The DataGrid included in Xceed Toolkit Plus for WPF (available on the Xceed web site), is the same as the DataGrid included in Extended WPF Toolkit (available on GitHub).

This Toolkit DataGrid is a striped version of the Xceed DataGrid for WPF (the Full DataGrid available on the Xceed web site).

 

Feature Comparison

 

	Xceed Toolkit Plus for WPF	Xceed DataGrid for WPF
WPF / .NET Technology
WPF, C# and XAML.	Y	Y
Supports .NET 3.5 and up.	Y	Y
Works with Visual Studio 2008 and up.	Y	Y
Full UI virtualization for faster loading and less memory.	Y	Y
Container recycling to improve scrolling speed.	Y	Y
CLS compliant, uses no unsafe blocks. XBAP-compatible.	Y	Y
Based on a flexible and extensible object model.	Y	Y
MVVM and MVC support.	N	Y
Supports UI Automation.	Y	Y
Datagrid's cells can contain anything.	Y	Y
Supports the WPF command infrastructure.	Y	Y
Documentation integrated into Visual Studio.	Y	Y
Supports Right-To-Left and Inking.	Y	Y
Supports regional settings.	Y	Y
Includes all the VB.NET and C# samples.	N	Y
Error handling works through .NET exception classes.	Y	Y
Design-time configuration.	Y	Y
Rich in-place editing
Features rich in-place editing that works in all views.	Y	Y
Auto-detection of ComboBox columns (enums, foreign keys).	Y	Y
Updates source when the cell or row exits edit mode or immediately when the cell content changes.	Y	Y
Combo boxes can easily be used as cell editors without the need to write code to fill the combo box.	Y	Y
Routed edit events for both cell and row.	Y	Y
Provides configurable keyboard and mouse edit commands.	Y	Y
Programmatic control over edit mode.	Y	Y
Provides Excel-like default keyboard and mouse edit behavior, including F2, Esc, Double-Esc and Enter.	Y	Y
Specify different visual template for cell being edited.	Y	Y
Cell editors can be displayed without entering edit mode( mouse hover over the cell or row,  cell or row becoming current, row being edited, or always).	Y	Y
Single-click edit mode allows entering edit mode.	Y	Y
Automatically selects the appropriate editor.	Y	Y
Triggers edit events for rows and cells.	Y	Y
Manages "null" and "DbNull" values.	Y	Y
Any portion of the grid can be made read-only.	Y	Y
Cells in a column can be non-focusable when read-only.	Y	Y
Insertion row / card object.	N	Y
A continuous insertion mode to add data without having to manually move to the first editable column after finishing the previous row.	N	Y
Hierarchical master/detail
Display data in a master-detail hierarchy.	N	Y
Single-scrollbar approach used in detail grids.	N	Y
Each datarow in the main grid or in a detail can have an unlimited number of details attached to it.	N	Y
Details can have "sibling" or "child" details, or both.	N	Y
Details support headers and footers, grouping, sorting, and autofiltering.	N	Y
Different style for data items contained in each same- level detail.	N	Y
Custom grouping in grid and details supported.	N	Y
Custom detail relations supported.	N	Y
Data grouping
Supports hierarchical, multi-level grouping in all views.	Y	Y
Customizable group-level configurations with header and footer support.	Y	Y
Supports custom grouping criteria.	Y	Y
Interactive, hierarchical "Group-by" row adapted for all included views.	Y	Y
Programmatic control over expanding and collapsing groups.	Y	Y
Grouping can be controlled via code.	Y	Y
Provides merged column header capabilities in TableView and TableFlowView. Column headers can be resized and support the column chooser.	N	Y
Views and themes
Presents data and lets users edit it in a variety of 2D and 3D views and themes.	N	Y
Traditional 2D table view with standard scrolling and no animation.	Y	Y
Technically advanced Tableflow™ 2D view provides zero-lag data virtualization, inertial smooth scrolling, sticky headers, and animated user actions such as full-column reordering.	Y	Y
Stunning, interactive Cardflow™ 3D view, with multiple card layouts.	N	Y
TableGridflow view displays details in a tree-like structure under the main column at the master level.	N	Y
Traditional 2D card view.	N	Y
Ships with several backgrounds, textures for 2D and 3D cards.	N	Y
Project template for Visual Studio that sets up a new theme project with a tutorial on creating a custom theme.	N	Y
Metro / ModernUI theme with Light and Dark versions and accent color.	Y	Y
Glass, Windows Media Player 11, and Zune.	N	Y
