We performed a comparison between HCL Notes and OpenText GroupWise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Email Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup was easy for me."
"The security and performance of the solution are good even though our platform is variable, except for the mail services."
"It is easy to integrate the product with other services."
"The product is very stable and scalable."
"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 most valuable feature is the access that it provides to documents. This offers us an easy way to make changes."
"The solution is practical, good interface, and performs well."
"The most valuable feature is the UI."
"I like the ease of logging best in Micro Focus GroupWise. I also like its proxy capabilities from a user level. I also like how secure Micro Focus GroupWise is."
"Very secure with great storage capacity."
"The cost-effectiveness of the solution is most valuable."
"There is a chat component but it does not work properly."
"We had trouble connecting this solution to the database from Microsoft. We have done it, although it can be easier."
"The solution could improve by adding some more features."
"The only improvement that we're planning to do is that all our applications are still designed in the layout and format of Notes version 4, and our plan over the coming years is to modernize their look. One of the things they're developing or considering deploying is a program to automatically upgrade the look and feel of databases. If they deploy that, that will be revolutionary. In other words, we decide on a corporate look and feel for our database and press a button. We've probably got 50 different applications in Notes, and it would just go through the whole lot and upgrade all of them to look the same."
"I love this product. I have used it for many years, and I have been a developer for it. If anything, it can be faster in the client version. The client version is a little bit hard. It is not fast. This is the only problem I see. Otherwise, it is a very good product."
"The interface could be more user-friendly. Some additional trainings could be added as well."
"I would like to see integration with other solutions."
"The loading time can be excessive."
"Their support can be improved. It is not as good as it used to be."
"What I don't like about Micro Focus GroupWise is the removal of the Unix client. Micro Focus took that function away about ten years ago because there wasn't enough demand for it."
"The WebAccess feature is somewhat lacking and could be improved."
HCL Notes is ranked 7th in Email Applications with 12 reviews while OpenText GroupWise is ranked 10th in Email Applications with 3 reviews. HCL Notes is rated 8.0, while OpenText GroupWise is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of HCL Notes writes "Accessible from any device, good support, and works very well for emails, document sharing, and workflows". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText GroupWise writes "It has proxy capabilities, is secure, and allows easy logging". HCL Notes is most compared with HCL Verse, Microsoft Exchange, HCL Domino and Google Workspace, whereas OpenText GroupWise is most compared with Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Exchange Online, Zimbra Collaboration and Google Workspace. See our HCL Notes vs. OpenText GroupWise report.
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