No. 14 of 17 ·Business Rules Management Software

Higson

Name: Higson
Price: 10000 USD

Web · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API · paid plans from $833.33/mo

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Two barsScore 5.2

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Higson is ranked #14 of 17 in business rules management software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $833.33/mo.

Higson plans and pricing

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Enterprise $10,000/yr Fixed annual fee; price starts at $10,000 / year. On-premise or private cloud (VPC) · no limit on users, rules, or non-production environments higson.io · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on business rules management software

Free plan: No
Decision tables: Yes
Visual rule authoring: Yes
Rule testing tools: Yes
DMN support: Yes
Deployment options: hybrid
Natural-language rules: Yes
Execution access: both

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The record

Product: Higson is a business rules engine that lets business teams manage product logic, pricing, and decisions without coding.
Primary use: The product is dedicated primarily to insurance and supports product configuration, underwriting, and claims processing.
Rule studio: Higson Studio lets business users edit rules through visual diagrams, decision tables, and a tree structure.
Testing: The Studio testing module supports regression tests, including mass tests whose input data can be imported from Excel.
AI: Higson 4.3 includes a beta Studio assistant that generates Groovy or Python logic from a plain-language rule description.
Integrations: Higson connects to existing systems through REST and Java APIs and supports SQL databases including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
Rule portability: Its snapshot mechanism can export rule configurations to files for storage and import into other environments.
Security: Higson states it is CREST certified and provides auditability and versioning for regulated environments.
Access controls: Higson 4.3 allows permissions to be scoped by business domain as well as by user.
Performance: Higson reports execution of a logic set with over 100 tables and 40 functions in 0.23 milliseconds and over 9,000 API calls per second.
Deployment: The Enterprise plan is available on-premise or in a private cloud, and Higson also offers AWS Marketplace access.
Support: The Enterprise plan includes full technical support, and Higson offers free consultations with its architects and programmers.
Trial: The Higson Runtime AWS Marketplace listing offers a 7-day free trial that automatically converts to a paid subscription unless canceled.
Compatibility: The AWS Marketplace listing says Higson is compatible with Java, .NET, and Python technology stacks.
Price from: $833.33/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Business Rules Management Software in 2026#14 of 17

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Sources

higson.io· checked 29 Sept 2026
higson.io/solutions-sectors· checked 29 Sept 2026
higson.io/platform· checked 29 Sept 2026
higson.io/pricing· checked 29 Sept 2026
aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-medb5hmv2fm5c· checked 29 Sept 2026