C# web framework benchmarks: performance comparison
The fastest C# web framework in HttpArena is genhttp-ioxide, with a composite of 7006 on HTTP/1.1 — 1 of 72 against every language in its league. Measured over Alpha Round, every entry on the same machine.
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Every C# entry in the benchmark, compared on the composite score of each family. The composite sums a normalized score over the profiles of that family, where the leader of each profile scores 100, and scales the sum by the entry's completeness factor. Rank overall is the entry's place in its own league across all languages; rank among C# narrows the same field to this language. Both link through to the board view they were taken in. How the score works.
Composite scores compare directly across every row. Ranks do not always share a field: a tuned entry has no place in the standard-only ranking, so its rank is taken from the field that includes tuned entries and counts more of them.
HTTP/1.1
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among C# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| genhttp-ioxide | Emerging | 7006 | 1 of 72 | 1 of 10 |
| edixoi | Engine | 6810 | 1 of 34 | 1 of 7 |
| ioxide-pipes | Engine | 6448 | 2 of 34 | 2 of 7 |
| simplew-tuned | Emerging tuned | 6023 | 5 of 91 | 2 of 12 |
| ioxide | Engine | 5777 | 4 of 34 | 3 of 7 |
| genhttp | Emerging | 4910 | 8 of 72 | 2 of 10 |
| simplew | Emerging | 4297 | 15 of 72 | 3 of 10 |
| sockets | Engine | 4079 | 8 of 34 | 4 of 7 |
| minima-sync | Engine | 3780 | 12 of 34 | 5 of 7 |
| genhttp-kestrel | Emerging | 3513 | 19 of 72 | 4 of 10 |
| carter | Flagship | 3454 | 21 of 72 | 5 of 10 |
| aspnet-minimal-11 | Flagship | 3205 | 25 of 72 | 6 of 10 |
| aspnet-minimal | Flagship | 3164 | 28 of 72 | 7 of 10 |
| fastendpoints | Flagship | 3059 | 30 of 72 | 8 of 10 |
| effinitive | Experimental | 2868 | 3 of 5 | — |
| kestrel | Engine | 2583 | 17 of 34 | 6 of 7 |
| sisk | Emerging tuned | 2131 | 54 of 91 | 10 of 12 |
| cadente | Engine | 1784 | 20 of 34 | 7 of 7 |
| watson | Emerging | 831 | 66 of 72 | 9 of 10 |
| servicestack | Flagship | 186 | 72 of 72 | 10 of 10 |
HTTP/2
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among C# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| genhttp-ioxide | Emerging | 3286 | 2 of 20 | 1 of 5 |
| ioxide | Engine | 1411 | 3 of 12 | 1 of 2 |
| effinitive | Experimental | 1018 | 1 of 2 | — |
| fastendpoints | Flagship | 935 | 7 of 20 | 2 of 5 |
| aspnet-minimal | Flagship | 925 | 8 of 20 | 3 of 5 |
| aspnet-minimal-11 | Flagship | 852 | 9 of 20 | 4 of 5 |
| genhttp-kestrel | Emerging | 554 | 14 of 20 | 5 of 5 |
| kestrel | Engine | 459 | 7 of 12 | 2 of 2 |
HTTP/3
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among C# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ioxide | Engine | 1325 | 2 of 6 | 1 of 2 |
| genhttp-ioxide | Emerging | 1307 | 2 of 11 | 1 of 5 |
| genhttp-kestrel | Emerging | 730 | 5 of 11 | 2 of 5 |
| fastendpoints | Flagship | 673 | 6 of 11 | 3 of 5 |
| effinitive | Experimental | 411 | 2 of 2 | — |
| aspnet-minimal | Flagship | 376 | 8 of 11 | 4 of 5 |
| aspnet-minimal-11 | Flagship | 306 | 9 of 11 | 5 of 5 |
| kestrel | Engine | 217 | 5 of 6 | 2 of 2 |
Gateway
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among C# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aspnet-minimal + nginx | Flagship | 1966 | 2 of 4 | 1 of 2 |
| aspnet-minimal + caddy | Flagship | 910 | 4 of 4 | 2 of 2 |
gRPC
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among C# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aspnet-minimal | Flagship | 1166 | 2 of 4 | — |
WebSocket
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among C# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| genhttp-ioxide | Emerging | 2633 | 1 of 20 | 1 of 6 |
| minima-ws | Engine | 1899 | 7 of 16 | — |
| genhttp | Emerging | 1744 | 6 of 20 | 2 of 6 |
| beskar-websocket | Emerging | 1490 | 8 of 20 | 3 of 6 |
| genhttp-kestrel | Emerging | 1129 | 10 of 20 | 4 of 6 |
| aspnet-minimal | Flagship | 890 | 11 of 20 | 5 of 6 |
| simplew | Emerging | 666 | 13 of 20 | 6 of 6 |
| simplew-tuned | Emerging tuned | 448 | 21 of 27 | 7 of 7 |
| effinitive | Experimental | 357 | 4 of 4 | — |
Questions
What is the fastest C# web framework?
genhttp-ioxide leads the C# entries in HttpArena with a composite score of 7006 on HTTP/1.1, measured over Alpha Round. The composite sums a normalized score across the profiles of a family, where the leader of each profile scores 100. Against every language, genhttp-ioxide ranks 1 of 72 in its own league.
What is the fastest C# HTTP/2 server?
genhttp-ioxide, with a composite of 3286 on HTTP/2 and 2 of 20 against all languages in its league.
What is the fastest C# HTTP/3 server?
ioxide, with a composite of 1325 on HTTP/3 and 2 of 6 against all languages in its league.
What is the fastest C# Gateway server?
aspnet-minimal + nginx, with a composite of 1966 on Gateway and 2 of 4 against all languages in its league.
What is the fastest C# gRPC server?
aspnet-minimal, with a composite of 1166 on gRPC and 2 of 4 against all languages in its league.
What is the fastest C# WebSocket server?
genhttp-ioxide, with a composite of 2633 on WebSocket and 1 of 20 against all languages in its league.
How many C# web frameworks are benchmarked?
24 C# entries are measured, covering HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, Gateway, gRPC, WebSocket. Every one runs on the same machine, in the same round (Alpha Round), against the same profiles.
Is C# fast for web servers?
The quickest C# entry, genhttp-ioxide, places 1 of 72 on HTTP/1.1 across every language in its league, so that placing is the honest answer for C# at its best rather than for C# in general. The tables below show the spread across all 24 entries.
Every C# entry
- aspnet-minimal
- aspnet-minimal + caddy
- aspnet-minimal + nginx
- aspnet-minimal-11
- beskar-websocket
- cadente
- carter
- edixoi
- effinitive
- fastendpoints
- genhttp
- genhttp-ioxide
- genhttp-kestrel
- ioxide
- ioxide-pipes
- kestrel
- minima-sync
- minima-ws
- servicestack
- simplew
- simplew-tuned
- sisk
- sockets
- watson
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