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Nintex vs UiPath

Pricing, free plans, ratings, features, pros and cons, side by side. Where one comes out ahead, we mark it.

Nintex

Enterprise process automation since 2006, before RPA branding existed

4.2Not listed

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UiPath

The largest RPA vendor by market share, now adding agents

4.5$25/mo

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Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

  • Lower starting price

    Not comparable

    Not comparable: Nintex does not list a price

  • Free plan

    UiPath

    Only UiPath has one

  • Higher rating

    UiPath

    4.2 against 4.5

  • Same job?

    Yes

    Both are Automation tools

Side by side

Compared onNintexUiPath
Our rating4.24.5Better
Starts atNot listed$25/mo
Free planNoYesBetter
CategoryAutomationAutomation
Plans
  • Nintex Automation CE, K2 and Nintex for SalesforceQuote only
  • Community$0, free forever
  • BasicFrom $25/mo
  • StandardQuote only (60-day free trial)
  • EnterpriseQuote only
Key features
  • Enterprise document workflow and process mapping
  • Contract approval and forms automation
  • Two decades of enterprise deployment history
  • AI-added document understanding and process intelligence
  • Records management for regulated industries
  • Largest RPA vendor by market share, publicly traded since 2021
  • Broadest partner ecosystem and community in the category
  • Agentic AI reasoning layered onto an established RPA engine
  • Deep library of pre-built connectors and shared automations
  • Free community tier for individual learning
Pros
  • Deep, long-standing expertise in document and approval workflows
  • Strong fit for regulated industries with compliance needs
  • Process-mapping approach suits structured business workflows well
  • Largest market share and most mature ecosystem in RPA specifically
  • Public company track record adds financial stability and transparency
  • Agentic features extend rather than replace proven RPA reliability
Cons
  • No free tier or transparent self-serve pricing
  • Less suited to automating legacy desktop software directly than dedicated RPA tools
  • Enterprise sales process is slower than self-serve competitors
  • Per-user pricing scales significantly for larger enterprise deployments
  • Scale and market position come with a more complex product surface
  • Newer agent-first competitors move faster on purely AI-native features
CompanyNintex, founded 2006UiPath, founded 2005

Prices come from each vendor's pricing page, last checked 2026-09-24. Check the vendor before you buy.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Is Nintex better than UiPath?

In our reviews Nintex scores 4.2 and UiPath scores 4.5. The better pick depends on the job. Nintex: Enterprise process automation since 2006, before RPA branding existed. UiPath: The largest RPA vendor by market share, now adding agents.

Which is cheaper, Nintex or UiPath?

Nintex: see pricing. UiPath: from $25/mo.

Do Nintex and UiPath have free plans?

Only UiPath has a free plan.

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