Compare Little Green Light and IBM Cognos BI - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 18, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Little Green Light or IBM Cognos BI?

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

Looking for the right Donation Management 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:

Little Green Light, Llc Vs. IBM

Little Green Light, Llc: Here at LGL, we believe in the mission of nonprofit organizations and know how important it is to have a database that works for you. That's why we created an easy-to-use donor management system that makes it simple to see who your supporters are, how they're engaged with you and how to connect them to your mission. Our web-based donor database ...

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? Little Green Light or IBM Cognos Business Intelligence ?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Donation 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 Little Green Light and IBM Cognos Business Intelligence .

Little Green Light price starts at $45 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Little Green Light is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Donation 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 Donation Management software cost.

Bottom line: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence is more expensive than Little Green Light.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Little Green Light Vs. IBM Cognos BI based on some of the most important and required Donation Management features.

Little Green Light: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

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

Target customer size

The software is a viable product for businesses of all sizes and a variety of types. IBM Cognos can be deployed for the business intelligence needs of any business regardless of size and type.



Little Green Light

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

starts at $45 per month

Little Green Light is a donation management solution for businesses of all sizes. It offers assistance in online payment processing, gift management, event management, and other aspects. The software wa...

Categories: Dashboards & KPIs, WIP, Donation Management, Grant 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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Little Green Light: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence : 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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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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Little G...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$45 per month
Functionality
10
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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
Salsa CR...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$349 per month
Functionality
3
Kindful
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
$100 per month
Functionality
4
Charityp...
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$75 per month
Functionality
3

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