Pricing & Licensing

Free packages & commercial licensing

Start with DataArc's free packages or unlock advanced SQL Server capabilities

Get the high-performance DataArc.EntityFrameworkCore package free on NUGET.ORG . DataArc.Orchestrator and DataArc.Observer are also available as independent packages without a commercial license.

Publicly Available & Free

DataArc Orchestration Framework

Structured Application Orchestration for .NET

DataArc.OrchestrationFramework is publicly available for evaluation and development without a runtime license key. The public demo can be cloned, restored, and run without an activation step.

DataArc.EntityFrameworkCore, DataArc.Orchestrator, and DataArc.Observer can also be used independently without purchasing the framework, allowing teams to adopt only the DataArc building blocks they need.

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE NO EVALUATION KEY .NET 6 - .NET 10

Publicly Available & Free

DataArc EntityFrameworkCore

High-performance bulk execution for normal Entity Framework Core applications

DataArc.EntityFrameworkCore extends standard DbContext usage with immediate and parallel bulk operations while preserving normal Entity Framework Core tracking, queries, dependency injection, and IDbContextFactory<TContext> usage.

No DataArc license key or activation is required for the free package.

.NET 6 - .NET 10 SQL SERVER AZURE SQL SERVER BULK OPERATIONS PARALLEL EXECUTION NO KEY REQUIRED

COMMERCIAL SQL SERVER

DataArc EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer

Transactional execution and advanced SQL Server tooling

Advanced SQL Server execution, multi-context coordination, and relational database composition for Entity Framework Core.

1 host activation

Individual commercial license

.NET 6 - 10 Supported

Unlimited CI/CD

Unlimited Containerization

1-year commercial license included

999 USD

The Hidden Cost of EF Core Execution

Most .NET teams build on EF Core, then spend real money and engineering time solving high-volume execution, transaction, and relational composition requirements.

DataArc.EntityFrameworkCore provides the free high-performance bulk and parallel execution foundation. DataArc.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer adds the advanced commercial SQL Server capabilities.

Category / Tool Type	What Teams Usually Do	DataArc Package	Typical Price
Bulk Insert / Delete	Buy EF bulk tooling or build custom batching	EntityFrameworkCore - Free	Included
Parallel Bulk Execution	Build and coordinate multiple high-volume operations manually	EntityFrameworkCore - Free	Included
Transactional Bulk Participation	Integrate bulk operations correctly into caller-owned EF Core transactions	EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer	Commercial
Parallel Transactional Execution	Coordinate high-volume parallel work with transactional guarantees	EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer	Commercial
DDL Builder & Relational Composition	Manually compose and maintain advanced SQL Server database structures	EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer	Commercial
Adopt Free, Expand When Needed	Start with free bulk and parallel execution, then add the commercial SQL Server package when stronger guarantees are required	DataArc 2.0	Capability-based

The Hidden Cost of "Modern" Architecture on a Single Database

Most .NET teams run multiple bounded contexts against one physical SQL database, but still build as if they are distributed systems: mediator handler chains, repositories, unit-of-work layers, outbox patterns, event buses, sagas, and glue code to coordinate cross-context use-cases.

DataArc Orchestration Framework replaces this accidental complexity with an explicit orchestration layer that gives you immediate consistency, deterministic execution, and verifiable outcomes.

Category / Tool Type	What Teams Usually Do	Consolidated	Typical Price
Mediator / CQRS Handlers	Build request/response handler pipelines per feature, plus cross-cutting behaviors	Yes	$600-$4,800 / yr
Repository + Unit of Work Abstractions	Wrap DbContext in per-aggregate repositories and generic CRUD layers	Yes	Engineering time (ongoing)
Cross-Context Coordination Glue	Manually stitch multiple DbContexts, handle ordering, retries, and partial failures	Yes	Weeks to months
Distributed Patterns on a Single DB	Add sagas, outbox, and event buses to compensate for handler sprawl and unclear boundaries	Often	$4,800+ / yr
Transactional Safety Across Contexts	Hand-roll transaction scripts and "best effort" rollbacks, or accept eventual consistency	Yes	High risk / high cost
Observability & Deterministic Results	Infer what happened from logs, exceptions, and DB state after the fact	Yes	Engineering time (ongoing)
Integration Test Reliability	Write fragile tests that rely on implicit EF behavior and unclear execution boundaries	Yes	Engineering time (ongoing)
Engineering Time Saved	Remove handler soup, eliminate glue code, make execution explicit and verifiable	Yes	Very high