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Add to SafariWhen comparing Handsontable vs jqGrid, the Slant community recommends jqGrid for most people. In the question“What are the best HTML Grid controls for Excel like editing?” jqGrid is ranked 1st while Handsontable is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose jqGrid is:
Works great with large amounts of data.
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Pros
Pro Well documented
Handsontable provides easy to follow tutorials for those new to the plugin, detailed documentation on using the features and examples of the plugin in use.
Pro Widely used
Handsontable has a fast growing community and is currently used by thousands of developers.
Pro Actively developed
Handsontable was developed and is currently supported by the development team at [Handsoncode] (http://handsoncode.net/)
Pro Great performance
Works great with large amounts of data.
Pro Client & server side sorting
Sorting can be done both client-side and server-side.
Pro Multiple data sources
jqGrid can handle JSON, XML and array input.
Pro Inline editing
You can update a rows text, text area, check box, select, image, button.
Pro Solid documentation
Thorough documentation.
Pro Advanced search
You can search multiple fields at the same time with different conditions.
Pro Modular
You can choose what modules of jqGrid you need and avoid bloat.
Pro Multiple export options
jqGrid can export to csv, excel and pdf files.
Pro Easy to pick up
Easy to implement and use.
Cons
Con Issues with non-Latin script
Cells that are filled out with non-Latin script such as Korean, Japanese, Chinese, etc display the first character as Latin.
Con Bad documentation
