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 full-text searching capabilities are great."
"Domino's dual functionality as both a messaging and application solution is a standout feature compared to Exchange, which solely focuses on messaging."
"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."
"The pricing is excellent."
"It is an excellent solution."
"HCL Domino is the best product from a security point of view."
"I find the HCL Domino server scalable."
"With only a browser, it is very easy to develop in a web environment."
"It provides attractive GUIs allowing professionally-styled applications without the need to know HTML, CSS, or JavaScript."
"What I like best about Oracle Application Express (APEX) is that it doesn't require hard coding for reporting and building applications. It's a GUI-based application builder that even end-users with little development and language knowledge can develop applications on Oracle Application Express (APEX). The software is also very user-friendly, which I find valuable."
"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 valuable features are charts, reports, and search engines."
"The solution can efficiently translate from English to another language including Arabic using the XLIFF format."
"I particularly enjoy the web builder capabilities, especially the Page Designer. It offers so many elements or components to choose from, which is a major plus for me."
"The most valuable features of Oracle Application Express (APEX) are the ease and speed of development. Instead of engaging a large team of middleware, front-end, and database engineers, we can have professional look at the front end and have the user interface up and running in a matter of days. However, if you want to go far and implement very custom features, it doesn't require a lot of knowledge of front-end development, such as HTML, JavaScript, or other aspects."
"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."
"The solution could improve Kubernetes or Dockers migration to new environments in the cloud."
"Recently, IBM sold the product to HCL. Since Pakistan and India have some problems on a domestic level, we were actually considering replacing it with Indian products from the organization. We're just facing some regulatory issues."
"For me, the one thing missing is a really good reporting engine."
"The product's user interface is one of its shortcomings since it is outdated, making it an area for improvement."
"HCL Domino needs to be more user-friendly."
"From the Domino side, it should support DKIM and DMARC."
"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."
"Currently, APEX doesn't have a building workflow engine. I think that's the most important improvement that could be made at this point."
"The solution does not include a default or custom template like other products."
"The solution's layout could be improved for report generation to allow more configuration."
"It would be beneficial to include WebSockets so that you can see real-time updates."
"We would like to see tighter integration with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure."
"Some of the application interfaces of Oracle Application Express are not very attractive and could be improved."
"Oracle Application Express would be improved if you could use it on a mobile platform."
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HCL Domino is ranked 17th in Rapid Application Development Software with 18 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 "An easy-to-use format that is flexible and scalable". HCL Domino is most compared with Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Power Apps, HCL Notes, Zimbra Collaboration and Mendix, whereas Oracle Application Express (APEX) is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Salesforce Platform, Mendix, Microsoft Azure App Service and Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service. See our HCL Domino vs. Oracle Application Express (APEX) report.
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