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Top alternatives to IBM Cognos.

8 ranked alternatives · How we rank

Considering IBM Cognos? These are the closest alternatives on ABA Rank: listings whose capability areas overlap most with IBM Cognos’s, measured as a share of both listings’ areas so a listing tagged into everything does not lead every page, then ordered by Index score from our disclosed methodology. Compare any of them side by side.

Rank 1
Chartio
FOUNDED 2010 · LISTED · 11-50 EMPLOYEES

Cloud BI and data-exploration tool, retired after its acquisition by Atlassian.

From $40/mo · Cloud · 20 integrations

5.0 on Google (6)

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceKPI Dashboards
HEADQUARTERS
San Francisco, CA
TEAM
11-50 employees
RATING
5.0
6 ON GOOGLE
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Rank 2
Looker
FOUNDED 2012 · LISTED · 500+ EMPLOYEES

Cloud BI platform from Google Cloud with governed semantic modeling.

From $60,000/mo · Hybrid · 20 integrations

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceKPI Dashboards
HEADQUARTERS
Santa Cruz, CA
TEAM
500+ employees
RATING
No reviews
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Rank 3
Databox logo
Databox
FOUNDED 2012 · LISTED · 51-200 EMPLOYEES

KPI dashboards and performance tracking connected to common business tools.

From $159/mo · Cloud · 15 integrations

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceKPI Dashboards
HEADQUARTERS
Cambridge, MA
TEAM
51-200 employees
RATING
No reviews
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Rank 4
Alteryx logo
Alteryx
FOUNDED 1997 · LISTED · 500+ EMPLOYEES

Enterprise analytics automation platform for building and scaling data workflows.

From $4,950/mo · Hybrid · 15 integrations

4.4 on Google (34)

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceKPI Dashboards
HEADQUARTERS
Irvine, CA
TEAM
500+ employees
RATING
4.4
34 ON GOOGLE
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Rank 5
Logi Analytics
FOUNDED 2000 · LISTED · 51-200 EMPLOYEES

Embedded analytics platform for application teams, now part of insightsoftware.

From $16,000/mo · Hybrid · 20 integrations

3.8 on Google (9)

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceKPI Dashboards
HEADQUARTERS
McLean, VA
TEAM
51-200 employees
RATING
3.8
9 ON GOOGLE
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Rank 6
SAS Institute
FOUNDED 1976 · LISTED · 500+ EMPLOYEES

Advanced analytics, statistics, and AI software from SAS.

From $1,500/mo · Free tier · Hybrid · 6 integrations

4.4 on Google (79)

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceKPI Dashboards
HEADQUARTERS
Cary, NC
TEAM
500+ employees
RATING
4.4
79 ON GOOGLE
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Rank 7
Mode Analytics logo
Mode Analytics
FOUNDED 2013 · LISTED · 51-200 EMPLOYEES

Collaborative SQL, Python, and R analytics for data teams, now part of ThoughtSpot.

Free to start · Cloud · 9 integrations

4.4 on Google (14)

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceKPI Dashboards
HEADQUARTERS
San Francisco, CA
TEAM
51-200 employees
RATING
4.4
14 ON GOOGLE
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Rank 8
Qlik logo
Qlik
FOUNDED 1993 · LISTED · 500+ EMPLOYEES

Data integration, analytics, and AI platform behind Qlik Sense.

From $825/mo · Hybrid · 20 integrations

3.8 on Google (12)

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceKPI Dashboards
HEADQUARTERS
King of Prussia, PA
TEAM
500+ employees
RATING
3.8
12 ON GOOGLE
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IBM Cognos and its alternatives, side by side

IBM Cognos first, then its alternatives in the order above. Index is the 0-100 score from our published methodology. Facts as each vendor's profile lists them; "Not listed" means the vendor has not published it. Google ratings are Google's, for reference, and not part of the Index.
ProductIndexStarting priceFree tierDeploymentIntegrationsRating on Google
IBM Cognos40$10/moYesHybrid14Not listed
Chartio40$40/moNoCloud205.0 (6)
Looker40$60,000/moNoHybrid20Not listed
Databox40$159/moNoCloud15Not listed
Alteryx40$4,950/moNoHybrid154.4 (34)
Logi Analytics40$16,000/moNoHybrid203.8 (9)
SAS Institute40$1,500/moYesHybrid64.4 (79)
Mode Analytics40FreeYesCloud94.4 (14)
Qlik40$825/moNoHybrid203.8 (12)

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