Drools
5.9#12 in business rules management softwareFree planFree planAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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Rulebricks
7.4#1 in business rules management softwareFrom $200 a monthFree planWebAPISelf-hosted
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| Fact | Drools | Rulebricks |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Drools rules can be called directly by a BPMN business rule task in jBPM within the same service. | The maker lists native integrations with Salesforce, Excel, Zapier, and PostgreSQL, and says Rulebricks can connect anywhere an API can be called. |
Drools plans
- Apache Drools (free)Free
Rulebricks plans
- DesignFree
- Professional$200 a month
- Business$850 a month
- EmbeddedPriced on request
Pick Drools if…
Drools suits developers building expert systems, rule-driven applications, or decision models who can work with Java and the stated development prerequisites. It may also suit teams using DMN or event-stream processing.
Pick Rulebricks if…
Rulebricks suits domain experts and process owners who need to update business decisions without writing code, as well as teams publishing rules through APIs. Its listed deployment choices include cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped environments.