# DreamFactory

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/data-api/dreamfactory/

Generates REST APIs from database, file and SaaS connectors behind one contract, with role-based access control, API key management and server-side scripting.

## Who it suits

Generating REST APIs across a mixed estate — databases, file stores, SaaS and SOAP — behind one contract, self-hosted, with role-based access control and API key management included from the entry paid tier.

Consider something else if The entry price is the constraint. DF Linux Lite is $1,500 a month billed annually with no monthly-billing rate published and a single connector of your choice; the open-source edition is free but ships the PostgreSQL connector only.

## What the documentation says

### Pricing

- Free tier: Yes ([source](https://www.dreamfactory.com/pricing/), read 2026-09-14)
- What the free plan includes: The open-source edition, described as being for hands-on learning, personal projects and early-stage development, with the PostgreSQL database connector. ([source](https://www.dreamfactory.com/pricing/), read 2026-09-14)
- Entry paid plan: $1,500/month for DF Linux Lite, billed annually — no monthly-billing rate is published. It includes a single connector of your choice and unlimited roles, keys, API creation and API requests. ([source](https://www.dreamfactory.com/pricing/), read 2026-09-14)
- Pricing model: Flat annual plans bounded by how many connectors you may use, not by requests: the entry paid tier states unlimited roles, keys, API creation and API requests against a single connector. ([source](https://www.dreamfactory.com/pricing/), read 2026-09-14)

### Observability

- Self-hostable: Supported ([source](https://www.dreamfactory.com/pricing/), read 2026-09-14)

### Compliance

- Role-based access control: Role-based access control is listed as included from DF Linux Lite ($1,500/month) upward, alongside API key management and API scripting. ([source](https://www.dreamfactory.com/pricing/), read 2026-09-14)

## Compared with

- [DreamFactory vs Directus](https://inetgeek.com/compare/directus-vs-dreamfactory/)
- [DreamFactory vs Hasura](https://inetgeek.com/compare/hasura-vs-dreamfactory/)