10 Best Spreadsheet-like Data Grid Libraries In JavaScript (2025 Update)

Want to have a spreadsheet-like data grid to manipulate tabular data in an HTML table just like in the Microoft Excel and Google Sheets?

Here is a list of 10 best JavaScript data grid libraries that help developers convert a regular HTML table into a spreadsheet-like data grid for organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form. Have fun with it.

Originally Published July 13 2020, updated Feb 10 2025

Table of contents:

• jQuery Data Grid Plugins
• Vanilla JS Data Grid Plugins

Best jQuery Data Grid Plugins

Dynamic Spreadsheet-like Data Grid - jExcel

jExcel is a powerful jQuery and Vanilla JavaScript plugin which lets you dynamically generate a spreadsheet like CRUD data grid (table) from local JS data or even JSON, CSV, XSLX files.

[Demo] [Download]

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Dynamic CRUD Data Grid Library - appendGrid

A powerful JavaScript/jQuery CRUD table plugin that turns the standard html table into a dynamic and editable data grid.

[Demo] [Download]

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JSON To Excel-like Data Grid - jQuery Magictable

A dynamic data table jQuery plugin that transforms JSON data into an Excel-style data grid with advanced features like filtering, sorting, editing, progressive data loading, and much more.

[Demo] [Download]

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Full-featued CRUD Data Grid Component - tui.grid

Powerful virtual data grid smartsheet with advanced customization. Best features from excel plus incredible performance.

[Demo] [Download]

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Excel-Like jQuery Data Table Plugin - xTab

A jQuery plugin extends the standard Html table to make it behave like a Microsoft Office Excel-like spreadsheet.

[Demo] [Download]

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Best Vanilla JS Data Grid Plugins

Excel-like CRUD Data Grid Library - Handsontable

A powerful, flexible, feature-rich, Excel-like CRUD data grid/table library for JavaScript, Angular, React, and Vue.js.

[Demo] [Download]

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Interactive And Customizable Data Table/Grid Web Component – Active Table

The Active Table web component delivers a customizable, interactive, dynamic table experience in your browser.

It allows users to add, remove, move, or edit rows and columns seamlessly.  With built-in text validation, sorting, pagination, and filtering, managing vast amounts of data has never been easier.

[Demo] [Download]

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Feature-rich Data Grid Library – FathGrid

A lightweight yet full-featured data grid/table library with support for sorting, filtering, pagination, editing, and much more.

[Demo] [Download]

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Easy Spreadsheet-like Data Table In JavaScript – spreadsheet.js

Just another spreadsheet JavaScript library that can be used to add/remove/edit/display data in a data table just like a spreadsheet.

[Demo] [Download]

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Build Editable, Spreadsheet-like Data Grids with Nano Sheets

A JavaScript library for creating fast and customizable data grids. It’s lightweight, weighing in at a mere 2.5 KB gzipped, and offers high performance even with large datasets.

[Demo] [Download]

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More Resources:

Looking for more JavaScript libraries to implement Data Grid on the web & mobile? See jQuery Data Grid and JavaScript Data Table sections for more details.

See Also:

• 10 Best Data Table/Grid Systems In JavaScript
• Best Data Table/Grid Components For Vue.js
• Best Data Table/Grid Libraries To Manipulate Tabular Data In Angular App
• Best And Free Data Table Libraries For React Applications