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Microsoft .NET Framework vs SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal [EOL] comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 15, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft .NET Framework
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (2nd)
SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Po...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Muhammad Qasim - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at Diyar United Company
Has enabled building responsive multi-threaded applications while supporting rapid deployment workflows
Microsoft .NET Framework has already made significant improvements by becoming open source. Many developers are contributing to Microsoft .NET Framework, not just Microsoft itself. They have ported it to many platforms and allow a healthy ecosystem of open source tools. They have moved from Visual SourceSafe to supporting Git with Microsoft Visual Studio. Their IDE, Visual Studio Code, is open source and multi-platform. There are many third-party tools available, including AI-based tools such as Cursor and Bolt, which are forks of Visual Studio Code. Based on my understanding, I don't have any suggestions for improvement as they are already doing an excellent job.
reviewer1582677 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO / Executive Director for Information Technology at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Improves business processes, highly stable, and reliable
We are in Serbia and we are providing data center services for other countries, such as Montenegro, Bosnia, and Hercegovina. We are using this solution as an ERP at the moment. This covers all of our business processes, this includes sales, distribution, data management, finance, and compliance…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The addition of generics to handle common functionality across types, and the more recent upgrade of the dataset to the Entity Framework, has cut development time drastically, while increasing quality and confidence between builds."
"I like that ASP.NET is used for the framework and the core web services."
"It is a stable solution."
"Ease of use, the richness of the libraries and basically very good development tools."
"The most valuable features for us are web frameworks like MVC, Web API, and WCS."
"Whenever someone needs a very good back-end system or a strong system, they should go with C# .NET technologies."
"Microsoft Platform is the only viable solution when I wish to do something that is not supposed to be cross-platform."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Internal workflow approval around ESS and MSS leave days, capex approval as well as internal communication to the business have improved the way my organization functions."
"From the use of this solution, we have been able to establish better processes and have greater management of our company."
"From the use of this solution, we have been able to establish better processes and have greater management of our company."
"Internal workflow approval around ESS and MSS leave days, capex approval as well as internal communication to the business have improved the way my organization functions."
"They integrated it with the SAP router."
"The technical support is good."
"Workflow functionality and internal portal capabilities are the most important features."
"The technical support is good."
 

Cons

"There is room for Microsoft .NET Framework to improve cloud platform capabilities."
".NET Is still heavy or dependant on other Microsoft libraries and frameworks."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
"There may be some topics regarding connectivity and management of certificates that require attention."
"This solution should include Power BI so that we don't have to use any third-party tools."
"It is of great concern to us that the solution is not very powerful on cross platform, as it impedes the ability to build and scale with it."
"The .NET open source community could be larger."
"Microsoft's strategy is not scalable, especially with the Visual Studio environment."
"We encountered stability issues, especially on external functionality around its RFP capabilities."
"The user interface could be improved by making it more user-friendly."
"We encountered stability issues, especially on external functionality around its RFP capabilities."
"Our customers expect that a page will open within one second, and I doubt this will happen. Also, opening documentation takes time."
"External portal functionality with suppliers and customers needs improvement."
"Due to our business, some setups were very complex."
"Our customers expect that a page will open within one second, and I doubt this will happen. Also, opening documentation takes time. Fixing this will help the customer and help to meet their expectations."
"The cost of this solution is high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft .NET Framework is licensed under the Windows License."
"If you want to develop an enterprise-level application, you have to purchase the enterprise-level development license."
"Microsoft .NET Framework is free of cost."
"For the moment I can only give the product a rating of five out of ten since only some of the customers will be satisfied, those that have the financial resources for hosting a platform on Windows Server."
"The support is an extra cost when purchasing the license. The price of the solution is overall reasonable and paid annually or every three years. Additionally, they have a monthly license. The cost is approximately $1,000 per user."
"Microsoft .NET Framework is very cost-effective for corporate users."
"Do your homework. Consider the partnership program."
"The solution is a bit costly when compared to open source products or open gear licenses."
"​SAP is not for every business. It depends on what is required. SAP is always going to be expensive​."
"The cost of this solution is high."
"Because India is so competitive in the IT world, people will start to move away from SAP's pricing because they have a market monopoly. Soon, they will start losing the monopoly part to open source and other things. I don't think their monopoly will run for more than three to four years because people are getting away from these monopolies."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
17%
Real Estate/Law Firm
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
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Midsize Enterprise
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Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise23
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft .NET Framework?
I don't know about pricing. I'm paying for Visual Studio, even though I'm not using the new version yet. Prices can always be better, but I think for the environment provided, the prices are accept...
What needs improvement with Microsoft .NET Framework?
Microsoft .NET Framework has already made significant improvements by becoming open source. Many developers are contributing to Microsoft .NET Framework, not just Microsoft itself. They have ported...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft .NET Framework?
My main use cases for Microsoft .NET Framework are not fixed or specific tasks. My job involves working on different dynamic projects. My experience is with workflows and custom workflow engines. I...
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MS .NET Framework
NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, SAP Portal
 

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Sample Customers

Curtin University, Rockwell Automation, Aruba Networks, Insurity Inc., City of Barcelona, Pennsylvania DCNR, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, A1 Telekom Austria AG, Eastman Chemical Company
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