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CodeTwo Exchange Rules vs HCL Notes comparison

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Categories and Ranking

CodeTwo Exchange Rules
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Email Signature Software (6th)
HCL Notes
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Email Applications (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

CodeTwo Exchange Rules and HCL Notes aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. CodeTwo Exchange Rules is designed for Email Signature Software and holds a mindshare of 9.8%, up 9.8% compared to last year.
HCL Notes, on the other hand, focuses on Email Applications, holds 3.5% mindshare, up 3.3% since last year.
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Email Applications
 

Featured Reviews

Hannes Brunauer - PeerSpot reviewer
Great features that enabled us to reduce hardware at our on-prem sites
We use this solution to reduce the use of our old classic server storage infrastructure and replace it with hyperconverged infrastructure. I'm the IT team head of infrastructure EEMEA Choosing this solution was one of the best things we've done in years. We changed to SimpliVity because of its…
Herad Howell - PeerSpot reviewer
Secure communications that prompts responses with room for improved user interface
I primarily value HCL Notes for its security features. The software's secure communication is particularly useful when dealing with professional entities. It ensures that business is conducted smoothly, allowing me to use my organization's email confidently, as opposed to my personal Gmail, which might not prompt responses from some entities.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution offers great features."
"The most valuable feature is the UI."
"HCL Notes is stable most of the time."
"The solution is practical, good interface, and performs well."
"The initial setup was easy for me."
"The offline access feature in HCL Notes helps me significantly due to its strong replication mechanism, allowing me to work wherever I am, and when I connect, it facilitates two-way replication of information."
"The most valuable feature is security. It's very easy to manage security on records, views, and tables."
"HCL Notes has fantastic built-in security. The email and personal communication components are excellent, but they are some applications provided by HCL that Notes previously provided when it was under IBM and Lotus. Everyone wants email, so that's just part of the product. However, more savvy users can build their own solutions for managing information, and that's the great thing about it."
"The product is very stable and scalable."
 

Cons

"NVMe support is lacking when it comes to performance on the disk side."
"One minor issue was that using Notes to connect to clients not running on Domino, such as Gmail or Outlook, is not particularly great."
"It is a heavy program and uses more resources than an email client should."
"Regarding additional functions, the front end of the databases on the home screen looks somewhat old-fashioned. It could be modernized by the development team."
"I would like to see integration with other solutions."
"GUI and replication can be improved."
"The interface could be more user-friendly. Some additional trainings could be added as well."
"Some people complain that they want something more modern and jazzy."
"There is a chat component but it does not work properly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price is reasonable."
"We pay licensing fees on a yearly basis."
"I don't remember how much we paid when we first bought the Domino license, but now, we pay only for the passport. For 30 client licenses, we pay about $1,500 per year, and we don't consider it very expensive for the quality of the product. In our case, we need 30 client licenses. So, we buy 30 client licenses independently of the server. It is very easy for us to choose and maintain this kind of license and get the passport advantage."
"The solution is expensive. There are many components or features which make the price very high."
"It was reasonably priced, but the product itself was not worth the cost."
"It is far cheaper to license. It is a third of the cost of our Microsoft license for 10 times the amount of usage. Developing applications cost a fraction of anything else. There are two reasons for that. First of all, applications are very fast to build. All the security is already built into the platform, so you don't have to worry about security at all. The other thing is that because fewer people use it than, for example, Microsoft SharePoint, the salary commanded by programmers is slightly lower. So, it is not only faster; you also get cheaper programmers. So, you really win-win-win on it."
"We pay annually for the use of the solution."
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Government
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Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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What do you like most about HCL Notes?
The security and performance of the solution are good even though our platform is variable, except for the mail services.
What needs improvement with HCL Notes?
Regarding additional functions, the front end of the databases on the home screen looks somewhat old-fashioned. It could be modernized by the development team.
What is your primary use case for HCL Notes?
Our use case for HCL Notes is that we use it for critical production databases and a lot of administration databases. We use it for email and calendars extensively.
 

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Also Known As

Exchange Rules, Exchange Rules Pro
IBM Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes
 

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Sample Customers

Telmex, UNICEF, Davis LLP, Gosford City Council, Silgan Containers Corporation, Dr. Dr. Wagner, Wealth Enhancement Group, PKP Energetyka, St. Andrew's College, Kingston College, Investment Property Databank Limited, City of Westfield, BenComm
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