# dreamfactorysoftware/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.

Repository: https://github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dreamfactory
Homepage: https://www.dreamfactory.com
Language: Shell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: dreamfactory, laravel, framework, php, api, rest, openapi, automatic-api, api-generation, api-generator
Last push: 2026-08-18T19:49:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4143, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 23.5, "n_releases_24m": 19}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1782, forks 354 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:35.623481+00:00)

## What it is
DreamFactory is a self-hosted enterprise data access platform that instantly generates fully governed REST APIs from databases, file stores, SaaS services, and legacy systems, with role-based access control and identity passthrough. It also acts as an AI data gateway, exposing enterprise data to on-prem LLMs and agents via REST and MCP without giving models direct database credentials.

## Use cases
- generate rest apis from a database without writing backend code
- let an llm query enterprise data safely without direct sql access
- expose mysql postgres mongodb data as a secure api
- add role-based access control to database endpoints
- self-host an mcp server for governed data access by ai agents
- connect legacy soap services and file storage through one api layer
- give ai agents governed access to on-prem databases

## When to choose
- you need instant, documented REST APIs over many databases and services without hand-writing backend code
- you want LLMs or AI agents to access enterprise data through governed, audited endpoints instead of raw connections
- you must keep data on-prem, air-gapped, or inside your VPC with existing IAM/RBAC enforced
- you want a point-and-click admin console plus scriptable API event logic

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight custom backend with bespoke business logic rather than generated CRUD APIs
- you require commercial connectors like Oracle, Snowflake, or SAP HANA without an enterprise license
- you want a fully managed cloud service rather than self-hosted infrastructure
- your project is a small prototype where a simple framework would suffice

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: api-framework, api-gateway, database, auth, authorization, mcp, rag, self-hosted
- domain: apis, backend, databases, large-language-models, security, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, windows, php, cloud
- tags: api-generation, rest-api, openapi, laravel, database-to-api, ai-data-gateway, rbac, identity-passthrough, enterprise, docker, kubernetes, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- dreamfactorysoftware/dreamfactory (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.623481+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:24:21.287882+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://www.dreamfactory.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:00.900167+00:00, sha 1a3a83c32d57)
  - site_page: https://www.dreamfactory.com/services-and-support/quickstart-services-packages (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:00.903145+00:00, sha 24e164d82922)
  - site_page: https://www.dreamfactory.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:00.904982+00:00, sha 51175ede904a)
  - site_page: https://docs.dreamfactory.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:00.908356+00:00, sha ff67662c5420)
  - site_page: https://www.dreamfactory.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:00.910019+00:00, sha b672da07214f)
  - site_page: https://www.dreamfactory.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:00.906734+00:00, sha 6bc492aa4085)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.