HCL Domino vs Oracle Application Express (APEX) comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

HCL Domino
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
17th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Application Express ...
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Development Platforms (1st), Low-Code Development Platforms (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of HCL Domino is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Application Express (APEX) is 10.9%, up from 9.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rapid Application Development Software
Unique Categories:
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Low-Code Development Platforms
14.8%
 

Featured Reviews

ElvisHenriquez - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 9, 2023
Good support, provides good access control for documents, and saves space with DAOS
It's for communication, collaboration, and applications It has been helpful for payroll solutions and controlling what we are seeing. It helps in providing good access control for the documents we are sharing with our team and with the external team. The DAOS feature is the most valuable. It…
TH
Feb 22, 2023
Very stable and efficiently translates languages for the whole user interface in minutes
Our company uses the solution for our internal processes such as project management, customer tracking, and opportunity tracking. We have a dashboard that compiles our days and information coming from different applications.  We also provide the solution to customers. We have one instance…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This solution can be used for workflow application so that applications can be easily developed."
"The full-text searching capabilities are great."
"The most valuable feature of HCL Domino is how robust it is."
"HCL Domino is the best product from a security point of view."
"We have been able to set up a portal using a special XPage application that gives our customers access to this system."
"It is an excellent solution."
"The most important benefit is security. The security architecture is very good. It's the best part of the solution."
"HCL Domino is an application development and collaboration platform with strong stability and security. Deployment of this platform is easy and takes only 10 minutes."
"I like the way that it automatically goes into the spreadsheets and the users can deal with it."
"I like how we can actively develop and customize APEX because it's on the same database."
"What I like best about Oracle Application Express (APEX) is that it doesn't require hard coding for reporting and building applications. It's a GUI-based application builder that even end-users with little development and language knowledge can develop applications on Oracle Application Express (APEX). The software is also very user-friendly, which I find valuable."
"It has many ready modules that can be used and developed."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to build very fast data-driven UIs."
"It's stable and reliable for the most part."
"The solution can efficiently translate from English to another language including Arabic using the XLIFF format."
"It helps us create web pages quickly."
 

Cons

"HCL Domino could have a better interface."
"The solution could improve Kubernetes or Dockers migration to new environments in the cloud."
"It would be advantageous if the web server could seamlessly pick up configuration changes without the need for a complete restart."
"HCL Domino could improve by having integration with other solutions, such as Microsoft 365."
"For me, the one thing missing is a really good reporting engine."
"Designing a new template could provide a refreshed visual experience for users without significant changes to the underlying functionality."
"When you compare with Microsoft Exchange, the UI could be more user-friendly."
"From the Domino side, it should support DKIM and DMARC."
"It should have the functionality to develop mobile applications. It would also be good if they can improve development in videos and other formats."
"Regarding features, the solution lacks the ability to integrate with different databases. Also, I feel that Oracle Application Express (APEX) is exclusively designed for other Oracle tools."
"The solution’s pricing is high if you use it on the OCA platform. It’s also a little bit costly. However, if we use it on an on-premises Oracle database, the pricing is cheaper."
"Maybe there are other technologies that offer what APEX cannot."
"The solution's layout could be improved for report generation to allow more configuration."
"Visual Builder and APEX should meld in one product."
"The product must provide more triggers."
"Better connection and integration with non-Oracle databases is needed."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For 30 licenses, we pay $1,500 every year. It is not an expensive product."
"My company's customers need to make monthly or yearly payments towards the license charges of the product."
"I'd rate it a seven out of ten in terms of price."
"The pricing is subjective and contingent on the intended usage."
"We chose to pay for our licensing fees annually."
"Price is reasonable compared to the other solutions."
"The license for Domino is yearly. The price is high."
"It is less expensive compared to other vendors."
"Oracle Application Express (APEX) is free, so this is another magic of the solution. You just get charged for the database license, which I don't need."
"Oracle Application Express (APEX) comes with Oracle. The Oracle price itself. I do not know the exact cost. Oracle is flexible on its price. If you overspend on your hardware, then I don't think you will overpay. I heard that Oracle is more expensive than other databases, but when you consider Oracle is the best traditional relational database out there. You get what you pay for."
"To my understanding, my organization is using the free version of Oracle Application Express (APEX), but I'm unsure because I haven't checked the pricing or licensing cost for it."
"The pricing is very good and less expensive than Mendix or OutSystems."
"The tool is not expensive."
"I rate the product's price as ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."
"APEX itslelf is a free product, but you will need to license peripheral components."
"The solution is free if you are using on Oracle database."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
27%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HCL Domino?
The most valuable features of the solution are security and integration.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HCL Domino?
The pricing is individually determined. HCL has a simple pricing model: per user per year. We pay $100 US per user per year. But "guest" users are permitted without any licence requirement. And any...
What needs improvement with HCL Domino?
There are small areas of improvement. HCL has taken over from IBM, and is making rapid improvements. IBM sat on it for almost 20 years and did nothing, whereas HCL is making a big effort, and we ar...
 

Also Known As

IBM Lotus Domino, Lotus Domino
Oracle APEX
 

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Sample Customers

A1 Telekom, Acubiz, Afrisam, E. A. Juffali & Brothers, Fiducia & GAD, and Pakistan State Oil
Hepart AG, pharmasol, SATLOG, Collège Bois-de-Boulogne
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