We performed a comparison between HCL Domino and Oracle Application Express (APEX) 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 most valuable features of the solution are security and integration."
"Domino's dual functionality as both a messaging and application solution is a standout feature compared to Exchange, which solely focuses on messaging."
"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."
"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."
"We can scale it if we want to."
"The most valuable feature of HCL Domino is how robust it is."
"This solution can be used for workflow application so that applications can be easily developed."
"Oracle APEX improved our organization by making it possible for us to implement agile project development."
"We set up the HTTP server and installed the Apex Xamarin DB using the Mark Hill SQL packages for an older version. That's the extent of our configuration."
"The most valuable applications within the organization are primarily data forms and extended reports."
"It's fairly easy to make a user-friendly interface."
"This is a good application for quickly creating public applications."
"One standout feature of Oracle APEX is its seamless integration with backend procedures, allowing for quick updates without changing the front-end interface."
"You don't have to know a lot of PL because it's built on PL/SQL. You don't need developers. You only need to design a good application that resolves a problem, or many problems, for companies and you're ready to go."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The product's user interface is one of its shortcomings since it is outdated, making it an area for improvement."
"Designing a new template could provide a refreshed visual experience for users without significant changes to the underlying functionality."
"From the Domino side, it should support DKIM and DMARC."
"HCL Domino needs to be more user-friendly."
"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."
"They should provide its integration with other AI applications."
"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."
"HCL Domino could improve by having integration with other solutions, such as Microsoft 365."
"Being able to only design with HTML and CSS can be limiting as to what can be accomplished."
"The solution's layout could be improved for report generation to allow more configuration."
"The format is not recognized by Microsoft Word products."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"Oracle Application Express would be improved if you could use it on a mobile platform."
"Connections to the application pages are not handled well and at times more than one user can be accessing an application with the same ID."
"When exporting, we can't export dynamic reports, only static reports. For example, when we want to export charts or tables it is only exported as a static report so we can't drop down on these reports; however, we can see this information when we are on the dashboard itself."
"I would like to see easier integration into active directory authentication. Also, maybe integration of JavaScript frameworks would resolve some issues."
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HCL Domino is ranked 17th in Rapid Application Development Software with 17 reviews while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is ranked 2nd in Rapid Application Development Software with 52 reviews. HCL Domino is rated 8.0, while Oracle Application Express (APEX) is rated 8.2. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Application Express (APEX) writes "Has easy-to-use interface design and database design". HCL Domino is most compared with Microsoft Exchange, HCL Notes, Microsoft Power Apps, Zimbra Collaboration and Microsoft Azure App Service, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service and Microsoft Azure App Service. See our HCL Domino vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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