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IBM Cognos Dashboard vs Splunk Enterprise Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Cognos Dashboard
Ranking in Data Visualization
16th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk Enterprise Platform
Ranking in Data Visualization
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
IT Alerting and Incident Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of IBM Cognos Dashboard is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Enterprise Platform is 1.7%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Leslie Mavonyani - PeerSpot reviewer
An easy-to-use and stable tool useful for its functionalities like analytics and AI
It is a scalable solution, and to provide its scalability a rating, I would say that it would depend on how much data we push at it. There are five users of IBM Cognos Dashboard in my company. Though it is extensively used in my company, we do not plan to increase its usage.
ABHISHEK DUBEY - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to monitor logs from various sources but improvement is needed in support
The product helps monitor and visualize data. It allows you to handle various tasks. You can store, visualize, and analyze data with the Splunk Enterprise Platform. It offers features like virtual folders and heavy folders for filtering data. Additionally, you can create dashboards to showcase data to different teams and stakeholders. The tool also enables the creation of analytics and alerts and sends reports, making it a valuable tool for our system. The dashboard and visualization features are good for data analysis. With features like the Studio dashboard introduced in versions 8 to 9, users find it much easier to create dashboards without knowledge of languages like XML.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The tool's valuable features are that it is easy to use and stable."
"The product helps us update the KPI automatically."
"The main feature that is useful is the on-demand report generation through the dashboard."
"It is a pretty stable solution."
"The product is very easy to use."
"Splunk Enterprise Platform is an easy-to-use and easy-to-configure solution."
"The most valuable feature I've found in the Splunk Enterprise Platform is its log readability and filtering capabilities. The filters on the left side are particularly useful, allowing me to quickly narrow down the data to what's relevant for any application or server service. The interesting fields feature helps me get the values I need most of the time."
"It can handle large datasets, swiftly consolidating outputs from every server and device across the network."
"I found the incident notification to be very helpful."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk for data analysis is its ability to search using SPL and SQL."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk Enterprise Platform is that it's a customizable solution."
"Splunk's real-time processing capability has been pretty good for my use cases."
 

Cons

"The price point is one of the major areas to be improved."
"Visualization is an area where the product lacks."
"They should include proper documentation to learn more about the product."
"The scalability of the product's on-premises version is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The support offered by Splunk Enterprise Platform has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"Splunk is not an out-of-the-box solution like Micro Focus or Zabbix. You have to create your request to collect the data and add crucial components to the software."
"The Splunk Processing Language (SPL) poses a steep learning curve for new users."
"Firstly, integration with different cloud platforms could be enhanced."
"Splunk Enterprise Platform could improve in the area of basic log readability. When performing basic searches without advanced filters, the logs often contain timestamps and various unknown codes or other elements that can be confusing. Removing or simplifying these parts would make it easier for users who are not developers or do not have a development background to understand and find relevant information easily."
"There is room for improvement in introducing more AI capabilities onto Splunk Enterprise Platform."
"The tool lacked in providing a shareable format. I had to use pivot tables and manually parse and edit the data to create a visualization-friendly format. It was helpful when we had an issue. What would make it stronger is if it were more proactive. For example, if it highlighted major incidents and their impact on users without digging through notifications, that would be better. Typically, the first question we get is, "Oh, we had an incident. How bad was it? How many customers were impacted?" So having that information pop up from the notification would be helpful."
"There is room for improvement in terms of scalability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing is based on individual usage, and it is more expensive than other providers."
"The product is expensive for small businesses compared to other vendors."
"I rate the product's pricing a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. It is a very pricey tool."
"The solution is expensive, so I rate its pricing a four out of ten."
"If you exceed your licensed limit, the product will issue a warning, typically a five-license warning. Additionally, they send daily email notifications informing you about the breach. This prompts you to consider options such as minimizing logs or acquiring additional licensing to address the issue."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing around seven or eight out of ten."
"The product is expensive, and the cost depends on the amount of data ingestion."
"The solution's pricing increases with the amount of data used. This pricing model is acceptable because it aligns with the security features provided. It ensures that the price reflects the level of security and the amount of data we're managing."
"I have heard from my managers that Splunk Enterprise Platform is an expensive solution."
"Product pricing is typically annual, and discounts are often available for longer-term commitments."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Healthcare Company
16%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Cognos Dashboard?
The product is expensive for small businesses compared to other vendors. Its pricing is fixed and depends on the number of licenses.
What needs improvement with IBM Cognos Dashboard?
The tool is good enough to serve the purpose of what it is meant in our company. The scalability of the product's on-premises version is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are req...
What do you like most about Splunk Enterprise Platform?
The most valuable features of the solution are the load balancing technique, the forwarding technique, and SSL certification.
What needs improvement with Splunk Enterprise Platform?
While Splunk Enterprise Platform is a good product, it is expensive. Additionally, it is complex for inexperienced cybersecurity engineers and requires experienced personnel to handle it effectively.
What is your primary use case for Splunk Enterprise Platform?
We are working with AppDynamics, Splunk Enterprise Platform, and other Splunk products. However, the main use case here is with Splunk Enterprise Platform.
 

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Overview

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