EPPlus VS ExcelDataReader

Compare EPPlus vs ExcelDataReader and see what are their differences.

ExcelDataReader

Lightweight and fast library written in C# for reading Microsoft Excel files (by ExcelDataReader)
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EPPlus ExcelDataReader
16 11
1,687 3,792
2.0% -
9.5 4.4
1 day ago 10 days ago
C# C#
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later MIT License
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EPPlus

Posts with mentions or reviews of EPPlus. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-06.

ExcelDataReader

Posts with mentions or reviews of ExcelDataReader. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-11.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing EPPlus and ExcelDataReader you can also consider the following projects:

NPOI - a .NET library that can read/write Office formats without Microsoft Office installed. No COM+, no interop.

EPPlus

Open XML SDK - Open XML SDK by Microsoft

BulkPDF - BulkPDF is a free and easy to use open source software, which allows to automatically fill an existing PDF form with differen values. Only a spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel 2007/2010/2013, LibreOffice or OpenOffice Calc) with the desired values is required.

ClosedXML - ClosedXML is a .NET library for reading, manipulating and writing Excel 2007+ (.xlsx, .xlsm) files. It aims to provide an intuitive and user-friendly interface to dealing with the underlying OpenXML API.

Dropbox.NET - The Official Dropbox API V2 SDK for .NET

Sylvan.Data.Excel - The fastest .NET library for reading Excel data files.

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MiniExcel - Fast, Low-Memory, Easy Excel .NET helper to import/export/template spreadsheet (support Linux, Mac)