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# Svelte Headless Table vs @vincjo/datatables

Server-friendly table handlers vs a broader plugin-composed table model

## Overview

Both libraries are MIT-licensed, TypeScript-first, and native to Svelte 5. @vincjo/datatables centres on a TableHandler with concise client- and server-side APIs plus optional prebuilt controls. @humanspeak/svelte-headless-table uses named plugins and a store-based view model to cover a broader set of structural table behaviours. Vincjo is the more direct fit for server-driven CRUD tables; ours is the stronger fit for grouped, hierarchical, resizable, reorderable, or virtualized tables.

- **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 datatable toolkit
- **Approach:** Data handler + slot-driven table HTML you write yourself
- **Website:** https://vincjo.fr/datatables
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/vincjo/datatables
- **npm:** https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40vincjo%2Fdatatables

## Feature comparison

| Feature | @humanspeak/svelte-headless-table | @vincjo/datatables | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Svelte 5 Native | Yes | Yes | `@vincjo/datatables@2.8.1` declares `svelte: ^5.56.1` — both packages target Svelte 5. |
| TypeScript Support | Yes | Yes |  |
| Headless Rendering | Yes | Yes |  |
| Sorting | Yes | Yes |  |
| Column Filters | Yes | Yes |  |
| Global Filter | Yes | Yes |  |
| Pagination | Yes | Yes |  |
| Server-Side / Lazy Mode | BYO — store handles the fetch | First-class lazy-loading mode |  |
| Row Selection | Yes | Yes |  |
| Group By | addGroupBy plugin | No |  |
| Sub-Rows / Expansion | addExpandedRows + addSubRows | No |  |
| Column Resizing | addResizedColumns plugin | No |  |
| Column Reordering | addColumnOrder plugin | No |  |
| Hidden Columns | addHiddenColumns plugin | Yes |  |
| Virtual Scroll | addVirtualScroll plugin | No |  |
| GitHub Stars | Smaller community | ~585 |  |
| Licence | MIT | MIT | Licence is parity, not a differentiator. |

## Svelte Headless Table strengths

- Group-by, expansion, column reorder / resize / hide, and virtual scroll are first-class plugins
- Named plugin stores expose each behaviour through one pluginStates object
- Cell renderers are ordinary Svelte components through createRender

## @vincjo/datatables strengths

- First-class lazy-loading / server-driven sort + filter + paginate handler
- Smaller surface to learn for common sort, filter, paginate, and select workflows
- Optional Datatable, Search, RowsPerPage, RowCount, and Pagination components reduce setup
- Rune-backed handler properties and concise setter methods minimise boilerplate

## Svelte Headless Table limitations

- No dedicated server-side handler — you wire plugin state into data fetching yourself
- More concepts and markup to learn for a conventional CRUD table
- Plugin order affects row transformations

## @vincjo/datatables limitations

- No documented group-by, sub-row hierarchy, column reorder / resize, or virtual scroll
- Smaller plugin surface — long-tail table features need DIY implementation

## Verdict

Choose @vincjo/datatables for a conventional sort, filter, paginate, and select table — especially when the server owns the data operations or its optional controls save useful setup. Choose @humanspeak/svelte-headless-table when the table needs grouping, hierarchical rows, integrated virtual scrolling, or column resize and reorder. Svelte 5, TypeScript, headless markup, hidden columns, and MIT licensing are not reasons to choose between them.

## Keywords

@vincjo/datatables, vincjo datatables, svelte 5 datatable, svelte server-side datatable, svelte lazy-loading table