We performed a comparison between IBM Cognos and Qlik Sense 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."For planning, forecasting, in-boxing, modeling in general and for predicting numbers and doing work analysis, they are excellent."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"Using custom controls, it is possible to extend the application with even more functionality and make the application intuitive and attractive."
"One of the strong suits of Cognos is its robust corporate reporting capability."
"It is a stable product."
"It has a very powerful edit feature which allows users to back out of changes (undo) without forcing them to recreate entire reports."
"Cognos' most valuable features are the bundled studios, simple UI, and advanced features like the ability to create data modules."
"The most valuable features of IBM Cognos are governance and enterprise reporting."
"It is simple to develop, which is good."
"It connects very simply to data sources."
"There are a lot of features available in this solution, it has been very easy to use. We have found it to be less complex and user-friendly compared to other solutions we have used."
"The most valuable feature is the mobile platform."
"Some of the valuable areas of this solution include producing individual reports and closing the gap."
"The integration with R & Python for predictive modeling, and possibly machine learning in the future, is very valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the user experience."
"It offers good control. Loading the logs is also a good thing."
"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."
"Extending features on dashboards so it becomes a real dashboard building application, not only a data exploration tool."
"The AI-based features could be further enhanced by the solution."
"I don't like that when we use Colab packages, we get less functionality. For example, you can make groups of data with Excel or with the data sets from the packages, but when you use the Colab packages directly, you can only group the data when you analyze it with Analysis Studio. I think Cognos needs to improve more on this functionality."
"It would be better if it is was easier to implement without extensive training for it."
"The technical support team’s response time is slow and needs to be improved."
"The solution's support could be better."
"This product could use improvement in terms of usability for those with less technical know how."
"Right now, it is complex and you have to understand the data model prior to analyzing it, so basically I would like to see an integration with Excel in the future."
"The only thing I would say that comes up is that sometimes it can be a bit buggy."
"The navigation is quite clunky and outdated."
"Currently, we are not very happy with the iPad or iPhone app because it is not working as we want."
"Qlik Sense should have a conversion tool which automatically converts QlikView to Qlik Sense, so customers can easily migrate between the products of Qlik."
"I wish the product had the ability for slightly more customization. The out-of-the box charts and visualizations are fantastic, but I want to be able to tweak it without having to add outside extensions and widgets."
"We have faced some issues with NPrinting, so I feel there is some improvement needed such that it would allow the use of variables and calculative fields from Qlik."
"I would like to see more types of visual elements and better configuration options for additional flexibility when developing charts."
IBM Cognos is ranked 7th in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 132 reviews while Qlik Sense is ranked 2nd in Data Visualization with 114 reviews. IBM Cognos is rated 8.0, while Qlik Sense is rated 8.6. 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 Qlik Sense writes "Customizable with good ROI and a quick learning curve". IBM Cognos is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle OBIEE, Tableau, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform and SAP Analytics Cloud, whereas Qlik Sense is most compared with Tableau, Amazon QuickSight, Microsoft Power BI, Apache Superset and Looker. See our IBM Cognos vs. Qlik Sense report.
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