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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (59.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Starting at $10.00 1 User Per Month
GoodData
Star Rating
(554)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansIBM Cognos Analytics
Star Rating
(450)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (59.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $10.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansGoodData vs IBM Cognos Analytics
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found GoodData easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with GoodData overall.
- Reviewers felt that GoodData meets the needs of their business better than IBM Cognos Analytics.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that GoodData is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of IBM Cognos Analytics over GoodData.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GoodData
Internal Analytics Professional
Contact Us
Per-user Pricing
- Platform Fee + number of users
- Unlimited users & data
- Annual Billing
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
GoodData
Free Trial is available
IBM Cognos Analytics
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
450
8.2
312
Ease of Use
8.3
409
7.5
335
Ease of Setup
7.9
348
7.1
194
Ease of Admin
7.4
260
7.0
143
Quality of Support
8.8
359
7.5
280
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
237
7.8
139
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
444
7.9
295
Features by Category
Reports
8.5
280
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Verified
8.1
204
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Verified
8.3
263
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Verified
7.6
163
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Verified
8.6
281
|
Verified
8.1
193
|
Verified
8.3
256
|
Verified
7.7
144
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Verified
8.6
281
|
Verified
7.9
187
|
Verified
Self Service
8.1
273
|
Verified
8.1
176
|
Verified
8.7
275
|
Verified
8.5
193
|
Verified
8.3
264
|
Verified
8.0
177
|
Verified
7.8
251
7.7
164
|
Verified
7.9
251
|
Verified
7.5
159
|
Verified
7.7
231
7.3
126
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
7.6
235
|
Verified
7.8
130
|
Verified
8.5
275
|
Verified
8.1
166
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Verified
8.0
237
|
Verified
8.0
118
|
Verified
Building Reports
7.6
193
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Verified
8.2
122
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Verified
7.6
189
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Verified
8.1
120
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Verified
7.9
179
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Verified
7.9
106
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Verified
7.9
161
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Verified
7.5
91
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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
8.5
280
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Verified
8.1
204
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Verified
8.3
263
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Verified
7.6
163
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Verified
8.6
281
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Verified
8.1
193
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Verified
8.3
256
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Verified
7.7
144
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Verified
8.6
281
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Verified
7.9
187
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.1
187
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Verified
8.3
72
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Verified
8.1
180
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Verified
8.3
72
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Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
8.0
216
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Verified
8.4
77
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Verified
8.3
232
|
Verified
8.5
77
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Verified
8.0
197
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Verified
8.2
73
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.4
105
7.3
36
7.5
101
7.5
37
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
8.3
14
7.8
9
8.7
14
8.0
9
8.7
14
8.0
9
8.2
14
8.1
9
8.6
14
8.1
9
8.9
14
8.0
9
8.6
14
7.8
9
Self Service
8.1
273
|
Verified
8.1
176
|
Verified
8.7
275
|
Verified
8.5
193
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Verified
8.3
264
|
Verified
8.0
177
|
Verified
7.8
251
7.7
164
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Verified
7.9
251
|
Verified
7.5
159
|
Verified
7.7
231
7.3
126
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
9.2
14
8.6
6
8.3
14
8.1
6
8.5
14
7.8
6
8.9
14
8.1
6
Advanced Analytics
7.6
235
|
Verified
7.8
130
|
Verified
8.5
275
|
Verified
8.1
166
|
Verified
8.0
237
|
Verified
8.0
118
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.9
14
8.3
6
8.5
14
8.6
6
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
8.2
14
8.6
6
8.5
14
8.9
6
8.8
14
8.6
6
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
7.7
14
8.9
6
8.5
14
8.6
6
9.4
14
8.1
6
8.7
14
7.8
6
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
8.2
14
8.1
6
8.7
14
8.3
6
8.6
14
8.6
6
Building Reports
7.6
193
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Verified
8.2
122
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Verified
7.6
189
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Verified
8.1
120
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Verified
7.9
179
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Verified
7.9
106
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Verified
7.9
161
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Verified
7.5
91
|
Verified
Reports
8.5
280
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Verified
8.1
204
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Verified
8.3
263
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Verified
7.6
163
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Verified
8.6
281
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Verified
8.1
193
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Verified
8.3
256
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Verified
7.7
144
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Verified
8.6
281
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Verified
7.9
187
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Verified
Self Service
8.1
273
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Verified
8.1
176
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Verified
8.7
275
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Verified
8.5
193
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Verified
8.3
264
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Verified
8.0
177
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Verified
7.8
251
7.7
164
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Verified
7.9
251
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Verified
7.5
159
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Verified
7.7
231
7.3
126
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Verified
Building Reports
7.6
193
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Verified
8.2
122
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Verified
7.6
189
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Verified
8.1
120
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Verified
7.9
179
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Verified
7.9
106
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Verified
7.9
161
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Verified
7.5
91
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Verified
Deployment & Integration - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Connectivity & Federation - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Modeling & Metrics - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Intelligence - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Enablement - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
33
Not enough data
8.8
33
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.3
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
8.1
17
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
GoodData and IBM Cognos Analytics are categorized as Analytics Platforms, Embedded Business Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics
Unique Categories
GoodData is categorized as Semantic Layer Tools
IBM Cognos Analytics has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GoodData
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
18.1%
Information Technology and Services
14.8%
Consumer Services
14.3%
Retail
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.4%
Other
43.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.3%
Insurance
8.4%
Financial Services
8.1%
Computer Software
6.5%
Banking
5.5%
Other
60.2%
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Discussions
Is there any way to send .csv or Excel files to people on an automated basis?
2 Comments
JK
I don’t believe this functionality exists in GoodData. You can send the PDF reports generated or you could look at sending the reports directly from your...Read more
send e-mails for users
2 Comments
JK
I believe you can use the API to grab the emails for registered users and then pass them to an email application. Some of this will depend on how you have...Read more
How to store historic data?
1 Comment
Official Response from GoodData
Hi Niketha,
What attributes store historical data is defined by your data admin in the Logical Data Model of your application (see more here:...Read more
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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