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Talbott Crowell
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Jun 29, 2017
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InfoPath alternative

Given the end of life of InfoPath, what is the recommended alternative going forward for new development?  We are looking at using Nintex Forms.
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  • John Wynne's avatar
    John Wynne
    Jun 29, 2017
    Hi Talbot, The roadmap going forward is via PowerApps and Microsoft Flow. These products are not direct replacements for InfoPath offering a much wider canvas. It's likely, imho, that Microsoft will craft a forms product from the PowerApps and Flow platforms. I'm guessing more to be said at Ignite. Keep an eye on the Office 365 Roadmap too. Nintex is a strategic Microsoft partner is this area so may still be the right choice and InfoPath still has legacy support for some time but I agree not for new projects.
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Craig Giordano
Copper Contributor
Oct 13, 2017

Nintex pricing is insane. We were considering making the switch to Nintex, but after meeting with their sales rep, decided not to hand bundles of money to them. I haven't found anything that is what I would consider to be a viable replacement for InfoPath. MS Forms is about as far from a sutible alternative as you can get. 

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    Patrick_Halstead
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 28, 2020

    Hi Craig,

    Qdabra Forms Viewer and Designer are as-is replacements for InfoPath templates and data files. They are SharePoint apps that work with the existing InfoPath formats (XSN and XML). You can configure a library to open InfoPath forms in Forms Viewer. It takes a few minutes. Forms Viewer is per tenant and usage based. Most forms can be configured in minutes to open, so time and money can be saved on conversion costs. And, the forms will work in Modern UI, Teams, and can be upgraded to use multi-factor authentication and a responsive CSS for mobile users.

     

    We provide these apps for a very low cost because our primary business is consulting, i.e. building biz process automation solutions for customers. 

     

    We have tens of thousands of daily users processing forms using Forms Viewer and it's been in the app store for years. Unfortunately, we are really bad at marketing...

     

    Let me know if you want a demo.

    Patrick

    Craig Giordano 

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    fta004
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 12, 2018

    Do you know if now there are some new programs or workaround that can we use instead InfoPath?

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