NET Core is the evolution of Microsoft's . NET technology into a modular, cross platform, open source and cloud ready platform, which runs on Windows, Mac, Android, IoT and Linux.
ASP.NET Core is the open-source version of ASP.NET, that runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
ASP.NET Core is the new web framework from Microsoft. It has been redesigned from the ground up to be fast, flexible, modern, and work across different platforms. Moving forward, ASP.NET Core is the framework that can be used for web development with .NET.
ASP.NET Core is designed to allow runtime components, APIs, compilers, and languages to evolve quickly. It provides a stable and supported platform to run apps.
Multiple versions of ASP.NET Core can exist side-by-side on the same server. Meaning one app can adopt the latest version, while other apps keep running on the version they were tested on.
ASP.NET Core provides various support lifecycle options to meet your app's needs. You can choose a long-term support release or run with the latest release if you commit to upgrading more often.