Awesome List of Top ASP.NET Core-Based Open-Source Application Projects
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Published: 2019-12-19 12:21:31

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Open-source projects are great for getting started and serve as a good source for architecture reference. There are several open-source ASP.NET Core projects available in GitHub. These projects will help you learn ASP.NET Core technology in-depth, with different types of architecture and coding patterns. Some of the top real-time applications or sample architecture reference projects across different categories are listed in this article.

What are you waiting for? Check out these projects and get started!

## nopCommerce
nopCommerce is a popular open-source e-commerce shopping cart application. It is stable and supports several customizations to suit your needs. There are several plugins available to enhance it.

**Domain:** E-commerce

**Type:** Real-time application

**License:** GPLv3 license plus the “powered by nopCommerce” text requirement on each page

**GitHub:** https://github.com/nopSolutions/nopCommerce

**Stars:** 4.1k

## OrchardCore

OrchardCore is an open-source content management system (CMS) framework supporting modularity and multitenancy.

**Domain:** CMS

**Type:** Real-time application

**License:** BSD 3-Clause

**GitHub:** https://github.com/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore

**Stars:** 3.3k

## SimplCommerce

SimplCommerce is a modular, microservice-based e-commerce application, built using ASP.NET Core.

**Domain:** E-commerce

**Type:** Real-time application

**License:** Apache 2.0

**GitHub:** https://github.com/simplcommerce/SimplCommerce

**Stars:** 2.4k

## squidex

squidex is a headless CMS and content management hub, built using ASP.NET Core with OData and CQRS patterns.

**Domain:** CMS

**Type:** Real-time application

**License:** MIT

**GitHub:** https://github.com/Squidex/squidex

**Stars:** 831

## Miniblog.Core

Miniblog.Core is a blog engine based on ASP.NET Core.

**Domain:** Blog engine

**Type:** Real-time application

**License:** Apache 2.0

**GitHub:** https://github.com/madskristensen/Miniblog.Core

**Stars:** 807

## piranha.core

piranha.core is a CMS application based on ASP.NET Core.

**Domain:** CMS

**Type:** Real-time application

**License:** MIT

**GitHub:** https://github.com/piranhacms/piranha.core

**Stars:** – 642

## Blogifier

Blogifier is a lightweight blog engine written in ASP.NET Core.

**Domain:** Blog engine

**Type:** Real-time application

**License:** MIT

**GitHub:** https://github.com/blogifierdotnet/Blogifier

**Stars:** 466

## eShopOnContainers

eShopOnContainers is a sample reference application demonstrating various architecture patterns of container-based microservices by Microsoft.

**Architecture:** Container-based microservices

**Type:** Reference application

**License:** MIT

**Github:** https://github.com/dotnet-architecture/eShopOnContainers

**Stars:** 11.9k

## eShopOnWeb

eShopOnWeb is a sample reference application demonstrating monolithic architecture powered by Microsoft.

**Architecture:** Monolithic

**Type:** Reference application

**License:** MIT

**GitHub:** https://github.com/dotnet-architecture/eShopOnWeb

**Stars:** 3.6k

## practical-aspnetcore

practical-aspnetcore is a practical sample for ASP.NET Core.

**Type:** Samples

**License:** MIT

**GitHub:** https://github.com/dodyg/practical-aspnetcore

**Stars:** 3.1k

## NorthwindTraders

NorthwindTraders is a sample reference application for domain-driven architecture using Entity Framework and CQRS pattern.

**Architecture:** Clean architecture, DDD, CQRS

**Type:** Sample reference application

**License:** MIT

**Github:** https://github.com/JasonGT/NorthwindTraders

**Stars:** 2.9k

## ReactiveTraderCloud

ReactiveTraderCloud is a real-time trading application demonstrating reactive programming principles.

**Architecture:** Reactive programming

**Type:** Sample reference application

**License:** Apache 2.0

**Github:** https://github.com/AdaptiveConsulting/ReactiveTraderCloud

**Stars:** 1.2k

## coolstore-microservices

coolstore-microservices is a sample application demonstrating the use of Kubernetes using a service mesh.

**Architecture:** Kubernetes-based microservice using service mesh

**Type:** Sample reference application

**License:** MIT

**Github:** https://github.com/vietnam-devs/coolstore-microservices

**Stars:** 1.1k

## cloudscribe

cloudscribe is a foundation framework for building a multitenant application.

**Architecture:** Multitenant framework

**Type:** Sample reference application

**License:** Apache 2.0

**Github:** https://github.com/cloudscribe/cloudscribe

**Stars:** 829

## clean-architecture-manga

clean-architecture-manga is a clean architecture sample application.

**Architecture:** Clean architecture

**Type:** Sample reference application

**License:** Apache

**GitHub:** https://github.com/ivanpaulovich/clean-architecture-manga

**Stars:** 852

## StarWars

StarWars is a GraphQL-based ASP.NET Core Star Wars application.

**Architecture:** GraphQL

**Type:** Sample reference application

**License:** MIT

**GitHub:** https://github.com/JacekKosciesza/StarWars

**Stars:** 460

## sample-dotnet-core-cqrs-api

sample-dotnet-core-cqrs-api is a sample project demonstrating the use of Rest API clean architecture with the CQRS pattern.

**Architecture:** Clean architecture, DDD, CQRS

**Type:** Sample reference application

**License:** Not specified

**GitHub:** https://github.com/kgrzybek/sample-dotnet-core-cqrs-api

**Stars:** 384

## Pos

Pos is a sample project demonstrating the use of microservices.

**Architecture:** Microservices, DDD, CQRS

**Type:** Sample reference application

**License:** Not specified

**GitHub:** https://github.com/NHadi/Pos

**Stars:** 112

## Conclusion

Apart from these applications, you can check out some more awesome .NET Core libraries, tools, and frameworks on [this GitHub page](https://github.com/thangchung/awesome-dotnet-core).

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