HCL Notes Pros and Cons

IBM Notes can be use to schedule meeting with clients and internal teams. IBM Notes is integrated with IBM Sametime to facilitate both group and individual chats easily across the regions. Besides, IBM Notes can be easily used to reserve Guest House when having business trips in offices in other countries. HR related matters like leave management can be easily accessed on IBM Notes platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IBM Notes is less compatible for web/internet browsing compared to other search engines. The web browser takes more time to load data and sometimes the page will be just blank. Still need to use other web browser. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The functionality of the workspace has been used to design the database, allowing all staff to access important files and documents. It is considered an alternative to Sharepoint, but in this respect, Workspace is more efficient and organized. In this case, the company's choice of access control is a critical factor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software lacks efficient features because it runs very slowly. Each task takes a lot of loads and encounters difficulties when loading, causing task completion delays. Therefore, this program is not suitable for those who want to work faster and have a reliable working environment, because it is impossible in this way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IBM Lotus Notes has been used in the office for many years. It not only provides email capabilities but also offers a variety of other features such as built-in messenger. In general, if you understand how it works, it is an efficient and effective email tool. It has many useful features, such as automatic email, allowing any application other than IBM to send an email via Lotus Notes. It also allows for the organization and tracking of databases. Therefore, any type of customization can be done easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Disadvantages: IBM does not allow large attachments to be sent via email, which limits communication to some extent. Moreover, it does not provide updates and advanced features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Many people also use IBM notes for email delivery because it has unique features that ordinary emails don't provide. It has a default messenger feature that makes it more useful. This is by far the best email program once you start using it. It also has an automated email feature that allows non-IBM other applications to send email through it. Therefore, it has a very unique and simple way to customize the application to suit you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has a limitation that the attachment should be based on the capacity of the software and can sometimes be said to be a communication barrier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This is an opinion from an end user, I'm not an IT guy, I have no idea how stuff works on the background, but honestly, it all seems outdated

It feels like I'm using a software from '90s. I don't really like anything about it besides the instant messages from our contact's list, which is useful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Outdated interface, which is ugly to me at least

Everything takes too much time to load

Small inbox size (it might be related our IT team limiting it though)

Not enough integration with other tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Email can easily be encrypted for sending secured documents and messages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface appears as if it hasn’t changed since 1999, HTML editors are horrific and offer little functionality, no warning when sending messages without subjects or attachments when words like attached are in the body of the email. Clunky interface and not widely used elsewhere so unable to attach emails to send to others when necessary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The workspace feature of IBM notes builds a database through which employees can access files. Many companies use it as a replacement for Sharepoint software, but workspaces are more efficient and organized than they do. Control of access is a key feature of some organizations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It tends to run very slowly, and it takes a long time to load emails and access the database. It is often frozen when the page is loaded. The task completion time is too long. Therefore, it is inconvenient and reliable to use because it is time-consuming and annoying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best feature of the platform is its openness and flexibility. Support for multiple programming languages and many settings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

very outdated user interface, lack of full outlook support for macos. Missing Russian templates in Domino 10 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My firm uses this for interoffice emails and for keeping digital files of all cases and documents, and it seems to work well for most. We don’t have to deal with physical files unless we prefer them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface can be a bit clunky, as the title states, and unintuitive to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So for sending emails, and chating with my colleagues IBM notes has been a very good tool , very reliable.

You can manage all of that easily with IBM Notes, we use it in the firm and it is a great tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the user interface is kind of old , it looks like from the 90's, and sometimes it's not very responsive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.