[ASP.NET Zero](https://aspnetzero.com/) is a startup project template which is also developed by [Volosoft](https://volosoft.com/). Here you can see the feature differences between ASP.NET Zero and ABP Platform (with commercial licenses).
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ABP is generally better suited to modular monolith and microservice architectures. ASP.NET Zero is a more opinionated, ready-made application foundation.
<td>Developer seats + feature tier. After the license period, you can keep developing and deploying existing projects; renewal mainly covers updates, support, ABP Suite and ABP Studio, and creating new projects.</td>
<td>Per product/project capacity (a defined number of products and developers). The app can be used indefinitely; renewal mainly covers updates, support, repository access, and tools.</td>
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<td>Source code</td>
<td>Open-source framework; commercial modules/tooling as private NuGet/NPM packages. Module source download depends on the plan. Self-hosted with no Volosoft runtime dependency; ABP.io does not host your application source.</td>
<td>Full application source. Self-hosted with no Volosoft runtime dependency.</td>
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<td>AI-assisted development</td>
<td>Works with Copilot and similar tools on normal source repositories. Also ABP Studio AI Agent, ABP-oriented workflows, and MCP tool connections (ABP Studio AI Agent can connect to MCP servers).</td>
<td>Works with Copilot and similar tools on normal source repositories. Primarily IDE-based AI, with product rules, skills, and workflow instructions from the license.</td>
Ahmet Çelik
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