Aspire
Aspire is the tool for code-first, extensible, observable dev and deploy. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 76
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 11
- age_days: 1073
- days_rel: 8
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 44
Adoption not part of the score
6266 stars · 972 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Aspire is a multi-language, code-first toolchain from Microsoft for composing, running, debugging, and deploying distributed applications. Developers describe services, frontends, containers, and databases in an AppHost (C# or TypeScript), and the Aspire CLI runs the app locally with OpenTelemetry-based observability and carries the same definition into deployment.
Use cases
- orchestrate local development of multi-service distributed apps
- define service dependencies and startup ordering in code
- add OpenTelemetry observability dashboard to my microservices
- deploy a distributed application defined as code to the cloud
- run Redis, databases, and frontends together during development
- compose Node.js, Python, and .NET services in one app definition
- manage local dev environment for microservices without docker-compose
When to choose
- you build distributed applications with multiple services, containers, and backing stores
- you want code-first orchestration with built-in OpenTelemetry observability
- you want the same app definition to drive both local dev and deployment
- you work in .NET or TypeScript and want first-class tooling and IDE integration
When to avoid
- you have a single monolithic application with no multi-service composition needs
- you are fully committed to existing docker-compose or Kubernetes-native workflows
- you need a mature orchestration platform for large-scale production scheduling rather than dev-to-deploy tooling
Facets
framework · maturity active
deployment monitoring tracing developer-tools configuration-management container-orchestration cloud-computing microservices developer-tools backend cross-platform windows cli cloud apphost distributed-applications opentelemetry local-development code-first-orchestration multi-language csharp typescript microsoft devops linux macos docker kubernetes
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/aspire · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5bc58c9bfe5a
- homepage: https://aspire.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · f5a5282a51b7
- site_page: https://aspire.dev/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · ffabe3dfa0f9
- site_page: https://aspire.dev/get-started/install-cli · fetched 2026-08-29 · ce6d39dc37f1
- site_page: https://aspire.dev/reference/cli/install-script · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1b20fa2896d1
- site_page: https://aspire.dev/whats-new/aspire-13-5 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 393006d67fb6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft/aspire | main | 94 |
| microsoft/aspire-samples | examples | 72 |
For agents
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