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Best Drools Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    GoRules BRMS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $167/mo7.2
    Drools vs GoRules BRMS
  2. 2
    DecisionRules Free plan apiself-hostedWeb €291/mo6.8
    Drools vs DecisionRules
  3. 3
    Nected Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $399/mo6.8
    Drools vs Nected
  4. 5
    InRule Decisioning AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 6.7
    Drools vs InRule Decisioning
  5. 6
    Decisions AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Drools vs Decisions
  6. 7
    OpenL Tablets apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Drools vs OpenL Tablets
  7. 8
    Progress Corticon Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted 6.6
    Drools vs Progress Corticon
  8. 9
    FlexRule Open apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Drools vs FlexRule Open
  9. 10
    ACTICO Decision Management Platform Free trial LinuxMacself-hostedWin €375/mo6.3
    Drools vs ACTICO Decision Management Platform
  10. 11
    Higson Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $833.33/mo6.3
    Drools vs Higson
  11. 12
    Trisotech Digital Enterprise Suite Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.3
    Drools vs Trisotech Digital Enterprise Suite
  12. 13
    SAS Visual Statistics Free trial self-hostedWeb 6.2
    Drools vs SAS Visual Statistics
  13. 14
    AI Rule Engine Web 5.7
    Drools vs AI Rule Engine
  14. 15
    Rulebricks Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free5.7
    Drools vs Rulebricks
  15. 16
    RuleXpress Web 5.7
    Drools vs RuleXpress
  16. 17
    SAS Business Rules Manager 5.6
    Drools vs SAS Business Rules Manager

Drools alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1GoRules BRMS7.2Free plan$167/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2DecisionRules6.8Free plan€291/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
3Nected6.8Free plan$399/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
5InRule Decisioning6.7No—Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Decisions6.6No—Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7OpenL Tablets6.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Progress Corticon6.6No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9FlexRule Open6.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10ACTICO Decision Management Platform6.3No€375/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Higson6.3No$833.33/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Trisotech Digital Enterprise Suite6.3No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13SAS Visual Statistics6.2No—self-hosted, Web
14AI Rule Engine5.7No—Web
15Rulebricks5.7Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
16RuleXpress5.7No—Web
17SAS Business Rules Manager5.6No——
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Questions about Drools alternatives

What is the best alternative to Drools?

GoRules BRMS, number 1 in business rules management software with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: DecisionRules, Nected, InRule Decisioning and 12 more.

What is the best free alternative to Drools?

GoRules BRMS 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 what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.