Shlomi Lavi /
Mar 12, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - IBM Cognos BI or IntelliFront BI?
IBM Cognos BI is more expensive to implement (TCO) than IntelliFront BI, and IBM Cognos BI is rated higher (92/100) than IntelliFront BI (83/100). IntelliFront BI offers users more features (7) than IBM Cognos BI (3).
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:
IBM Vs. ChristianSteven Software
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.
ChristianSteven Software: in September 2002, Christian Ofori-Boateng and Steven Amani founded ChristianSteven Software Ltd. to bring their Crystal Reports scheduling and business automation software to market. Since that time, ChristianSteven Software has extended support to include Microsoft Access and SQL Server.
Who is more expensive? IBM Cognos BI or IntelliFront BI?
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 IntelliFront BI.
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. IntelliFront BI price starts at $46 per user/month , When comparing IntelliFront BI to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.
Bottom line: IBM Cognos BI is more expensive than IntelliFront BI.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared IBM Cognos BI Vs. IntelliFront BI based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.
IBM Cognos BI: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
IntelliFront BI: Dashboard, OLAP, Performance Measurements, Data analysis, Dashboards & KPIs.
Target customer size
IBM Cognos can be deployed for the business intelligence needs of any business regardless
of size and type. The customers fully using the Intellifront BI are the entrepreneurs engaging in various small (with 10 to 100 employees) to medium-sized (with 100 to 1,000 employees) businesses and even large enterprise that enjoys the advantages offered by the IT, data and web hosting and related information services sectors, mainly with business intelligence and data visualization and analytics.