SvGrid vs AG Grid (community + enterprise)

Verdict

AG Grid has the longer track record and the wider Enterprise catalogue; SvGrid is Svelte-5-native, smaller on a Svelte page, and puts most of what AG Grid sells as Enterprise into its MIT core. Pick AG Grid for parity with React and Angular teams; pick SvGrid for a Svelte-first stack.

Migration guide: moving from AG Grid (community + enterprise) to SvGrid

At a glance

Bundle sizes: each package built alone with Vite in library mode, minified, gzip level 9, Svelte kept external where a package uses it (it is a peer dependency). SvGrid 3.0.26 measured 28 Oct 2026 with packages/grid/scripts/measure-size.mjs; ag-grid-community 36.1.0 entry `createGrid + AllCommunityModule + themeQuartz` measured 12 Sep 2026 with packages/grid/scripts/measure-competitor-bundles.mjs.

Overview

AG Grid is the heavyweight of the category: a Community edition under MIT and an Enterprise edition sold per developer that adds the set filter, range selection, master/detail, tree data, row grouping, pivoting, integrated charts, Excel export and the server-side row model. Its own pages mark each of those as Enterprise, and the sources at the bottom of this page link to them.

For Svelte there is no official package. ag-grid.com names React, Angular, Vue and JavaScript and points Svelte users to community-built integrations, so in practice you call the JavaScript API from onMount and manage the DOM yourself. SvGrid is the inverse: a Svelte 5 component with runes and snippets, and a headless core underneath it.

Looking for an AG Grid alternative for Svelte?

The usual reason to look is that AG Grid on Svelte means the JavaScript API inside onMount plus a wrapper you do not control. SvGrid gives you a component that speaks runes natively and an MIT core with no row cap and no licence key. What you give up is breadth: AG Grid has more Enterprise modules, more integrations and a far larger body of examples, and if you need one grid across three frameworks it is still the right answer.

What they have in common

• A full grid with sorting, filtering, grouping, virtualization, editing and selection.
• Documentation with a runnable example per feature.
• TypeScript-first APIs with an imperative grid API for code outside the component.
• An MIT core plus a paid tier with support.
• An official MCP server so AI assistants read the real docs instead of guessing.

Where SvGrid is stronger

• Svelte 5 native: runes for state, snippets for cells, no wrapper layer and no DOM imperatives.
• A smaller bundle on a Svelte page; the At a glance table above carries both measured numbers and the method.
• Set-style Excel filters, cell-range selection with clipboard, master/detail, tree data, row grouping with aggregation, integrated charts, the column tool panel and the context menu are in the MIT core. AG Grid lists each of these under Enterprise. Flat server-side data (paging, infinite block scroll) is free in both; the server-side row model with lazy grouping, tree, pivot, transactions and selection across unloaded rows is a paid module in both.
• In-grid AI helpers (natural-language filter, smart fill, summarise, classify, anomalies) ship free in @svgrid/grid with your own model provider.
• @svgrid/mcp validates props and imports against the real API surface and scaffolds a project, on top of docs and examples.
• @svgrid/enterprise costs $599 per developer per year for the enterprise grid, unlimited applications; AG Grid Enterprise's per-developer price is in the pricing line above.

Where AG Grid (community + enterprise) is stronger

• A longer production record across very large enterprise deployments, and the largest body of third-party examples and answers of any grid.
• The viewport row model, where the server pushes the visible window over a socket; SvGrid has no equivalent.
• AG Charts, a separately licensed charting product with far more chart types than SvGridChart.
• One grid API across React, Angular and Vue teams.
• Enterprise support through Zendesk with one year of updates on the licence.

Feature by feature

Yes: shipped in the package. Partial: needs extra work or a companion package. Paid tier: only in a paid edition. No: not available. n/a: does not apply.

Measured performance

Measured 28 Oct 2026 with the harness in the repository (pnpm bench:compare): 100,000 rows, fastest of 3 samples per operation, each grid in a fresh page, Chromium through Playwright, headless, on win32 10.0.26200 x64, Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 255U; a developer workstation, not a dedicated bench rig. Versions: @svgrid/grid 3.0.25, ag-grid-community 36.1.0. Lower is better. Tick: 1,000 of the rows replaced per tick with a new amount, the grid sorted by amount, on the update path each grid provides, timed until the changed cells paint; 180 ticks after 10 to warm up.

The filter row is not like for like: each grid is driven through its own single-column filter API, and the amount of work differs. The comparison guide explains the method, what is left out and why.

When to choose SvGrid

• You are on Svelte 5 and want a grid shaped by Svelte idioms rather than a wrapper around a JavaScript build.
• You want the set filter, master/detail, tree data, range selection, grouping and flat server-side infinite scroll without an Enterprise licence.
• You want a paid support tier priced per developer per year at $599.
• You want an assistant that can check the code it writes against the real API, not only read the docs.

When to choose AG Grid (community + enterprise)

• You depend on a specific AG Grid Enterprise module, the viewport row model or server-side pivoting.
• You run the same grid across React, Angular and Vue teams and want one library.
• Your procurement already covers AG Grid Enterprise, or you need AG Charts.
• You want the largest possible pool of existing examples, answers and contractors.

Migration effort

Estimated effort: 1-3 hours per grid.

What you give up:

• AG Charts as a separately licensed charting product with far more chart types than SvGridChart.
• The viewport row model; SvGrid's server-side row model covers sort, filter, grouping, tree, pivot, transactions and select-all across unloaded rows, but the server cannot push the visible window.
• One grid API across React, Angular and Vue teams.
• The largest body of third-party examples, Stack Overflow answers and contractors of any grid.

