#8080th of 146 in Backends, databases and hosting
aspire
Code-first toolchain to define, run and deploy distributed apps
- Stars
- 6.4k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Last release
- Nov 2026
- Language
- C#
5,790 on 21 Apr 20266,420 on 10 Nov 2026
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Overview
Aspire lets you describe services, frontends, containers, databases and caches in an app definition written in C# (apphost.cs) or TypeScript (apphost.ts). The Aspire CLI runs the whole app locally with OpenTelemetry-based observability and reuses the same definition for deployment. The repo holds the CLI, AppHost SDK, dashboard, service discovery, project templates, integrations and a VS Code extension.
Who it is for: Developers composing multi-service apps in C# or TypeScript
Strengths
- One app definition in C# or TypeScript covers local run and deployment
- Includes a dashboard and OpenTelemetry-based observability
- Ships CLI, project templates, integrations and a VS Code extension
- MIT license with recent commits and releases
Weaknesses
- Not AI-specific; no model, agent or LLM tooling described
- Container integrations are third-party; users must vet their security
- Orchestrates apps; it is not a backend with its own auth or database
- Only C# and TypeScript app definitions are shown
What changed
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