HCL Domino vs Zimbra Collaboration comparison

"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."

"The most valuable features of the solution are security and integration."

"The full-text searching capabilities are great."

"The DAOS feature is the most valuable. It helps to save some of my storage."

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

"We can scale it if we want to."

"Domino's dual functionality as both a messaging and application solution is a standout feature compared to Exchange, which solely focuses on messaging."

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

"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."

"Good email solution and it's open-source."

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

"Zimbra Collaboration has integrated a lot of their party tools and they have good documentation available."

"The web interface is powerful and easy to use."

"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."

"Zimbra Collaboration is light to manage. It works on the Linux operating system, which is far better to manage than Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Exchange works only on the Windows server. We prefer working on the Linux server for security reasons and ease of management. Zimbra Collaboration also has some integrated tools for security. It some modules to fight malware. These modules are not very powerful but are still doing a great job. Microsoft Exchange doesn't have a basic module. You have to purchase a security solution and add it to the solution. The cost of Zimbra Collaboration is one more reason for liking it. It is also very simple to migrate from Zimbra Collaboration to another email solution."

"The backup and storage management features of Zimbra Collaboration are valuable."

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

"When you compare with Microsoft Exchange, the UI could be more user-friendly."

"Many people are not very happy with its speed."

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

"The solution is expensive."

"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."

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

"From the Domino side, it should support DKIM and DMARC."

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

"The support was lacking in my experience. However, recently the support I received was good. Perhaps they have improved."

"We have had an issue with security."

"In the next release, Zimbra Collaboration should include a security feature to allow access for mobile device administrators."

"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."

"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."

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

"The solution could improve by making it easier to use."

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

"I'd rate it a seven out of ten in terms of price."

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

"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."

"The pricing is individually determined. For us, in our current deployment, we pay $12.50 Canadian per month per user."

"The pricing is subjective and contingent on the intended usage."

"Customers have to pay for a license for the Notes Client, not for the Domino database. There is a quarter license that we use."

"When it comes to the licensing of Zimbra Collaboration, my license covers the servers and I find its terms to be much simpler than those of Microsoft Exchange."

"We pay yearly licenses for Zimbra Collaboration."

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

"We do not pay for licenses to use this solution."

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

"Zimbra Collaboration is expensive, and there is no perpetual license option."

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

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