When comparing DataTables vs Kendo v2, the Slant community recommends DataTables for most people. In the question“What are the best HTML Grid controls for Excel like editing?” DataTables is ranked 2nd while Kendo v2 is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose DataTables is:
DataTables has multiple pagination types; DOM, JS array, AJAX file and server-side processing, localization support, [plugins](http://datatables.net/extensions/), multiple data source options, customizable by CSS, etc.
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Pros
Pro Highly flexible
DataTables has multiple pagination types; DOM, JS array, AJAX file and server-side processing, localization support, plugins, multiple data source options, customizable by CSS, etc.
Pro Great documentation
DataTables documentation is thorough and very well written.
Pro Search
The fuzzy search is fast and flexible - I haven't found anything like it
Pro Grids within grids
Pro Inline editing
Inline row editing is supported.