Who is Nintex?
Nintex is an enterprise software company that provides a low-code
process automation and workflow platform used to design, orchestrate, and manage business processes across hybrid environments.
- Low-code workflow and process automation platform for designing and executing business processes (process automation).
- Electronic forms and data capture tools to digitize manual input and integrate with automated workflows (forms automation).
- Document generation and automation capabilities for creating, routing, and managing business documents (document automation).
- Process mapping and optimization tools for documenting, analyzing, and improving process execution (process intelligence).
- Integrations with enterprise applications and cloud services for end-to-end orchestration across systems of record (integration and orchestration).
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More About Nintex
Nintex focuses on low-code process automation used by enterprises, government agencies, and other organizations to model, automate, and monitor business processes. Its platform is designed to support business and IT teams that need to orchestrate workflows across multiple systems, including cloud services, collaboration tools, and on-premises (on-prem) applications. Typical use cases include approvals, case management, customer and employee onboarding, compliance workflows, and content-centric processes where documents and forms pass through multiple stages and stakeholders.
The Nintex platform (process automation) is built around a visual, drag-and-drop design environment that allows users to define process logic, tasks, and integrations without traditional software development. This approach is intended to align with business analysts and process owners while still connecting to enterprise-grade infrastructure. Workflows can trigger on events, schedules, or user actions and can involve human approvals, automated system steps, and document handling. The platform supports deployment across cloud environments and hybrid configurations where parts of a process interact with on-prem systems.
Nintex provides forms automation capabilities (forms automation) that allow organizations to build responsive, rules-based electronic forms for data capture on web and mobile channels. These forms can enforce validation rules, perform conditional logic, and route captured data into workflows or back-end systems. Document automation (document automation) features generate documents such as contracts, statements, reports, and correspondence using templates and data from line-of-business applications, then route those documents for review, approval, and storage.
Process mapping and analytics capabilities (process intelligence) offer tools to visually map end-to-end processes, document steps and responsibilities, and analyze performance. These capabilities support process discovery, standardization, and continuous improvement efforts by giving stakeholders a shared model of how work is performed and where manual steps or delays occur. Reporting and monitoring capabilities help track workflow status, task completion, and bottlenecks.
Integration and orchestration capabilities (integration and orchestration) connect Nintex workflows with widely used enterprise applications and platforms. These often include productivity suites, CRM and ERP systems, content management platforms, and various Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) services via connectors, APIs, and web services. By supporting these integrations, Nintex workflows can act as a coordination layer across systems of record, enabling organizations to automate cross-application processes without extensive custom development.
In enterprise environments, Nintex is commonly categorized within low-code automation, business process management, and digital process automation solution areas. Architecture teams evaluate it as a platform for standardizing workflow design, reducing reliance on custom code for routine process logic, and providing governance around automated processes. Its combination of workflow design, forms, document generation, and process mapping positions it as a consolidated automation stack that can be aligned with existing collaboration, content management, and line-of-business systems.
Our description of Nintex. Updated December 2025.
