SvGrid vs Handsontable

Handsontable is the spreadsheet-in-a-page with the richest formula engine, but it is commercially licensed and has no native Svelte build. SvGrid is MIT, Svelte-5-native, and covers most of the same editing surface.

Migration guide: moving from Handsontable to SvGrid

See the full feature-by-feature comparison.

The bottom line

When you truly need the full HyperFormula spreadsheet engine, Handsontable is hard to beat. If you want a spreadsheet-like grid in Svelte without a commercial license, SvGrid covers most of the surface - editing, range selection, clipboard, a built-in formula subset - under MIT.

Frequently asked questions

Is SvGrid a free alternative to Handsontable?

Yes - the community core is MIT and free for commercial use, whereas Handsontable requires a commercial license for commercial apps.

Does SvGrid support spreadsheet formulas like Handsontable?

It has a built-in formula engine for common cases (refs, ranges, SUM/IF/COUNTIF). The full HyperFormula function library in Handsontable is deeper, so verify your specific functions.

Is SvGrid Svelte-native, unlike Handsontable?

Yes. Handsontable is a vanilla-JS core with framework wrappers; SvGrid is Svelte-5-native.