Why a fee?

Why OpenRules complete download costs a nominal fee

WhatsNew:

JSR-331 is now a standard

JSR-331 "Constraint Programming API" has been approved by the JCP Executive Committee - read more.

OpenRules 6.2.0 is available

The release 6.2.0 adds a new inferential rule engine (see Rule Solver) and enhances executable decision models with new functionality required by real-world applications.

March 5, 2012

"OpenRules have the most-aggressive approaches to business-expert authoring and typically requires less developer support than IBM ILOG, FICO Blaze Advisor, and JBoss BRMS."

Market Overview: Business Rules Platforms 2011

July 5, 2011

Events

Recent Events

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RuleML 2011, The 5th International Symposium on Rules, November 3-5, 2011, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Business Rules Forum 2011, October 30 - November 3, 2011, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Rules Fest 2011, October 24-27, 2011, Burlingame, CA

Upcoming Events

AREIS 2012: July 1, UK

ISMP 2012: Aug. 1-24, Germany

CP 2012: Oct, 8-12, Canada

BBC 2012: Oct. 28 - Nov.2, USA

"Free software'' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of "free'" as in "free speech," not as in "free beer." Free Software Foundation

OpenRules is an open source product available under the terms of the most popular open source GPL License. OpenRules is designed, written, and developed by a professional software company, OpenRules, Inc., that stands behind its product, actively improves its quality, and provides a high level technical assistance to users. OpenRules includes state of the art features that are not available from other sources.

The nominal fees we charge for the latest downloads provide our customers with an access to the Priority Email Support, access to the Inside Track Program, access to add-ons, and more. These fees help OpenRules to defray some administrative costs. OpenRules is compliant with the open source GPL License that allows a company to "charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy" (read more). The important fact is that when you download any version of OpenRules, whether gratis or for a fee, you always can get the proper source code.

Potential customers who have difficulties paying even a nominal fee have the opportunity to pay as little as $29.95 or even nothing by sending a request to cannotpay@openrules.com. They may also download an evaluation copy with the source code without any fee. The evaluation version corresponds to the latest working version but limits the total number of OpenRules tables you can use in your applications.

Please, download a version of OpenRules that fits your needs in the best way, and remember that you always may count on OpenRules support and related services!