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IBM Cognos Express [EOL]

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Needs a little bit of tuning but once setup and tuned correctly it's very stable.​
Dashboards on KPI, scoring vs targets.
MVD Prasad
Helps analyze your data by creating richly formatted, pixel-perfect, and multiple reports from virtually any data source, delivered in over a dozen formats
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  • "This product costs a lot of money."
  • "I feel that SAP Crystal Reports is a reasonably priced product."
  • "We pay fifteen hundred dollars as licensing fee."
  • "The cost of licensing can be a significant factor to consider when upgrading or transitioning to a new version of SAP Crystal Reports. It's important to evaluate the benefits and features offered by the new version against the associated costs to ensure it aligns with your organization's needs and budget."
  • "SAP Crystal Reports is a very expensive solution."

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    In BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
    9th
    out of 50 in Reporting
    Views
    3,532
    Comparisons
    2,791
    Reviews
    6
    Average Words per Review
    416
    Rating
    8.5
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    Also Known As
    Cognos Express
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    Overview
    IBM Cognos Express provides enterprise-class reporting, analysis, dashboard, visualization, scorecard, planning, budgeting and forecasting capabilities that workgroups and midsize companies need at a price they can afford. This scalable, easy-to-use solution includes the tools to discover and act on new insights quickly, while helping to minimize demands on your IT staff.

    Turn information from almost any data source into a sophisticated, interactive report with SAP Crystal Reports. This powerful, user-friendly application for small businesses and departments can help you deliver key insights to the right decision maker, at the right time, in the right format. 

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    Sample Customers
    Gamma Powersports, Gasmart, University of Iceland, Monarch Industries, Mace, Quintiles, Argility, Talent2, Accelrys Inc., J. B. Poindexter and Co., FK Gardner and Sons Group
    City of Buenos Aires, ASR Group, Citrix, EarlySense, Usha International Limited, Automotive Resources International (ARI), LivePerson, Coelba (Grupo Neoenergia), RZD Russian Railways, National Basketball Association - NBA, TALLY WEiJL, El Machetazo, Young Heroes, Mozzart, Mitsui Knowledge Industry (MKI) , Surgutneftegas Open Joint Stock Company, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, AL-KO KOBER GROUP
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    REVIEWERS
    Healthcare Company17%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Government8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government10%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    IBM Cognos Express [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools while SAP Crystal Reports is ranked 9th in Reporting with 48 reviews. IBM Cognos Express [EOL] is rated 7.6, while SAP Crystal Reports is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM Cognos Express [EOL] writes "Needs a little bit of tuning but once setup and tuned correctly it's very stable.​". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Crystal Reports writes "Helps analyze your data by creating richly formatted, pixel-perfect, and multiple reports from virtually any data source, delivered in over a dozen formats". IBM Cognos Express [EOL] is most compared with , whereas SAP Crystal Reports is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, TIBCO Jaspersoft, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, IBM Cognos and Tableau.

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