Comparison

Appian vs Nintex

No leader: the top candidate Nintex has only 0.08 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Appian48
Nintex50
Score
vioscaleAI score
Appian48 / 100medium · 70%
Nintex50 / 100low · 8%
Pricing
Free tier
Appian✓
Nintex–
Model
Appianfreemium
Price level
Appianlow
Nintex–
Transparent
Appian✗
Nintex–
Integrations
Count
Appian18
Nintex13
Security
Certifications
Nintex–
Fedramp
Appian✓
Nintex–
Gdpr
Appian✓
Nintex–
Hipaa
Appian✓
Nintex–
Pci
Appian✓
Nintex–
Soc2
Appian✓
Nintex–
Reliability
Sla pct
Appian99.99
Nintex–
Content
Faq
Appian6 items
Nintex5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for workflow forms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Conditional multi step approval routing
Appian-
Nintex-
SSO employee login restriction
Appian-
Nintex-
PDF document generation from inputs
Appian-
Nintex✓
Electronic signature collection native
Appian-
Nintex✓
Offline mobile app data collection
Appian-
Nintex-
Sql database and ERP read write sync
Appian-
Nintex✓
Kanban board process tracking UI
Appian-
Nintex-
Salesforce hubspot CRM data sync
Appian-
Nintex✓
HIPAA compliance medical encryption
Appian✓
Nintex-
SOC2 type ii
Appian-
Nintex-
ISO 27001
Appian-
Nintex-
Pricing model
AppianFlat subscription per seat
Nintex-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Appian

A platform designed for enterprises to automate complex business processes, integrate disparate systems, and rapidly develop mission-critical applications through visual development tools and AI-powered automation.

Independently observed

Nintex

A process automation platform that eliminates repetitive manual work and streamlines business workflows through integrated automation, forms, and approval routing.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Appian

SubscriptionFree tier

Subscription per user per month with three tiers. Free Community Edition available for personal development.

  • Standard-
    • Low-code process and application development
    • Single data source in Data Fabric
    • Cloud Database
    • One portal per app
    • Mobile Apps
    • +2 more
  • Advanced-
    • Multiple data sources
    • Document record types
    • Dynamic query scaling
    • Unlimited portals
    • AI Skills with email and document classification
    • +2 more
  • Premium-
    • Unlimited rows per record type
    • Transparent data encryption for synced record types
    • Offline Experiences
    • CSS Profiles
    • Autoscale for Process
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Nintex

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Appian✓
Nintex✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Appian✓
Nintex✓
On-premise
Appian✗
Nintex✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (3)
  • Salesforce
  • Azure
  • SAP

Appian

18 total - 15 not shared
  • Google
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • DocuSign
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Oracle
  • NetSuite
  • Box
  • Workday
  • SuccessFactors
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • Snowflake
  • Apache Kafka
Independently observed

Nintex

18 total - 15 not shared
  • Microsoft
  • SharePoint
  • Microsoft Power Automate
  • Copilot Studio
  • Salesforce Agentforce
  • Seismic
  • Apptigent CloudTools
  • UKG
  • Greenhouse
  • Zendesk
  • Microsoft 365
  • SQL
  • Azure AD
  • Okta
  • WebServices
Independently observed
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