justLikeAPI VS DreamFactory

justLikeAPI is an advanced data crawling API service that enables companies to perform actions on technically most complicated sites (i.e. social networks, review sites).

Back in 2011, WEBCentric (justLikeAPI's mother company) has launched Price2Spy – a service used more than 600 online merchants worldwide – enabling them to monitor and compare prices of competitor products online.

Over the years, our ability to capture data from technically most complicated websites has attracted a number of clients who asked us not only to capture product prices but product comments as well – in order to monitor market sentiment. Therefore, we have recognized the need for a more generic tool which will enable our clients to:

• Perform login on a specific platform (on behalf of a particular user)
• Fetch all comments from specified user’s profile
• Post a reply on a specific comment

This is how justLikeAPI was born. We plan to expand it on more and more platforms (covering more and more social networks), providing more and more supported operations.

If you want to learn more about what justLikeAPI can do for your business, please contact us at system@justlikeapi.io.

DreamFactory is an API management platform used to generate, secure, document, and extend APIs. The platform is used within a wide variety of sectors, including banking, auto manufacturing, online gaming, consulting, and government.

Perhaps best known for its API generation capabilities, the platform can generate APIs for 20 databases including MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and MongoDB, among others. Generators are also available for Excel, AWS S3, email delivery providers, and IoT.

Authentication and security is another core feature. APIs can be authenticated using API keys, Active Directory, LDAP, OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, and Okta. A robust yet convenient set of role-based access controls (RBACs) allow administrators to easily create highly tailored API access rules.

DreamFactory's scripting engine supports PHP, Python (version 2 and 3) and NodeJS. Developers can use the engine to create entirely scripted APIs which incorporate third-party libraries and packages. The scripting engine can also be used to extend existing endpoints, allowing developers to implement API composition, apply data masking and hiding, response transformation, and more.

Recently added features include restricted administrators, API scheduling, API auditing, and API generation connectors for Snowflake, Hadoop, and Apache Hive.