Tech riderRev. 9 Oct 2026
IBM Cognos Analytics
- 1Runs onAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
- 2Costsfree trial · paid from $10.60/mo
- 3Deploymenthybrid
- 4Refresh frequencyreal-time
- 5Scheduled reportsYes
- 6Natural-language queriesYes
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: ibm.com
Overview
IBM Cognos Analytics is ranked #43 of 92 in business intelligence tools on Specifiction, made by IBM Cognos Analytics (Armonk, New York, United States). It runs on Android, API, iOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $10.60/mo.
IBM Cognos Analytics plans and pricing
All plansStandard $10.60/mo Per Standard authorized User; price shown per month Dashboards, visualizations and stories · Receive reports only · Data modules · Mobile app · Basic administration · Hosted and managed by IBM · AI capabilities and AI Assistant ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
Premium $42.40/mo Per Premium authorized User; price shown per month All Standard features · Create, run and schedule reports · Data explorations · Custom visualizations · Advanced administration · Reporting agents ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
Compared on business intelligence tools
Facts
- Purpose
- IBM Cognos Analytics is a business intelligence platform for reporting, business analytics and AI-assisted insights.ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Users can create and share customizable, multipage reports in formats including HTML, CSV, PDF and Excel.ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Dashboards
- The product provides interactive dashboards with visualizations, drill-downs and email or Slack sharing.ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Forecasting
- Time-series modeling supports trend prediction and data exploration without requiring a data science background.ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
- AI assistant
- The AI Assistant accepts natural-language questions about selected data sources and can create dashboards with dynamic visualizations.ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- IBM lists integrations with Planning Analytics, SPSS Statistics, watsonx BI and watsonx.data.ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Security and governance
- IBM describes centralized governance, audit trails, fine-grained access controls and certified data models for governed insights.ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Data connections
- Cognos Analytics supports relational, OLAP and DMR data sources, and can apply Cognos security while respecting source-defined security.ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The On-Demand trial is free for 30 days and includes Premium features for up to five users.ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- IBM Support provides cases, fixes, technical documentation and known-issue information, and requires registration, an IBM Customer Number and Site Administrator approval.ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
- Offering limits
- IBM notes that offerings differ in features and components; On-Demand does not support PowerCubes or the Cognos SDK, and Framework Manager use is restricted to qualifying existing support customers.ibm.com · 9 Oct 2026
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Sources
- ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics· checked 9 Oct 2026
- ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics/features· checked 9 Oct 2026
- ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/11.2.x· checked 9 Oct 2026
- ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.0.x· checked 9 Oct 2026
- ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics/support· checked 9 Oct 2026
- ibm.com/docs/en/cognos-analytics/12.1.x· checked 9 Oct 2026
- ibm.com/products/cognos-analytics/pricing· checked 9 Oct 2026