# AdonisJS vs ASP.NET Core

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** ASP.NET Core

| Attribute | AdonisJS | ASP.NET Core |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 62.2 (77% (high)) | 71.2 (76% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 8 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1,234 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 19,142 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 193,052 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"AdonisJS is a web framework for Node.js built entirely in TypeScript that bundles authentication, database management, form validation, email sending, background jobs, and caching into a single system. It takes an opinionated approach to web development, providing one recommended solution for common problems to help developers focus on building features rather than assembling and integrating separate packages. It is indexed under Web Frameworks.","source":"https://adonisjs.com/","question":"What is AdonisJS?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"AdonisJS is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $500 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://adonisjs.com/","question":"Is AdonisJS free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"AdonisJS supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://adonisjs.com/","question":"What platforms does AdonisJS support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. AdonisJS can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://adonisjs.com/","question":"Can AdonisJS be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for AdonisJS, including Inertia, Vite, Redis, Tanstack React Query and Cloudflare. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://adonisjs.com/","question":"What does AdonisJS integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. AdonisJS is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core","question":"Is AdonisJS open source?","confidence":0.99}]` | `[{"answer":"A framework for building web apps and services with .NET and C#. Includes Blazor for web UI development, REST APIs, real-time communication, and AI/ML capabilities. It is indexed under Web Frameworks.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet","question":"What is ASP.NET Core?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ASP.NET Core is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet","question":"Is ASP.NET Core free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ASP.NET Core supports the web, Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet","question":"What platforms does ASP.NET Core support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. ASP.NET Core can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet","question":"Can ASP.NET Core be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for ASP.NET Core, including Google, X, OpenAI, Azure, Power Apps and Power Platform. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet","question":"What does ASP.NET Core integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A complete backend framework for Node.js applications that provides integrated components for user authentication, database management, data validation, email delivery, task queues, caching, and testing. It aims to reduce setup overhead by including these capabilities as built-in features rather than requiring separate configuration and integration. | An open-source framework that extends the .NET platform with tools and libraries for creating modern, cloud-based web applications and services deployable across Windows, Linux, and macOS |
| features.capabilities | `{"language":"TypeScript","rendering":"ssr","api_routes":true,"hot_reload":true,"file_routing":false,"typescript_first":true}` | `{"language":"C#","api_first":true,"api_routes":true,"async_model":"event-loop-async","orm_included":true,"openapi_autogen":true,"language_runtime":"C#/.NET","templating_included":true,"dependency_injection":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Inertia"},{"name":"Vite"},{"name":"Redis"},{"name":"Tanstack React Query"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"cloud storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cloudflare R2","native":true,"category":"cloud storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage","native":true,"category":"cloud storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Playwright","native":true,"category":"testing"}]` | `[{"name":"Google"},{"name":"X"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Power Apps"},{"name":"Power Platform","native":true,"category":"platform","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Professional Support","summary":"$500/month","features":["Direct access to creator (Harminder Virk)","Private Slack channel","24-hour guaranteed email response","Architecture consultations","Performance optimization","Early-stage project review","Upgrade and migration support","Priority feature requests","Insiders program access"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Direct support and architecture consultation from the framework creator","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Open source framework; professional support at $500/month","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://adonisjs.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:03:04.377Z","startingPrice":{"amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}}` | `{"type":"free","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T12:44:19.114Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | free |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 11 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.6.0","date":"2026-10-05T12:16:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.5.2","date":"2026-09-23T14:03:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.5.1","date":"2026-09-23T12:46:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.5.0","date":"2026-08-21T05:06:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.4.0","date":"2026-08-09T07:20:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.3.5","date":"2026-07-08T07:42:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.3.4","date":"2026-06-05T05:02:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.3.3","date":"2026-05-19T11:03:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.3.2","date":"2026-04-26T14:49:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.3.1","date":"2026-04-09T09:37:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.3.0","date":"2026-03-28T09:53:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.2.0","date":"2026-03-26T16:30:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.1.1","date":"2026-03-18T10:58:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.1.0","date":"2026-03-18T10:43:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.0.1","date":"2026-03-04T13:43:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.0.0","date":"2026-02-25T06:44:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next.29","date":"2026-02-14T14:00:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next.29"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next.28","date":"2026-02-05T21:01:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v6.20.0","date":"2026-02-05T21:01:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/adonisjs/core/releases/tag/v7.0.0-next.27","date":"2026-02-01T05:02:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.0.0-next.27"}]` | - |
| security.scorecard | 6.2 | - |
| security.trust_center | https://adonisjs.com/packages/security | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40adonisjs%2Fcore&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Web Frameworks)

| Capability | AdonisJS | ASP.NET Core |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Rendering model | Server-side | - |
| File-based routing | ✗ | - |
| Language | TypeScript | C# |
| **Rendering** |  |  |
| Server components | - | - |
| Streaming SSR | - | - |
| **Fullstack** |  |  |
| Built-in API / backend routes | ✓ | ✓ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| First-class TypeScript | ✓ | - |
| Fast refresh / HMR | ✓ | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Edge runtime support | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:59:24.179Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*