Nintex Process Platform vs SharePoint Designer

• Nintex Platform allows you to easily turn a SharePoint list into a dynamic and robust form that is attractive and end user friendly.
• Nintex Platform is entirely web based and requires absolutely no additional software but is feature rich.
• Nintex Platform has a large user community who will answer questions.
• Nintex installs directly on top of SharePoint instead of requiring an additional server.
• Nintex integrates with SharePoint seamlessly.

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• Allows ease and flexibility of creating custom workflows specific to the business needs. Emails can be configured to easily be sent based on specific conditions, and the inclusion of workflow variables allows increased functionality.
• It gives a quick interface to add, edit, and remove site pages as well as the ability to edit list item pages creating a custom look and feel for every business need and increasing the functionality of SharePoint lists.
• Allows a nicer user interface for the additions and management of the external content types linked to the specific sites.

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• Confusion can occur between site collection and local site workflows, UDAs, and settings. Would be nice to have a clearer indication of where you need to go to make certain types of changes.
• Licensing configuration for the product and management of its many services can be hard for some owners. Issues sometimes arise simply because one outlier Nintex service decided to stop working and it isn't completely obvious during troubleshooting.
• Database logging for every workflow action (turned on by default) can quickly fill up limited space an organization may have. Ensure you have the proper infrastructure to handle the load.
• Limits and confusions in how licensing works can lead to a lot of excess to get what you need. Would be nicer to have the older licensing options returned.

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• Navigation between sub-sites and beyond the entry point is not seamless. I find it difficult to get to the root of a directory structure if I have not started there.
• Would love to be able to do WYSIWYG in some form. I have only used it for a year but I have not found anything fancy to do.
• I would like to be able to work in a development site and easily move to the production site.

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• With our diverse organization, being able to establish consistency is key and we can do this by creating a standardized form, process, and workflow with automation. So the process is easier and all of our people are doing it the same way. That is a game changer.
• The licensing is a little hard to follow and can make the product unaffordable.
• The approach of Nintex hosting the solution makes Nintex design their product for maximum usage. They have to make sure they can have their product embedded in a number of different systems; so, they use industry standard protocols and development.

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• Positive impact: End users love the custom look of their sites after I have used Designer to spice it up a bit.
• Negative impact: Other end users now want *their* sites to be spiced up similarly. More work for my team is a good thing, but each time I work in Designer, I am afraid that I am adding another impediment to our eventual upgrade to 2013.

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