Elliot L.
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Elliot L.
Business Operations Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Best API generation tool on the market"
5/5
What do you like best about DreamFactory?

Using DreamFactory to generate APIs for our SQL Server databases has been incredibly convenient and has enhanced our security by eliminating direct connections to the databases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DreamFactory?

DreamFactory is fantastic for generating the APIs in minutes. For more advanced API management post-API generation, we still use another tool for that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abe D.
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Abe D.
Chief Executive Officer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easiest way to create APIs!"
5/5
What do you like best about DreamFactory?

They help me create REST APIs almost instantly and cut down the tedious backend work typically required. And I love their support team - Nic & Kevin have been extremely helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DreamFactory?

The UI is a bit dated looking, but it is functional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Tomotaka E.
Country Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"No more time spent building APIs!"
4.5/5
What do you like best about DreamFactory?

The time given back to our dev team now that they don't have to build and manage APIs from scratch Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DreamFactory?

Installing on-premise can take some time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anadee A.
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Anadee A.
Software Developer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"The Goto API Generation and Integration Tool"
5/5
What do you like best about DreamFactory?

The best part is that we can instantly generate and use API which as a developer helps and increases my productivity. Also it does offer customization in connecting to different data bases and offers seamless service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DreamFactory?

The only thing I dislike is the price aspect, basically if you and your organization doesn't have any cost barriers you can blindly go for this API management service.

Also, I feel the learning curve for accessing some options is steep. Rest this is a great platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Adrian M.
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Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Using Dreamfactory API for more than 6 years now"
4/5
What do you like best about DreamFactory?

I have been using Dreamfactory API for a few years now. I found the user interface very friendly and easy to use. Just simple sql connection Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DreamFactory?

I had the mysql connection but is no linger available in the free version and the paid one it's way too expensive for basic api needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Services
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Verified User in Consumer Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A must have API management...!"
4/5
What do you like best about DreamFactory?

Dreamfactory is an amazing open-source API management provider which keeps you away from backend complexity best part is if you don't know code you actually don't need to write code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DreamFactory?

I have worked on the open-source version and couldn't find any issues yet. One thing I didn't like about the setup it's time-consuming if you haven't tried any API management in the past. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Retail
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Verified User in Retail
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Quick Resolution For Issues"
5/5
What do you like best about DreamFactory?

Personal contact from acount representatives and quick resolution from customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DreamFactory?

Escalating prices. Though I understand current costs require increases, it has outpaced inflation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Government Administration
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Verified User in Government Administration
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"DreamFactory Silver"
3.5/5
What do you like best about DreamFactory?

Enabling Data API without risk of security concern Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DreamFactory?

High pricing of annual payments.High pricing of annual payments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Jeremy B.
Programmer Analyst
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Dreamfactory has solved a lot of key pain points for us"
5/5
What do you like best about DreamFactory?

Dreamfactory makes it very easy for us to create APIs that connect to our SQL databases. We love the flexibility this gives us, and it has improved our security by preventing our applications from directly connecting to the databases. Dreamfactory makes it easy to manage access to our APIs and services through the use of roles and application-based controls. Access controls are granular enough to be useful, but not too onerous to manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DreamFactory?

Configuring APIs that connect to REST services could be more intuitive. It would be nice if there were a built-in Swagger editor that could simplify the process of creating the service definition. As of now we need to rely on 3rd party utilities to generate the Swagger code.

More flexible pricing options (e.g. a la carte premium connectors) would certainly help us with justification and procurement. It has been a challenge for us to justify the cost of the Silver license as it contains a lot of premium features that we don't need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Luke Marshall of DreamFactory

Hi Jeremy thanks for the review. Improved security and flexibility are the hallmarks of DreamFactory so I am glad to hear you are experiencing both. I will take on your feedback regarding Swagger generation for third party APIs. I am happy to announce that as of September 21 we will be offering a more modular licensing model that allows our users to choose between Database APIs or Network APIs and then add on desirable extras such as Scripting or Data Mesh so you only pay for the features you will actually use. I am very happy to hear of your satisfaction with our platform and we look forward to continuing our work together.

Verified User in Computer Software
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Verified User in Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Rapid APIs"
4/5
What do you like best about DreamFactory?

Fast deploy API for our mobile development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DreamFactory?

Price hikes without notice and just locking you into new changes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.