ASP.NET MVC Grid controls comparison [closed]

Question

There seems to be many grid controls for MVC, but I can't find any comparison between them i.e. which one is better over another one. Some support server-side data binding and some support client-side data binding. I found the following.

1. Are client-side binding grids better than the server-side ones?
2. Are the jQuery grid controls better than the controls like WebGrid?

Could you help me choose one among these with reasons for the same? I need Ajax support, paging, sorting etc (not inline grid editing, though no harm if that functionality is available) and also I need to be able to define templated columns like gridview for some of the columns.

1. Webgrid

2. MVC contrib

3. MVC controls toolkit

4. jQGrid

Answer 1

Your list doesn't include the free Telerik controls for MVC found here

The grid control supports, templating, AJAX, sorting, filtering, paging etc. It's an absolutely amazing grid. I can't speak for the others, but I strongly suggest you evaluate Telerik before making a decision.

Check out the MVC demos here

Edit: One of the main reasons I love this grid is because AJAX functionality isn't treated as a second class citizen. You can perform all the same functionality that you can using server binding.

Update 12/2013

The free Telerik controls have been deprecated in favor of Kendo UI. However you can still download the free controls and view their documentation.

I still use this from time to time. I can't justify paying for Kendo for small projects as the controls are very similar.

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