Drools Alternatives

Drools is described as 'A business logic integration platform which provides a unified and integrated platform for rules, workflow and event processing' and is an app in the business & commerce category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Drools for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, SaaS and Mac apps. The best Drools alternative is GoRules, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Drools are DecisionRules.io, Decisionable, OptaPlanner and Higson .

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  1. GoRules icon
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    Every company keeps two copies of its business logic: a document people read and code that runs. They drift. GoRules keeps one copy. Rules read like sentences, live in visual graphs or policy documents, and ship with reviews, releases, and tests.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. DecisionRules is designed to be your rules engine, making your day-to-day analyses and procedures easier, running your business more efficiently and smoothly. DecicionRules allows you to know what customers are eligible for certain products.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. Decisionable icon
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    Decisionable is a ludicrously easy business rules engine that lets business users build business rules and logic in a spreadsheet and lets developers use that as a simple API. The goal is to save developer time and put control of business rules in the hands of the people who...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
     
  4. OptaPlanner icon
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    OptaPlanner is a constraint satisfaction solver. It optimizes business resource planning. Every organization faces scheduling puzzles: assign a limited set of constrained resources (employees, assets, time and money) to provide products or services to customers.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  5. Higson  icon
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    Higson is a business rules engine designed to support decision-making in various sectors, removing the need for extensive coding skills. It is widely used in finance and insurance industries to manage complex rules and dependencies.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Decisimo icon
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    A web app streamlining complex business logic automation through graphical interfaces and natural language, allowing for the creation and execution of decision models and rules.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Web Browser
    • Rest
     
  7. Automate and govern repeatable decisions.

    IBM® Operational Decision Manager provides an elegant development environment, along with dedicated, business user interfaces, for automating and governing frequently occurring, repeatable business decisions across processes and app.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. LexQ icon
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    The Decision Operations Platform for engineering teams. Prove every rule change before it ships — with built-in simulation and full audit trails.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Joget Workflow is an open source web-based workflow software to develop workflow and Business Process Management applications. More than just a workflow or BPM platform, Joget offers full-fledged agile development capabilities (consisting of processes, forms, lists, CRUD and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. QuantumDMN is a high-performance, DMN 1.5 Level 3 compliant decision engine built specifically for modern, cloud-native architectures.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. ProcessMIX icon
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    ProcessMIX is a leading rules-driven, no-code process automation enterprise solution with a robust rules engine and built-in workflows for businesses.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Online
     
  12. Evrete icon
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    Evrete is a forward-chaining Java rule engine that implements the RETE algorithm and is fully compliant with the Java Rule Engine specification (JSR 94), including stateless and stateful sessions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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