This tutorial teaches ASP.NET Core MVC and Entity Framework Core with controllers and views. Razor Pages is a new alternative in ASP.NET Core 2.0, a page-based programming model that makes building web UI easier and more productive. We recommend the [Razor Pages](xref:data/ef-rp/intro) tutorial over the MVC version. The Razor Pages tutorial:
If you choose this tutorial over the [Razor Pages](xref:data/ef-rp/intro) version, let us know why in [this GitHub issue](https://github.com/aspnet/Docs/issues/6146).