The article explains that Nintex’s SharePoint 2013-based workflows will reach end of support by December 2025 and stop functioning in Microsoft 365 when the SharePoint 2013 workflow engine is retired on April 2, 2026, creating security and compliance risks for organizations still running them.
More and more organizations running SharePoint 2013 Workflows and Nintex On‑Premise are being forced to rethink their automation strategy as hard end‑of‑life deadlines approach.
Microsoft has confirmed that SharePoint 2013 workflows in Microsoft 365 will be fully retired on April 2, 2026, with no extensions, while Nintex has announced that Nintex Workflow for Office 365 will reach end of support in December 2025.
At the same time, research shows that employees using automation can save around 3.6 hours per week and that nearly 60% of workers believe they could save six or more hours weekly if repetitive tasks were automated, making this forced migration an ideal moment to modernize onto a more secure, cloud‑ready workflow platform rather than simply replacing like‑for‑like
Technology moves fast, sometimes it can be difficult to keep track of updates and products in your ecosystem going end of life. In 2020 we saw SharePoint 2010 Workflows being retired by Microsoft and in April 2026 we'll see SharePoint 2013 workflows become end of life.
SharePoint 2010 Workflows → Retired in August 2020
SharePoint 2013 Workflows → End of life: April 2, 2026
Many organisations using Nintex Workflow for Office 365 are unaware that it is built on the SharePoint 2013 workflow engine. This means:
It basically means both these built-in workflow engines for SharePoint and 3rd party vendor products such as Nintex On-Premise will no longer be supported by Microsoft, potential security risks and a lack of updates will make them unsustainable for businesses. As a result, organizations are needing to transition to a modern alternative.
You may be using a product like Nintex prdouct which depends on SharePoint 2013 Workflows as its workflow engine, Nintex will only make support available to you until December 2025.
From talking to people in the position of needing to find alternatives, many are acting fast. If you've hundreds or thousands of Nintex workflows running on a workflow engine that is going end of life, migrating to a new platform will take thorough planning.
SharePoint 2013 Workflows end on April 2, 2026 – after this date, they will no longer function in Microsoft 365
Migrating to Nintex Cloud isn’t a direct lift-and-shift, you have to rebuild workflows from scratch
Licensing costs for Nintex Cloud are much higher, meaning organizations are reconsidering their automation vendors and strategies
FlowForma offers a faster, more cost-effective, no-code alternative (powered by AI)
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You'll want to assess your active Nintex Forms and Workflows that rely on 2013 workflows. How many are actively used? How many are business-critical? How would you prioritize the workflows in order of importance for migration?
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Of course, Nintex customers can migrate over to the Nintex Automation Cloud, through their upgrade process. The other option is to look at alternatives to Nintex such as FlowForma Process Automation and others.
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You'll want to create a project plan with timelines detailing: a) what date you need to audit all your workflows by, b) when you'll have your processes categorized by importance, c) you'll also need a buffer from before April 2026, so that you'll want everything live and tested in your new chosen platform.
SharePoint Business Process Automation has never been so exciting, talk, text, or upload a diagram to FlowForma Copilot, and watch it transform into a digital process before your eyes.
Watch FlowForma Copilot Bring Your Business Processes to Life
Demo of Copilot and FlowForma
FlowForma Process Automation unites forms, workflow, insights, AI, document generation, and much more into one powerful platform. FlowForma is ideal for SharePoint automation as it's integrated directly within its platforms.
In this webinar, I spoke with Will Johnson, Head of IS at Morley College London, about their journey migrating from Nintex to FlowForma. Watch to learn more about their experience and how a seamless move to a more user-friendly platform helped drive their process automation journey.
Morley College describe their journey of migrating from Nintex to FlowForma
Users praise the tool as their one-stop shop for everything process-related. You've got your forms and workflows in one place, unlike in many other SharePoint automation tools.
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Feedback from Morley College on migrating from Nintex
Other features also built into the platform include Insights (for all your reporting needs), with Copilot business and IT leaders can digitalize processes at speed, the Governance feature empowers organizations with a safe place to test processes, a mobile app, seamless document generation and FlowForma Engage (making engaging external parties in your internal processes a breeze.
In the words of one of our customers, "FlowForma is a Swiss Army knife for workflows in the organization".
From day one, the FlowForma Process Automation tool was designed to support both business and IT leaders with a self-service and accessible platform for rapid automation. We believe that processes are best built by those who own them, which is why we are committed to making this as easy as possible for citizen developers.
Already using Microsoft 365? FlowForma Process Automation is an application that sits on top of your SharePoint Online, seamlessly integrating into your SharePoint environment.
We know your time is precious and that most companies are dealing with skills shortages, which is why our R&D team is constantly focused on releasing new features and improvements to make using our platform as efficient as possible.
Often people assume that no-code and low-code products can't achieve complex automation, that is not the case with FlowForma. Our customers successfully deploy and manage complex processes on a daily basis via the platform. Also worth pointing out here is that FlowForma Process Automation boasts its own Workflow Engine, so you're not relying on any 3rd party plug-ins.
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As a software buyer myself, I also know that the technical support you get from your vendors is of utmost importance. You're looking for a great platform to meet your needs, but you also want to be able to count on a team to help you achieve your goals.
The FlowForma Customer Success Team is constantly praised by customers for their 5 Star support, check on the video below of reviews left by customers on the G2 platform praising FlowForma Support.
Video of FlowForma Customer Reviews
If you are planning on moving away from SharePoint 2013 Workflows and Nintex On-Premise to a much more powerful, modern, and intuitive alternative, our team are on standby to support you through your evaluation of alternatives such as FlowForma.
You can connect with our team by booking a meeting here, we have resources and technical support on standby.
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