I think the pricing is reasonable for the product. It's a rock-solid solution based on the original Lotus Notes designed in the late 1980s. By the third release, it was already a stable, secure product, and it continues to improve with each release. The original Lotus had one license, but they changed to the IBM licensing model after the acquisition. When HCL took over, they used yet a different model. Now, you buy the base platform and tack on extra features. You only pay for what you need. That's one advantage, and it's not a bad way of doing things. I can't give any figures, but some people hate the pricing model, and others love it. It's advantageous to their business, and they don't need to change their applications when different releases with new features. They can keep applications and upgrade Notes.
IS Manager & Consultant HCL Domino at JACOB & ASSOCIATES
Real User
Top 10
2022-05-18T10:17:00Z
May 18, 2022
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. We paid some money each year, and we have generally upgraded our version. If we add clients, we will buy more client licenses.
HCL Notes is a secure on-premises email client that allows teams access to email, calendar, and contact management capabilities. The solution integrates other collaboration tools seamlessly along with HCL Domino business applications, into a single workspace. HCL Notes is most commonly used in corporate environments for email, but can also be used to create websites, custom applications and business workflows, discussion groups, and document libraries. In addition, the solution enhances...
The solution is expensive. There are many components or features which make the price very high.
I think the pricing is reasonable for the product. It's a rock-solid solution based on the original Lotus Notes designed in the late 1980s. By the third release, it was already a stable, secure product, and it continues to improve with each release. The original Lotus had one license, but they changed to the IBM licensing model after the acquisition. When HCL took over, they used yet a different model. Now, you buy the base platform and tack on extra features. You only pay for what you need. That's one advantage, and it's not a bad way of doing things. I can't give any figures, but some people hate the pricing model, and others love it. It's advantageous to their business, and they don't need to change their applications when different releases with new features. They can keep applications and upgrade Notes.
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. We paid some money each year, and we have generally upgraded our version. If we add clients, we will buy more client licenses.
We pay licensing fees on a yearly basis.
The price tag is not small, but it is appropriate. It is reasonable.
We pay annually for the use of the solution.
The price is reasonable.