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# [DreamFactory 2.2 released, includes important API changes](https://blog.dreamfactory.com/dreamfactory-2-2-release)

 Written by [Terence Bennett](https://blog.dreamfactory.com/author/terencebennett) | January 7, 2026

We're excited to announce DreamFactory Version 2.2. There are a number of important design improvements to services, scripting, and system resources. But the biggest change is that APIs for commercial databases will no longer be open source.

Read more about [DreamFactory's new features.](https://www.dreamfactory.com/features/)

## **New features in Version 2.2:**

- The following services are now under a **[commercial license](https://www.dreamfactory.com/products)** and have been removed from the default open source installation: 
    - Oracle
    - Microsoft SQL Server
    - IBM DB2
    - SAP SQL Anywhere
    - Salesforce.com
    - SOAP
    - LDAP
    - Active Directory
- Redesigned services and system resources management to be more flexible and dynamic. 
    - Now using ServiceProviders for all service type onboarding
    - New service type migration command for pre-2.2 database upgrade (php artisan dreamfactory:service-type-migrate), run after migration and seeding
    - SQL database driver types now available as their own service types ("sql\_db" type retired)
    - Script languages now available as their own service types ("script" type retired)
    - Service Definition system now adds service name to all defined paths and tags automatically
    - Old service types converted to new format during import in packaging
    - Support for service definition ([Swagger doc](https://blog.dreamfactory.com/share-api-docs-securely/)) on service import/export in packaging
- Improved script engine features. 
    - Added platform.api support for Node.js and Python scripting
    - Node.js scripts now allow returning output from async callback functions
    - Python script improvements: allow empty script, correcting script output
- API Docs now support OpenAPI (Swagger) YAML format, as well as JSON.
- Usability improvement: first admin user of the Admin Console automatically logged in on creation
- Include predis/predis package by default for using Redis for caching
- Include df-azure using microsoftazure/storage by default, used sdk that required pear in prior releases
- Now using guzzle 6
- Added laravel/homestead support for php5.6 and php7 for dev installs

Read more about DreamFactory 2.2:

https://blog.dreamfactory.com/dreamfactory-2-2-1-release/

[View full post](https://blog.dreamfactory.com/dreamfactory-2-2-release)

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