High-Performance React Data Grid Component

The Syncfusion React Data Grid offers the following features:

• Millions of records load in just a second.

• Mobile-first design that adapts to any resolution.

• Flexible data binding with support to use local and remote data sources such as JSON, RESTful services, OData services, and WCF services.

• Flexible editing and intuitive record selection modes.

• Out-of-the-box, Excel-like filtering and grouping options.

• Column customizations and data summaries.

• Data exporting options like PDF, CSV, and Excel.

• Simple configuration and API.

• Support for all modern browsers.

• Expansive learning resources such as demos, documentation, and videos let you get started quickly with the React Data Grid.

You can find our React Data Grid demo here. It demonstrates how to render and configure the Data Grid.

A React data grid is a UI component that displays tabular data in rows and columns inside a React application, with built-in sorting, filtering, pagination, grouping, editing, and selection. Unlike a plain HTML table, it virtualizes rendering, so it can handle very large datasets without slowing the browser.

The React Data Grid offers features like sorting, filtering, pagination, editing, aggregates, grouping, exporting to Excel/PDF, column resizing, and virtualization.

Enable sorting, and users sort a column by clicking its header — each click toggles between ascending and descending. To sort by several columns, also enable multi-sorting; users then hold Ctrl and click additional headers. An initial sort order can be set in code, and sorting can run server-side.

Yes. The grid binds to remote data through DataManager and can reflect live updates from sources such as WebSocket, SignalR, or polling. Methods including setCellValue and setRowData update a single cell or row without re-rendering the whole grid, keeping the UI responsive when data changes frequently.

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Install the package with npm install @syncfusion/ej2-react-grids, import GridComponent along with ColumnsDirective and ColumnDirective, then render the grid with a dataSource and one column directive per field. Import the theme stylesheet in your CSS. The quick start section above has a complete working example.

Yes. Adaptive UI renders the filter, sort, edit, and column chooser dialogs in a full-screen layout suited to small screens, and rows can be rendered vertically rather than horizontally. Touch gestures work by default; the adaptive layout is enabled through the enableAdaptiveUI property.

A basic data table renders rows and columns as static markup. A React data grid adds interaction and data handling on top: sorting, Excel-like filtering, paging, grouping, aggregates, inline editing, selection, and export. It also virtualizes rendering, so it stays responsive with very large record counts.

Enable Excel export and call the excelExport method; csvExport and pdfExport work the same way. Filtered and grouped records can be exported so reports reflect the current grid view, and you can choose which columns are included, show hidden columns, and set custom headers and footers.

Enable grouping, then drag a column header into the group drop area or set the grouped columns in code. Groups expand and collapse, and grouping by several columns builds a multi-level hierarchy. Aggregates — sum, average, count, minimum, and maximum — appear in the group caption, group footer, or grid footer.

A free 30-day trial is available with no credit card required. A free Community License covers companies with under $1 million USD in annual gross revenue, five or fewer developers, and ten or fewer employees, that have never raised more than $3 million USD in outside capital. Other use requires a paid licence.

A good place to start would be our comprehensive getting started documentation.

“React grid” can mean two things. A React data grid displays and edits tabular records in rows and columns. A React layout grid, such as CSS Grid or react-grid-layout, arranges elements on a page. This page covers the data grid — a component for working with data, not page layout.

Enable filtering on the grid and choose a filter type — filter bar, menu, checkbox, or Excel-like. Filter operators are set through filterSettings.columns, individual columns can customise their own filter options, and for large datasets filtering can run server-side through DataManager adaptors rather than in the browser.

Use virtualization. virtual scrolling renders only the rows currently in the viewport, and column virtualization does the same for wide grids. infinite scrolling and paging load data in blocks on demand. For very large sources, server-side data operations run filtering, sorting, and paging on the server instead of the browser.

Syncfusion’s React Data Grid supports basic grid, virtual grid, hierarchical grid, and Excel‑like grid, each optimized for high performance, scalability, and customization.

Enable editing and choose a mode: inline (Normal), dialog, or batch. Columns can define their own editors and validation rules. Clipboard copy and paste move cell data in and out of the grid, and create, update, and delete operations can be persisted to a server through DataManager.

An Excel-like grid brings spreadsheet behaviour into a React application: an Excel-like filter dialog with a checkbox list and search box, cell editing, column pinning, aggregate rows in group and grid footers, clipboard copy and paste, and export to Excel. The Syncfusion React Data Grid provides these as built-in features.

The grid loads millions of records in about a second using row and column virtualization, which renders only the cells currently in view. Performance depends on column count, cell templates, and whether data is bound locally or fetched from a remote service with server-side paging.

Yes. It supports inline, dialog, and batch editing modes, with cell-level validation and custom editor templates for individual columns. Excel-style copy and paste is supported, so users can move data between the grid and a spreadsheet.