Complete lotus migration solution for Lotus Notes/Domino data to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. Preserve emails, calendars, contacts, and rich text formatting during your cloud migration.
Use Cloudiway to automatically migrate Lotus Notes mailboxes to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. Connect your Domino server, map users to cloud accounts, and run the migration. Emails, calendars, contacts, and rich text formatting are preserved automatically.
Lotus Notes (now HCL Notes) is an enterprise collaboration platform originally developed by IBM. It provides email, calendaring, contact management, and application development capabilities through the Domino server infrastructure.
Moving from Lotus Notes/Domino to modern cloud platforms requires a reliable migration solution. Cloudiway's Lotus Notes Migration Tool automates the transfer of emails, calendars, contacts, and tasks to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.
Our migration preserves rich text formatting, embedded images, and folder structure. Delta sync technology enables pre-staging for minimal cutover downtime, making enterprise migrations manageable and predictable.
Why automated Notes migration outperforms manual export
| Feature | Cloudiway (Automated) | Manual Export |
|---|---|---|
| Migration Time | Best Days to weeks | Months |
| Rich Text Formatting | Best Fully preserved | Often lost |
| Folder Structure | Best Maintained | Manual recreation |
| Calendar Migration | Best Automatic | Manual export/import |
| Batch Processing | Best Dozen simultaneously | One at a time |
| Delta Sync | Best Yes - minimal cutover | Not available |
All your Notes data migrated to the cloud
All emails with attachments, preserving folder structure and message metadata.
Personal calendars, meetings, recurring events, and attendee information.
Personal contacts and email archives with all details preserved.
Notes tasks and to-do items migrated to destination task management.
Fonts, colors, formatting, and embedded images preserved in emails.
Complete folder hierarchy and organization maintained during migration.
Platform-specific components requiring separate planning
Custom Notes applications built on the Domino platform require separate migration.
Alternative: Evaluate application requirements and rebuild in cloud-native tools
Custom LotusScript code and Notes formulas cannot be automatically converted.
Alternative: Rewrite business logic using Power Platform or Google Apps Script
Custom Notes databases (NSF) require manual export and conversion.
Alternative: Export data and migrate to SharePoint, SQL, or cloud databases
Common scenarios requiring Lotus Notes migration
Migrate Lotus Notes mailboxes to Exchange Online and Microsoft 365.
Migrate from Lotus Notes to Gmail and Google Workspace.
Move from on-premises Domino to modern cloud collaboration.
Migrate Notes archives for compliance and eDiscovery requirements.
Enterprise-grade migration for legacy email systems
Fonts, colors, formatting, and embedded images maintained perfectly.
Pre-stage migration and sync only changes for minimal cutover downtime.
Choose Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace as your target platform.
Migrate thousands of mailboxes simultaneously with parallel processing.
Meetings, recurring events, and attendees migrated with full details.
Real-time dashboards and comprehensive migration reports.
A proven 4-step process for Notes migration
Configure connection to your Lotus Domino server using Notes protocols.
Connect Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace as your migration target.
Map Lotus Notes users to their destination cloud accounts.
Run migration with delta sync and validate completion.
Real experiences from Notes migration projects
"After 20 years on Lotus Notes, we successfully migrated 5,000 mailboxes to Microsoft 365. Cloudiway preserved all our rich text formatting and the delta sync made cutover seamless."
"The migration from Notes to Google Workspace was much easier than expected. Calendar migration was perfect and our users adapted quickly to the new platform."
Complete these tasks before starting your Lotus Notes migration
Common questions about Lotus Notes migration
Cloudiway supports Lotus Notes 8.x, 9.x, and all corresponding Domino server versions. Both standard and extended configurations are supported.
Yes, Cloudiway supports migration to both Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online) and Google Workspace (Gmail). You can choose your destination during project setup.
Yes, Cloudiway preserves rich text formatting including fonts, colors, text styles, and embedded images. Your emails will look the same in the destination platform.
Custom Notes applications built on Domino require separate migration planning. Cloudiway focuses on mailbox data (emails, calendars, contacts). Application migration needs evaluation and often rebuilding in cloud-native tools.
Delta sync allows you to pre-stage the bulk migration before cutover. On cutover day, only new and changed items are synchronized, minimizing downtime to minutes instead of hours.
Duration depends on the number of mailboxes and data volume. With delta sync, initial migration can run over days/weeks, with final cutover taking minimal time. Typical projects complete in 2-6 weeks.
Yes, both active mailboxes and Notes archives can be migrated. Archive files can be migrated to the same destination or to separate archive storage.
Cloudiway connects to your Domino server via NRPC (Notes Remote Procedure Call). Network connectivity between Cloudiway and your Domino server is required.
Yes, both active mailboxes and Notes archives can be migrated to the destination platform, preserving all historical email data.
Notes mail rules need to be recreated in the destination platform (Outlook rules or Gmail filters) as the rule formats are not compatible between systems.
Yes, Cloudiway offers free trials so you can test the migration with your own Lotus Notes data before committing to a full project.
No agent installation is required on your Domino server. Cloudiway connects remotely using standard Notes protocols.
Encrypted Notes mails (encrypted with a user’s Notes ID) are migrated only when the corresponding user ID is provided so messages can be decrypted at migration time. Without the user IDs, encrypted items are skipped and reported. We recommend exporting decrypted copies of critical encrypted mails before the cutover when IDs are unavailable.
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