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Should I use Nintex?

Discover what makes Nintex the leader in end-to-end process & workflow automation. Power your team with custom app dev for integrated workflow automation. - nintex.com

Depends. Buy if you're a mid-size or enterprise org with complex, document-heavy processes and admin resources to run it. Small teams should stick with Power Automate, Zapier, or simpler BPM tools at a fraction of the cost.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 30+ public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, CVE databases, pricing trackers, and vendor pages. Some snippets truncated.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$900+/mo (TrustRadius)

Custom enterprise quote

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo

Best for

  • Mid-size and enterprise ops teams
  • Microsoft/SharePoint-heavy shops
  • Document-heavy processes (contracts, forms)
  • Regulated industries needing FedRAMP

Not for

  • Small teams automating a handful of tasks
  • Anyone wanting transparent, self-serve pricing
  • Teams without dedicated admin/builder headcount
  • Budget buyers — cheaper tools do the job

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Expect $900+/month minimum; pricing is negotiated per deal, so quotes vary widely

high

Portfolio mixes legacy K2, SharePoint-era, and cloud products — confirm which platform you're buying

medium

Nintex Automation 5.6/5.7 had stored-XSS CVEs; on-prem means owning patch discipline

medium

Leaving costs money: one customer paid consultants to migrate workflows to Microsoft

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Full platform: workflow, forms, RPA, eSign, document generation
  • G2 Enterprise Grid leader three consecutive years
  • FedRAMP-authorized cloud suits regulated workloads
  • Salesforce users rate Nintex DocGen above Conga
  • SharePoint users call its workflows far stronger than native options

Cons

  • Repeatedly flagged as expensive by reviewers
  • Custom-quote pricing only; no public tiers
  • On-prem releases carried 2025 XSS CVEs
  • Complicated product line and private-equity ownership churn
  • Some customers migrated off to Microsoft tooling

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/24/2026 - 14 sources - Active 2025 CVEs in on-prem Nintex Automation (stored XSS); vendor ships advisories; cloud platform is FedRAMP authorized.

official x1review x6security x4news x3
  • CVE-2025-27924 — stored XSS, Nintex Automation 5.6 and 5.7 before 5.8; stored cross-site scripting.
  • CVE-2025-27926, Additional 2025 CVE listed against Nintex Automation in NIST NVD.
  • Redis CVE-2025-49844 in Nintex RPA Server, Vendor advisory directing customers to upgrade bundled Redis.
  • Infostealer credentials on vendor domain, Hudson Rock lists 292 credentials from infostealer logs tied to.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • $900+/mo (TrustRadius)

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Repeatedly called expensive; $900+/mo entry
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Praised easy by some; BPM complexity reported
  • Feature depth: 5/5. Workflow, forms, RPA, eSign, docgen, process mapping
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. FedRAMP cloud, but 2025 on-prem XSS CVEs
  • $900+/mo Entry pricing TrustRadius-listed subscription
  • No Free tier Trial offered, custom quotes
  • 78 Gartner reviews (K2) Nintex Automation K2
  • TPG majority Ownership PE-backed since 2021

Pricing

Custom enterprise quote

$900+/mo (TrustRadius)

  • Workflow and forms automation
  • RPA and eSign add-ons
  • DocGen for Salesforce/CRM

Security

Active 2025 CVEs in on-prem Nintex Automation (stored XSS); vendor ships advisories; cloud platform is FedRAMP authorized.

  • CVE-2025-27924 — stored XSSNintex Automation 5.6 and 5.7 before 5.8; stored cross-site scripting.⁸
  • CVE-2025-27926Additional 2025 CVE listed against Nintex Automation in NIST NVD.⁹
  • Redis CVE-2025-49844 in Nintex RPA ServerVendor advisory directing customers to upgrade bundled Redis.10
  • Infostealer credentials on vendor domainHudson Rock lists 292 credentials from infostealer logs tied to.14

What users say

Reviewers praise the workflow depth and document generation but repeatedly flag high, opaque pricing.

“Nintex workflows are 10x…”
Reddit, r/sharepoint
“Nintex DocGen is superio…”
Reddit, r/salesforce

Alternatives

Compare Nintex with each alternative.

  • Microsoft Power Automate

    Cheaper and native for Microsoft 365 shops; Reddit's frequent Nintex comparison.

  • Tallyfy

    Markets itself as simpler, cheaper BPM with published pricing.

    Nintex vs Tallyfy

  • FlowForma

    SharePoint-friendly process automation; publishes Nintex price comparisons.

    Nintex vs FlowForma

Companies that use it

  • GM Financial
  • IQumulate Premium Funding
  • Gippsland Water

Companies that could

  • Indovinya13 Uses Microsoft (migrated off Nintex) instead
Full analysis

Based on 30+ public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, CVE databases, pricing trackers, and vendor pages. Some snippets truncated.

Powerful enterprise automation with real fans — but $900+/mo entry, opaque pricing, and overkill for small teams.

Methodology

Based on 30+ public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, CVE databases, pricing trackers, and vendor pages. Some snippets truncated.

Sources

  1. Nintex official sitenintex.com
    official
  2. Nintex Pricing 2026 — TrustRadiustrustradius.com
    review
  3. Nintex Reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  4. Nintex Automation K2 Reviews — Gartnergartner.com
    review
  5. Who here uses Nintex? — Reddit r/sharepointreddit.com
    review
  6. I'm SICK of Conga — Reddit r/salesforcereddit.com
    review
  7. Nintex review — Tallyfytallyfy.com
    review
  8. CVE-2025-27924 — Nintex Automation stored XSSgithub.com
    security
  9. CVE-2025-27926 — NIST NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  10. Redis CVE-2025-49844 on Nintex RPA Servercommunity.nintex.com
    security
  11. Nintex Automation Cloud achieves FedRAMPnintex.com
    news
  12. TPG majority investment in Nintexprnewswire.com
    news
  13. Indovinya migration from Nintex to Microsoft — CTGctg.com
    news
  14. Nintex — Hudson Rock infostealer checkhudsonrock.com
    security

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