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Nintex eSign
by Nintex eSign
What Nintex eSign is
Nintex eSign is a paid electronic-signature product from Nintex eSign, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA. It supports document templates, bulk sending, intake forms, selectable signature order, SMS authentication, audit trails, and API access. Workflow features include approval workflows, human approvals, recurring work, and a visual workflow builder. Nintex also lists attended and unattended automation, document processing, browser automation, bot orchestration, event triggers, automatic retries, and execution observability. Deployment is described as cloud, with on-premises options, while the listed platform is API and Windows is the supported operating system. Reporting is basic. Named plans are Essentials, Standard, Pro, Enterprise, and Expert; pricing is on request and no free plan is listed. Standard includes attended bots, support, and training. Enterprise includes attended and unattended bots, workflows, cloud-to-ground connectivity, SAP interactions, and emulator actions. Nintex was founded in 2006.
Who it suits
It suits organizations needing electronic signatures alongside workflow and automation capabilities.
What it does well
- Includes templates, bulk sending, and audit trails
- Offers API access and SMS authentication
- Supports approval workflows and human approvals
- Provides attended and unattended automation
- Cloud and on-premises deployment options
What to know first
- Pricing is available only on request
- No free plan
- Reporting is basic
- Windows is the listed operating system
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | — | On request |
| Standard | Attended bots · Support and training | On request |
| Pro | — | On request |
| Enterprise | Attended and unattended bots · Workflows · Cloud-to-ground connectivity · SAP interactions · Emulator actions | On request |
| Expert | — | On request |
| Nintex eSign | Flexible pricing · no overage penalties or mystery fees | On request |
As nintex.com lists them, read 19 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Nintex eSign combines signing tools with workflow automation and bot capabilities.
Facts from Nintex eSign's own pages
- API access
- Yes · nintex.com, 22 Sept 2026
- API authentication
- API connections use an API key, API username and context username, with keys that can be scoped and given expiration dates. · help.nintex.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Audit trail
- Yes · nintex.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Automated signing
- Users can create online signatures, automate signing steps and trigger subsequent actions. · nintex.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Availability target
- Nintex says it aims for 99.99% availability across Process Platform capabilities. · nintex.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Branding
- Signing experiences can be customized to match a company’s look and feel. · nintex.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Bulk sending
- Yes · nintex.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Company founding
- Nintex says it began in 2006 as a native process engine company. · nintex.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company size and headquarters
- LinkedIn lists Nintex as privately held with 1,001–5,000 employees and headquarters in Bellevue, Washington. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Nintex states that SOC 2 Type 2 and SOC 3 reports support Nintex eSign services. · nintex.com, 15 Oct 2026
- CRM integration
- The product supports issuing documents from Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. · nintex.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Developer documentation
- Developer resources cover REST, SOAP, authentication, SSO, webhooks, dynamic Jotblocks and many C# samples. · help.nintex.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- Nintex provides quick-start guides, technical documentation, community forums, training and customer support channels. · community.nintex.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Document templates
- Yes · nintex.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Envelope workflow
- Documents and signer information are routed in envelopes that can contain one or more documents. · help.nintex.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2006 · nintex.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · nintex.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Bellevue, Washington, USA · nintex.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- The Process Platform is hosted on Microsoft Azure, with regional hosting options including the United States, European Union, Canada and Australia for eSign. · nintex.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Capterra pricing and integrations
- Capterra reviewers say licensing can be expensive and integrations beyond SharePoint or Office 365 may require workarounds. · capterra.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Gartner forms performance
- Gartner reviewers report that autogenerated forms can be slow and need manual performance adjustments. · gartner.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: GetApp support consistency
- GetApp notes that some reviewers report slow escalation and limited support contact channels. · getapp.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: TrustRadius integrations and complexity
- TrustRadius reports complaints about limited integrations with some modern cloud applications, dated complexity and performance problems on large workflows. · trustradius.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Ownership news
- Thoma Bravo announced on April 2, 2018 that it became Nintex’s majority investor while TA Associates retained a minority stake. · thomabravo.com, 15 Oct 2026
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