aspnetcore vs semantic-kernel
aspnetcore and semantic-kernel share 8 technologies: Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting, System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt, Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI, Microsoft.Extensions.AI, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console, and OpenTelemetry. Both are written in C#.
What they share and what sets them apart
aspnetcore
ASP.NET Core is a cross-platform .NET framework for building modern cloud-based web applications on Windows, Mac, or Linux.
C#38.5kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit f19828cWhat is aspnetcore built with?Only in aspnetcore
- Blazor
- Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web
- ASP.NET Core
- Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.Extensions.Azure
- Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite
- Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
- Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions
- MySqlConnector
- Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL
- Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory
- Redis
- Postgres
- Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
- MySQL
- Grpc.AspNetCore
- Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design
- Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational
- Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql
- Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
- Azure.Identity
- Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect
- @azure/msal-browser
- Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions
- AngleSharp
- System.ComponentModel.Annotations
- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug
- OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol
- OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore
- OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http
- org.slf4j:slf4j-api
- Serilog.Sinks.File
In common
- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting
- System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt
- Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI
- Microsoft.Extensions.AI
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console
- OpenTelemetry
semantic-kernel
Integrate cutting-edge LLM technology quickly and easily into your apps
C#28.7kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit df1cb33What is semantic-kernel built with?Only in semantic-kernel
- Npgsql
OpenAI- AIOHTTP
- EntityFramework
- azure-identity
- Azure.AI.OpenAI
- Microsoft.Extensions.AI.AzureAIInference
- azure-ai-agents
- azure-ai-projects
- MCP
- Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime
- Handlebars.Net
- YamlDotNet
- defusedxml
- DocumentFormat.OpenXml
- jinja2
- Markdig
- JsonSchema.Net
- JsonSchema.Net.Generation
- Pydantic
- Microsoft.OpenApi
- openapi-core
- opentelemetry-api
Side by side
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, aspnetcore or semantic-kernel?
The proof: dotnet/aspnetcore's code at commit f19828c
Which has more GitHub stars, aspnetcore or semantic-kernel?
The proof: dotnet/aspnetcore on GitHub
Which has more tests, aspnetcore or semantic-kernel?
The proof: dotnet/aspnetcore's code at commit f19828c
Which was updated more recently, aspnetcore or semantic-kernel?
Which has more commits signed by AI, aspnetcore or semantic-kernel?
The proof: the commits each tool signed in microsoft/semantic-kernel
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