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3.8 out of 5
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HCL Notes mindshare

As of January 2025, the mindshare of HCL Notes in the Email Applications category stands at 3.1%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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TypeTitleDate
CategoryEmail ApplicationsJan 9, 2025Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersJan 9, 2025Download
ComparisonHCL Notes vs Google WorkspaceJan 9, 2025Download
ComparisonHCL Notes vs Microsoft Exchange OnlineJan 9, 2025Download
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Computer Software Company
15%
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
5%
Construction Company
5%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Healthcare Company
4%
Retailer
4%
University
4%
Educational Organization
3%
Hospitality Company
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Non Profit
2%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
2%
Energy/Utilities Company
2%
Media Company
2%
Outsourcing Company
2%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Transportation Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Wireless Company
1%
Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm
1%

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Administration & Technical Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Verified user of HCL Notes
Jan 13, 2022
Its security is absolutely stratospheric, and it costs a fraction of its competition

Pros

"Its security is absolutely stratospheric. In an application, you can lock down to field-level security. For example, I could log in and see a field in an HR database with salaries. When you log in, you see exactly the same database, but the field with the salary just isn't there. So, you can literally have field-level security on it, and you can also have secure encryption. For example, I could give you that database allowing you to see the salary, but a calculation that shows how much they get per month in another field is encrypted. So, you won't be able to see that because you don't have the encryption key. You can implement high-level security very simply. "

Cons

"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."
Chiheb Charmiti - PeerSpot user
IS Manager & Consultant HCL Domino at JACOB & ASSOCIATES
Verified user of HCL Notes
May 26, 2022
Product discussed: 12
Accessible from any device, good support, and works very well for emails, document sharing, and workflows

Pros

"It is one of the best products in the world for workflow applications. It works very well for workflows or decisional processes where a task needs to be first approved by someone. After that, the task moves to the next or final stage where another person approves it with some notes or attached documents."

Cons

"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."
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Herad Howell - PeerSpot user
Military Officer at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Verified user of HCL Notes
Nov 15, 2024
Secure communications that prompts responses with room for improved user interface

Pros

"The software's secure communication is particularly useful when dealing with professional entities."

Cons

"One area for improvement would be making the interface more user-friendly."
PeerSpot user
Senior Associate at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Verified user of HCL Notes
May 27, 2024
Flexible product with rapid development features and feasible for smaller companies to create custom solutions

Pros

"Notes is a perfectly adequate front end. It's clear and straightforward. "

Cons

"Some people complain that they want something more modern and jazzy. "
Bogdan Chechlowski - PeerSpot user
Kierownik Biura Informatyki at EIB SA
Verified user of HCL Notes
Jun 5, 2024
Bad performance, slow, and integrating new technologies or designs was also slow

Pros

"The most valuable feature is security. It's very easy to manage security on records, views, and tables. "

Cons

"The performance was terrible because we have a very large database with around three million records, including attachments and scanned comments. It was slow, and integrating new technologies or designs was also slow. "
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Manager assistant at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of HCL Notes
Sep 9, 2023
A complete solution for mail implementation, app development or business processes with security and performance

Pros

"The security and performance of the solution are good even though our platform is variable, except for the mail services."

Cons

"Web support is very old and needs an upgrade. We can handle a different password for the client to access the mail services, compared to the web services. We need to implement many other components to get access to the web access. There could be a feature to interpret if the web access is available from any end-user equipment."
Bogdan Chechlowski - PeerSpot user
Kierownik Biura Informatyki at EIB SA
Verified user of HCL Notes
Feb 26, 2022
Old style user interface, and we had trouble connecting it to our database, but it provides good access to documents

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the access that it provides to documents. This offers us an easy way to make changes."

Cons

"We had trouble connecting this solution to the database from Microsoft. We have done it, although it can be easier."
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COE at Asia Pacific Computer Services
Verified user of HCL Notes
Dec 30, 2024
Product discussed: Version fourteen
Offers robust security with exceptional replication capabilities and an improved interface

Pros

"It offers unique capabilities, excellent security, and replication features."

Cons

"While HCL has made significant advances in the user interface and diverse platform compatibility, some improvements could be made in user-friendliness and graphical interface enhancements."