HCL Domino Reviews

The security features are great. I like the ease of development. The workflow is pretty easy. These are the three main things I appreciate about the solution.

The deployment process is very easy.

It's a reliable, stable product.

We can scale it if we want to. 

We'd like to see the speed of the Domino server improve. My customers keep on complaining about the speed of connectivity, irrespective of the bandwidth we use. Sometimes it is very slow.

The solution is expensive.

The ease of using the HDP server could be better. Currently, we can run an HDP server and install Domino. However, I would like an easy interface to integrate any HDP server with Domino. 

The client is pretty heavy. It should be made a bit lighter.

I am a SME on Domino. I've been working on Domino for the last 20 or 22 years.

It has been stable so far. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. 

We find the solution to be very scalable. 

We have about 45 people using the product in our company.

Technical support is not ideal. The actual website is pretty complex. You never know where to go if you need something. 

Neutral

We used to use SharePoint. The licensing and file sharing was good on it. Most users had used SharePoint at some point and we didn't really have to do any training when we used it. That said, we found Domino to be better.

The solution is very simple to deploy. It's not complex at all. 

Right now, I control the infrastructure of Domino. I do the development and handle the administration. Therefore, an organization only really needs one person to maintain everything. 

We handle the deployment ourselves. It shouldn't take more than half an hour to install the server. 

The licensing of Domino is expensive. One user license is $100. Compared to SharePoint, which is free when you buy the server, Domino is a lot. 

We're end-users.

We never upgraded to HCL 11. We are still on IBM Domino 9. Although we have the license, we didn't go for the upgrade since we are comfortable with IBM Domino 9.

I'd advise potential users to keep the application simple. Don't try to make things complicated. 

I would rate the solution eight out of ten.

HCL Domino is integrated with HCL Notes Client and its main use is for administration and file management. We have a specific application for notaries in Belgium.

The most valuable feature of HCL Domino is how robust it is.

HCL Domino could improve by having integration with other solutions, such as Microsoft 365.

I have been using HCL Domino for approximately 30 years.

The solution is highly stable.

HCL Domino has a high level of scalability.

We have approximately 200 users using this solution.

The technical support has been good when we contacted them.

The installation is straightforward and it took approximately 15 minutes.

We have a team of two engineers that do the maintenance of the solution.

Customers have to pay for a license for the Notes Client, not for the Domino database. There is a quarter license that we use.

I would recommend HCL Domino to others.

I rate HCL Domino a seven out of ten.

We use HCL Domino for collaboration it is important for our company and customers.

The solution could improve Kubernetes or Dockers migration to new environments in the cloud.

I have been using HCL Domino for approximately 30 years.

HCL Domino is stable.

I find the HCL Domino server scalable.

In my company, we have 20 people using the solution and our customers have approximately 20,000. We do not plan to increase usage but our customers will increase their usage.

The support is very good.

We have 10 people for the implementation of the solution.

We pay annually for the use of this solution and it is only a standard fee.

I rate HCL Domino a ten out of ten.

We use this solution to save contact information and upload files.

Within our organization, there are roughly 100 employees using this solution.

The full-text searching capabilities are great. 

Domino integrates well with our mobile solutions. It's integrated with our scheduling system, meeting room, and our electronic meeting room indicator.

From the Domino side, it should support DKIM and DMARC. This is useful if you are using e-mail and other third-party e-mail gateways. 

I'd also like to see better integration with third-party collaboration platforms like Microsoft teams.

Otherwise, Domino is watertight — it has a lot of great features. 

HCL Domino is very stable. 

You can install an additional server at any time. If there are any new users, you can move them to the new server — the scalability is great.

The technical support is always cooperative and nice. Once we create a ticket, they are always quick to respond. 

The initial setup was very straightforward. This solution works very well straight out of the box; we have no plans to customize it. Overall, deployment took less than 10 minutes. 

Our license is on a yearly subscription. You can sign a contract with HCL that will cover up to 100 users. This also includes technical support and all of the latest software updates.

We're happy with the price of our license — it's pretty standard.

If you're interested in using this solution, be sure to take a look at the Domino trial version first. It covers all of the new features which is very useful.

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of nine. 

This is an enterprise email solution.

The version that we are currently using offers many features that were are not using. Rather, we use the basic features.

They offer good support and provide a roadmap.

The UI was an area that needed some improvement, and that has been improved with the newest version, but we haven't migrated to it yet.

When you compare with Microsoft Exchange, the UI could be more user-friendly.

I have been using HCL Domino since 2012.

We are using version 9.

This solution is very stable.

It's easy to scale.

HCL technical support is very good.

The price is reasonable compared to the other solutions.

I would recommend this solution with tier support.

When we started with IMB in the latter part of the journey, there were some issues with the support. With HCL, we receive good support.

I have not used the newest version yet and don't know what is being offered or what has changed.

I would rate HCL Domino an eight out of ten.

The ROI does not justify its price.

IBM should rethink the AMC subscription.

I have used it for 12 years.

I have not encountered any deployment issues, only that there are not many upgrade features.

We have not encountered any stability issues.

Not many upgrade features found.

Customer service is 4/10.

Technical support is 5/10.

We previously used Messenger and Outlook, which were much better than this.

I do not have any experience with initial setup.

It was implemented by a support partner.

The ROI is not justifiable.

IBM charges heavy for a yearly subscription and AMC cost increase year-on-year is not a fixed percentage of AMC, due to which, after 2-4 years, you may find that you are paying more than the purchase cost, without much functionality added. The ROI not justifiable. IBM Lotus is good but there is other, better software available with much better pricing, and value-added functionality and features. IBM should rethink the AMC subscription, which is huge compared to the competitors.

Before choosing this product, we did not evaluate other options.

IBM should rethink the AMC subscription.