Deciding between NIntex Forms/Workflow or PowerApps/Flow [closed]

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Hi we started to use our sharepoint online and thinking of using Flow and PowerApps to create apps or just buy another license of Nintex the problem is that it cost a lot.

Do you have any recommendations when to use PowerApps/Flow and its benefits vs Nintex? Or we'll just continue to use our on prem to create custom apps using Nintex instead?

Answer 1

Nintex is extremely expensive... They can be since there are few alternatives. I used flow for some workflows and it seemed to share a burden of many other apps of MS: Good idea but not really finished for productive application. There is nearly no depth to flow-workflows for more complex operations. On the other hand, there might be integration for other services your org is using.

PowerApps also seems to be a very interesting Application, since you can create apps for other platforms that can use your SP lists as a basis for data. A form as a native app for many devices. Last time I used it it was still extremely slow and unstable. Desktop and Browser Versions. And you don't have advanced configuration options if you just need a little bit of extra logic.

Depending on your needs, I would still recommend the classic CSS/Javascript approach and design your own forms or spend the money on Nintex.

I would suggest you just try Flow/PowerApps yourself. They are both relatively simple applications. In my opinion, they still don't even have the feature set of classic SP-Workflows(2010/2013), not even speaking of Nintex. But they might work for you in combination to save some money.

Answer 2

Would totally agree with this comment as we are using Nintex but just got stung by the increase in subscription costs, so were considering powerapps/flow as a replacement. But MS seem to be investing in both heavily, so I would revisit that in 6 months time as both products have matured a lot in the last 6-9 months.