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Superfast Rules Engine Built for Real-Time Decisions

Experience performance-first rules engine that scales with your needs.

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Higson performance

Business Rules Engine Without Limits

Higson is designed for high-performance rule processing, ensuring that even the most complex decision logic executes in real time. Whether handling thousands of transactions per second, processing large-scale datasets, or minimizing infrastructure costs, Higson provides unmatched speed, scalability, and efficiency.

Instant Decisions

4 Premium Calculations in 1 ms

Shorter response times allow companies to deliver immediate premium offers or quotes, improving customer satisfaction. Higson can handle 4 complete premium calculations in just 1 millisecond.

Massive Throughput

18 x More Than Other Engines

Higson supports high-load rule processing with ease, executing over 9,000 API calls per second. That’s 18x more than other engines, enabling real-time decisions even during system peaks.

Lower Memory Usage

47% Less With Version 4.1

Even with large decision tables (1M+ rows), Higson keeps memory usage low - up to 47% less than previous version, reducing infrastructure costs and improving scalability, without extra hardware.

Faster Rule Execution

0.23 ms Response Time

Full rule logic execution including 40+ functions and over 100 table lookups takes just 0.23 millisecond. Faster rules mean faster responses adn more efficient operations.

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Benefits

What Benefits You Can Gain:

From reduced infrastructure costs to faster decision cycles. Higson
brings real performance gains where it matters.

Infrastructure savings

Reduced memory consumption translates into lower demands on computing power and storage space. Companies can save on hardware and cloud server rental costs. 


Improved efficiency

Optimizations that lead to lower memory consumption allow systems to run more efficiently, which consequently improves application response times and enables faster data processing.

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Greater scalability

Lower memory consumption allows larger volumes of data to be handled with lower hardware requirements, which is beneficial for companies that process large data sets, such as in the  insurance or finance sectors.

Operational savings

Reducing computing times leads to operational cost savings. Faster calculations mean less computing power is required at the server level, reducing IT infrastructure costs.

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Studio performance

Studio Performance Improvements in Higson 4.2

With the release of Higson 4.2, we have further optimized key areas of performance that directly impact business users. One of the most significant improvements is the speed of snapshot importing in Higson Studio.

Benchmark: Large Snapshot Importing

Below is the benchmark result for importing a large snapshot (B.3),
containing 1292 decision tables, 3.56M rows, and 1182 functions.

Snapshot (90 MB)
Import Time
Speed-up
Higson
v4.0
1199
sec
-
Higson
v4.1
348
sec
x
3.3
Higson
v4.2
122
sec
x
0.32
vs
4.0
Key insight:
In Higson 4.2, importing a large snapshot is over 9 times faster than in 4.0, and nearly 3 times faster compared to 4.1For insurers with massive configurations, this means cutting the waiting time from tens of minutes down to just a few minutes.
Performance Evolution – Version Comparison

Every version of Higson brings optimizations in speed and memory efficiency.

Higson Versions
Higson
v2.3
Higson
v4.0
Higson
v4.1
Benchmark of calculation rules
0.36
ms/op
0.32
ms/op
0.23
ms/op
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Tests were performed on a machine equipped with an Intel Core i7-13700H processor (2.9 GHz, 14 cores).
Speed
In decision-heavy environments, fast rule execution is essential for real-time responsiveness.This benchmark measures the average time Higson takes to execute a complex rule set (over 100 decision tables and 40 functions).
Benchmark Scenario – Rule Execution Time
  • Calculations involved 103 decision tables and 43 functions
  • Single-threaded execution
  • Average result in Higson 4.1: 0.23 miliseconds per operation
Key insight:
Higson 4.1 delivers up to 4 premium calculations in under 1 millisecond, supporting real-time pricing.
Memory Consumption
In-memory rule storage can strain resources, especially at scale. This benchmark demonstrates how efficiently Higson handles large decision tables, minimizing RAM usage and maximizing scalability.
Benchmark Scenario – Common Decision Table Usage

  • 2 decision tables, each with 3 conditions and 1 output
  • Table 1: 1 million rows; Table 2: 100k rows
  • Memory usage in Higson 4.1: 29.88 MB
Key insight:
This result shows a 47% memory reduction, enabling large-scale deployments without additional hardware.
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Higson is Secure

Higson has received the Certificate of Trust for meeting stringent security and reliability standards. This certification reflects our commitment to ensuring data protection, system integrity, and secure processing capabilities.

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