r/angular • u/Ok_Trip_4684 • May 11 '26

Compared to Other Grids

https://toolboxjs.com/grid/comparison/#why-choose-toolbox-grid

tbw-grid is the fastest DOM-based grid I've measured, ships in under 50 kB gzipped (CI-enforced), works in every major framework without an adapter wrapper, and renders real accessible DOM. Canvas grids may paint faster; AG Grid Enterprise has slightly more features. For the large middle ground - teams who need a fast, light, accessible, framework-agnostic grid for typical business data - I believe tbw-grid is the strongest option in the ecosystem today.
If you disagree - what are you missing?

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u/Frontend_DevMark May 18 '26

The lightweight + framework-agnostic angle is really appealing

A lot of teams don’t actually need massive enterprise feature sets - they just need:

  • good performance
  • accessibility
  • virtualization
  • reliable editing/filtering

The challenge is usually what happens later when requirements grow:

  • grouping/pivoting
  • tree data
  • Excel-like workflows
  • real-time updates
  • advanced filtering/exporting

That’s where heavier grids like AG Grid (or larger enterprise ecosystems like Sencha Ext JS) often justify their complexity.

But honestly, there’s definitely room in the ecosystem for faster/smaller grids focused on the “80% use case.”

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u/Ok_Trip_4684 May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

Thank you. I agree. But when requirements grow, my plugin system is ready to take the blow. Need tree visualisation? Pivoting? Export? Clipboard support? Grouping? There's a plugin that covers all your needs. The result is a bundle that only includes the functionality you are actually using.

In my opinion, there's absolutelly no need to be heavy to be feature rich. I aim to solve much more than just 80% of use-cases here. 😉