Compare Grow and IBM Cognos BI - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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

IBM Cognos BI is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Grow, and IBM Cognos BI is rated higher (92/100) than Grow (91/100). IBM Cognos BI offers users more features (3) than Grow (0).

Looking for the right Dashboards & KPIs solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Grow Vs. IBM

Grow: Grow is the simplest business intelligence (BI) dashboard software for small and medium businesses that makes it easy to track the right metrics, make good decisions and lead with confidence. Quickly set up dashboards in minutes, not months; connect data sources like QuickBooks, Salesforce and Zendesk—along with your own databases and spreadsheets—...

IBM: International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American corporation. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

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

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Dashboards & KPIs 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 Grow and IBM Cognos Business Intelligence .

Grow price starts at $1,500 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Grow is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Dashboards & KPIs 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 Dashboards & KPIs software cost.

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

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Grow Vs. IBM Cognos BI based on some of the most important and required Dashboards & KPIs features.

Grow: We are still working to collect the list of features for Grow.

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

Target customer size

Grow's typical customers include: SMBs, IBM Cognos can be deployed for the business intelligence needs of any business regardless of size and type.