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IBM Cognos Controller vs SAP Business Planning and Consolidation comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Cognos Controller
Ranking in Financial Close Software
11th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP Business Planning and C...
Ranking in Financial Close Software
9th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Financial Performance and Strategy Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Financial Close Software category, the mindshare of IBM Cognos Controller is 2.0%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business Planning and Consolidation is 6.6%, down from 11.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Pauli Leppänen - PeerSpot reviewer
A tool useful for areas like reporting and group consolidation
Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten. My company hasn't faced any issues regarding scalability, which we can't overcome. Regarding the scalability, there is some work required in the product. A user should also have some knowledge to be able to operate the tool's scalability feature. Sometimes, my company has to contact our support partner to figure out how to do certain things in the product. So far, my company hasn't encountered any issues with the tool where we have to deal with volumes even though we have to deal with a lot of leasing contracts, like over 2,000. My company expects the product to offer more scalability. My company has around 70 licenses.
it_user90087 - PeerSpot reviewer
​​It's a robust solution with no issues​. In my view, it is necessary to introduce another way to create reports apart from MS Excel.
There are no tutorials or wizards inside the tool, and I think they would be very useful sometimes. Having said that, I suspect that it is one of the SAP's strategies, because they get a lot of money from SAP training and don't want people learning who to work with their products on their own. There is another thing as well which could be improved. In my view, it is necessary to introduce another way to create reports apart from MS Excel, and it must be a way that can be exploited through mobile devices as well.
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
14%
Energy/Utilities Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Cognos Controller?
The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is a properly working solution... The functionalities and package offered by the product seem to be the right fit for our company.
What needs improvement with IBM Cognos Controller?
IFRS 16 functionality is something that is not embedded in IBM Cognos Controller. My company uses a good built-in functionality in the tool, which was made by our support partner. IBM Cognos Contro...
What is your primary use case for IBM Cognos Controller?
I use the solution for reporting and group consolidation.
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Sample Customers

Emirates National Oil Company
Medtronic, Cirque du Soleil, Antarc, B&G Manufacturing, EarlySense, eBay, Ferrero, James Austin Company, Lenovo, Sagem, RAK Ceramics, Vodafone
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