IBM Cognos vs. Oracle Hyperion

As of February 2019, IBM Cognos is ranked 6th in Business Intelligence (BI) Tools with 42 reviews vs Oracle Hyperion which is ranked 4th in Business Performance Management with 4 reviews. The top reviewer of IBM Cognos writes "We can distribute interactive reports. Simple tweaks to some of the tools would increase productivity and development. ". The top reviewer of Oracle Hyperion writes "We are using it primarily for our budgeting analysis and to complete our whole budget cycle within the application. The Decision Package features needs improvements for business users". IBM Cognos is most compared with Tableau, Microsoft BI and Oracle OBIEE. Oracle Hyperion is most compared with Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud, IBM Cognos and Tagetik. See our IBM Cognos vs. Oracle Hyperion report.

IBM Cognos

Oracle Hyperion

IBM Cognos

Read 42 IBM Cognos reviews.

37,111 views|10,845 comparisons

Oracle Hyperion

Read 4 Oracle Hyperion reviews.

7,281 views|2,603 comparisons

Most Helpful Review

Joop Moerkens

BI Engineer at a media company

Gave our organisation more insight in its data, and also in the gaps which were there (and still are).

* It gave the organization a better insight in the quality of the data, which in many ways was poor. * It gave the call center the possibility to... Read more »

MichelCote

Senior Consultant at a tech services company

They're quick to add enhancements and adapt the tool to business requirements

Reduced budgeting process from six to eight months, to three months. Locking the budget process for the managers permitted us to control the data.... Read more »

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Quotes From Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros
For planning, forecasting, in-boxing, modeling in general and for predicting numbers and doing work analysis, they are excellent.A positive feature is Report Studio, where we create beautiful, complex reports.The most valuable feature is developing reports from different data sources, making it a reliable data source.It's enabled us to report directly from our main application systems. We're removing islands of data and we're removing inefficiencies, where people or small divisions had their own store of information.Using custom controls, it is possible to extend the application with even more functionality and make the application intuitive and attractive.Self-service is possible through the use of dashboards, which are also very intuitive. Stories can be used to pin snapshots, tell the story for meetings, etc.Integration with Office can enable the 'download' mode of storytelling.Mapbox integration for geospatial analytics down to longitude/latitude layers. Read more »	Oracle has an integrated solution for Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Hyperion. It keeps the two platforms opened up to each other. Read more »
Cons
The charts and graphics are weak.We need more predictive analytical functions, not only diagnostic or decryptic analytics.One thing that we really want is the ability to have data portrayed on an image. Cognos is not able to do it at the moment, and that's becoming a requirement from the business side: having an image and then plotting your dataset on top of the image as a map.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.Extending dynamic cubes aggregate awareness with calculated measures.One key area for improvement is the need to improve the self-service nature and functionality of the product in terms of visual analytics.Chart quality: many other competitors have charts and graphics that look much better and that provide dynamic effects. Cognos doesn't. Read more »	Oracle EPM Cloud solutions have simplified the security model. Nevertheless, it would be better having a more differentiated security model. Read more »

Pricing and Cost Advice
IBM Cognos offers competitive pricing similar to other BI vendors in the market.The pricing and licensing policies are comparatively cheaper than other products in the market .There is need to assess the purchase license accordingly so as to avoid audit penalties. Read more »	Information Not Available

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Ranking
6th out of 112 in Business Intelligence (BI) Tools Views 37,111 Comparisons 10,845 Reviews 43 Followers 655 Avg. Rating 8.1	4th out of 34 in Business Performance Management Views 7,281 Comparisons 2,603 Reviews 4 Followers 253 Avg. Rating 8.3
Top Comparisons
Tableau vs. IBM Cognos Compared 23% of the time. Microsoft BI vs. IBM Cognos Compared 18% of the time. Oracle OBIEE vs. IBM Cognos Compared 10% of the time. See more IBM Cognos competitors » + Add more products to compare	Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud vs. Oracle Hyperion Compared 25% of the time. IBM Cognos vs. Oracle Hyperion Compared 13% of the time. Tagetik vs. Oracle Hyperion Compared 10% of the time. See more Oracle Hyperion competitors » + Add more products to compare
Also Known As
Cognos, Cognos Analytics	Hyperion
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Overview
Cognos Software is IBM's Business Intelligence and Performance Management solution, offering BI, strategy management, financial performance, and data analytics applications. Cognos caters to all levels in an organization with products designed for individuals, workgroups, departments, mid-size companies, and big enterprises.	Oracle Business Analytics Suite.
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Sample Customers
More than 23,000 leading organizations across multiple industries use Cognos. Some examples of Cognos customers include BMW Financial Services, Quinte Health Care, Troy Corporation, Michigan State University, and GKN Land System.	ITNL, Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd., Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma S.A., Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd., Barco N.V., SITA, McGregor Fashion Group B.V., PCCW Ltd.
Top Industries
REVIEWERS University11% Software R&D Company9% Healthcare Company9% Financial Services Firm7% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Pharma/Biotech Company21% Financial Services Firm19% University9% Retailer8%	REVIEWERS Healthcare Company20% Financial Services Firm10% Renewables & Environment Company10% Consumer Goods10%
Company Size
REVIEWERS Small Business27% Midsize Enterprise20% Large Enterprise53% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Small Business29% Midsize Enterprise11% Large Enterprise59%	REVIEWERS Small Business29% Midsize Enterprise10% Large Enterprise62%

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