Microsoft Power Automate vs. Nintex

Microsoft Power Automate

245 Reviews and Ratings

Nintex

493 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft Power Automate	Score8.3 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Power Automate is an advanced automation platform offering a range of features, including AI-powered automation, robotic process automation (RPA), business process automation (BPA), digital process automation (DPA), and process/task mining. The platform aims to empower organizations to securely automate their operations at scale by leveraging low-code and AI technologies.	$15 per month per user
Nintex	Score7.9 out of 10	N/A	Nintex offers a platform that helps companies discover, automate, and optimize business processes.	$480 Minimum 1,000 users per user

Pricing

Microsoft Power Automate

Nintex

Power Automate Premium: $15
per month per user
Power Automate Process: $150
per month per bot
Hosted RPA add-on: $215
per month per bot
Process Mining add-on: $5,000
per month per tenant

Enterprise - Process Platform: $480
Minimum 1,000 users per user
Professional - Process Platform: 150,000
per year
Expert - Process Platform: 185,000
per year
Custom: Personalized Quote

Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Power Automate	Nintex
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

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Key User Insights
	Microsoft Power Automate	Nintex
Considered Both Products	Microsoft David Hofmann, MSMOT Senior Advisor in Professional Services at Cherokee Federal Strategic Programs (Public Relations & Communications, 10,001+ employees) Chose Microsoft Power Automate In our experience, Microsoft Power Automate fails with throttling and became unusable to meet our client deadlines. Nintex did not experience throttling issues for us. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Power Automate Power Automate don't require additional license like Nintex. Also, plenty of connectors in Power Automate connect external systems and applications. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Power Automate I have many years of experience with Nintex applications and it stands up very well against Microsoft Power Automate. I hope Microsoft Power Automate can become the better workflow application. With the Integrated AI builder and continuous updates I expect they can become the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Power Automate Power Automate is a no-code/low-code solution tailored for workflow automation, data integration, and AI integration, making it an excellent choice for Microsoft-centric organizations. OutSystems, on the other hand, is a comprehensive application development platform, offering … Incentivized Helpful? Dineshkumar Rajendran Applications Developer in Information Technology at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (Financial Services, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Microsoft Power Automate Power Automate is very well integrated with Microsoft office 365 suit, Teams channel and SharePoint online. The workflow UI is very user-friendly and the users from non-technical background can easily understand the tool and start automating any simple and complex workflows. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Power Automate SharePoint Designer was discontinued and was limited in functionality, being as old as it was. Nintex was powerful, but at the time we were using it, it was primarilly tied to SharePoint, and we wanted to do more outside of SharePoint as well. And Tibco Integration (Scribe) was … Incentivized Helpful? Faizal Ansari Office 365 Specialist in Information Technology at 2degrees (Telecommunications, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Microsoft Power Automate Both have their use cases. Nintex Automation Cloud allows external users to submit forms, which Microsoft PowerAutomate or PowerApps doesn't allow. (Power Pages is very costly) Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Power Automate None Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Crowell Director of Service Delivery in Information Technology at Netrix LLC (Information Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees) Chose Microsoft Power Automate Nintex is a more powerful workflow tool, but Microsoft is closing the gap with Power Automate. Microsoft Power Automate can do simple tasks very well, and they both can connect to multiple other systems very easily. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Power Automate Nintex is far easier to use, both O365 and Cloud versions, than Microsoft Power Automate. Nintex used to fall short due to not having the connectors that Flow has, but their Cloud version is catching up very quickly. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Power Automate Power Automate is more user friendly. It connects to Microsoft products seamlessly like Power Automate and SharePoint Lists. Pricing is cheaper. standard MS 365 subscription includes PA. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Power Automate In my opinion [Microsoft Power Automate (formerly Microsoft Flow)] is heads and shoulders above Nintex. It was much easier to learn to use and had a much cleaner UI. Nintex and Power Automate both had connections to a lot of platforms but since we used a majority of Microsoft … Incentivized Helpful? Ankit saxena Solutions Architect in Information Technology at Agreeya (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Microsoft Power Automate Nintex is well suited for highly big enterprise apps, it does come with its own cost and challenges as well. [Microsoft Power Automate (formerly Microsoft Flow)] is greatly suited for creating simple to medium workflows and automations that can be done at every department level … Incentivized Helpful? John Leung, MBA, PMP, CSM Manager - Data and Analytics in Information Technology at Manulife (Financial Services, 10,001+ employees) Chose Microsoft Power Automate Power Automate is much easier to learn than Nintex Workflow, with much easier ability to test and debug. Nintex however has a much better workflow approval process with more mature functionality. Incentivized Helpful? Chris Carpenter Staff Project Manager, Awesomizer, Fixer, Maker, Collaboration Enabler in Research & Development at Beckman Coulter, Inc (Biotechnology, 10,001+ employees) Chose Microsoft Power Automate Like all plugin type enabler programs, Flow bridges a gap that SharePoint couldn't fill on its own. SharePoint allows for some helpful automation of collaboration, but where it falls short is where Flow has an opportunity to elaborate. On-Prem Nintex and SharePoint 2016 are … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Power Automate We selected Microsoft Flow because we are Microsoft house. But regardless of that fact, the outside software and services it can interface with is what i feel really sets them apart. The multitude of actions and triggers included in Flow as well the interface is where Flow … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Power Automate We had a requirement to get all members of an AD group from Azure AD into SharePoint online list which Nintex Workflow for O365 can't do it and we chose Microsoft Flow to perform that action. Incentivized Helpful?	