We performed a comparison between Appian and HCL Domino based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rapid Application Development Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup is easy."
"The product's most valuable feature is the low code aspect of development. We can develop an end-to-end VPN solution using a single platform."
"Recently, we added Appian Process Mining, Appian Portals, and now Appian RPA."
"Another advantage of this tool is its reports and records. You can maintain dashboards, layouts. If you with a Java solution, it takes six months time. If you use this tool, you can finish in one or one and a half months' time."
"It reduces development time in half making us more efficient."
"SAIL (Self-Assembling Interface Layer), a scripting language provided by Appian. It is the equivalent of JS and CSS. It allows creation of complex UIs which are also responsive. With SAIL, we have a single language for both the UI logic and its appearance. UI components can be built as reusable components and used in multiple UI interfaces."
"With low-code, we don't need a lot of coding, and then from the plumbing perspective, there is a complete CI/CD pipeline that exists within Appian that can be leveraged for open deployment."
"The setup is easy."
"This solution can be used for workflow application so that applications can be easily developed."
"We have been able to set up a portal using a special XPage application that gives our customers access to this system."
"The full-text searching capabilities are great."
"It serves as a centralized solution that fulfills all my requirements from operating my email server to managing various aspects of my operations."
"We can scale it if we want to."
"I find the HCL Domino server scalable."
"The pricing is excellent."
"For workflow applications or general applications, the rapid development capability is what we value most."
"The tool itself is pretty good, but the main area that we struggled with was the backend. The frontend development is really good, but the backend modeling can be streamlined a little bit. There are good integrations, but tying them through the data layer and then up into the frontend could be improved a little bit. It does read/write on the data source, and you can configure it to just write or just read, but there is a little bit of work involved."
"The solution could improve by being more responsive when dealing with large quantities of data. Additionally, they can make the decision or rules engine better. It cannot handle too many rules or too many decisions at once."
"Authoring tool is slow to use resulted in limitations on how quickly solutions can be built."
"Appian could be improved by making it a strict, no-code platform with free-built process packs."
"While Appian is generally flexible, it's rigid in some ways. It takes longer to do something that isn't available out of the box."
"The performance is pretty good, but the distortions need to be optimized in order for it to work well."
"Appian could improve their customer-facing initiatives."
"Sometimes, clients expect us to implement ERP using Appian, which is very complicated. In such cases, I don't believe that Appian is a good tool for that."
"Recently, IBM sold the product to HCL. Since Pakistan and India have some problems on a domestic level, we were actually considering replacing it with Indian products from the organization. We're just facing some regulatory issues."
"Its performance and integration could be better. It has capabilities for large deployment with several servers, but in the latest interface, running with different servers isn't supported."
"From the Domino side, it should support DKIM and DMARC."
"The product's user interface is one of its shortcomings since it is outdated, making it an area for improvement."
"An area for improvement in HCL Domino is security. New enhancements in the IT industry mean that security should be improved. The HCL Domino GUI also needs improvement."
"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."
Appian is ranked 6th in Rapid Application Development Software with 58 reviews while HCL Domino is ranked 17th in Rapid Application Development Software with 18 reviews. Appian is rated 8.4, while HCL Domino is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Appian writes "Low resource consumption, easy setup, and stable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HCL Domino writes "A stable and versatile enterprise solution consolidating various functions like email, collaboration, and application development in a user-friendly manner". Appian is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Camunda, ServiceNow, OutSystems and Pega BPM, whereas HCL Domino is most compared with Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Power Apps, HCL Notes, Zimbra Collaboration and Microsoft Exchange Online. See our Appian vs. HCL Domino report.
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