Nected

Overview

Nected is a decisioning platform and rule engine for teams that need to put business logic into applications and processes. It is best suited to product, operations and compliance teams that can work with engineering on integration. Its breadth of rule formats and deployment choices is a strength, but editor and invocation caps make plan fit important.

Key features

Visual authors can build Simple Rules, Decision Tables, Decision Trees, Rule Sets and Rule Chains, and use rule testing tools. That range supports varied decision logic; teams that require DMN should choose another product, since Nected does not support it.

Workflows combine code, database and REST API nodes with Loop, Delay and Switch actions. Rules and workflows can be triggered by API, webhook or scheduler, giving engineering several ways to connect decision logic to applications. Integrations include Excel and databases such as MongoDB, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Redshift, Oracle and Snowflake, as well as Google Sheets and REST API.

Versioning, Git sync, rollback and staging environments help teams manage rule changes through a development lifecycle. Nected also describes an AI Copilot, agents for tasks such as document extraction and classification, and connections to OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Vertex AI and custom models. Those options broaden its scope, while the rule engine and workflow tooling remain the clearest reasons to consider it.

Hosting spans public cloud, private cloud and self-hosted deployments, including on-premises or air-gapped setups. That flexibility matters to organizations with infrastructure or deployment constraints. Security controls include SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and ISO 27001 compliance, encryption at rest and in transit, and role-based access controls.

Pricing

The public-cloud Free Tier has 2 editors, 5 rules, 2 workflows and 5k monthly invocations. It is a small evaluation or low-volume starting point, not a roomy production allowance. The separate Self-Hosted Free Tier costs nothing and includes unlimited rules and workflows, 1k daily invocations, and Docker, Helm charts and Terraform scripts. Its daily quota and self-managed deployment make it a better fit for teams able to run the software themselves.

Start-Ups costs $399 a month, billed monthly, and includes 2 editors, 20 rules, 7 workflows and 100k monthly invocations. Extra editors cost $8/editor. It suits a small team moving beyond the free caps, though the two-editor allowance and fixed rule and workflow limits constrain expansion. Growth costs $899 a month, billed monthly, for 2 editors, 50 rules, 15 workflows and 1 million monthly invocations, plus approval flow, RBAC and audit trails. The larger quotas and governance features fit higher-volume or more controlled workflows, but it still starts with only 2 editors.

Public Cloud Free Tier, Private Cloud, On Self Hosted and Enterprise have custom pricing. Private Cloud includes unlimited rules, workflows and invocations, SSO and SCIM, with 24/7 SLA support available. On Self Hosted also includes unlimited rules, workflows and invocations, on-premises or air-gapped deployment, and optional 24/7 SLA support. Enterprise offers custom editors, rules, workflows, invocations, hosting region, support and SLA. These plans suit organizations needing broader capacity or tailored hosting and support; their custom pricing makes them less straightforward to budget than the fixed monthly tiers.

Support ranges from email on Start-Ups to email and call support on Growth. Enterprise adds dedicated customer success, developer support and custom SLA options.

Platforms

Nected is offered through web and API access, with self-hosted deployment options. Its hybrid deployment choices can serve teams deciding between managed cloud and infrastructure under their control.

Who it's for

Nected is a strong fit for product, operations and compliance teams that want to author rules visually while engineering handles integration. It is also worth considering for organizations that need lifecycle controls, multiple hosting choices or higher invocation capacity. It is a weaker fit for teams that need DMN or a broad authoring-seat allowance on the fixed-price tiers.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Multiple rule formats and testing tools support more than basic table-driven decisions.
• Pros: Versioning, Git sync, rollback and staging environments provide useful controls for changing business logic.
• Pros: Public cloud, private cloud and self-hosted options include on-premises and air-gapped deployment.
• Cons: The public-cloud free tier is capped at 5 rules, 2 workflows and 5k monthly invocations.
• Cons: Start-Ups and Growth both include only 2 editors, so larger authoring teams must account for seat limits or look at custom plans.
• Cons: No DMN support rules it out for teams that require that standard.

Alternatives

For a wider range of platform options, compare Business Rules Management Software. GoRules BRMS is worth considering for teams that need desktop platforms as well as web, API and self-hosting; its Pro plan is $167 a month, billed annually, for 5 users, 2 projects, 20 decision models per project and 1 deployment environment. AI Rule Engine offers a free plan with 200 ruleset runs per month, 2 author seats, 7-day log retention and one virtual environment, making it a possible alternative for smaller free-tier needs.

DecisionRules has a free plan with 10 Business Rules & Flows, 1 user, 1 project and 1,000 Solver API Calls, so it is an option for a small initial workload. Rulebricks has a free Design plan with up to 10 rules and flows, up to 1,000 monthly rule executions and up to 5 team members with RBAC, a different free-tier balance for teams prioritizing seats. Drools is a free, Java-based option for teams seeking software distributed at no cost. InRule Decisioning uses subscription pricing based on configurable components. Decisions is a paid platform with a free plan and standard agentic AI and agent-builder capabilities on its Foundation plan. OpenL Tablets is a free alternative for teams considering a platform spanning API, web and self-hosted access.

Verdict

Choose Nected if product, operations or compliance teams need flexible visual rule authoring and workflow automation, with engineering available to integrate it and a deployment model that fits their environment. Its lifecycle controls and hosting range are compelling strengths. Look elsewhere if DMN is required, authoring seats are a priority on a fixed-price plan, or the free-tier quotas are too restrictive.