ACTICO Decision Management Platform vs DecisionRules

ACTICO Decision Management Platform9.4Visit DecisionRules8.7Visit

Higher score ACTICO Decision Management Platform #1 in Business Rules Management Software 9.4/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit ACTICO

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DecisionRules #6 in Business Rules Management Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit DecisionRules

• ACTICO Decision Management Platform fits best

  Governed enterprise decision management

• DecisionRules fits best

  Feature-rich teams wanting a free entry plan

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Side by side

Feature	ACTICO Decision Management Platform 9.4/10 Visit ↗	DecisionRules 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Business Rules Management Software	#6 in Business Rules Management Software
Best for	Governed enterprise decision management	Feature-rich teams wanting a free entry plan
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	€4,500/yr	€291/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Free trial length	30 days	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, Linux, macOS	Web
Support	Tickets · 24/7	Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	12 integrations	16 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ACTICO Decision Management Platform 5/5 · DecisionRules 4/5
Decision tables	✓	✓
Visual rule authoring	✓	✓
Rule testing tools	✓	✓
DMN support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Natural-language rules	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment options	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Execution access	Both	Both
Our review
Pros	Visual rule, decision-table and flow-rule authoring Testing, versioning, governance, rollback and monitoring in one platform REST, SOAP, OpenAPI, Java and batch execution options	Visual tables, trees, flows, testing, debugging, and version comparison Free plan includes AI Assistant, database connectors, and 1,000 Solver API calls Supports public cloud, private managed cloud, self-hosting, Docker, and Kubernetes
Cons	No free plan is available On-premise Starter begins at €4,500 per year SaaS Starter and Enterprise packages use custom pricing	Free plan is limited to 1 user, 1 project, and 10 Business Rules & Flows Lite starts at €291 per month or €3,500 per year Premium pricing is custom and advanced security is reserved for that tier
Our verdict	ACTICO Decision Management Platform is a business rules and decision automation platform for banks, insurers, financial institutions and other regulated organizations. It brings graphical rule modeling, decision tables, machine-learning… Read the review →	DecisionRules is a business rules management platform for business and engineering teams that need to author, test, manage, and execute decision logic. Its visual Decision Tables, Decision Trees, Decision Flows, Integration Flows,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ACTICO Decision Management Platform — where it wins

  • Visual rule, decision-table and flow-rule authoring
  • Testing, versioning, governance, rollback and monitoring in one platform
  • REST, SOAP, OpenAPI, Java and batch execution options

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • On-premise Starter begins at €4,500 per year
  • SaaS Starter and Enterprise packages use custom pricing

• DecisionRules — where it wins

  • Visual tables, trees, flows, testing, debugging, and version comparison
  • Free plan includes AI Assistant, database connectors, and 1,000 Solver API calls
  • Supports public cloud, private managed cloud, self-hosting, Docker, and Kubernetes

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 1 user, 1 project, and 10 Business Rules & Flows
  • Lite starts at €291 per month or €3,500 per year
  • Premium pricing is custom and advanced security is reserved for that tier

• ACTICO Decision Management Platform9.4/10 · 30-day trial

  A governed BRMS for teams that need to model, execute and monitor enterprise decisions.

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• DecisionRules8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A feature-rich rules platform with a useful free plan and hybrid deployment.

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