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Top 3 C# data-access-layer Projects

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  1. Bogus

    :card_index: A simple fake data generator for C#, F#, and VB.NET. Based on and ported from the famed faker.js.

    Project mention: Why I moved from AutoFixture to Bogus for test data generation for C#/xUnit tests | dev.to | 2025-07-05

    AutoFixture and Bogus are both well-known libraries for generating test data in C# tests. AutoFixture is, well, dated whereas Bogus is state of the art.

  2. Stream

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

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  3. SqlKata Query Builder

    SQL query builder, written in c#, helps you build complex queries easily, supports SqlServer, MySql, PostgreSql, Oracle, Sqlite and Firebird

    Project mention: You Probably Don't Need Query Builders | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-01-25

    It seems to me a big part of the problem is that the "query builder" in TFA is little more than a string builder. In the .Net world I've used SqlKata [0] and been very pleased with it. It allows you to easily dynamically build and compose queries.

    0: https://sqlkata.com/

  4. NReco.Data

    Fast DB-independent DAL for .NET Core: abstract queries, SQL commands builder, schema-less data access, POCO mapping (micro-ORM). (by nreco)

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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What are some of the best open-source data-access-layer projects in C#? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 Bogus 9,328
2 SqlKata Query Builder 3,253
3 NReco.Data 189

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