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| title | author | description | manager | ms.author | ms.date | ms.prod | ms.technology | ms.topic | uid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choose between ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core | rick-anderson | Learn how to choose between ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core. | wpickett | riande | 03/14/2018 | asp.net-core | aspnet | article | fundamentals/choose-between-aspnet-and-aspnetcore |
Choose between ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core
No matter the web app you're creating, ASP.NET has a solution for you: from enterprise web apps targeting Windows Server, to small microservices targeting Linux containers, and everything in between.
ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core is an open-source, cross-platform framework for building modern, cloud-based web apps on Windows, macOS, or Linux.
ASP.NET
ASP.NET is a mature framework that provides all the services needed to build enterprise-class, server-based web apps on Windows.
Which one is right for me?
| ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET |
|---|---|
| Build for Windows, macOS, or Linux | Build for Windows |
| Razor Pages is the recommended approach to create a Web UI as of ASP.NET Core 2.x. See also MVC, Web API, and SignalR. | Use Web Forms, SignalR, MVC, Web API, or Web Pages |
| Multiple versions per machine | One version per machine |
| Develop with Visual Studio, Visual Studio for Mac, or Visual Studio Code using C# or F# | Develop with Visual Studio using C#, VB, or F# |
| Higher performance than ASP.NET | Good performance |
| Choose .NET Framework or .NET Core runtime | Use .NET Framework runtime |
ASP.NET Core scenarios
- Razor Pages is the recommended approach to create a Web UI as of ASP.NET Core 2.x.
- Websites
- APIs
- Real-time