.NET vs ASP.NET: How to Choose the Right Technology for Your Product
Microsoft has developed many tools for software development. .NET and ASP.NET are among the most widely used. Although the two may sound similar, they have different purposes in development projects. .NET is an application platform for development across environments, while ASP.NET is used for developing web applications only. By March 5, 2026, ASP.NET was actively used worldwide, with notable adoption in the United States and Turkey, and it powered 4.5% of all websites whose server-side programming language was known.