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IBM Cognos Controller vs Longview Analytics comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Cognos Controller
Ranking in Financial Close Software
11th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Longview Analytics
Ranking in Financial Close Software
16th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Business Performance Management (19th), Reporting (29th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Financial Close Software category, the mindshare of IBM Cognos Controller is 3.3%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Longview Analytics is 4.7%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Financial Close Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Cognos Controller3.3%
Longview Analytics4.7%
Other92.0%
Financial Close Software
 

Featured Reviews

Pauli Leppänen - PeerSpot reviewer
Group Controller at Eleda Group
A tool useful for areas like reporting and group consolidation
Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten. My company hasn't faced any issues regarding scalability, which we can't overcome. Regarding the scalability, there is some work required in the product. A user should also have some knowledge to be able to operate the tool's scalability feature. Sometimes, my company has to contact our support partner to figure out how to do certain things in the product. So far, my company hasn't encountered any issues with the tool where we have to deal with volumes even though we have to deal with a lot of leasing contracts, like over 2,000. My company expects the product to offer more scalability. My company has around 70 licenses.
it_user221853 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Lead Onsite at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The database setup is a pain initially, but once it's done everything works fine.
The ability to report multi-dimensionally and the scalability This tool is mainly used for forecasting, and it will, for sure, help all the organizations that need data/reports on expenses and headcount forecasting. This could be made more developer friendly, and could include the ability to…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is a properly working solution... The functionalities and package offered by the product seem to be the right fit for our company."
"If there's already a scheduled report and we want a subset of that report, that can also be created. So we do not have to schedule a new report or create a new subscription for that. At this rate, we can create a subset out of one report itself."
"If there's already a scheduled report and we want a subset of that report, that can also be created, so we do not have to schedule a new report or create a new subscription for that, and we can create a subset out of one report itself."
"Well certainly this product has helped many finance users in the organization as this product enables them to see the numbers for any cost center and business unit and also get a consolidated view of group level numbers."
"This tool is mainly used for forecasting, and it will, for sure, help all the organizations that need data/reports on expenses and headcount forecasting."
"This product offers a wide range of corporate performance management tools for powerful financial consolidation, planning and reporting."
"Khalix is a simple tool that builds on existing data sources to develop solutions in forecasting, planning and consolidation needs."
 

Cons

"IBM should work on a little flexibility and user-friendliness, in the current interface. It looks very rigid and hard to read. We need to give flexibility to the user in the current situation."
"IBM should work on a little flexibility and user-friendliness in the current interface. It looks very rigid and hard to read."
"IFRS 16 functionality is something that is not embedded in IBM Cognos Controller."
"The initial set up was complex and painful, both with respect to database setup and the execution script."
"The original cost is set to use enterprise wide but the users growth is too slow to justify the cost. That's one of the reasons we stopped using this tool."
"Web based reporting can have better user interface and functions."
"If you compare it with Oracle then Longview isn't that user friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive, but compared to its other alternatives in the market, I feel that IBM Cognos Controller is a reasonably priced tool."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Retailer
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Also Known As

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arcplan, Longview Close, Longview CPM, Longview Tax
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Emirates National Oil Company
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