#1 most frequent
United States of America
52.0%944 installations of 1,814
What is Nintex?
Nintex offers a platform that helps companies discover, automate, and optimize business processes.
Categories & Use Cases
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Screenshot of Nintex Automation Cloud, a cloud-based platform that offers capabilities to build automation and process-focused applications.
Top Performing Features
Content management
Content management tool for storing and managing versioning of electronic documents, images, etc.
Category average: 7.7
Form builder
Integrated form design tool
Category average: 8.8
Social collaboration tools
Social tools for discussion threads, wikis, enabling decision making
Category average: 8.3
Areas for Improvement
SOA support
Support for reusable services to be built into process design
Category average: 7.6
Support for modeling languages
Support for modeling languages like BPML, BPEL, and BMMN.
Category average: 8.1
Process simulation
Evaluating model performance with real data, and optimizing
Category average: 7.5
Who Buys & Uses Nintex
#2 most frequent
Australia
9.2%167 installations of 1,814
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5.5%100 installations of 1,814
Pros
- Workflow automation streamlining data gathering and approval processes.
- Process mapping capabilities for documenting workflows and aiding onboarding.
- Customization options extend beyond standard SharePoint functionality.
Cons
- Integration limitations requiring manual coding.
- Cost concerns related to per-process map charging and licensing models.
- Limited built-in integrations.
Streamlining Business Processes with Nintex Efficient Scalable and User-Friendly.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Nintex Workflow is a powerful automation tool that streamlines business processes directly within SharePoint.
We use it to manage documents efficiently, ensuring smooth approvals and version control.
For contracts, Nintex helps automate reviews, signatures, and compliance tracking.
In HR, it streamlines tasks such as onboarding, leave requests, and employee records.
It also supports order management by automating requests, approvals, and notifications.
Pros
- Contracts approvals.
- Documents approvals.
- Expenses approvals.
- Mileage approvals.
Cons
- User Interface Complexity – Some workflows can become difficult to manage or troubleshoot, especially for non-technical users, so a more intuitive design experience would help.
- Performance at Scale – Large or complex workflows can slow down execution; optimizing speed and scalability improves reliability.
- Integration Flexibility – While it works well in SharePoint, expanding seamless integration with more third-party applications and modern cloud tools would enhance its usefulness.
Return on Investment
- Significant time savings through automated approval processes.
- Reduced operational costs by minimizing manual tasks.
- Improved customer experience with faster response times.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
SharePoint Designer (discontinued) and Microsoft Visual Studio
Other Software Used
Microsoft Power Automate, SharePoint Designer (discontinued), Microsoft Visual Studio
Nintex Process Manager Review.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
My organization uses Nintex to map business processes and improve them. This addresses the business problem of incomplete documentation and helps with transitioning responsibilities when people switch roles or a new person joins the organization. For the scope of our use of Process Manager, we try to focus mainly on interdepartmental processes, as Process Manager is designed for these.
Pros
- Automatically generates swimlane diagrams for processes with multiple actors.
- Provides automatic reminders to review process documentation on a predetermined schedule.
- Allows for the easy transfer of all processes attached to a specific user, facilitating easy reassignment.
Cons
- If you are creating a process with parallel subprocesses, there's no way to see, in a single view in Nintex, all the steps for the subprocesses. You have to view each sub-process in its own view, so it's hard to see what's going on at a high level.
- There isn't an easy way to filter the processes by another user (not yourself) in Nintex. There is a report that shows processes and objects by user, but that's not as convenient. This is something that I've seen in other tools (OpenPages by IBM) so I am surprised that it is missing.
- Nintex doesn't really have a way to capture iterative processes (which we have a lot of). It's designed for linear processes.
Return on Investment
- Made onboarding easier for staff.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Visio
Other Software Used
Microsoft 365, Wrike, Atlassian Confluence
Nintex docgen review.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are using the docgen api to enable our customers to use a document automation workflow. Our customers are lawyers from various law firms in the U.S., and they are heavily involved with generating new documents in their daily lives. Using our Clio’s vast data within the law firm and using Nintex’s docgen api, we’ve been able to let the lawyers create automated docgen in different file extensions
Pros
- Customer support response speed.
- Point of contacts.
Cons
- Docgen api maintainability is quite low priority than other features.
- Performance could see some improvements.
- Giving more descriptive error messages for api users could be handy for developers.
Return on Investment
- Customers are getting doc generation flow seamlessly.
- The price is always on debate from our organization, we are hoping to get better pricing.
- Making the api easier to use could unlock more usage across our multi-application.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Apryse PDF SDK
Other Software Used
Apryse PDF SDK
Easy to use Workflow Automation Software for SharePoint
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Nintex Forms and Workflows in our on-premise SharePoint environment. It has helped unlock additional capabilities that the out-of-the-box workflow features in SharePoint simply does not have. It helps with our approval process, allows us to create complex workflows, allows us to create user-friendly forms, and the entire company can benefit from these enhancements. The user-friendly and visual nature of the workflow and form designers allows even users with minimal SharePoint knowledge the ability to create complex workflows to meet their needs.
Pros
- LazyApproval emails in workflows allow users the ability to approve actions via email.
- Unlocks additional workflow features that are severely lacking or missing in the OOTB version SharePoint.
- Workflow Designer is very good at giving users a visual representation of their workflows. It is very user-friendly.
- Customer service is very good. The turnaround time is fast and they are knowledgeable and offer detailed solutions.
Cons
- Software updates are sometimes problematic. Their updater does not work well in our environment and therefore we need to manually remove everything and re-install.
- Updates to their software seems to occur quarterly therefore your SharePoint server updates become outdated while you wait for Nintex to update their software to work with the latest CUs from Microsoft.
Return on Investment
- Saves the company time by allowing users to approve actions via email instead of accessing SharePoint.
- Since we do not need to have a workflow designer expert, anyone could learn how to create workflows, allowing better knowledge sharing.
Usability
Other Software Used
Microsoft SharePoint, SAP SuccessFactors HCM, Epicor Kinetic, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), AutoTime, Microsoft Visual Studio, Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our company uses Nintex as a platform for intake forms and workflow automations to increase efficiency and tracking across multiple departments within our organization, primarily in our SharePoint environment. With dynamic controls, the ability to create and recall variables from different sources, and rules to perform unique functionality, it is far superior to the default SharePoint list form.
Pros
- Customer service is wonderful.
- Resource materials are easy to find.
- Insights into forms and workflows for reporting.
- Allows unique low-code functionality where needed.
Cons
- Ability to insert form variables from the designer tab.
- Possibly create features in responsive forms similar to app components.
Return on Investment
- Increased submissions.
- Automated workflows eliminate manual email notifications.
- Learning opportunities.
