Compare IBM Cognos BI and Hyperion Essbase - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 13, 2022

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

IBM Cognos BI is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Hyperion Essbase, and IBM Cognos BI is rated higher (92/100) than Hyperion Essbase (87/100). IBM Cognos BI offers users more features (3) than Hyperion Essbase (0).

Looking for the right Business Intelligence 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:

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Who is more expensive? IBM Cognos BI or Hyperion Essbase?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business Intelligence 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 IBM Cognos BI and Hyperion Essbase.

IBM Cognos BI price starts at $10 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 IBM Cognos Business Intelligence is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Business Intelligence software. Hyperion Essbase price starts at $9,995 per license , When comparing Hyperion Essbase to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.

Bottom line: IBM Cognos BI is more expensive than Hyperion Essbase.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared IBM Cognos BI Vs. Hyperion Essbase based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

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

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

Target customer size

IBM Cognos can be deployed for the business intelligence needs of any business regardless of size and type. and Hyperion Essbase's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

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.

Hyperion Essbase

ITQlick rating
(3.1/5)

starts at $9,995 per license

Oracle Essbase, which was previously known as Hyperion Essbase, is a cloud-based online analytical processing (OLAP) server software solution. The software provides its users with a platform and environment for...

Categories: BI & Analytics, Business Intelligence.

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IBM Cognos BI: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Hyperion Essbase: 0 Features

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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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