Build scalable and resilient cloud-native apps with .NET

Build an API Try .NET 8

Supported on all major cloud providers

Write high-performance web APIs with ASP.NET Core

ASP.NET Core is one of the fastest web frameworks ranked by TechEmpower.¹

TechEmpower JSON Benchmark Results

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Features to help build your cloud-native apps

Extensive support for the cloud-native ecosystem

Build flexible, scalable, and future-proof cloud-native apps that can work seamlessly across various platforms and environments.

Explore CNCF projects

Native container creation

Build .NET container images without needing to write a Dockerfile.

Observability

See your code in action with powerful observability APIs and support for OpenTelemetry.

.NET runs natively on Linux

.NET is built into the Linux packaging system for major Linux providers.

Use popular authentication libraries

Support for JWT authentication and OIDC, and services that implement the latest security standards.

Production-grade web server

Kestrel supports the latest protocols such as HTTP/2, HTTP/3, WebSockets, WebTransport, and enables asynchronous programming.

Easy to understand APIs

gRPC and REST with OpenAPI

Power your apps for any front end with .NET's support for all popular APIs.

Create a gRPC client

Data access made simple

Use Entity Framework to query popular databases such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQLite, and Cosmos DB without SQL.

Explore Entity Framework docs

Resiliency

Use .NET's built-in resiliency APIs for creating reliable applications with ease.

Runs on all major cloud providers

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Start learning about cloud native with .NET

E-Books

Architecting cloud native dotnet applications for Azure E-Book download

Architecture for containerized dotnet applications E-Book download

Containerized Docker application lifecycle with Microsoft Platform and Tools E-Book download

Tools for building great .NET apps

What is Azure Developer CLI?

Azure Developer CLI (azd) accelerates your journey from local development environment to Azure. Initialize a repo, provision resources, and deploy your application with one tool.

Learn about azd

Azure Developer CLI templates

Use flexible and idiomatic app templates infused with cloud best practices. Curated for .NET, you can get local development to Azure in minutes.

Browse .NET templates

C# Dev Kit in VS Code

Write, maintain, test, and debug your code with Visual Studio Code's C# Dev Kit. Elevate your C# development on Windows, macOS, Linux, or GitHub Codespaces.

Install C# Dev Kit

¹ Performance ranking from Round 21 results conducted by TechEmpower Benchmarks.