vsag grid.

Enterprise multi-framework grid vs Svelte 5-native headless primitive

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FIG-002 / OVERVIEW

at a glance.

AG Grid is the gold standard for enterprise data grids — pivot tables, master/detail, range selection, integrated charts, server-side row model. It officially supports React, Angular, and Vue; Svelte usage is via the unofficial community wrapper `ag-grid-svelte`. @humanspeak/svelte-headless-table is a focused, MIT-licensed, Svelte 5-native headless primitive that stays out of your markup and your budget.

FIG-003 / FEATURE MATRIX

side-by-side.

Every surface that matters, compared without spin.

feature	@humanspeak/svelte-headless-table	AG Grid
Svelte 5 Native `ag-grid-svelte@0.3.0` (unofficial community wrapper) peerDependency: `svelte: ^3`, `ag-grid-community: ^28 \|\| ^29 \|\| ^30`. Current `ag-grid-community` is v35 — the wrapper trails by five major versions.	yes	no
First-Party Svelte Support	yes	no
TypeScript Support	yes	yes
Headless Rendering	yes	no
Sorting	yes	yes
Column Filters	yes	Set / number / date filters
Pagination	yes	yes
Group By	addGroupBy plugin	Row + value grouping (Enterprise)
Pivot Tables	no	Enterprise only
Tree Data / Sub-Rows	yes	Enterprise only
Master / Detail	no	Enterprise only
Row Selection	yes	yes
Column Resizing	yes	yes
Column Reordering	yes	yes
Virtual Scroll	addVirtualScroll plugin	First-class row virtualisation
Server-Side Row Model	BYO — store handles fetch	Enterprise only
Range / Cell Selection	no	Enterprise only
Licence	MIT	Community MIT, Enterprise commercial
GitHub Stars	Smaller community	~15k

FIG-004 / STRENGTHS

where each shines.

▣ svelte headless table 10

+Svelte 5 runes-native — peer-dependency is `svelte: ^5`, rebuilt for runes (not retrofitted)
+Truly headless — you own the `<table>` markup and every cell
+TypeScript-first with generics that carry the row type through every plugin
+15 composable plugins on one `createTable` call — sorting, filtering, pagination, grouping, expansion, selection, column resize, sub-rows, virtual scroll, and more
+Custom cell renderers via `createRender` — any Svelte component becomes a cell
+Store-based view model — composes with whatever state library you already use
+MIT — zero licence fees and no Enterprise tier
+No licensing tier — every plugin is MIT, no surprise paid features
+First-party Svelte 5 support via the package peer dependency — no community wrapper required
+Tree-shakeable — pay only for the plugins you import

▢ ag grid 4

+Industry-leading feature set — pivot, master/detail, range selection, integrated charts
+Server-Side Row Model handles infinite / large datasets through the framework, not the app
+Enterprise support contracts available with SLAs
+Battle-tested in financial, analytics, and BI dashboards at very large scale

FIG-005 / LIMITATIONS

where each falls short.

▣ svelte headless table 5

−Headless by design — you write more markup than a prebuilt styled table
−Smaller community than TanStack Table or AG Grid
−Plugin order matters — composition is powerful but takes a few minutes to learn
−No pivot tables, range selection, or master/detail out of the box
−No managed server-side row model — you wire data fetching yourself

▢ ag grid 4

−No first-party Svelte integration; the unofficial `ag-grid-svelte` wrapper is stuck on Svelte 3 + AG Grid v28–30 (current AG Grid is v35)
−Pivot, tree data, master/detail, and server-side row model are gated behind the paid Enterprise licence
−Heavy bundle for use cases that don’t need pivot / charts
−Theming requires AG Grid theme APIs — not a Tailwind / shadcn-svelte drop-in

FIG-006 / VERDICT

the honest call.

Choose AG Grid when your product centres on heavyweight enterprise grid features — pivots, master/detail, range selection, server-side row model — and the Enterprise budget fits. Choose @humanspeak/svelte-headless-table when you want first-party Svelte 5 support, MIT licensing across every feature, and a markup surface you control.

FIG-007 / MORE