Compare Bold Reports and IBM Cognos Analytics 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (58.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Starting at $10.00 1 User Per Month
Bold Reports
Star Rating
(54)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansIBM Cognos Analytics
Star Rating
(460)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $10.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansBold Reports vs IBM Cognos Analytics
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Bold Reports easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Bold Reports overall.
- Reviewers felt that Bold Reports meets the needs of their business better than IBM Cognos Analytics.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Bold Reports is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Bold Reports over IBM Cognos Analytics.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bold Reports
Community License
Free
Bold Reports also offers a free Community License for individual developers and small teams. It provides full access to core features at no cost, as long as eligibility requirements are met.
- Unlimited clusters for one application
- Unlimited dashboards
IBM Cognos Analytics
Cognos® Analytics On Demand - Standard
Starting at $10.00
1 User Per Month
Upload and model data, combine data sets, create dashboards and stories, and view report outputs.
- https://www.ibm.com/marketplace/purchase/configuration/en/us/checkout?editionID=EID2RPAX
- Dashboards, storytelling and collaboration
- Cognos mobile
Free Trial
Bold Reports
Free Trial is available
IBM Cognos Analytics
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
48
8.2
317
Ease of Use
7.9
48
7.5
340
Ease of Setup
7.7
44
7.2
199
Ease of Admin
8.4
39
7.0
143
Quality of Support
8.4
47
7.5
284
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
38
7.8
139
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
47
7.9
300
Features by Category
Reports
8.2
42
8.1
206
|
Verified
7.5
12
7.6
164
|
Verified
7.9
41
8.1
194
|
Verified
7.5
36
7.7
144
|
Verified
7.7
34
7.9
189
|
Verified
Self Service
8.1
39
8.1
176
|
Verified
8.2
36
8.5
194
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
179
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.7
164
|
Verified
7.4
35
7.6
160
|
Verified
7.1
12
7.3
126
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
7.0
31
7.9
132
|
Verified
7.8
34
8.1
167
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
119
|
Verified
Building Reports
7.9
30
8.2
122
|
Verified
7.9
30
8.1
120
|
Verified
8.2
34
7.9
107
|
Verified
8.1
32
7.5
91
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
8.2
42
8.1
206
|
Verified
7.5
12
7.6
164
|
Verified
7.9
41
8.1
194
|
Verified
7.5
36
7.7
144
|
Verified
7.7
34
7.9
189
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.2
17
8.3
72
|
Verified
7.9
15
8.4
73
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
8.2
17
8.4
77
|
Verified
8.2
17
8.5
77
|
Verified
8.2
15
8.2
74
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.3
37
Feature Not Available
7.5
37
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Feature Not Available
7.8
10
Feature Not Available
8.0
9
Feature Not Available
8.0
9
Feature Not Available
8.1
9
Feature Not Available
8.3
10
Feature Not Available
8.0
10
7.7
5
8.0
10
Self Service
8.1
39
8.1
176
|
Verified
8.2
36
8.5
194
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
179
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.7
164
|
Verified
7.4
35
7.6
160
|
Verified
7.1
12
7.3
126
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.6
6
8.8
7
8.6
7
8.3
7
9.0
7
7.8
6
8.8
7
8.3
7
Advanced Analytics
7.0
31
7.9
132
|
Verified
7.8
34
8.1
167
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
119
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
7.6
7
8.6
7
8.9
6
8.8
7
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
8.3
5
9.0
8
Feature Not Available
8.9
6
8.0
5
8.8
7
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Feature Not Available
9.2
8
Feature Not Available
8.8
7
6.7
5
8.1
6
Feature Not Available
7.8
6
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Feature Not Available
8.1
6
8.3
5
8.3
6
Feature Not Available
8.6
6
Building Reports
7.9
30
8.2
122
|
Verified
7.9
30
8.1
120
|
Verified
8.2
34
7.9
107
|
Verified
8.1
32
7.5
91
|
Verified
Reports
8.2
42
8.1
206
|
Verified
7.5
12
7.6
164
|
Verified
7.9
41
8.1
194
|
Verified
7.5
36
7.7
144
|
Verified
7.7
34
7.9
189
|
Verified
Self Service
8.1
39
8.1
176
|
Verified
8.2
36
8.5
194
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
179
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.7
164
|
Verified
7.4
35
7.6
160
|
Verified
7.1
12
7.3
126
|
Verified
Building Reports
7.9
30
8.2
122
|
Verified
7.9
30
8.1
120
|
Verified
8.2
34
7.9
107
|
Verified
8.1
32
7.5
91
|
Verified
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
34
Not enough data
8.8
33
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
8.6
34
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
8.3
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bold Reports and IBM Cognos Analytics are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
Bold Reports has no unique categories
IBM Cognos Analytics is categorized as Predictive Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bold Reports
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Cognos Analytics
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
20.0%
Information Technology and Services
12.0%
Financial Services
8.0%
Retail
4.0%
Real Estate
4.0%
Other
52.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.1%
Insurance
8.5%
Financial Services
8.3%
Computer Software
6.5%
Banking
5.4%
Other
60.2%
Discussions
What is Bold Reports used for?
1 Comment
SS
Bold Reports® is a reporting platform developed by Syncfusion®, designed to help organizations of every size and in every industry create, manage, and share...Read more
Bold Reports has no more discussions with answers
Where can I find more answers on my questions?
2 Comments
MD
We're IBM Gold partners with a ton of experience implementing Cognos, and have lots of good free technical information on our blog at...Read more
I heard Cognos Analytics 11.11 was out - where can I find more information?
2 Comments
MD
As of October 2019, the latest version is 11.1.4. We just did a livestream earlier this week to review the latest updates. You can check that out here:...Read more
Have you used DMR ? Have you found it better than a relational or a powercube?
1 Comment
CM
Yes, I have used DMR. However, the performance here is not so great compared to a PowerCube. However, you don't have to worry about building cubes. I...Read more
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