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ASP.NET Core

Free. Cross-platform. Open source.

★ 4.5

Cross-platform, high-performance framework for building modern, cloud-based web applications. Microsoft's flagship web framework with MVC, Razor Pages, and API support.

35K
GitHub Stars
none
TypeScript
medium
Learning Curve
4.4
DX Score
Visit Website → Documentation GitHub

Pricing

Model
free
Free Tier
MIT licensed, open source
Paid
N/A

Features

  • ✓ MVC pattern
  • ✓ Razor Pages
  • ✓ Web API
  • ✓ SignalR realtime
  • ✓ Identity authentication
  • ✓ Entity Framework Core
  • ✓ Dependency injection
  • ✓ Cross-platform

Pros

  • + Excellent performance
  • + Great tooling (VS)
  • + Microsoft backing
  • + Comprehensive docs
  • + Strong typing

Cons

  • - Windows heritage perception
  • - Learning curve
  • - Verbose at times
  • - Smaller OSS community

Best For

enterprise startup

Alternatives

Blazor Blazor ServiceStack ServiceStack
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