G2 Vendor Directory

Jaspersoft vs. IBM Cognos Analytics

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

MetricJaspersoft

by Actian Corporation

IBM Cognos Analytics

by IBM

Overall rating4.14.1
Review count210511
Ease of use8.37.9
Ease of setup7.87.7
Quality of support8.47.9
Meets requirements8.68.5
NPS37.68115936.425339
Small Business18.4%16.8%
Mid-Market49.3%26.1%
Enterprise32.3%57.1%
Total page views1,0671,685
Total LLM citations3,2206,704

Jaspersoft

Jaspersoft is a reporting and embedded analytics solution that enables flexibility, increases productivity, and gives your business the power to seamlessly integrate data into your applications exactly how you want. Their robust reporting engine allows users to create "pixel-perfect" reports in multiple formats (PDF, Excel, HTML) for scalable distribution. It also can empower business users with ad-hoc reporting capabilities, enabling custom reports and visualizations without extensive technical knowledge.

Pros

  • Report Generation
  • Ease of Use
  • Customization
  • Performance
  • Dashboard Customization
  • Reporting

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