Compare AlertSite and IBM Cognos BI - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 20, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - AlertSite or IBM Cognos BI?

IBM Cognos BI is more expensive to implement (TCO) than AlertSite, and IBM Cognos BI is rated higher (92/100) than AlertSite (90/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

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Who is more expensive? AlertSite or IBM Cognos Business Intelligence ?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Application Performance Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for AlertSite and IBM Cognos Business Intelligence .

AlertSite price starts at $99 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 AlertSite is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Application Performance Management software. IBM Cognos Business Intelligence price starts at $10 per user/month , When comparing IBM Cognos Business Intelligence to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Application Performance Management software cost.

Bottom line: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence is more expensive than AlertSite.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared AlertSite Vs. IBM Cognos BI based on some of the most important and required Application Performance Management features.

AlertSite: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence : Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises, including various Fortune 500 companies. IBM Cognos can be deployed for the business intelligence needs of any business regardless of size and type.



AlertSite

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $99 per month

Site availability, speed and user experience optimization are crucial to online success. If your site is down or performing slowly, your users may go elsewhere. When there are problems, we’ve got your back. Ale...

Categories: Performance Management.

IBM Cognos BI

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $10 per user/month

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence is a growing cloud-based BI software, it is designed to support medium and large size business. IBM Cognos Business Intelligence received a rating of 4.1 from ITQlick team. Th...

Categories: Data Analysis Tools, Business performance management, Dashboards & KPIs, Data mining, Data Warehousing.

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AlertSite: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence : 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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AlertSite
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
4
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IBM Cogn...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
7.6/10
License pricing
$10 per user/month
Functionality
23
SAP Perf...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
Has a free version
Functionality
3
Dynatrace
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$74 per month
Functionality
3
Elasticsearch
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$95 per month
Functionality
4

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.