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GoRules BRMS suits teams that want to author and govern business rules through release. Decision tables, expressions, JavaScript functions, and switch nodes support different rule designs, while sample-data runs and scenario suites help check changes before release. Drafts, history, visual diffs, branches, approvals, and audit trails provide change control. Its AI can prepare reviewable edits, tests, explanations, and policy drafts, but it does not deploy releases. SDKs, a REST API, Spark integration, and self-hosting offer ways to connect and run rules.

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    AI Rule Engine

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Policy decisions with traceable outcomes and AI-assisted input handling — AI Rule Engine adds unstructured-input classification, detailed run traces, static rule verification, and an MCP server on every plan.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from $49/mo Visit site
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    DecisionRules

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Teams needing DMN and varied rule formats — DecisionRules adds Decision Trees, Decision Flows, Integration Flows, Lookup Tables, and Decision Model and Notation support.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from €291/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Nected

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Rule and workflow teams needing private or air-gapped deployment — Nected combines rule authoring with workflow nodes, Git sync, AI agents, and private-cloud or air-gapped deployment options.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $399/mo Visit site
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    Rulebricks

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Teams importing spreadsheets and embedding decision calculators — Rulebricks adds Excel model import, what-if backtests, multi-rule orchestration, and embeddable calculators built from decision tables.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $200/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Drools

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted

    Developers needing open-source DMN and event processing — Drools is open source and adds DMN Conformance Level 3, complex event processing, and rule authoring through DRL or Java-oriented tools.

    7.4 Open source Visit site
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    Decisions

    by Decisions
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Organizations coordinating rules, workflows, people, and AI — Decisions centers on process automation and orchestration, combining visual workflows, rules, AI agents, approvals, and process visibility.

    7.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    FlexRule Open

    Paid APILinuxMac+3

    Regulated teams needing DMN and multi-runtime execution — FlexRule Open adds DMN Conformance Level 3, DecisionLang, edge and embedded execution, and step-through debugging.

    5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    OpenL Tablets

    Free plan APILinuxMac+3
    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    ACTICO Decision Management Platform

    Free trial LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1
    6.6 From €4,500/yr · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Higson

    Free trial APILinuxMac+3
    6.3 From $0.63 Visit site
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    Trisotech Digital Enterprise Suite

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Progress Corticon

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+4
    5.7 Pricing on request · 90-day trial Visit site
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    InRule Decisioning

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+3
    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    IBM Operational Decision Manager

    Paid LinuxMacWeb+1
    4.9 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
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    RuleXpress

    Paid Web
    4.6 Visit site
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    IBM Decision Intelligence Client Managed Software

    Paid
    4.3 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
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    SAS Business Rules Manager

    Paid
    3.8 Pricing on request Visit site

Its trade-offs matter when choosing a replacement: GoRules does not support DMN, and the free plan has no deployment environments. Pro starts at $167/mo (annual). Alternatives may fit better if you need DMN, event processing, spreadsheet-based authoring, workflow orchestration, or a different licensing and hosting model. Compare the rule formats and runtime integrations your team needs, plus testing, release controls, and deployment options. The right switch depends on which of those matters most in your decision process.

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