Drools Alternatives

Apps similar to Drools include GoRules, which is open source with a free version. Other options are DecisionRules.io, OptaPlanner, Higson and IBM Operational Decision Manager. You can choose from more than 10 Business Intelligence Tools like Drools for Windows, Linux, the web, Mac and self-hosting.

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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)
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  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)
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  3. 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
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  4. 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
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  5. 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
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  6. LexQ icon
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    LexQ is a Decision Operations Platform for engineering teams. Define, test, and deploy business rules without touching application code, with built-in Impact Simulation and full audit trails.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Visual rule builder with conditions, actions, and priorities
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  7. 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
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  8. 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
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  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
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  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

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Arxo icon
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    Turns authoritative texts into versioned executable models for applications and AI agents. Given facts and a question, it returns reproducible answers with applied rules, source editions and unresolved facts via SDKs or MCP; prior editions remain available for replay.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  12. 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
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