DreamFactory
Turns any SQL/NoSQL/Structured data into Restful API.
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Still maintained? Yes: 38 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 7.7.1 (Sep 2026).
Comparisons in Software Development - API Management: Firebase alternatives, Kong Enterprise alternatives.
At a glance
DreamFactory quick facts
- Health score
- 93/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 1,787
- Last commit
- 1 month ago (Sep 2026)
- Latest release
- 7.7.1, Sep 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "DreamFactory is a self-hosted platform providing governed API access to any data source for enterprise apps and local LLMs."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
DreamFactory scores 93/100, #5 of 16 in Software Development - API Management: 38 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (7.7.1, 1 month ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,787 stars add 13.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 7.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
38 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
7.7.1 released 1 month ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 13.0 / 20
1.8k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 38
- Last 90 days
- 87
- Last 12 months
- 1 month ago
- Last push
Ranked #5 of 16 tools in Software Development - API Management by health , between Svix (#4) and GoModel (#6) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | PHP, Docker, K8S |
| Latest release | 7.7.1 · 1 month ago |
| Stars | 1,787 |
| Open issues | 2 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory ↗ |
DreamFactory vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with DreamFactory (Software Development - API Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasura | 98 | 32k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Opik | 97 | 23k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Tyk | 96 | 11k | MPL-2.0 | today |
| Svix | 94 | 3.5k | MIT | yesterday |
| DreamFactory (this tool) | 93 | 1.8k | Apache-2.0 | 1 month ago |
| Graphweaver | 81 | 558 | MIT | 22 days ago |
DreamFactory: common questions
Is DreamFactory still maintained?
DreamFactory had 38 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 1 month ago; the latest tagged release, 7.7.1, is from 1 month ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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