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Infor Birst vs. IBM Cognos Analytics

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricInfor Birst

by Infor

IBM Cognos Analytics

by IBM

Overall rating4.04.1
Review count100511
Ease of use8.17.9
Ease of setup8.07.7
Quality of support8.27.9
Meets requirements8.48.5
NPS2536.425339
Small Business22.3%16.8%
Mid-Market42.6%26.1%
Enterprise35.1%57.1%
Total page views2301,685
Total LLM citations1966,704

Infor Birst

Birst is a native cloud business intelligence (BI) and business analytics platform that helps organizations understand and optimize complex processes in less time than traditional BI solutions. Built with patented automation and machine learning technologies, Birst’s Data-as-a-Service approach connects teams and applications across the enterprise via a trusted network of analytics and insights to inform smarter decisions.

Pros

    IBM Cognos Analytics

    IBM Cognos Analytics is a business intelligence and analytics solution that uses agentic AI to help teams transform trusted data into actionable insights, build governed analytical applications, and make better decisions. Teams can explore data, monitor KPIs, analyze performance, forecast trends, and share insights across the business. The solution is built for business leaders, analysts, report authors, IT teams, and data governance teams that need governed reporting, self-service analytics, data modeling, and flexible deployment options.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Report Generation
    • Analytics
    • Data Visualization
    • Dashboard Management
    • Dashboard Customization