use tools for an end-user."
"It offers good backup capabilities."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Analytics Cloud is its integration with SAP."
"The solution's support could be better."
"Data modeling needs to be improved. We use the ETL process, and when we get errors, we then need to identify which structural change is required. The error messaging should be better. They should be descriptive rather than semantic."
"IBM Support can be slow at times, but they can usually deliver in a timely manner."
"It would be nice to offer free online training on the tool for end-users."
"It could have more options for themes."
"The technical support team’s response time is slow and needs to be improved."
"I think the GIS pieces maybe not as good as we would like."
"Extending features on dashboards so it becomes a real dashboard building application, not only a data exploration tool."
"Pricing is fine for the BI license, but when it comes to client license, that fee is a bit high."
"The business intelligence features should be improved because there is a lack of functionality regarding that part."
"Connection and integration with other applications have a lot of restrictions at the moment."
"Its integration or connectivity with non-SAP systems, big data, and social media, such as YouTube, LinkedIn, et cetera, can be improved. This is where SAP has limited features as compared to other solutions."
"It seems like there's a problem with the tool's licenses. If there are a lot of users, like 200, who only use the solution once a year, paying for a full-year license for each user is expensive. There's no option for users who only use the solution occasionally."
"Technical support could be more helpful and responsive."
"The general management of this solution could be improved. The graphics or icons could also be improved to allow them to integrate with other environments on the web."
"There is plenty of room for improvement. They have different products, and you need to integrate all of them to have one functionality. For example, data extraction happens in Datasphere. Then it would be best if you had some connection between the Datasphere and the SAP Analytics Cloud to get the data, as this is causing headaches sometimes. The knowledge base and Jedox also could be more meaningful. I have tried to search for some specific knowledge base and technology base, and I didn't find them. I have learned it by trial and error. There is room to improve the integrations between the different products. The AFS, and the Data action, need improvement. Sometimes they release new tools and updates, but not in my area."
IBM Cognos is ranked 7th in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 132 reviews while SAP Analytics Cloud is ranked 5th in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 60 reviews. IBM Cognos is rated 8.0, while SAP Analytics Cloud is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM Cognos writes "Improved the quality of our KPIs, while reducing calls to the IT department". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Analytics Cloud writes "Good for reporting but needs to improve its predictive analytics features". IBM Cognos is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle OBIEE, Tableau, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform and MicroStrategy, whereas SAP Analytics Cloud is most compared with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, Tableau, IBM Planning Analytics, Microsoft Power BI and Qlik Sense. See our IBM Cognos vs. SAP Analytics Cloud report.
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