DreamFactory
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Auto-Generate Secure REST APIs from Any Database
How to Replace DreamFactoryOverview
Features
25 features across 12 categories
AI Integration(1)
AI agents and LLMs consume governed data through standard REST or MCP endpoints with credentials never leaving DreamFactory
API Generation(3)
Support for complex filters, pagination, sorting, related table joins, and virtual foreign keys
Auto-generated REST endpoints support full Create, Read, Update, Delete operations out of the box
Automatically creates secure REST API endpoints for any table, view, or stored procedure without writing code
Administration(2)
Centrally manage the entire platform from one console with complete oversight of API endpoints, access controls, and audit logs
All admin capabilities are exposed as a REST API to automate repetitive tasks
Compliance(1)
Federal Docker rebuilt on Chainguard's base docker image with NIST policies for US Federal Government security standards
Customization(1)
Attach pre- or post-process scripts to API endpoints; supports Node.js, PHP, Python, and V8JS scripting engines
Deployment(3)
Run on bare metal, VMs, or containers across your entire infrastructure
Deploy on-prem, in your VPC, or completely air-gapped; data never touches external servers
Push package files between instances using the REST API or Admin Console for fast migrations across environments
Documentation(1)
Every connected data source gets interactive OpenAPI (Swagger) documentation automatically that stays in sync with the schema
Governance(2)
Every API call is logged with real user identity; built-in ELK stack provides flexible reporting on all API traffic
AI data access through APIs with federated access patterns, GDPR and HIPAA compliant
Integration(2)
Connect to 30+ databases including SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, IBM DB2, SAP HANA, and more
Modernize legacy SOAP services by converting JSON requests to SOAP, calling the legacy service, and converting responses back to JSON
Networking(1)
API networking capabilities for enterprise-grade deployments
Scalability(1)
Generate unlimited REST APIs with no artificial limits on endpoints, keys, or call volume
Security(7)
Secure APIs by default with API keys and limited access; instantly roll keys and reissue as needed
Supports OAuth, Active Directory, LDAP, OpenID, Okta, Auth0, and SAML authentication methods
Apply field-level security to control which fields AI agents and applications can access
Preserves row-level security and passes through real user identity instead of using service accounts
Control API request rates to manage traffic and prevent abuse
Granular RBAC on every API endpoint with control over tables, fields, and operations accessible to each role
Federal Docker deployment includes full SBOM and CVE scan for compliance
Pricing
Open Source
- ✓PostgreSQL connector
- ✓Basic API generation
- ✓Limited features
Essential
- ✓Single Connector of choice
- ✓Unlimited Roles
- ✓Unlimited API Keys
- ✓Unlimited API creation
- ✓Unlimited API requests
- ✓RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
- ✓API Key Management
- ✓API Scripting
- ✓All connectors except Oracle, Snowflake, and DB2
Professional
- ✓Unlimited Connectors
- ✓Unlimited Roles
- ✓Unlimited Keys
- ✓Unlimited API creation
- ✓Unlimited API requests
- ✓All connectors including Oracle, Snowflake, and DB2
- ✓API Scripting
- ✓Authentication & Rate Limiting
- ✓Network APIs
- ✓Logging & Governance
Enterprise
- ✓Unlimited Connectors
- ✓Unlimited Connections
- ✓Unlimited Roles
- ✓Unlimited Keys
- ✓Unlimited API creation
- ✓Unlimited API requests
- ✓All connectors including Oracle, Snowflake, and DB2
- ✓API Scripting
- ✓Authentication & Rate Limiting
- ✓Network APIs
- ✓Logging & Governance
- ✓Pricing per vCPU
DF Docker/Kubernetes
- ✓All connectors including Oracle, Snowflake, and DB2
- ✓API Scripting
- ✓Authentication & Rate Limiting
- ✓Network APIs
- ✓Logging & Governance
- ✓Kubernetes scalability
- ✓Pricing per vCPU - Starts at 4 vCPU, then $1500 per additional vCPU
Federal Docker
- ✓US Federal Government security standards
- ✓Chainguard base docker image
- ✓NIST policies
- ✓Full SBOM and CVE Scan
- ✓All connectors including Oracle, Snowflake, and DB2
- ✓API Scripting
- ✓Authentication & Rate Limiting
- ✓Network APIs
- ✓Logging & Governance
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Integrations
25 known integrations