Nintex Verified User Chose Nintex The feasibility of Nintex K2, combined with its integration capabilities and process development flexibility, was the key factor. Incentivized Helpful? Julio Magana CTO in Engineering at Tara technologies (Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees) Chose Nintex Microsoft environment does not have the scalability of Nintex; it is perfect for small and medium-sized companies, especially in environments where Microsoft environment is almost entirely used. Although Microsoft offers options to connect to other applications, its platform … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Nintex Nintex Process Platform is a great tool for automatic tasks and creating forms in SharePoint Online. For automating using other applications, including third party, Power Automate has more usage. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Nintex I would say Power Automate at the moment leads the category for all round toolset and useability Incentivized Helpful? David Hofmann, MSMOT Senior Advisor in Professional Services at Cherokee Federal Strategic Programs (Public Relations & Communications, 10,001+ employees) Chose Nintex Not as useful as Power Automate Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Nintex Nintex is easier to use and manage, it looks way better and is a lot cheaper if you have a lot of workflow runs. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Nintex Fast automations, ability to adopt custom script Incentivized Helpful? Sandip Patil Techincal Architect in Information Technology at Flex (Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 10,001+ employees) Chose Nintex Less learning curve and easy to use. Incentivized Helpful? Julian Nye Business enablement engineer in Information Technology at Auckland Transport (Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Nintex Nintex Process Platform was and still is by far the most flexible and easy-to-use than any of the other form creation and workflow designer apps we looked at. Incentivized Helpful? Sue Panprasert Senior Systems Analyst in Information Technology at Ricoh Electronics, Inc. (Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 501-1000 employees) Chose Nintex Nintex Process Platform is much easier to begin with as low code or no code tool, which reduced amount of time and effort to learn and we can start working on it within a few weeks after taking the training session with Nintex. We can build the same application with same … Incentivized Helpful? Faizal Ansari Office 365 Specialist in Information Technology at 2degrees (Telecommunications, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Nintex Microsoft Power Automate is more customizable than Nintex Workflow but harder to use. It also has a 30 day running limitation. Incentivized Helpful? Ken Terrell Technology Services Director in Information Technology at Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company (Insurance, 51-200 employees) Chose Nintex We use Nintex for any workflow that interacts with our users. It provides a much more professional and clean interaction and is easier to design that Power Automate. Power Automate is better at handling some technical scenarios and has good error handling capabilities, but … Incentivized Helpful? Dharmesh Sakarkar Project Manager in Manufacturing at Coal India Limited (Mining & Metals, 10,001+ employees) Chose Nintex Nintex Process Platform is a very affordable and economical tool as it reduces time wastage and operational cost, unlike its alternatives. This tool offers outstanding and responsive technical support services to its customers. Incentivized Helpful? Daniel Smid Plant Manager in Manufacturing at SUEZ - Water Technologies & Solutions (Chemicals, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Nintex Once you have O365, the obvious choice of tools would be the ones that are part of the platform and are included in your subscription, like PowerApps and Flow. Still, we often choose Nintex Process Platform instead. Regarding forms, Nintex Process Platform provides a more … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Nintex I used SharePoint Designer and Microsoft Visual Studio. We are testing also Microsoft Office 365 Power Automate and Power Apps which are in a competition to the Nintex Workflow Cloud. K2 was not tested but in the focus, at the end the pricing was to expensive for small/mid size … Incentivized Helpful? Manas Maboka Senior Specialist\Consultant : SharePoint\Office365\Nintex in Information Technology at South African Reserve Bank (Banking, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Nintex Nintex just works and has been working for the past 12 years. It's very easy to use, very efficient and productive. I'll say it's the No1 Digital transformation platform in the world. Incentivized Helpful? Ankit saxena Solutions Architect in Information Technology at Agreeya (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Nintex Nintex Process Platform is great for more complex and heavy processes as compared to some other similar tools. Additionally, it offers great support in case of any issues. Incentivized Helpful? Sumit Rampal Senior SharePoint Consultant in Information Technology at Lubrizol (Chemicals, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Nintex Power automate offers tough competition to Nintex Process Platform when it comes to citizen development, since MS pushed that option right into the SharePoint list. Incentivized Helpful? scott byrge Sr. SharePoint Developer \ Architect in Information Technology at McKesson (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees) Chose Nintex Technical staff thinks Nintex stacks up against Power Automate well, short of a string "Connector" story and it is at a disadvantage due to Power Automate being "part" of M365 marketing against that is near impossible. For the most part, we have kept the Nintex platform because … Incentivized Helpful? Bob Thorne IT Business Process Mgr in Information Technology at Benesch (Legal Services, 201-500 employees) Chose Nintex We used InfoPath form services, which was fine, but difficult to make the form "look" good, and InfoPath isn't always a supported solution. Incentivized Helpful? HAkeem Olateju Lead CRM Business Analyst in Information Technology at Diabetes UK (Non-profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees) Chose Nintex Microsoft InfoPath. We felt InfoPath isn't as flexible and the functionality it offered was limited compared to Nintex. Also there was information that InfoPath was going to be discontinued (at that time). Incentivized Helpful? John Leung, MBA, PMP, CSM Manager - Data and Analytics in Information Technology at Manulife (Financial Services, 10,001+ employees) Chose Nintex Nintex is easier to learn than PowerApps. Powerautomate has better performance and flexibility than Nintex Workflow. We selected Nintex for its mature capability and "no-code" functionality. Incentivized Helpful? vinay ayinapurapu Senior Consultant in Information Technology at Cognizant Technology Solutions us corp (Information Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees) Chose Nintex We have evaluated OOTB designer approaches, Power Automate approaches, and K2 wrt to Nintex. The ideal features that set Nintex apart are: Predefined action items and ease of design using drag and drop. Ability to implement complex processes with fewer hurdles using no to low … Incentivized Helpful? Feitze Mast System Owner - Productivity in Information Technology at IWG plc (Commercial Real Estate, 10,001+ employees) Chose Nintex Last year October some actions in the workflows were not possible in Power Automate. Incentivized Helpful? John Philips Partner in Information Technology at V&I (Textiles, 1-10 employees) Chose Nintex These used to be great tools until the new pricing model made them really painful and expensive to use. Nintex pricing is more reliable and we can plan better. 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Features

