Which framework is better for productivity and easy for maintenance ?

Question

I work on asp.net core I build ERP web application with asp.net core 8 what framework i can use and can handle complex entity and multi entity

and can be good for performance and productivity

Ado.net

entity framework core

Draper

My business will be small bit complication

because when make web API for sales order will be

sales header

sales footer

AND when make web API for purchase order will be

purchase header

purchase footer

so which framework will be good for performance and speed

Ado.net

entity framework core

Draper

Rajesh Gami · Answer

Comparison: ADO.NET vs Entity Framework Core vs Dapper Feature / Aspect ADO.NET Entity Framework Core (EF Core) Dapper Type Low-level data access (manual SQL) ORM (object-relational mapper) Micro ORM (lightweight mapper) Performance (Speed) ? Fastest (raw SQL) ? Slower (tracking, LINQ translation) ? Very fast (close to ADO.NET) Productivity / Development Speed ? Low (manual SQL, mapping, boilerplate) ?? High (automatic mapping, LINQ) ? Moderate (manual SQL but simple mapping) Maintainability ? Harder (you maintain queries & mappings manually) ? Easiest (strongly-typed, less boilerplate) ?? Medium (still SQL-based, but cleaner than ADO.NET) Complex Relationships (Header–Details) ? Full control ? Works well with navigation & includes ? Works well with manual joins or multiple queries Transactions Support ? Manual (SqlTransaction) ? Built-in via SaveChanges() ? Manual or via TransactionScope Scalability for large ERP apps ? Good ? Good if tuned (no lazy loading, compiled queries) ? Excellent for high performance APIs Learning Curve Moderate Easy Easy For Your Case (ERP in ASP.NET Core 8) You’re dealing with multi-entity, relational, transactional data (like SalesHeader ? SalesDetails, PurchaseHeader ? PurchaseDetails). Here’s the ideal approach ?? Best Balanced Choice: EF Core + Stored Procedures (Hybrid Approach) Use Entity Framework Core for: CRUD operations Model binding and change tracking Maintainability and faster development Use Stored Procedures / Raw SQL / Dapper for: Heavy queries (e.g., reports, large joins, aggregations) Bulk inserts or updates Performance-critical modules This hybrid pattern gives: Productivity of EF Core + Performance of Dapper/ADO.NET Example Setup // EF Core for normal operationsvar order = new SalesOrder { Header = header, Details = detailList }; _context.SalesOrders.Add(order); await _context.SaveChangesAsync(); // Dapper for heavy reportsusing var connection = new SqlConnection(connString); var result = connection.Query ( "EXEC GetSalesReport @FromDate, @ToDate", new { FromDate, ToDate }); Recommendation Summary Scenario Recommended Framework General CRUD and business logic Entity Framework Core Large reports or complex joins Dapper / Stored Procedures Maximum performance, less abstraction ADO.NET (only for special cases) Final Answer: Use Entity Framework Core (EF Core) as your main framework — it’s the best for productivity and maintainability in ERP apps. For specific performance-heavy queries , integrate Dapper or stored procedures . This gives you both speed and developer efficiency .

Sam Hobbs · Answer

I am not familiar with Dapper. Both Dapper and Entity Framework are ORMs. The primary purpose of an ORM is to make developers more efficient. They are designed to eliminate the need for programmers to do low-level stuff without sacrificing machine efficiency. I think you can trust ORMs to be efficient for the computer too. I consider Entity Framework to be more difficult to learn than ADO.Net but the time spent learning EF is very much worthwhile. EF will save you time in the future. ADO.Net is probably more difficult to learn for advanced stuff that EF would make things easier for.

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