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.NET vs Go: catalog facts
.NET	Go
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Cross-platform on Windows, Linux and macOS Covers web, desktop, mobile, cloud and games	Fast compilation and a small language to learn Built-in concurrency
Parts of the wider ecosystem lean towards Microsoft tools and Azure Large install compared with lighter language runtimes	Module fetching goes through Google-run services by default Garbage collector makes it less suited to hard real-time work
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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