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IBM Cognos Analytics vs Google Analytics 360 Comparison (2026)

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Overview

IBM Cognos is a suite of business intelligence and performance management software, that includes dashboards, reports, forecasting, visualization & automation.

Enterprise-level analytics platform for marketers, BI staff, and online businesses to gain insights into customer website interactions.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

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Pricing

Starting from

10.6

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

Free

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.2

139

5

4

3

2

1

54

63

17

2

3

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
72%
would recommend this app

4.7

8.1K

5

4

3

2

1

5.8K

1.9K

253

19

4

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
86%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I like the reliability and friendly customer support team of IBM Cognos Analytics.”
AM

Anna M.

Sales and Marketing Manager

“It has great functionality for reporting purpose.”
HS

Harpreet S.

Continuous improvement specialist

“I was able to show data in a relevant and interesting way thanks to the software, which offered a variety of possibilities for designing visually appealing and interactive reports.”
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Joseph M.

Senior Engineer

Pros

“It has helped improve website management, campaign tracking, and overall business visibility by providing more accurate and actionable insights. While setup and ongoing optimization require technical knowledge, the long-term benefits in reporting, performance analysis, and strategic planning make it a worthwhile investment for growing businesses and enterprise teams.”
SP

Sonu P.

Systems Analyst

“It has given us a fresh perspective and insight into our customer's online behavior that we were missing before, thus helping us to tailor specific marketing campaigns on-the-fly as needed. ”
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John J.

CEO

“Integration with the rest of the Google Marketing Platform (Search Ads 360, Display & Video 360) is seamless if you're already in that ecosystem.”
BD

Bharati D.

Director

Cons

“The cubes were not easy to define at first”
EH

Edward H.

Lead infrastructure engineer

“They need to work on their compatibility with web browsers, it did not work with Opera.”
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Federico A.

CFO

“The story telling capabilities are not seamless enough and consume too much efforts to be reach the desired effect.”
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Henri A.

Analytics Market Manager

Cons

“Customization in the standard UI still feels limited compared to building your own dashboards on top of the exported data.”
BD

Bharati D.

Director

“Some areas of the interface can feel overly technical, and configuration errors may impact reporting accuracy if not monitored carefully.”
SP

Sonu P.

Systems Analyst

“The biggest downside is that it can feel complex, especially for less technical users.”
PG

Parsa G.

Sr AI Analyst

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review22 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 months ago

Key features

  • Total features76
  • A/B Testing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Audit Management
  • Augmented Analytics
  • Behavior Tracking
  • Benchmarking
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Tracking
  • Charting
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Aggregation
  • Data Blending
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Cleansing
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Discovery
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Integration
  • Data Management
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Mining
  • Data Quality Control
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Transformation
  • Data Visualization
  • Drag & Drop
  • Financial Reporting
  • Forecasting
  • Functions/Calculations
  • Funnel Analysis
  • High Volume Processing
  • Indexing
  • Intelligent Search
  • Interactive Elements
  • Interactive Reports
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Keyword Tracking
  • Machine Learning
  • Marketing Reports
  • Metadata Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Dashboards
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Natural Language Search
  • OLAP
  • Pageview Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Private Dashboards
  • Product Data Management
  • Profitability Analysis
  • Public Dashboards
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recommendations
  • Referral Tracking
  • Relational Display
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Sales Reports
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Scorecards
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Data Preparation
  • Single Page View
  • Single Sign On
  • Site Search Tracking
  • Strategic Planning
  • Tagging
  • Text Analysis
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time on Site Tracking
  • Trend Analysis
  • Trend/Problem Indicators
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Interaction Tracking
  • User Management
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visualization
  • Website Analytics
  • Widgets
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features64
  • A/B Testing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Audit Management
  • Augmented Analytics
  • Behavior Tracking
  • Benchmarking
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Tracking
  • Charting
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Aggregation
  • Data Blending
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Cleansing
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Discovery
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Integration
  • Data Management
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Mining
  • Data Quality Control
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Transformation
  • Data Visualization
  • Drag & Drop
  • Financial Reporting
  • Forecasting
  • Functions/Calculations
  • Funnel Analysis
  • High Volume Processing
  • Indexing
  • Intelligent Search
  • Interactive Elements
  • Interactive Reports
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Keyword Tracking
  • Machine Learning
  • Marketing Reports
  • Metadata Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Dashboards
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Natural Language Search
  • OLAP
  • Pageview Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Private Dashboards
  • Product Data Management
  • Profitability Analysis
  • Public Dashboards
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Recommendations
  • Referral Tracking
  • Relational Display
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Sales Reports
  • Scheduled/Automated Reports
  • Scorecards
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Data Preparation
  • Single Page View
  • Single Sign On
  • Site Search Tracking
  • Strategic Planning
  • Tagging
  • Text Analysis
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time on Site Tracking
  • Trend Analysis
  • Trend/Problem Indicators
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Interaction Tracking
  • User Management
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visualization
  • Website Analytics
  • Widgets
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations36
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Amazon Athena
  • Amazon Aurora
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Db2 Big SQL
  • Denodo
  • Firefox
  • Google Ads
  • Google Search Console
  • Google Tag Manager 360
  • IBM Db2
  • IBM Netezza Performance Server
  • Jira
  • MariaDB
  • Microsoft
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Project Server Subscription Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Teams
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • Oracle Database
  • PostgreSQL
  • SAP BW/4HANA
  • SAP HANA Cloud
  • SAP NetWeaver
  • SAS OnDemand for Academics
  • Safari
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Snowflake
  • TIBCO Data Virtualization
  • Tableau
  • VMware Greenplum
  • WordPress
  • Total integrations5
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Amazon Athena
  • Amazon Aurora
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Db2 Big SQL
  • Denodo
  • Firefox
  • Google Ads
  • Google Search Console
  • Google Tag Manager 360
  • IBM Db2
  • IBM Netezza Performance Server
  • Jira
  • MariaDB
  • Microsoft
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Project Server Subscription Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Teams
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • Oracle Database
  • PostgreSQL
  • SAP BW/4HANA
  • SAP HANA Cloud
  • SAP NetWeaver
  • SAS OnDemand for Academics
  • Safari
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Snowflake
  • TIBCO Data Virtualization
  • Tableau
  • VMware Greenplum
  • WordPress