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Best Drools Alternatives in 2026

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16 platforms from business rules management software ranked against Drools on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    DecisionRules Free plan apiself-hostedWeb €291/mo7.5
    Drools vs DecisionRules
  2. 2
    GoRules BRMS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $167/mo7.3
    Drools vs GoRules BRMS
  3. 3
    Progress Corticon Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted 7.1
    Drools vs Progress Corticon
  4. 4
    Nected Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $399/mo7.0
    Drools vs Nected
  5. 5
    ACTICO Decision Management Platform Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWin €375/mo6.9
    Drools vs ACTICO Decision Management Platform
  6. 6
    Trisotech Digital Enterprise Suite Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.9
    Drools vs Trisotech Digital Enterprise Suite
  7. 7
    Higson Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $833.33/mo6.8
    Drools vs Higson
  8. 8
    SAS Visual Statistics Free trial self-hostedWeb 6.8
    Drools vs SAS Visual Statistics
  9. 9
    Decisions AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Drools vs Decisions
  10. 11
    InRule Decisioning AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Drools vs InRule Decisioning
  11. 12
    OpenL Tablets apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Drools vs OpenL Tablets
  12. 13
    FlexRule Open apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Drools vs FlexRule Open
  13. 14
    AI Rule Engine Web 5.8
    Drools vs AI Rule Engine
  14. 15
    Rulebricks Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free5.8
    Drools vs Rulebricks
  15. 16
    RuleXpress Web 5.8
    Drools vs RuleXpress
  16. 17
    SAS Business Rules Manager 5.7
    Drools vs SAS Business Rules Manager

Drools alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1DecisionRules7.5Free plan€291/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
2GoRules BRMS7.3Free plan$167/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Progress Corticon7.1No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Nected7.0Free plan$399/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
5ACTICO Decision Management Platform6.9No€375/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Trisotech Digital Enterprise Suite6.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Higson6.8No$833.33/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8SAS Visual Statistics6.8No—self-hosted, Web
9Decisions6.6No—Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11InRule Decisioning6.6No—Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12OpenL Tablets6.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13FlexRule Open6.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14AI Rule Engine5.8No—Web
15Rulebricks5.8Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
16RuleXpress5.8No—Web
17SAS Business Rules Manager5.7No——
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Questions about Drools alternatives

What is the best alternative to Drools?

DecisionRules, number 1 in business rules management software with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: GoRules BRMS, Progress Corticon, Nected and 12 more.

What is the best free alternative to Drools?

DecisionRules is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 16 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.