The Practical Nintex SharePoint
Alternative Built for Microsoft 365
Nintex is ending support for SharePoint on-premises on July 14, 2026. Organizations running Nintex for SharePoint need a proven replacement – and fast. NITRO Studio is built for exactly this transition. With a no-code and low-code environment, anyone on your team can build, customize, and deploy solutions without developers. Unlimited forms, unlimited workflows, and flat-rate pricing – all inside your existing Microsoft 365 environment.
Thousands of organizations are now looking for a Nintex migration path before the July 2026 deadline. NITRO Studio delivers flat-rate licensing with full on-premises support across SharePoint SE, 2019, and 2016 – so your data never leaves your Microsoft tenancy. Unlike Nintex’s per-workflow model, your costs stay predictable no matter how much your automation grows.
• NITRO brings you full-fledged Business Applications
To create a business application, Nintex provides low-code templates to download and install in their software. While they have many options, there is a learning curve for installing code and creating the application.
Crow Canyon provides no-code/ low-code business applications designed to get your organization up and running without the hassle.
NITRO allows unlimited forms and workflows
Nintex’s consumption-based pricing charges per workflow, a model that adds up fast for organizations that rely on automation for daily operations. As your processes grow, so does your bill.
Here at Crow Canyon Software, we keep it simple. One flat-rate subscription, unlimited workflows, no surprise invoices. Build as much as your organization needs, without watching the meter.
Crow Canyon provides engaged support & quick responses
Did you know Nintex relies on a partner-based support model, where the level of help you receive often depends on how much you’ve spent. For smaller organizations, that can mean getting lost in the queue when issues arise.
Crow Canyon does things differently. Our support team is in-house, engaged, and with you for the long haul. From initial deployment through the full product lifecycle, we stay by your side. Real people, real answers, real accountability.
“NITRO Studio conquered many of SharePoint’s out-of-the-box limitations and made it easier to do many of tasks that previously were labor-intensive and required coding, and was much more affordable then other solutions we were looking at, such as, Nintex.”
Rodrigo Vargas, Sr. Manager Supply Chain Quality, Ventura Foods
Features
& NITRO Business Applications
Nintex
| Capability | NITRO Studio | Nintex |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat-rate – unlimited forms and unlimited workflows | Pay-per-workflow; costs escalate as automation use grows |
| On-premises SharePoint | ✓ Full support – SE, 2019, 2016 | ✗ EOL July 2026 – being retired |
| Data stays in your tenancy | ✓ Always – your environment only | ✗ Routed through Nintex cloud |
| GCC High / dedicated cloud | ✓ Dedicated deployment available | Limited |
| No-code application builder | ✓ Forms, workflows, portals, reports, chatbots | Template-based; requires code install and setup |
| Support model | ✓ In-house, full lifecycle | Partner-tiered; outsourced based on purchase level |
| Microsoft 365 / Teams native | ✓ No additional connectors needed | Connector required for some M365 features |
Data security isn’t a feature. It’s a foundation.
When you use Nintex, your form and workflow data is routed through Nintex’s external cloud infrastructure, taking it outside the boundaries of your own environment.
With NITRO Studio, that never happens. Your data stays entirely within your Microsoft 365 tenancy. This is precisely why NITRO Studio is trusted by US federal and state agencies, defense organizations, healthcare systems, and financial institutions operating in highly regulated environments, including GCC High deployments. No third-party cloud touchpoints. No data residency compromises. Just complete control over your most sensitive information, exactly where it belongs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, in most cases significantly so. Nintex charges per-workflow and per-form, meaning costs escalate as your automation use grows. NITRO Studio uses flat-rate, annual licensing - one price covers unlimited forms and unlimited workflows across your entire organization. Organizations switching from Nintex typically report substantial reductions in annual automation spend.
No. Nintex announced the end-of-life for its SharePoint on-premises product. Organizations running Nintex SharePoint on-premises need to migrate to a replacement platform before July 14, 2026, when SharePoint 2016 and 2019 retirement creates an additional forcing function. NITRO Studio fully supports SharePoint on-premises deployments including SharePoint SE, 2019, and 2016.
Yes. Crow Canyon Software provides migration services to help organizations move off Nintex SharePoint and rebuild workflows inside NITRO Studio. Crow Canyon's professional services team works directly with your IT team to map existing Nintex workflows and transition them to NITRO's drag-and-drop Visual Workflow Designer. A free migration assessment is available to scope the effort before any commitment.
Yes. NITRO Studio runs entirely within your Microsoft 365 tenancy. Your data never passes through an external Crow Canyon cloud or any third-party infrastructure. This makes NITRO Studio the preferred choice for regulated environments including US federal agencies, defense contractors (GCC High), healthcare organizations, and financial institutions with strict data residency requirements.
NITRO Studio supports four deployment models: shared cloud (standard M365 environments), dedicated cloud within the customer's own Azure tenancy, on-premises SharePoint (SE, 2019, 2016), and air-gapped deployment for highest-security environments through NITRO Secure. Unlike Nintex, which retired on-premises support, NITRO Studio continues to invest in all deployment models.
