# Net

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/net
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/net.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/net/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://microsoft.com
- **Slug:** net
- **Categories:** developer-tools

## Overview

- **Tagline:** .NET is a free, open-source, cross-platform, fast, and productive development framework with a large ecosystem of tools (NuGet, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code) and extensive community support, backed by Microsoft.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** .NET is the free, open-source, cross-platform framework for building modern apps and powerful cloud services.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - .NET framework
  - runtime
  - SDKs
  - and libraries for building web
  - mobile
  - desktop
  - cloud
  - AI
  - microservices
  - game development
  - IoT
  - and API applications. Includes the MCP C# SDK.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Free and open-source
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Developers, enterprises, and organizations seeking to build cross-platform, scalable, and modern applications and cloud services.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

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