mantine-datatable VS antd

Hey, I'm the author of Mantine DataTable, one of the most popular data table components built for the awesome Mantine UI library.

May I introduce: Mantine Datatable

If you find this tool useful, please 🙏star the repo spread the word, and consider ❤️ sponsoring my work. I'm the author and maintainer of several open-source projects such as Mantine DataTable and tRPC-SvelteKit, and your support will help me keep them up-to-date and bug-free. I might also be available for hire. If you need help with your project, feel free to contact me at the email address listed on my GitHub profile.

Disclaimer: I may be a bit biased. I'm the author of a number of open-source projects in React - some of them front-end related, such as Mantine DataTable, but I've also built tRPC-SvelteKit... because I f*cking loved Svelte from the moment I first discovered it!

Feel free to join the discussions here: https://github.com/icflorescu/mantine-datatable/discussions

Mantine DataTable is certainly not the single option in terms of data table / data grid functionality, and far from me to claim it's the best one out there. "The best" is always a subjective notion and it naturally depends on one's specific needs and preferences. Others offer features such as virtualization, better filtering support perhaps, etc., while mine comes with a few features that I considered to be important, such as:

Also, if you find the project useful, it would help a lot if you could star the GitHub repository, spread the word or hire my services to build front-end/full-stack stuff.

A "dark-theme aware" table component for your Mantine UI data-rich applications, featuring asynchronous data loading support, pagination, multiple rows selection, column sorting, custom cell data rendering, row context menu, and more. Head on to https://icflorescu.github.io/mantine-datatable/ to get started and learn how to use Mantine DataTable by browsive the comprehensive list of examples.

Ant Design

Official Website: https://ant.design/

Ant Design (antd) is a React component library for building beautiful and modern user interfaces. It comes with a collection of prebuilt, enterprise-level UI components. To install Ant Design, use the command below:

🔍 Site ⭐ GitHub

(I'm a frontend dev, but I came into the design side only later in my career, after having started as a full-stack programmer.)

I think this book is probably the single best resource I've seen on the topic: https://www.refactoringui.com/

It's a really easy-to-use format (one quick tip on each page, with clear examples).

It's from the people who made Tailwind, a CSS framework that's basically a reimagining of Bootcamp for the Javascript/component era.

Check out some of their templates: https://tailwindui.com/templates

These are lookalike "modern" designs that you can pay to use, or just draw inspiration from. Imitation == flattery and all that.

Along similar lines, check out the free Next.js templates: https://vercel.com/templates/next.js

If you want to build up from components instead, Tailwind offers a component library too: https://tailwindui.com/components

For React, I prefer the astoundingly good MUI framework (amazing components with lots of customizability, a good enough default look, and great documentation): https://mui.com/ If you end up going this route, using their Figma kit (https://mui.com/store/items/figma-react/) plus the Refactoring UI book from above should allow you to whip up a pretty standard-looking, "pretty enough" design in very little time. And then implementing it using the actual MUI lib would just take a few days.

There's also Ant Design: https://ant.design/

And Chakra UI: https://chakra-ui.com/

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For more theoretical stuff (i.e., less visual but still very valuable), the UX research group Nielsen Norman still has a treasure trove of valuable advice: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/top-ten-guidelines-for-home...

You should know the basics of accessibility (beyond general usability, this alos means alt text, header levels, contrast ratios, readability, screen readers, keyboard navigation, special considerations for the hard of sight and hearing, etc.): https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/ or at least use an easy checklist tool like Microsoft's WCAG analyzer: https://accessibilityinsights.io/

Ant Design is a fantastic toolkit for React developers. It's like having a box of building blocks that are not only stylish but also super functional. With Ant Design, you get a collection of pre-made React components that you can easily put together to create a sleek and modern look for your web projects. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned developer, Ant Design simplifies the process of making your web applications both visually appealing and user-friendly. It's a go-to choice for those who want a seamless blend of design and functionality in their React applications.

The backend UI is a combination of React + MUI + Ant Design.

Material-UI Ant Design Chakra UI Semantic UI React

ant-design -> Less configurable. Limited but nice components.

GitHub stars: 88k GitHub link: https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design Documentation: https://ant.design/docs/react/getting-started