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IBM Cognos Analytics vs Simba Embedded Analytics Comparison (2026)

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IBM Cognos Analytics

Simba Embedded Analytics

Overview

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

Embed analytics and governed AI into your product with open APIs, flexible deployment, and modules for self-service, custom analytics, and reporting, including on-premises, private cloud, hybrid, and regulated environments.

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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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

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

10.6

/user

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

No pricing info

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.2

139

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

72%

would recommend this app

4.5

258

157

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

84%

would recommend this app

Pros

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

Anna M.

Sales and Marketing Manager

“It has great functionality for reporting purpose.”

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.”

Joseph M.

Senior Engineer

Pros

“leveraging the logi AI has been a game changer like the SQL AI generation shows strong commitment to modernizing user experiences and making the learning curve exciting and much easier especially when you are starting as a new Business intelligence analyst.”

Ismail U.

Student

“Using JavaScript and CSS, you can step up functionalities and make them custom to your objectives—a good amount of built-in graphs and charts that would handle diverse reports and data formats.”

Felipe B.

Senior BI Enginer

“Dundas BI is my go-to data viz tool for making a highly customized dashboard!”

Felipe B.

Senior BI Enginer

Cons

“The cubes were not easy to define at first”

Edward H.

Lead infrastructure engineer

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

Federico A.

CFO

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

Henri A.

Analytics Market Manager

Cons

“The Developer Seat limitation is also an immense dislike on Dundas BI, as you can only develop and fully edit with limited user seats, creating an unnecessary paywall for customers.”

Felipe B.

Senior BI Enginer

“There are a few "unhappy Easter eggs", such as that if a formula returns a null in the first row of a table then all of the rows won't show data, even though the formula is valid for them.”

Thomas G.

Data Analyst

“In-memory data filtering when the semantic layer is driven by stored procedures can lead to some performance degradation, especially with large data sets.”

Suraj H.

Consultant