Microsoft Power Automate

Nintex

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Power Automate and Nintex
Feature	Microsoft Power Automate - Ratings	Nintex 8.5 176 Ratings
Dashboards	00 Ratings	8.9163 Ratings
Standard reports	00 Ratings	8.8168 Ratings
Custom reports	00 Ratings	7.8139 Ratings

Comparison of Process Engine features of Microsoft Power Automate and Nintex
Feature	Microsoft Power Automate - Ratings	Nintex 7.4 240 Ratings
Process designer	00 Ratings	8.4217 Ratings
Process simulation	00 Ratings	5.021 Ratings
Business rules engine	00 Ratings	7.8189 Ratings
SOA support	00 Ratings	6.9170 Ratings
Process player	00 Ratings	8.446 Ratings
Support for modeling languages	00 Ratings	6.014 Ratings
Form builder	00 Ratings	9.2215 Ratings
Model execution	00 Ratings	7.7174 Ratings

Comparison of Collaboration features of Microsoft Power Automate and Nintex
Feature	Microsoft Power Automate - Ratings	Nintex 9.0 18 Ratings
Social collaboration tools	00 Ratings	9.018 Ratings

Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Microsoft Power Automate and Nintex
Feature	Microsoft Power Automate - Ratings	Nintex 10.0 23 Ratings
Content management	00 Ratings	10.023 Ratings

User Ratings
	Microsoft Power Automate	Nintex
Likelihood to Recommend	7.8 (82 ratings)	7.8 (280 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.3 (9 ratings)	2.1 (33 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (7 ratings)	9.0 (22 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	8.9 (7 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	9.7 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	7.9 (12 ratings)	8.0 (23 ratings)
In-Person Training	9.0 (1 ratings)	7.0 (1 ratings)
Online Training	8.9 (2 ratings)	8.8 (3 ratings)
Implementation Rating	7.5 (36 ratings)	8.0 (11 ratings)
Configurability	9.0 (1 ratings)	8.8 (3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	8.5 (2 ratings)	9.8 (3 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	9.8 (3 ratings)
Professional Services	8.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	9.0 (1 ratings)	9.7 (3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	10.0 (1 ratings)	9.7 (3 ratings)