Our Story

Build Better .NET Software Together

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> It started with one simple idea: developers deserve a better beginning.

In 2014, we were building enterprise applications the same way so many teams did: copying boilerplate from old projects, re-implementing the same modules, and writing layers of infrastructure before any meaningful business logic could begin. We loved .NET, but we knew there had to be a better way.

That frustration led to the first lines of what would become ABP Framework: a modular, opinionated foundation that gives developers a clean architecture and powerful building blocks out of the box.

- We open-sourced it.

- We shared it with the community.

- And everything changed.

From an Open-Source Experiment to a Global Platform

Developers around the world started using ABP to structure their applications, solve cross-cutting concerns, and finally escape the "rewrite everything" cycle. As adoption grew, so did the vision.

In 2018, we founded Volosoft, a dedicated team to bring ABP to the next level, expand the ecosystem, and build professional tooling around the framework. Today, hundreds of thousands of developers have explored ABP Framework, and thousands of teams rely on the ABP Platform to ship production-ready .NET applications faster and with more confidence.

What began as a small open-source project is now:

A complete application development platform. A growing ecosystem of modules and tooling. A thriving global developer community. A professional suite of enterprise features and services.

Developers Building for Developers

ABP has always been built by people who write real software every day.

Our Team Includes:

  • .NET architects.
  • Open-source maintainers.
  • Frontend & backend developers.
  • Tooling and framework designers.
  • UX & documentation specialists.

We Build ABP the Way We Want to Build Software:

That's why ABP includes everything we wished we had years ago:

  • Opinionated architecture.
  • A powerful module system.
  • Best-practice application layers.
  • Built-in cross-cutting features.
  • High-quality documentation.
  • Automation through ABP Studio.
  • An active, supportive community.

ABP exists because we believe developers deserve a great starting point, not a blank folder.

Open Source at the Core

Open source isn't just a license for us. It's a philosophy.
We built ABP in the open, shaped it with the community, and continue to evolve it from real-world feedback and contributions.

Continuous Development

10+ Years

A decade of innovation, stability, and growth.

GitHub Activity

Thousands of issues and discussions.

14.3k Stars

Community Modules, Articles, and Tutorials

Knowledge shared across the ecosystem.

Modules Articles Tutorials

Hundreds of Contributors

500+ worldwide

A global community building together.

Weekly Community Talks

All Talks

Regular meetups bringing developers together.

The Future of ABP Studio: AI Agent + Code Generation (Live)
Core Team May 2026
45 min
RAG, MCP & OpenAI Endpoints in ABP — All you want to know about AI+ABP
Core Team Mar 2026
45 min
ABP Meets Angular SSR: Building Fast, Scalable Enterprise Apps
Core Team Feb 2026
45 min
AI-Powered .NET Apps with ABP & Microsoft Agent Framework
Core Team Dec 2025
45 min
What’s new with .NET 10 & ABP 10?
Core Team Nov 2025
45 min
.NET Aspire in ABP Studio: Build, Run & Scale Modern .NET Apps
Core Team Oct 2025
45 min

Where We're Going

Software development is changing fast, and we're building the future of .NET application development.

ABP Studio

A complete development environment that automates the repetitive, accelerates the essential, and visualizes architectures.

Modular-First Development

A world where teams can build large systems with clean boundaries and sustainable growth.

Modern Full-Stack Experience

Blending backend, frontend, DevOps, and application architecture into a unified platform.

Enterprise-Ready Modules

Identity, multi-tenancy, audit logging, messaging, workflows, analytics, and more.

Powerful AI-Assisted Development

A new generation of tools that combine ABP's structure with intelligent automation.

We're not just building a framework. We're shaping how .NET applications will be built in the next decade.

Join the Journey

ABP has always been a community-driven platform.
Whether you're contributing code, asking questions, teaching others, or building products with ABP, you are part of the story.

Build Together

Contributing code and sharing knowledge to strengthen the ecosystem.

Learn Together

Asking questions and teaching others in our vibrant community.

Grow Together

Creating amazing products and pushing boundaries as one.

Together, we're building a better foundation for the entire .NET ecosystem.

Let's build the future of .NET applications, one module at a time.

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