ABP Framework
NET web applications.
Definition
ABP Framework is an open-source application framework built on ASP.NET Core that provides a modular, layered architecture along with pre-built infrastructure — such as multi-tenancy, authorization, and auditing — for building enterprise .NET web applications.
Overview
Enterprise .NET applications tend to need the same set of cross-cutting concerns over and over: user management, permissions, multi-tenancy, background jobs, auditing, and API generation. ABP Framework packages these as reusable modules on top of ASP.NET Core so teams don't have to rebuild them for every project, following domain-driven design principles to keep business logic organized as applications grow. A typical ABP solution is organized into layers — domain, application, and presentation — with clear boundaries enforced by the framework's module system, and it can generate a working starter application (including an admin UI, authentication, and API layer) from a template in minutes. It supports both traditional server-rendered UI and modern SPA front ends, and it integrates with common ORMs, most notably Hibernate-style Entity Framework Core mappings on the .NET side. Because of this batteries-included approach, ABP is most commonly chosen by teams building mid-to-large internal business systems or SaaS products who want enterprise features like multi-tenancy and audit logging out of the box — similar in spirit to how Spring Boot bundles conventions for Java teams — rather than by teams building small or highly custom services where a lighter framework may be preferable.
Key Features
- Modular architecture allowing features to be added or removed as independent modules
- Built-in multi-tenancy support for SaaS-style applications
- Pre-built identity, permission, and role-management modules
- Automatic audit logging and background job infrastructure
- Domain-driven design conventions baked into project templates
- Auto-generated REST APIs from application services
- Support for both MVC/Razor Pages and SPA front-end options