DecisionRules vs InRule Decisioning
DecisionRules
decisionrules.io
InRule Decisioning
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| Figure | DecisionRules | InRule Decisioning |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €291/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Business Rules Management Software | 9.2 (#1) | 7.6 (#12) |
| Deployment | DecisionRules offers Public Cloud, Private Managed Cloud, and Self-Hosted deployment options. | InRule offers SaaS execution through its REST API and self hosted cloud or on premises deployment with REST API or custom execution options. |
| Integrations | Officially listed integrations include database systems, REST APIs, credit bureaus, AI models, business intelligence tools, Apache Kafka, CI/CD platforms and monitoring services. | The platform documentation names Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure, and Salesforce as integration platforms. |
| Purpose | DecisionRules is a business rules engine for dynamic pricing, credit scoring, claims processing, risk, fraud, and data validation. | InRule Decisioning supports authoring, testing, storing, deploying, and executing decision logic. |
| Security | The company states that it is ISO 27001 certified and SOC 2 audited, and describes role-based access, audit logs, multifactor authentication, SSO, encryption in transit and at rest, and annual penetration tests. | InRule lists SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications and describes audit logs, role based permissions, and review workflows. |
| Support | GetApp lists email/help desk, chat, FAQs/forum, knowledge base and live representative support as support options. | The subscription includes support site access, videos, phone and email support, and computer based training for irAuthor and Author Studio. |
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In their own words
DecisionRules
DecisionRules is a business rules engine for decisions involving dynamic pricing, credit scoring, claims processing, risk, fraud, and data validation. It supports Decision Tables, Decision Trees, Decision Flows, Integration Flows, Scripting Rules, and Lookup Tables. Business analysts can author rules in a spreadsheet-like interface, while engineers use the same platform to integrate and deploy them. An AI Assistant can create rules from plain-language descriptions, generate test data, write function expressions, and summarize rules. Listed integrations include AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Apache Kafka, REST API, Salesforce, Power BI, Excel, Google Sheets, Zapier, and n8n. Deployment options are Public Cloud, Private Managed Cloud, and Self-Hosted; Docker images and a free 30-day license key are available for local evaluation. The Free plan includes 10 rules and flows, one user, one project, and 1,000 Solver API calls. Lite costs €291 a month, billed €3,500 annually. A 14-day trial is listed. The company is based in Prague.
InRule Decisioning
InRule Decisioning helps business users create, test, store, deploy, and run complex decision logic without code. Decisions can be authored in business language, decision tables, visual diagrams, or Decision Model and Notation (DMN), using desktop irAuthor or browser-based Author Studio. Testing tools support unit and regression tests, reusable test data, and execution logging; analytics can track scenarios, evaluated criteria, decision results, and execution metrics. Logic can run through a REST API or .NET SDK, or as JavaScript in browsers, mobile apps, and data platforms such as Snowflake. The product also names AWS Lambda and edge devices as runtime options. Deployment choices include cloud, on-premises, hybrid, self-hosted, and InRule SaaS environments. Listed integrations include Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and SAP. InRule states that the platform has SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications, and offers audit logs and role-based permissions. The subscription price is determined by configurable components and is available on request; Development and Production environments are included, while additional environments cost extra.