.NET web framework privacy ratings
Web and API frameworks for C# and .NET. The .NET SDK itself sends telemetry by default.
7 .NET web frameworks are rated against 4 public criteria, and 7 have enough evidence for a letter grade. Of the 5 with a known jurisdiction, 4 are based in a Five Eyes country, and 4 in the wider Fourteen Eyes.
Open-source .NET web frameworks only · Criteria for this category · Suggest an addition · Markdown
| Name | Grade | Score | Data | Jurisdiction | Open source | No trackers or telemetry | No ads or data sales | Independent audit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Library for ASP.NET Core that organizes minimal API routes into modules, with support for validation and content negotiation. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Modular application framework and content management system built on ASP.NET Core, with multi-tenancy and a headless CMS mode. |
Grade C | 70 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | Yes | Yes | Partial | No |
Microsoft framework for building web apps, APIs and real-time services in C# on .NET, with MVC, Razor Pages, minimal APIs and SignalR. |
Grade D | 50 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Microsoft framework for building interactive web user interfaces in C# with Razor components, running on the server or in the browser through WebAssembly. |
Grade D | 50 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Library for building REST APIs on ASP.NET Core in which each endpoint is a class with its own request and response types (the REPR pattern). |
Grade D | 50 | 100% | – | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Framework for building message-based web services and APIs on .NET, with typed clients, an ORM and generated admin interfaces. Dual-licensed under the AGPL and a commercial license. |
Grade D | 50 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Application framework for ASP.NET Core from Volosoft, with a modular architecture, domain-driven design building blocks, multi-tenancy and startup templates. |
Grade D | 40 | 100% | Türkiye Outside Eyes | Yes | No | Partial | No |
Questions
What is the most private option among .NET web frameworks?
No pick has been made yet. The table above is sorted by score, based on public evidence.
How are .NET web frameworks rated?
Each entry answers 4 questions: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. Answers need links to evidence. See the full criteria.
Does jurisdiction matter?
Jurisdiction decides which laws can compel a provider to hand over data. Each entry shows its country and whether it is in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. The data a provider can hand over depends mostly on what it stores and who holds the keys. Read about jurisdictions and the CLOUD Act.