# Svelte Headless Table vs svelte-table A drop-in sortable component vs a composable table toolkit ## Overview svelte-table by dasDaniel is a small, MIT-licensed component for sorting, filtering, searching, selecting, and expanding rows. Its last release was v0.6.5 in July 2025 and it declares no Svelte peer dependency. @humanspeak/svelte-headless-table requires more setup, but provides explicit Svelte 5 support, full markup ownership, and plugins for pagination, grouping, hierarchical data, column operations, and virtual scrolling. - **Svelte Headless Table site:** https://table.svelte.page - **Svelte Headless Table npm:** https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40humanspeak%2Fsvelte-headless-table - **Svelte Headless Table slug:** svelte-headless-table - **Category:** Headless table component - **Approach:** Single `` component with extensive className + render props - **Website:** https://github.com/dasDaniel/svelte-table - **GitHub:** https://github.com/dasDaniel/svelte-table - **npm:** https://www.npmjs.com/package/svelte-table ## Feature comparison | Feature | @humanspeak/svelte-headless-table | svelte-table | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Svelte 5 Support | Yes | Not declared | `svelte-table@0.6.5` ships no `peerDependencies` field; flexibility is up to the runtime. | | TypeScript Support | Yes | Yes | | | Markup Ownership | Application owns the complete table tree | Component-owned markup with slots, renderers, and class props | | | Sorting | Yes | Yes | | | Column Filters | Yes | Yes | | | Search | addTableFilter plugin | Yes | | | Row Selection | addSelectedRows plugin | Yes | | | Row Expanding | addExpandedRows plugin | Yes | | | Pagination | addPagination plugin | No | | | Group By | addGroupBy plugin | No | | | Sub-Rows / Tree Data | addSubRows plugin | No | | | Column Resizing | addResizedColumns plugin | No | | | Column Reordering | addColumnOrder plugin | No | | | Hidden Columns | addHiddenColumns plugin | No | | | Virtual Scroll | addVirtualScroll plugin | No | | | Custom Cell Renderers | createRender(Component) | Components or functions | | | GitHub Stars | Smaller community | ~560 | | | Licence | MIT | MIT | Licence is parity, not a differentiator. | ## Svelte Headless Table strengths - Pagination, group-by, sub-rows, column resize / reorder, and virtual scroll are first-class plugins - The application owns every table element rather than styling component-owned markup through class props - Explicit Svelte 5 peer dependency and actively maintained Svelte 5 implementation ## svelte-table strengths - Single-component API — drop in a `` and pass props - Tiny bundle footprint - Built-in sorting, filters, search, selection, and expandable content cover many small tables - Components or functions can render custom cell content ## Svelte Headless Table limitations - More setup and concepts than a single component - Not the fastest path to a simple sortable-table prototype - Smaller community despite the broader feature surface ## svelte-table limitations - No pagination, group-by, sub-rows, column resize, or virtual scroll - Single-component API limits markup customisation beyond `className*` props - No declared Svelte 5 peer dependency — compatibility is implicit rather than contractual - No release since July 2025 ## Verdict Choose svelte-table when a tiny drop-in component with sorting, filtering, selection, and expandable content is enough and minimal setup matters most. Choose @humanspeak/svelte-headless-table when you need explicit Svelte 5 support, complete control of table markup, pagination, grouping, hierarchical rows, column resize or reorder, or virtual scrolling. TypeScript and MIT licensing are parity. ## Keywords svelte-table, dasDaniel svelte-table, svelte sortable table, svelte simple table, svelte minimal table component