User Reviews of IBM Cognos & Tableau

Updated May 2025

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IBM Cognos review

AMOL JAJU
AMOL JAJU
Senior BI-ETL Consultant at CMA Consulting Services
Offers ad hoc analysis reports and good for operational dashboarding
There used to be many valuable features, but in the last three or four years, whatever IBM is doing with enhancements, it has taken a lot of time to build and develop. But the best usage of Cognos is the ad hoc analysis reports. I really like that. Our customers also like that. But now the usage of Cognos and OBIE is reduced by various...
Tableau review

Nattawat Choosuwan
Nattawat Choosuwan
Senior Data Consultant at a government with 11-50 employees
Real-time data connection enhances workflow and decision-making process
An area for improvement in Tableau is the Explorer license type. It is not as useful, and the product owner should enhance its benefits or clarify its role. Additionally, the frequent updates with many versions available for download can be confusing and could affect stability. They should avoid providing access to older versions on their...

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