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We performed a comparison between HCL Domino and Microsoft Exchange Online based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The full-text searching capabilities are great.""It is an excellent solution.""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.""I like that HCL Domino is stable. It's a great product. I also like that HCL Domino is a mature product under IBM, which is why many companies use it.""It serves as a centralized solution that fulfills all my requirements from operating my email server to managing various aspects of my operations.""The most valuable features of the solution are security and integration.""I find the HCL Domino server scalable.""The pricing is excellent."

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"One of the important features is the collaboration tool used in Office 365. The security and DLP mechanisms are also quite good.""There are many valuable features such as email, calendar, and the ability to share your calendar and documents with coworkers. Knowing that the emails go through the EOP filtering service is nice as well.""It is for emails, and it seems to work okay.""The most valuable features of Microsoft Exchange Online are the frequent updates. They upgrade and optimize the features to make them better and better. They have a very strong ecosystem and they integrate together.""The solution has been stable with good performance on offer.""This solution makes it very easy to receive and detect problems about the mail flow and offers very good reporting. In general, it's very easy to manage the organization's mailboxes.""Exchange Online is consistent. It's easy to deploy and scale out to all of our organizations.""The most valuable feature of Microsoft Exchange Online is if you have people that are geographically distributed from each other is good. For example, if you have people in the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, having an online solution works best because then you can reach the scale of the data centers that are available by Microsoft. Additionally, if you're only going to have two to three people using the solution the cost is a lot less than having an onsite server and licensing. It is highly beneficial in these areas."

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Cons
"The solution could improve Kubernetes or Dockers migration to new environments in the cloud.""HCL Domino could have a better interface.""HCL Domino needs to be more user-friendly.""It would be advantageous if the web server could seamlessly pick up configuration changes without the need for a complete restart.""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.""When you compare with Microsoft Exchange, the UI could be more user-friendly.""Designing a new template could provide a refreshed visual experience for users without significant changes to the underlying functionality."

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"The stability of the solution on Mac products has room for improvement.""Also, I think the mobile app on the forms you can improve a little bit more.""The price could be cheaper.""The price could be an area of concern for many.""Functionality wise, I can't really say it's improved from Exchange Online, I think it's not so much change on-premise. It's about the same. Other than that, it's the extra features that make a difference, really""When initially setting up, it took a bit of time because we had a lot of PST files with the users, and we had to migrate them batch by batch.""The ActiveSync services and the mapping services could be improved.""The interface is a bit confusing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Price is reasonable compared to the other solutions."
  • "We're happy with the price of our license — it's pretty standard."
  • "We pay annually for the use of this solution and it is only a standard fee."
  • "We chose to pay for our licensing fees annually."
  • "Customers have to pay for a license for the Notes Client, not for the Domino database. There is a quarter license that we use."
  • "HCL Domino has reasonable pricing. It's not expensive."
  • "For 30 licenses, we pay $1,500 every year. It is not an expensive product."
  • "HCL Domino is costly, but it still depends on how your organization views it price-wise."
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  • "I have no opinion."
  • "Initially, we had issues with the licensing agreement, but we worked it out with Microsoft."
  • "It is a reasonable solution."
  • "In my opinion, the online license is the best one we have. It is a bundle that we have from Microsoft. It is a bit high in price."
  • "I think it's just awesome. There's no argument about how much value you get on the per user, for user expenditure. It's really great, I don't have any issues with it. I think it's excellent."
  • "The price is a bit high. It is especially expensive in the Indian market."
  • "We have a license per user scenario."
  • "The pricing is a bit more expensive than other solutions."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the solution are security and integration.
    Top Answer:My company's customers need to make monthly or yearly payments towards the license charges of the product.
    Top Answer:I expect more integration capabilities from the platform in the future. HCL Domino has made a lot of changes in its pricing and market models. The product's user interface is one of its shortcomings… more »
    Top Answer:The benefits are widespread and effective communication. We use Microsoft Teams for meetings within and outside our organization. Additionally, Teams can be used for chat, allowing us to track… more »
    Top Answer:Microsoft Exchange Online is very expensive. While it might seem a bit expensive, the benefits outweigh the cost for us. We wouldn't consider changing unless absolutely necessary. We pay yearly. It's… more »
    Top Answer:The price could be an area of concern for many, but I do feel I'm getting value for what I'm paying for.
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    9
    Average Words per Review
    469
    Rating
    8.3
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    out of 24 in Email Applications
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    3,997
    Reviews
    52
    Average Words per Review
    362
    Rating
    8.7
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    Also Known As
    IBM Lotus Domino, Lotus Domino
    Exchange Online, Exchange Online Plan 1, Exchange Online Plan 2, MS Exchange Online
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    Overview

    HCL Domino (formerly IBM Domino) is a secure, enterprise-grade, application development platform. From IT to business, HCL Domino is the only low to pro-code application development platform that allows your business to build robust applications to solve workflow and process challenges fast. HCL Domino powers businesses around the world with 15,000 customers and 10 million apps built on our platform. HCL Domino has always been a secure, rock-solid, and proven solution.

    • Low cost of ownership - minimizing administration needs through automated installations, policies and monitoring helps staff focus on higher value tasks.
    • Minimized infrastructure - reducing costs by using less power, memory, data storage, network bandwidth and servers.
    • Rich application environment - supporting workflow-driven and people-oriented applications that help a wide variety of business operations deliver enhanced results.
    • Security-rich - helping protect your critical business assets. You can control information access, protect information and guarantee document authenticity.
    • High availability - featuring advanced clustering, replication, server fault recovery and automated diagnostic tools.
    Exchange Online helps protect your information with advanced capabilities. Anti-malware and anti-spam filtering protect mailboxes. Data loss prevention capabilities prevent users from mistakenly sending sensitive information to unauthorized people. Globally redundant servers, premier disaster recovery capabilities, and a team of security experts monitoring Exchange Online around the clock safeguard your data.
    Sample Customers
    A1 Telekom, Acubiz, Afrisam, E. A. Juffali & Brothers, Fiducia & GAD, and Pakistan State Oil
    Bank Alfalah Ltd., Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport, Blue Star Infotech, Scitec Nutrition, Resolution Films, British Airways, Empire Cinemas, InnoGames
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company27%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Transportation Company9%
    Insurance Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government10%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government10%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business75%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise59%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise49%
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    HCL Domino is ranked 17th in Rapid Application Development Software with 17 reviews while Microsoft Exchange Online is ranked 2nd in Email Applications with 85 reviews. HCL Domino is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Exchange Online is rated 8.6. 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 Microsoft Exchange Online writes "Helps reduced IT operations, scalable, and simple setup". HCL Domino is most compared with Microsoft Exchange, HCL Notes, Microsoft Power Apps, Zimbra Collaboration and HCL Verse, whereas Microsoft Exchange Online is most compared with Google Workspace, Amazon WorkMail, ProtonMail, Zoho Mail and CodeTwo Exchange Rules.

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