SvGrid vs Glide Data Grid
Glide Data Grid is a canvas-rendered React data grid built for extreme scroll performance on very large datasets.
Project site · @glideapps/glide-data-grid
Verdict
Glide wins on raw canvas FPS for hundreds of thousands of visible cells. SvGrid renders accessible, selectable DOM with virtualization and is Svelte-5-native - the right call for most apps.
At a glance
| Fact | SvGrid | Glide Data Grid | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latest version | 3.0.3 | 6.0.3 | 12 Sep 2026 |
| Licence field on npm | MIT | MIT | 12 Sep 2026 |
| Last published | 11 Sep 2026 | 3 Feb 2024 | 12 Sep 2026 |
| Svelte 5 support | Native (Svelte 5 runes) | No Svelte package (React) | 12 Sep 2026 |
| npm downloads, 30 days to 10 Sep 2026 | 16,900 | 1,180,000 | 12 Sep 2026 |
| Bundle, minified + gzip | 97.6 KB JS + 10.5 KB CSS | 71.1 KB JS + 0.2 KB CSS, lodash + marked + react + react-dom + react-responsive-carousel external | 12 Sep 2026 |
| Frameworks | Svelte 5 | React | 12 Sep 2026 |
| Pricing | MIT core; @svgrid/enterprise from $299 per developer per year (Indie, under $1M revenue), $599 for Enterprise | Glide Data Grid is MIT and, in its own words, fully free and open source; no licence is sold for the grid | 12 Sep 2026 |
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 3.0.4 measured 22 Sep 2026 with packages/grid/scripts/measure-size.mjs; @glideapps/glide-data-grid 6.0.3 entry `DataEditor component` measured 12 Sep 2026 with packages/grid/scripts/measure-competitor-bundles.mjs.
Overview
Glide Data Grid renders to a <canvas> instead of DOM, which gives it exceptional performance on very wide, very tall datasets at the cost of standard HTML semantics. It is React-only and MIT-licensed.
SvGrid renders virtualized DOM: real table semantics, WAI-ARIA roles, keyboard navigation, and selectable / indexable text. For the vast majority of apps the performance gap is invisible, and you keep accessibility and SEO-friendly markup.
Looking for a Glide Data Grid alternative for Svelte?
Glide renders to canvas, which is why it is fast and also why text selection, accessibility and custom cells work differently there. SvGrid renders real DOM with virtualization, so a screen reader and browser find behave normally and a cell can be any Svelte snippet. If your bar is a million-row canvas scroll inside React, Glide is still the specialist.
What they have in common
- MIT-licensed.
- Virtualized rendering for large datasets.
- Cell editing and custom cell content.
- TypeScript-first.
Where SvGrid is stronger
- Renders real DOM - WAI-ARIA, keyboard nav, screen-reader support, selectable text.
- Svelte 5 native rather than React-only.
- Excel-style filter menu, headless engine, and the imperative API out of the box.
- @svgrid/mcp MCP server for AI assistants.
Where Glide Data Grid is stronger
- Peak canvas rendering performance on hundreds of thousands of visible cells.
- Per-pixel custom cell drawing.
- Proven inside Glide's own product at scale.
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.
| Feature | SvGrid | Glide Data Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Svelte 5 native | Yes | No - React only |
| Rendering | Yes - Accessible DOM | Partial - canvas |
| WAI-ARIA + keyboard | Yes | Partial - Limited (canvas) |
| Selectable / indexable text | Yes | No - Canvas pixels |
| Peak FPS on 200k+ visible cells | Partial - Good | Yes - Best |
| Virtualization | Yes | Yes |
| Excel-style filters | Yes | No - BYO |
| AI / MCP integration | Yes | No |
When to choose SvGrid
- You need accessibility, keyboard support, or selectable text.
- You are on Svelte 5 and want a native grid.
- You want filters, editing, and an imperative API without building them.
When to choose Glide Data Grid
- You have measured a need for peak canvas FPS on 200k+ simultaneously visible cells.
- You require per-pixel custom cell drawing.
- Your app is React and accessibility is not a requirement.
Migration effort
Estimated effort: 3-6 hours per grid.
What you give up:
- Canvas rendering throughput on very wide, very dense sheets.
- The React ecosystem around it, including Glide Data Editor.
Live example
Headless virtualization: open it in the gallery for the source and the full-size version.
The bottom line
Glide is the right tool when you have measured a need for canvas-level FPS on hundreds of thousands of visible cells. For everyone else - and especially when accessibility, selectable text, or Svelte matter - the virtualized DOM in SvGrid is the better default.
Frequently asked questions
SvGrid vs Glide Data Grid - which should I use?
Use SvGrid unless you have a measured need for canvas rendering at extreme scale. SvGrid renders accessible DOM and is Svelte-native; Glide is React-only and canvas-based.
Is Glide faster than SvGrid?
At hundreds of thousands of simultaneously visible cells, canvas rendering gives Glide higher peak FPS. For typical datasets the difference is invisible, and SvGrid virtualizes comfortably to 100k+ rows.
Does SvGrid handle accessibility better than Glide?
Yes. SvGrid renders real DOM with WAI-ARIA roles, keyboard navigation, and selectable text; a canvas grid like Glide cannot offer those natively.
Is SvGrid a good Glide Data Grid alternative for Svelte?
Glide renders to canvas, which is why it is fast and also why text selection, accessibility and custom cells work differently there. SvGrid renders real DOM with virtualization, so a screen reader and browser find behave normally and a cell can be any Svelte snippet. If your bar is a million-row canvas scroll inside React, Glide is still the specialist.
Related comparisons and docs
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.
- glide-site: MIT, fully free and open source; a React data grid that scales to millions of rows with lazy cell rendering and native scrolling (checked 12 Sep 2026)
- glide-readme: README explains why the grid renders on an HTML canvas; supports React 16 and later (checked 12 Sep 2026)