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IBM Cognos Analytics vs SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Comparison (2026)

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IBM Cognos Analytics

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

Overview

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

SAP BusinessObjects is a business intelligence suite with reporting and visualization tools for gaining insight into key metrics such as sales performance, revenue, budgets, and more. Empower business users with anytime, anywhere access to key insights delivered in context and in real time.

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

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

10.6

/user

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

14000

Per year

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

4.3

244

114

100

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

68%

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

“SAP Business has also helped us alot to identify weak spots in our marketing with its amazing analysis tools, it helps us fill in the gaps to stay on top of all the new upcoming trends on the market for our industry.”

michelle m.

Counselor

“I love to use sap and supports mobile access, allowing decision-makers to view and interact with reports and dashboards on the go.”

Ravi G.

Fashion consultant

“I appreciated the fast service within the application given the amount of data it holds, across multiple servers.”

Natalie M.

Intern

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

“What we least like about SAP is that it can not be used by just anyone a bit of computer literacy is needed as some functions and instructions are a bit hard to understand with out some computer literacy.”

michelle m.

Counselor

“Most of the reports for a user would be available as Global reports however certain specific customised reports are sent to the inbox of the user where that user can only run the same report and will not be available for other users. While accessing the inbox reports, we often encountered issues where the user was not able to run the report or the report will get deleted automatically after some time or the report output will be very slow.”

Ruby S.

Test Lead

“That’s a huge issue, especially when mistakes happen.”

CHANDA Q.

Team Lead