The first test of a .NET development company in India is simple: ask which .NET they would use for your project, and why. A current team will default to modern .NET on its long-term support release, explain how it runs in Linux containers and on Azure, and treat .NET Framework as something to maintain or migrate, not start on.
Running a .NET system that needs a plan? Describe your current setup and goals, and we will help you work out the right next step.
Modern .NET vs .NET Framework: the decision that shapes everything
What modern .NET means in late 2026
Modern .NET is the cross-platform, open-source line that began as .NET Core. It ships a new major version every November, alternating between long-term support (LTS) and standard-term support releases. .NET 10, released in November 2025, is the current LTS release; .NET 11, due in November 2026, will be a standard-term release. Under Microsoft's current support policy, .NET 8 and .NET 9 both reach end of support in November 2026, so new projects should start on .NET 10, and existing ones should already have an upgrade plan.
A team that is current will also talk about yearly upgrades as routine maintenance. Moving between modern .NET versions is usually a modest task when it is done regularly, and a painful one when it is postponed for several cycles.
Where .NET Framework still lives
.NET Framework 4.8.1 is the final version of the original Windows-only framework. It still receives security fixes as part of Windows, but no new features. Plenty of business software runs on it reliably, and not every system needs to move. The question is whether the system must evolve, scale or run outside Windows servers.
Components that do not port directly
- ASP.NET Web Forms: not available in modern .NET; screens are usually rebuilt with Razor Pages, MVC or Blazor.
- WCF services: the server side was not carried forward; options include REST APIs, gRPC or the community-led CoreWCF project.
- Windows Workflow Foundation, .NET Remoting and heavy AppDomain use: need redesign rather than a port.
Cross-platform and cloud-native patterns to expect
A modern .NET partner should be comfortable with patterns that were unusual in the Framework era:
- ASP.NET Core services running in Linux containers, with health checks and graceful shutdown.
- Minimal APIs where they keep simple services simple, and controllers where structure helps.
- Configuration from environment variables and secret stores, never from files committed to source control.
- OpenTelemetry for traces, metrics and logs.
- gRPC for internal service-to-service calls where performance and contracts matter.
- Native AOT compilation, where it suits, for fast startup in serverless or scale-to-zero workloads.
Azure fit, and when not to assume Azure
Azure is a natural home for .NET. App Service and Azure Container Apps handle most web workloads, AKS covers Kubernetes, Azure SQL and Cosmos DB cover data, and Microsoft Entra ID provides identity. One timely detail: Microsoft has announced that support for the Azure Functions in-process model ends in November 2026, so function apps still on it should move to the isolated worker model.
Still, modern .NET runs well on AWS and Google Cloud, in containers or serverless. A good partner chooses the platform from your existing contracts, skills and data location, not from habit. If a move to Azure is on your roadmap, read our guide to Azure migration services in Bangalore.
Architecture and testing signals of a current .NET development company in India
Language habits are a quick tell. Teams that keep up use records, pattern matching and file-scoped namespaces naturally, rather than writing C# as it looked a decade ago. Ask to see a recent codebase, with client details removed, and look for these signs:
- Nullable reference types enabled and warnings treated seriously.
- Async all the way through, with no blocking on tasks.
- Built-in dependency injection used cleanly, without service-locator shortcuts.
- EF Core migrations under source control and applied through the pipeline, plus raw SQL or Dapper where queries need tuning.
- Layered tests: unit tests in xUnit, NUnit or MSTest, integration tests using WebApplicationFactory, and Testcontainers for real databases.
- Analyzers and CI that block merges on failing tests or new warnings.
- Dependency hygiene: regular package updates and vulnerability scanning.
Planning a move from Framework to modern .NET
Whichever .NET development company in India you choose, insist on an incremental plan, because big-bang rewrites of working systems rarely go well. Before moving anything, add characterization tests around the behavior that matters most, and pause feature work on the parts about to move. Then follow a safer sequence:
- Inventory projects, dependencies, Windows-only APIs and third-party libraries.
- Move shared libraries to .NET Standard 2.0 or multi-targeting so both old and new code can use them.
- Put a reverse proxy in front (Microsoft's YARP is built for this) and migrate routes one at a time, so old and new applications run side by side.
- Retire the old application once the last route moves.
The same thinking applies when a migration also breaks up a monolith; see our notes on scoping a monolith-to-microservices move.
iJurug Soft is a senior-led Bangalore studio whose cloud and DevOps work covers Azure, AWS, GCP and Kubernetes. Where your .NET roadmap involves containerizing services, building CI/CD pipelines or moving workloads to the cloud, we can scope it with fixed milestones.
Frequently asked questions
Should we upgrade from .NET 8 now?
Yes. With support for .NET 8 ending in November 2026, plan the move to .NET 10. For most well-maintained ASP.NET Core applications, the upgrade is incremental rather than a rewrite.
Do we need Blazor for a new web front end?
Not necessarily. Blazor suits teams that want C# end to end and works well for internal business applications. Public, interaction-heavy products often pair ASP.NET Core APIs with a JavaScript framework such as React instead. Choose based on your team's skills and the product.
Is .NET Framework still safe to run?
Version 4.8.1 still receives security fixes through Windows. The risk is less about security and more about stagnation: no new features, Windows-only hosting and a shrinking pool of libraries.
Can modern .NET run without Windows servers?
Yes. It runs on Linux and macOS, in Docker containers, on Kubernetes and on all major cloud platforms.
Planning to containerize a .NET system or move it to the cloud? Send a short overview through the contact form or write to info@ijurugsoft.com. We will start with an inventory of what you run today and outline the cloud and DevOps work in clear milestones.