All Microsoft Windows themes: Classic (NT), Luna (Normal/Olive, Metallic/Silver, Homestead/Blue), Aero (Vista), and Royale (Media Center).	N	Y
A vibrant Window 7 theme.	N	Y
A Windows 10 theme.	Y	Y
A Windows 8 theme for TableFlow view.	Y	Y
Office 2007: Blue, Black, and Silver.	Y	Y
The Xceed Live Explorer theme.	N	Y
3D view, multi-surface: Office themes (Blue, Black, and Silver); Chameleon.	N	Y
18 themes in all.	N	Y
Each theme provides an alternating row style that can be activated through the TableView class.	Y	Y
Various cursors—such as "busy", "resize", and "drag" cursors—can be customized.	Y	Y
Includes the commented XAML source code to the card and table view styles and templates.	N	Y
Tableflow™ 2D view
Fast animated smooth scrolling (with inertia).	Y	Y
Works together with data virtualization.	Y	Y
Sticky group headers.	Y	Y
Sticky master-detail master row and headers.	N	Y
Full-column animated drag and drop reordering.	Y	Y
Innovative group navigation control.	Y	Y
Also has all the features of the classic (see below).	Y	Y
Classic 2D table view
Column auto-sizing / stretching and starrable column widths.	Y	Y
Custom sorting.	Y	Y
Fixed columns (UI widget + programmatic control).	Y	Y
Context menu column chooser.	N	Y
Additional, dialog-based column chooser control.	N	Y
Create custom column choosers.	N	Y
Column headers support drag-and-drop column reordering, column resizing, click-to-sort, and dragging to “Group-by” row.	Y	Y
Row margin selects and resizes rows, and displays icons indicating that the row is current, is being edited, is an insertion, or has a validation error.	Y	Y
Provides horizontal and vertical Grid line brush and grid line thickness properties.	Y	Y
Automatically changes a row’s height to fit the contents of the largest cell.	Y	Y
2D card view
Defaults to cards stacked into columns, with horizontal scrolling.	N	Y
Two types of card view styles are included: compact card view and standard card view.	N	Y
Supports grouping with multiple levels. Group headers flow within the card list.	N	Y
Cards can be independently sized.	N	Y
Resizable cards in CardView.	N	Y
Hide empty fields on a per-card basis.	N	Y
Insertion card.	N	Y
Cardflow™ 3D view
Smooth animation and stunning look with reflections.	N	Y
Multiple card layouts and transitions.	N	Y
Cards animate from one layout to another.	N	Y
Control the offsets, spacing, and angles of cards.	N	Y
Control camera position and angle.	N	Y
Control field of view.	N	Y
Four themes: Office 2007 themes (Blue, Black, and Silver); Chameleon.	N	Y
Input validation
Supports IDataErrorInfo.	Y	Y
Supports IEditableObject and error style when IEditableObject’s EndEdit throws an exception.	Y	Y
Includes built-in data validation, at cell or row level.	Y	Y
Error display is integrated with the included views.	Y	Y
Completely style the way a cell or row looks when a validation error occurs.	Y	Y
Validate on any criteria, including the values of other cells.	Y	Y
Validation error messages are overridable and localizable.	Y	Y
Expandable and compatible with custom validation rules you have already built.	Y	Y
Included editor controls
All included editor controls are usable either as cell viewers / editors, or independently outside of the grid for a more flexible and uniform interface.	Y	Y
CheckBox.	Y	Y
AutoSelectTextBox.	Y	Y
DatePicker/Calendar.	Y	Y
ValueRangeTextBox.	Y	Y
NumericTextBox.	Y	Y
MaskedTextBox.	Y	Y
DateTimeTextBox.	Y	Y
IPAddressMaskedTextBox.	Y	Y
PhoneMaskedTextBox (North American format).	Y	Y
Simple CurrencyMaskedTextBox.	Y	Y
ExponentNumericTextBox.	Y	Y
DateTimeTextBox.	Y	Y
All controls are 100% stylable and templatable.	Y	Y
Combinability/modularity: Embed controls into one another to create flexible, innovative new controls.	Y	Y
The grid automatically picks the correct type depending on the data type of the column.	Y	Y
Fully visual approach: Powerful designers help make development faster and easier.	Y	Y
Extensibility: All controls can be extended to implement custom features, appearance, and behavior.	Y	Y
Data binding
Data virtualization vastly improves performance and reduces memory usage, loading data only when it's needed. Also supports grouping and data sources implementing IQueryable (LINQ).	Y	Y
