DecisionRules vs Progress Corticon

DecisionRules7.8Visit Progress Corticon7.1Visit

Higher score DecisionRules #3 in Business Rules Management Software 7.8/10 Free plan · paid from €291/mo · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit DecisionRules

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Progress Corticon #7 in Business Rules Management Software 7.1/10 Pricing on request · 90-day trial ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit site

• DecisionRules fits best

  Feature-rich teams wanting a free entry plan

• Progress Corticon fits best

  Teams needing rigorous rule analysis

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Side by side

Feature	DecisionRules 7.8/10 Visit ↗	Progress Corticon 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.8	7.1
Ranking	#3 in Business Rules Management Software	#7 in Business Rules Management Software
Best for	Feature-rich teams wanting a free entry plan	Teams needing rigorous rule analysis
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Free trial length	14 days · no card needed	90 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DecisionRules 4/5 · Progress Corticon 4/5
Decision tables	✓	✓
Visual rule authoring	✓	✓
Rule testing tools	✓	✓
DMN support	Not published	Not published
Natural-language rules	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment options	Not published	Hybrid
Execution access	Both	Both
Our review
Pros	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	Conflict, completeness, loop, and logical error analysis Scenario, unit, regression, and data-driven testing Hybrid execution through services and in-process integrations
Cons	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	Paid pricing requires a conversation with sales No free plan is offered Deployment centers on web, API, Java, .NET, and JavaScript environments
Our verdict	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 →	Progress Corticon is a business rules management and decision automation platform for organizations that need to model, test, govern, and execute complex policy logic. It is aimed at business analysts and IT teams working in regulated or… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Progress Corticon — where it wins

  • Conflict, completeness, loop, and logical error analysis
  • Scenario, unit, regression, and data-driven testing
  • Hybrid execution through services and in-process integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid pricing requires a conversation with sales
  • No free plan is offered
  • Deployment centers on web, API, Java, .NET, and JavaScript environments

• DecisionRules7.8/10 · Free plan · paid from €291/mo · 14-day trial

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

  Visit DecisionRulesFull verdict →
• Progress Corticon7.1/10 · Pricing on request · 90-day trial

  A rigorous rules platform for modeling, testing, governing, and executing complex decisions.

  Visit siteFull verdict →