FAQ

What is the Difference Between the .NET/C# Driver and the EF Core Provider?

The MongoDB .NET/C# Driver is a library that exposes MongoDB functionality directly and includes a LINQ provider with projections, group operations, and flexible mapping. The driver includes features such as the following:

• Transactions

• Bulk operations

• LINQ queries

• Operations that directly modify the database

• Aggregation operations

• Custom mapping

The EF Core Provider allows you to use Microsoft's Entity Framework Core with MongoDB in your .NET/C# applications. The EF Core Provider supports change tracking, entity-based LINQ operations, and modeling familiar to Entity Framework Core users. The provider includes features such as the following:

• Intelligent object tracking

• Entity-based LINQ operations

• Entity Framework modeling and mapping with the fluent API

• Automatic database updates through change tracking