HCL Domino vs Zimbra Collaboration comparison

"For workflow applications or general applications, the rapid development capability is what we value most."

"I find the HCL Domino server scalable."

"This solution can be used for workflow application so that applications can be easily developed."

"HCL Domino is the best product from a security point of view."

"Overall, I would rate HCL Domino as eight out of ten. I would recommend HCL Domino and Notes applications for small and medium-sized companies since it offers a good return on investment."

"The most important benefit is security. The security architecture is very good. It's the best part of the solution."

"We have been able to set up a portal using a special XPage application that gives our customers access to this system."

"One valuable feature of HCL Domino is its integration with other directories."

"One of the premium features was customized rooms tailored to the collaboration needs. Many of the clients customize features such as organization logos and scanners."

"The product is easy to set up."

"The logs, troubleshooting, and tracking we have found to be the most valuable features. We have any issues with lost messages the features are useful. It is very easy to track and log."

"We can control all the data in my IT infrastructure."

"Zimbra Collaboration is a good tool for video calls...Zimbra Collaboration's initial setup phase was easy."

"The Zimbra Collaboration's most valuable feature is web access."

"It has all collaboration features, such as document sharing, video conferencing, chatting, task sharing, and calendar sharing."

"Zimbra Collaboration's sharing features are most valuable."

"HCL Domino could have a better interface."

"For me, the one thing missing is a really good reporting engine."

"Scalability is also an issue. We have problems with large databases."

"It would be advantageous if the web server could seamlessly pick up configuration changes without the need for a complete restart."

"The solution could improve Kubernetes or Dockers migration to new environments in the cloud."

"HCL Domino needs to be more user-friendly."

"An area for improvement in HCL Domino is security. New enhancements in the IT industry mean that security should be improved. The HCL Domino GUI also needs improvement."

"HCL Domino could improve by having integration with other solutions, such as Microsoft 365."

"Zimbra must improve its solution to make it easy so that the users don't have to use webmail to connect to their accounts and log in to webmail every time. This is something that is lacking in Zimbra Collaboration. They should provide a better way to easily connect email applications on the desktop to the Zimbra server. They should also try to have more functionality for storage management, like Microsoft Exchange. Currently, the management of the email data must be done manually in Zimbra Collaboration, which we are finding very difficult. They should provide a way to save emails so that you can have more space on the server and storage. Because of the lack of this functionality, we are planning to migrate to Microsoft Exchange. Microsoft Exchange provides a better way to manage storage than Zimbra Collaboration. You cannot have a mail solution without storage management because emails will always increase. Zimbra Collaboration also needs tools for management. More back-office tools are required to manage the whole mailbox and space. You don't only manage emails but also the documents attached to the emails. Therefore, you require tools to select and decide what do you want to save or how do you want to free up space in your infrastructure."

"Zimbra Collaboration does not have a solution roadmap as aggressive as the new collaboration mail solutions. Additionally, they can have a better interface and integration with single sign-on."

"It does have a few bugs."

"The solution’s forums don't have much information or documentation on administration tasks."

"I would like to see a Microsoft schedule function added."

"Zimbra Collaboration's video conferencing could be improved."

"Zimbra Collaboration could improve the migration from a basic solution to a more containerized solution. For example, the installation should be able to extend to the containers and manage them with some solution, such as OpenShift or Kubernetes."

"The new patches are, at times, not so good, so we don't install them, causing the tool to be not so stable overall."

"Price is reasonable compared to the other solutions."

"My company's customers need to make monthly or yearly payments towards the license charges of the product."

"The license for Domino is yearly. The price is high."

"We're happy with the price of our license — it's pretty standard."

"HCL Domino has reasonable pricing. It's not expensive."

"We pay annually for the use of this solution and it is only a standard fee."

"While I don't have precise pricing information at hand, my understanding is that it tends to be on the higher end."

"HCL Domino is costly, but it still depends on how your organization views it price-wise."

"If you choose the network edition, it is a little pricier. They have the open-source edition too which is only community supported."

"There is an annual standard licensing fee to use Zimbra Collaboration and there is no other cost."

"We are using perpetual licenses. We have deployed it in our local data center, and we buy perpetual licenses on a per-user basis."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the price a four"

"The solution is competitively priced."

"Zimbra Collaboration is less expensive than Microsoft Exchange. Zimbra works for small companies because it is not expensive. Zimbra Collaboration has more security tools than Microsoft Exchange. If you are choosing between Zimbra Collaboration and Microsoft Exchange, you have to take into account the cost of security tools with Microsoft Exchange. When you purchase Microsoft Exchange, you will also have to purchase tools for security, which adds to the cost. The migration from Zimbra Collaboration to another email solution is very simple and easy. Migration from Microsoft Exchange to another email solution is very difficult. Microsoft doesn't allow migration that easily. In fact, you have to pay for tools to do that. You have to buy some expensive tools to migrate."

"I use Zimbra Collaboration's community version. We may move to the enterprise version since prices are affordable."

"Zimbra Collaboration offers a good price-to-feature ratio."