Migration guide: moving from AG Grid (community + enterprise) to SvGrid

Live example

AG Grid ↔ sv-grid side-by-side: open it in the gallery for the source and the full-size version.

The bottom line

AG Grid is the safer pick for a multi-framework organisation, or when you need its deepest Enterprise modules, AG Charts or the viewport row model. For a Svelte-first team, SvGrid covers the Enterprise surface most teams actually buy AG Grid for, in the MIT core: master/detail, tree data, range selection, grouping, flat server-side infinite scroll and integrated charts, with pivot tables, the server-side row model and Excel, PDF and print output in the @svgrid/enterprise pack. The bundle and benchmark numbers on this page are measured on the dates shown, so read them rather than either vendor's adjectives.

Frequently asked questions

Does AG Grid support Svelte?

Not with an official package. ag-grid.com names React, Angular, Vue and JavaScript, and points Svelte, Solid and Python users to community-built integrations. In practice you create the grid from the JavaScript API inside onMount and keep its state in sync with your Svelte state by hand.

Which AG Grid Enterprise features does SvGrid include in its MIT core?

The set-style Excel filter, cell-range selection with clipboard, master/detail, tree data, row grouping with aggregation, integrated charts, the column tool panel and the context menu. AG Grid's own pages list each of these under Enterprise. Pivot tables, the server-side row model (grouping, tree, pivot, transactions, selection) and Excel, PDF and print output are in @svgrid/enterprise, as they are in AG Grid Enterprise; flat server-side infinite scroll is free in both.

What does SvGrid not have that AG Grid Enterprise has?

The viewport row model, AG Charts as a full charting product, and the breadth of niche Enterprise modules that come from a decade of enterprise customers. SvGrid's server-side row model handles sort, filter, grouping, tree, pivot, transactions and selection across unloaded rows; if your requirement is the viewport model, AG Grid Enterprise is the better fit.

Does AG Grid have an MCP server too?

Yes. ag-mcp (MIT) gives an assistant AG Grid's docs, examples and version-specific upgrade prompts. @svgrid/mcp covers the same ground for SvGrid and adds a code checker that validates props and imports against the real API surface, a scaffold tool and a preview. Neither is an in-grid feature; SvGrid's natural-language filter, smart fill and summarise helpers are, and they ship free in @svgrid/grid with your own model provider.

How much does AG Grid Enterprise cost compared with SvGrid?

AG Grid Enterprise is sold per developer with one year of updates; the price as ag-grid.com listed it on the date we read it is in the pricing line at the top of this page. SvGrid's core is MIT and @svgrid/enterprise is $599 per developer per year for the enterprise grid or $999 with the spreadsheet and Studio, both for unlimited applications. Compare what each paid tier adds before comparing prices: most of what AG Grid sells as Enterprise is in SvGrid's free core.

How long does a migration from AG Grid to SvGrid take?

The migration guide budgets one to three hours per grid. Column definitions map almost one to one, the imperative API has equivalents on SvGridApi, and most of the time goes into moving cell renderers to snippets. The guide also lists what does not map, so you can decide before you start.

Is SvGrid a good AG Grid alternative for Svelte?

The usual reason to look is that AG Grid on Svelte means the JavaScript API inside onMount plus a wrapper you do not control. SvGrid gives you a component that speaks runes natively and an MIT core with no row cap and no licence key. What you give up is breadth: AG Grid has more Enterprise modules, more integrations and a far larger body of examples, and if you need one grid across three frameworks it is still the right answer.

Related comparisons and docs

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• Comparison: SvGrid vs AG Grid vs TanStack Table
• Performance benchmarks
• Server-side data
• MCP server

Sources and last verified

Every claim on this page was last checked on 12 Sep 2026. Versions, licences and download counts come from the npm registry; feature and pricing statements from the pages listed below.

• ag-pricing: Enterprise is per developer at $999 USD with one year of updates and Zendesk support; the Enterprise Bundle is $1,498 USD; Community is free under MIT (checked 12 Sep 2026)
• ag-community-vs-enterprise: Lists Range Selection, Clipboard, Master/Detail, Row Grouping, Pivot Tables and Aggregations, Integrated Charts, Excel export, Server-Side Row Model, Tool Panels and Context Menu under Enterprise Features; no AI feature in either list (checked 12 Sep 2026)
• ag-set-filter: The Set Filter page is marked enterprise (checked 12 Sep 2026)
• ag-tree-data: The Tree Data page is marked enterprise (checked 12 Sep 2026)
• ag-csv-export: CSV export is available in Community through the API; the context-menu export and Excel export are Enterprise (checked 12 Sep 2026)
• ag-mcp: Official MCP server installed with npx ag-mcp: search_docs, detect_version, set_version and list_versions tools, quick-start and upgrade-grid prompts, docs and examples as resources; described as help for integrating and maintaining grid code, not an in-grid feature. The ag-mcp package on npm is MIT (checked 12 Sep 2026)
• ag-home: Names React, Angular, Vue and JavaScript; says Svelte, Solid and Python users can use community-built integrations; the 36.1.0 release notes list an AI Coding Skill (checked 12 Sep 2026)
• ag-row-models: The row-models feature table lists the Infinite Row Model as Community and the Server-Side and Viewport row models as Enterprise; the Quick Filter row is marked unsupported for the Infinite, Server-Side and Viewport models (checked 15 Sep 2026)