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Might be a dumb question for many but we are thinking of adopting ASP.NET Boilerplate for our next project. Just a bit confused as there seems to be 2 different websites for it and 2 different Git repositories.

First one is https://aspnetboilerplate.com/
and second is https://abp.io/.

Both have their own Git repositories and Stack Overflow tag. I'm totally confused as to which one is the most correct project to use.

Any guidance is much appreciated.

Many thanks.

aaron
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ABP Framework (abp.io) is a rewrite and the next version of ASP.NET Boilerplate (aspnetboilerplate.com) based on lessons learned and with less backward compatibility to maintain.

Both are actively maintained.

ASP.NET Boilerplate

  • mature framework, since February 2014
  • current version: v6.0, released November 2020
  • has commercial base solution ASP.NET Zero (aspnetzero.com)

Tech

  • monolith architecture, but supports modules
  • supports ASP.NET Core and ASP.NET MVC 5
  • supports EF Core and EF 6

ABP Framework

  • modern framework, since June 2018
  • current version: 4.0.1, released December 2020
  • also has an extended commercial edition (commercial.abp.io)

Tech

  • microservices architecture
  • supports ASP.NET Core only
  • supports EF Core and MongoDB
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aaron
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  • Thanks @aaron .. that helps a lot. We do have a plan to eventually go for ASP.net Zero so we may go ahead with ASP.NET Boilerplate Have you got any experience with implementing either of them. Any suggestions to avoid pitfalls :) ? – DP001 Sep 25 '19 at 04:33
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    I implemented a work project using ASP.NET Boilerplate (specifically [aspnetboilerplate/module-zero-core-template](https://github.com/aspnetboilerplate/module-zero-core-template)), before becoming an active contributor to both ASP.NET Boilerplate and ASP.NET Zero from June 2017 to June 2019. I would say avoid re-inventing/over-customising what ASP.NET Boilerplate provides. It works great out-of-the-box with minimal configuration. Do search the documentation, GitHub, Stack Overflow (and premium forum for ASP.NET Zero) before asking questions — you'll get to know and appreciate the framework. – aaron Sep 25 '19 at 05:53
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    By the way, the ABP framework supports the monolithic arch, however, it is ms-friendly thanks to its higher modularity "One common advice to start a new solution is always to start with a monolith, keep it modular, and split into microservices once the monolith becomes a problem. This makes your progress fast in the beginning especially if your team is small and you don't want to deal with challenges of the microservice architecture." https://docs.abp.io/en/abp/4.4/Microservice-Architecture#microservice-for-new-applications – AbuDawood Aug 19 '21 at 14:28
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If we'd think it's Angular;

  • ASP.NET Boilerplate = AngularJS
  • ABP.IO = Angular (the new)
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