HCL Notes Pricing
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.
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reviewer1738818
Administration & Technical Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
It is far cheaper to license. It is a third of the cost of our Microsoft license for 10 times the amount of usage.
Developing applications cost a fraction of anything else. There are two reasons for that. First of all, applications are very fast to build. All the security is already built into the platform, so you don't have to worry about security at all. The other thing is that because fewer people use it than, for example, Microsoft SharePoint, the salary commanded by programmers is slightly lower. So, it is not only faster; you also get cheaper programmers. So, you really win-win-win on it.
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reviewer2261757
Manager assistant at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
The solution is expensive. There are many components or features which make the price very high.
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Tony Austin
Owner at Asia Pacific Computer Services
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.
We pay licensing fees on a yearly basis.
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Abderrahim Tamim
IT Director with 51-200 employees
The price tag is not small, but it is appropriate. It is reasonable.
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Marcos Roberto Silva
Diretor at MASTERDOM
We pay annually for the use of the solution.
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reviewer1600272
SAP Delivery Manager at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The price is reasonable.
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Mario Treviño Salazar
Solution Architect for New Products and Services at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
I am not sure if IBM is still selling this product.
Talking about the support, I think that it is average; it is not the cheapest solution.
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