Entity Framework CoreEntity Framework Core
#39in DatabasesWhat is Entity Framework Core?
It is a lightweight, extensible, open source and cross-platform version of the popular Entity Framework data access technology. It can serve as an object-relational mapper (O/RM), enabling .NET developers to work with a database using .NET objects, and eliminating the need for most of the data-access code they usually need to write.
Entity Framework Core is a tool in the Databases category of a tech stack.
Key Features
LightweightExtensible , Cross PlatformORM.NET Core.NET Framework
Entity Framework Core Pros & Cons
Pros of Entity Framework Core
- ✓Fits very well with Microsoft technologies
- ✓Fast
- ✓Linq
- ✓Easy to use
- ✓Multiple Database provider
- ✓OpenSource
Cons of Entity Framework Core
- ✗Dbcontext
Entity Framework Core Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Entity Framework Core?
Hibernate
Hibernate is a suite of open source projects around domain models. The flagship project is Hibernate ORM, the Object Relational Mapper.
Prisma
Prisma is an open-source database toolkit. It replaces traditional ORMs and makes database access easy with an auto-generated query builder for TypeScript & Node.js.
SQLAlchemy
SQLAlchemy is the Python SQL toolkit and Object Relational Mapper that gives application developers the full power and flexibility of SQL.
Sequelize
Sequelize is a promise-based ORM for Node.js and io.js. It supports the dialects PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and MSSQL and features solid transaction support, relations, read replication and more.
