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Overview

DreamFactory

4.1

(11)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About DreamFactory

DreamFactory is a secure, self-hosted enterprise data access platform that provides governed API access to any data source, connecting enterprise applications and on-prem LLMs with role-based access and identity passthrough. DreamFactory automatically generates REST APIs over databases, warehouses, file stores, SaaS apps, and legacy systems, giving AI agents and applications one consistent, governed interface to enterprise data. Identity passthrough, role-based access control, field- and row-level security, and full audit logging keep compliance intact while data stays inside your network. DreamFactory works stand-alone or plugs in behind existing API gateways and management platforms with no rip-and-replace. Your current team ships AI and application projects faster by offloading data access, auth, and governance to a dedicated, self-hosted data API layer.

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DreamFactory Features

Popular features found in Integration
API
Configurable Workflow
Dashboard
Data Connectors
Data Extraction
Data Import/Export
Data Management
Multiple Data Sources
Reporting/Analytics
Third-Party Integrations
Web Services
Workflow Management
More features of DreamFactory
Access Controls/Permissions
API Design
API Lifecycle Management
Developer Portal
Document Management
Scalability
Testing Management
Traffic Control
User Management
Version Control

DreamFactory Integrations

SAP HANA Cloud

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Microsoft SQL Server

Amazon S3

Amazon DynamoDB

MongoDB

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DreamFactory User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.1

Ratings Breakdown

18%

73%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.1

Value for money

4.4

Customer support

4.1

Functionality

3.9

Verified

Reviewer

Management Consulting

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2019

Expose your database with an API

We implemented Dreamfactory to integrate Salesforce with an ERP software that didn't have an API, constrained by a limited budget which didn't allow us to go for a more complex middleware. The solution allowed us to quickly send and retrieve records from the ERP, and run processes using SQL stored procedures which gave us a bit of a headache at the beginning because of lack of full support.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Authentication and API is out-of-the-box The free version includes many features It saves a lot of time if you just want to use the basic REST API features

Cons:

Upgrading to a new version can be a massive pain Debugging problems is very difficult if not impossible sometimes Stored procedures are not fully supported The API options to query a database are not as powerful as the options a SQL language provides

Vendor Response

Hi, thank you for your review - DreamFactory does support stored procedures, it is just not meant for managing the stored procedures and functions themselves. For a more sophisticated project requirements we also support custom business logic via our powerful scripting engine that supports four different languages (PHP, NodeJS, Python, and V8JS).

Replied February 2019

Phil B.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

51-200 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2019

Good at what it does, not so good at what it doesnt do.

It did what we needed for a time, and I cant fault it for that. For some other software we use, that this has integrated well with, we will keep using it. However, for current development, and anything we expect to be high load, we have moved away in favor of developing our own API.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Previously 4

Functionality

Previously 3

Pros:

The software is relatively comprehensive, with very granular access and control to many different parts of your system. Quite easy to setup an API, and expand it once setup. Lots of support both from their technical team and also integration with other companies using this platform for their system.

Cons:

It is very CPU intensive, I have built a bespoke API to run side by side this one, using the same DB, SPs, Server infrastructure but different technology for the API. The difference in the resources required is substantial, which means we are moving our more intensive systems away from this. It is also a quirky system, having to reset the cache when you alter the DB, with a learning curve to get your way around the system.

Taj A.

Computer Software

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2019

Useful but hard to use

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I liked the concept of the product. And it is good at what it does.

Cons:

1. Nested Object filter for database tables apis is hard. more often we had to write custom code to implement. 2. Alternate authentication setup is hard. we tried adding alternate authentication and failed, Also connected with customer support and still failed to add customer authencation. 3. Installation steps do fail to setup it smoothly i got into a lot of issues even after following exact steps for installation on ubuntu16

Verified

Reviewer

Information Technology and Services

2-10 employees

Used other for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

Great platform, well done!

Overall a great product that will assist you to speed up your development process!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Great Security and very complete and user friendly documentation. Example apps get your going quick!

Cons:

I cant think of anything not to like. In the beginning it might be a little overwhelming, but once you have read the documentation and looked at the samples apps, you on your way.

Vendor Response

Thanks for your feedback & glad you are able to shorten your development cycles with DreamFactory! That's why we were founded in the first place. We have been working very hard to augment our security and compliance feature sets - keep your eyes out for big improvements in Q2 2019 ;)

Replied January 2019

Verified

Reviewer

Banking

201-500 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

DreamFactory is like Ruby on Rails for APIs

Their support team is excellent! We had some difficulties connecting less common databases and they helped us navigate a solution in an amazing time. Thank you!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

DreamFactory is the definition of convention over configuration! It has a great user format that allows us to build and streamline our APIs in a simple and rapid method without coding. I honestly couldn't imagine building APIs without DreamFactory in the future.

Cons:

When we first started using DreamFactory, I was frustrated with its short time to live, but we were quickly able to change a setting that extended the session time - I think we'll be using DreamFactory for many years to come.

Dan S.

Verified reviewer

Gambling & Casinos

5001-10000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2019

Does the job, easy to use

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Easy to use Straightforward integration to SQL backends Simple UI Post / Pre Processing Features

Cons:

Limitations on SQL features via API (e.g; multiple filters)

anjumol k.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

10000+ employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2019

My view on dreamfactory

Making my work simple and user friendly. good customer support

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I'm using dreamfactory for past 6 months, actually its one of the most simple and user friendly software package i have used so far. If I got some doubt will contact customer care and they will respond immediately. Re-usability of API services makes my work much simple.

Cons:

I'm using latest version of dreamfactory, I tried creating services on Python, its not supporting. So I'm using node to create my services.

Pallavi T.

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed July 2017

Very helpful tool for Project Management

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

Building the documents and sharing them with Team and Business is very easy. Able to track the Project status.

Cons:

Compulsory training needed in order to use the tool. Especially for Business and also for the teams to get used with the tool

Vendor Response

Hi Pallavi, thank you for your review - I would like to point out that this review is for a product no longer run by DreamFactory. DreamFactory is now an API Management service featuring API frameworks with automated generation & advanced orchestration features, without the need for a dedicated team to run an enterprise bus.

Replied January 2019

Pallavi T.

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2016

Excellent Snapshot feature

Creating Snapshot for migrating the components easily to all environments. Components can be exported easily through the package.

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Ease of use

Value for money

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Functionality

Vendor Response

Replied January 2019

Christopher G.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

10000+ employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2019

Great API Management Software

This was the first free software for API Management that I loved. It met my needs as a App Developer. Keep up the good work!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Very easy to link to your database and to setup your API endpoints. Software does a good job explaining what each endpoint can receive and information shown.

Cons:

Free version doesn't include e-mail, phone or chat support.

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