DreamFactory
Self-hosted platform that generates governed REST APIs over databases and file services for applications and AI models.
www.dreamfactory.comrepositorydocspricing
DreamFactory is a self-hosted platform that generates REST APIs for databases and file services. Its README says it creates REST endpoints automatically for SQL and NoSQL databases, and it is built on the Laravel framework. A web-based admin console manages services, roles, users and API keys, and role-based access control sets permissions per table, endpoint and HTTP verb.
It installs with a Linux installer script, on Windows with IIS or Apache, with Docker Compose, through a Helm chart on Kubernetes, or with an npx command. The Docker image includes NGINX and PHP 8.3 or later. The documentation covers the installers and the platform.
Worth knowing
The core platform is open source, and a commercial edition adds connectors and features that the open source edition lacks, as the about page states. The README lists SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect and LDAP among its single sign-on options, and its FAQ places LDAP and SAML in the commercial edition.
Sources
- 2026-11-03: name, Built on, Categories, Install with, Content API, Admin interface, License
github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory/blob/master/README.md - 2026-11-03: links
www.dreamfactory.com - 2026-11-03: links, License
github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory - 2026-11-03: links
docs.dreamfactory.com - 2026-11-03: Maintainer, Headquarters
www.dreamfactory.com/privacy-policy - 2026-11-03: First release
github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory/commit/7c9893dc47946054f079743d37347c2121b709b8 - 2026-11-03: Written in, Minimum runtime
github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory/blob/7.7.1/composer.json - 2026-11-03: Runtime
docs.dreamfactory.com/getting-started/installing-dreamfactory/docker-installation - 2026-11-03: Databases, Content storage
docs.dreamfactory.com/getting-started/installing-dreamfactory/linux-installation - 2026-11-03: Packagist downloads
packagist.org/packages/dreamfactory/dreamfactory.json - 2026-11-03: License model
www.dreamfactory.com/about - 2026-11-03: links
www.dreamfactory.com/pricing - 2026-11-03: Current major version, Last release
github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory/releases/tag/7.7.1 - 2026-11-03: GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory - 2026-11-03: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory/contributors