Because it's asynchronous, the data virtualization implementation decouples the UI from the data source, which keeps the application responsive while data is being retrieved. It also supports caching, pre-emptive data loading, and delayed triggering of events to avoid needless querying during scrolling.	Y	Y
New asynchronous binding mode.	N	Y
Filtering (auto filtering and filter row) in virtualized collection view.	N	Y
Filter row supports columns with custom types.	N	Y
Special row type for grid and group headers and footers that lets you bind to, and display, additional data sources.	N	Y
Indicator glyphs let end-users know when virtualized data is being loaded and committed, and when there has been an error.	Y	Y
Support for Entity Framework data sources.	Y	Y
Ability to customize the content of the AutoFilterControl.	N	Y
Provides column virtualization.	Y	Y
Inserting records into non-IBindingList sources.	Y	Y
Easy binding to XML data sources.	Y	Y
Excel-like end-user automatic filtering.	N	Y
Custom CollectionView that provides fine-grained and efficient control over its underlying data source.	Y	Y
Fully supports WPF data binding.	Y	Y
Displays, edits, and works with bound and unbound data.	Y	Y
Directly supports unbound columns.	Y	Y
Supports unbound data fields.	Y	Y
Custom key-value mappings.	Y	Y
Can be bound directly to an array of simple types such as String, Decimal, DateTime, TimeSpan, Guid, or Primitive (e.g., SByte, Byte, Int32, etc.), and will show the value of those types in one column.	Y	Y
Automatically obtains and synchronizes bound data from any .NET source, including jagged arrays, any object that implements IListSource or IList, and any ADO.NET DataSet, DataTable, DataView, or DataViewManager object.	Y	Y
Can intercept, parse, and modify data being synchronized with the database from the grid.	Y	Y
Other features
Powerful search capability with intuitive UI.	N	Y
An Excel-like advanced filtering functionality is available when using auto filtering	N	Y
The Advanced Filtering functionality can be used as an alternative to the FilterRow	N	Y
Automatic and manual cell merging/spanning.	N	Y
Excel-like drag-to-select multiple rows or cells without holding the shift key.	N	Y
Selected rows can be drag-and-dropped to another application, e.g. Excel.	Y	Y
Ability to sort foreign key columns by the values displayed in its cells rather than by the foreign key value itself.	Y	Y
Group selection.	N	Y
Supports White, Ranorex, and certain editions of HP's QuickTest Professional (QTP), allowing for automated UI testing.		Y
Excel export of grid contents, including groups, detail content, and statistical functions (formulas and values), using XMLSS or CSV.	N	Y
Excel-like cell and row selection capabilities (single, multiple, and extended modes).	N	Y
Clipboard copy support allows content from the grid to be copied to any other supported application (e.g., Excel, Word, Notepad). Can be sent to the clipboard as HTML or CSV.	Y	Y
Unicode support in CSV clipboard copy.	Y	Y
Persist user settings.	N	Y
Delete selected rows command: in master grid, in details, or both.	N	Y
Ability to enable or disable sorting, grouping, and column reordering via the UI.	Y	Y
Full keyboard navigation is possible through cells and rows. Navigation can be limited to cell-only or row- only, or navigation can be disabled.	Y	Y
Allows multiple-field sort and custom criteria sort.	Y	Y
Shows sort priority of each multi-sorted column.	N	Y
Provides easy manipulation of the grid's current row.	Y	Y
Scrolls the view to any cell, row, group, or column.	Y	Y
Scroll tip displays information about the first visible row in the viewport when the grid is scrolled.	Y	Y
Allows elements other than columns to be fixed.	Y	Y
Provides fixed, non-scrolling header and footer regions into which you can put any number and type of row or card.	Y	Y
14 statistical functions that can be used both inside and outside of a grid in any element. Sorting is now supported on the results of these functions.	N	Y
Row scrolling is configurable to be immediate or deferred.	Y	Y
Customizable "today" label in the Calendar.	Y	Y
Ability to create alternating styles for data rows.	Y	Y
Built-in printing and print exporting capability with fully customizable progress dialog and page layouts.	N	Y
Print preview capabilities.	N	Y
Customizable group-header control display.	Y	Y
Performance and Updates
Scrolling, sorting and selection performance improvements.	N	Y
Latest fixes since v6.1 (Nov 21, 2016).	N	Y