PHP Vs ASP.NET – The Comparison

In our previous article, we gave a basic introduction to both PHP & ASP.NET. We discussed what they are, how they work & what are the pros + cons for both of them. Basically, we just gave a basic understanding of both of them & discuss the common functionalities of them.

Now, in this article, we will discuss the key differences between them – what all makes them what they are.

The Differentiation

• BASIC COST

The PHP is freely available all over the world & can be used by anyone whereas the license cost is attached with ASP.NET. It charges some fee for hosting, which is not very high but when it is compared with PHP’s free usage, it can make the developers go sceptical.

• TYPE

ASP.NET is basically a web application framework which is created by the Microsoft Corporation, whereas the PHP is a server-side scripting language which was created by Rasmus Lerdorf, the famous Danish-Canadian programmer.

• SUPPORT

ASP.NET is suitable for large to medium-sized enterprises whereas the PHP ideally shall be used by small to medium-sized web solutions.

• SPEED & SECURITY

APS.NET is highly secured & has a decent speed. It is fast enough for the desktop application. On the other hand, PHP has pretty less built-in security features when compared to .NET + it is not very suitable is much slower for desktop applications.

Both of the tools provide security features but the ASP.NET has something called SQL Injection, which is a set of built-in security features. So we can say that .NET automatically does some work for you, which PHP only provides you with additional

• SOLUTIONS

Where ASP.NET is more focused on security & functionalities, the PHP is all about making the client facing & user interface better.

• COMMUNITY

PHP being an older tool owns a large community, since it is an open source tool. On the other hand, ASP.NET is a newer tool and has a small community with a much less number of developers.

• PERFORMANCE

According to the developers, the performance of the framework has always been better on the ASP.NET than the PHP, but there is a catch. Well, when it comes to the performance of the framework, the language really doesn’t matter. It is a misconception among people that it is the language which determines the performance of the framework – which is not at all true. The performance actually depends on the way how the coding was done.

As far as PHP vs ASP.NET is concerned, many great websites have been built using PHP but as we said earlier, the performance of ASP.NET is comparatively better. This can be because the ASP.NET allows parallel programming – where a number of codes can run at the same where & that is something which PHP doesn’t allow.

• MARKET SHARE

One of the clearest difference between both ASP.NET & PHP is the market share of both the tools. PHP being the older tool owns a larger number of market share than the ASP.NET. Many websites which have been built in .NET are ranked in the top 10K sites to top 1M sites.

So, having said all that, the debate of PHP vs ASP.NET has come to an end and now it is up to you to decide which one is better and which isn’t. We’d say that both the frameworks are exceptionally good in the work they do. The developers can freely choose either one of them as per the need of their development process.