We performed a comparison between HCL Domino and Mendix 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."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."
"HCL Domino is the best product from a security point of view."
"The full-text searching capabilities are great."
"For workflow applications or general applications, the rapid development capability is what we value most."
"It serves as a centralized solution that fulfills all my requirements from operating my email server to managing various aspects of my operations."
"HCL Domino is an application development and collaboration platform with strong stability and security. Deployment of this platform is easy and takes only 10 minutes."
"I find the HCL Domino server scalable."
"They offer good support and provide a roadmap."
"The initial setup is easy."
"What I found most valuable in Mendix is that it's very much suitable for mobile apps such as native Android or IOS supported mobile apps. The multiple features of the platform are very, very attractive and very popular. Mendix has technical features such as microflows and nanoflows. You can also access data models in the platform. These are the features that are very, very strong in Mendix. I got my hands dirty on other low-code platforms, but I have not seen such strong features in them compared to the microflows, nanoflows, and data model access that are in Mendix, including creating and integration. The platform has out-of-the-box adapters or out-of-the-box-connectors that you can integrate with different interface applications such as SAP, Salesforce, Oracle EBS, etc."
"We find it intuitive and easy to use."
"You can scale the solution."
"The development environment is model-driven. We can use the information from this for our business engineers to make the information models, and they can also execute the model."
"Mendix has made a great deal of effort to provide its developers a healthy, modern environment for developing. First of all, it adopts Agile methodology by creating a SCRUM-based app where you can handle your user stories. Next comes version control, which really allows multiple team members to collaborate quite easily. And last but not least, Mendix modeler, which is your IDE for developing Mendix apps."
"It is a brilliant solution."
"There is a free version of the solution you can use."
"The client version of this solution could be faster and be made simpler for non-IT users. You will need to have some knowledge of Notes to correctly install this solution."
"The solution is expensive."
"When you compare with Microsoft Exchange, the UI could be more user-friendly."
"The product's user interface is one of its shortcomings since it is outdated, making it an area for improvement."
"Designing a new template could provide a refreshed visual experience for users without significant changes to the underlying functionality."
"From the Domino side, it should support DKIM and DMARC."
"HCL Domino needs to be more user-friendly."
"They should provide its integration with other AI applications."
"We'd like to be able to write in C Sharp to develop code for Mendix."
"A constraint of Mendix is that you have to look for the required plugins which takes up development time. There are a limited number of Mendix experts in the market."
"I struggle with solutions like Mendix in terms of creating enterprise solutions."
"There is always a layer of custom code required."
"Overall, integration with the enterprise ecosystem needs improvement."
"In the beginning, it is difficult to learn and work with."
"While the documentation is good, the development box could be better."
"My understanding is that, if you are not using the free version, it is very expensive."
HCL Domino is ranked 17th in Rapid Application Development Software with 18 reviews while Mendix is ranked 5th in Rapid Application Development Software with 48 reviews. HCL Domino is rated 8.0, while Mendix is rated 8.4. 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 Mendix writes "Low-code, helpful support, and great native mobile capability". HCL Domino is most compared with Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Power Apps, HCL Notes, Zimbra Collaboration and Microsoft Azure App Service, whereas Mendix is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Oracle Application Express (APEX), Appian and ServiceNow. See our HCL Domino vs. Mendix report.
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