How PivotBlitz compares to
the competition
An honest, feature-by-feature breakdown against the three leading pivot table libraries. 89 features across 5 categories.
PivotBlitz
From Free
DevExpress
~$1,799/dev/yr
AG Grid
~$999/dev/yr
Flexmonster
~$699/dev/yr
Category Scores
Weighted coverage percentage across each major capability area.
Data & Performance
Analysis & Calculations
UI & Interaction
Export & Integration
Platform & DX
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
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| Feature | PivotBlitz | DevExpress | AG Grid | Flexmonster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local data (Array / JSON) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| REST API / Remote data | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ✅ |
| XMLA / OLAP cubes | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| OData protocol | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Elasticsearch connector | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Web Worker processing | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| WASM acceleration | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| TypedArray columnar store | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Caching layer built-in | ✅ | ❌ | 🔒 | ✅ |
| Standard (Sum, Avg, Min, Max, Count) | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ✅ |
| Count Unique Values | ✅ | 🟡 | 🟡 | ✅ |
| Median | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Variance / Std Deviation | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| List Unique Values | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Custom aggregator functions | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | 🟡 |
| Built-in aggregators count | ✅ | 🟡 | 🟡 | 🟡 |
| % of Grand Total | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| % of Row / Column Total | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | 🟡 |
| % of Parent Row / Column | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Running Total | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Difference / % Difference | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Rank (Ascending / Descending) | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Formula engine (AST parser) | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Math functions (35+) | ✅ | 🟡 | ❌ | 🟡 |
| Text functions (30+) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Date functions (20+) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Formula Editor UI | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Label filters (contains, starts, ends) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Value filters (>, <, between) | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 | ✅ |
| Top N / Bottom N | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 | ✅ |
| Top N with "Others" aggregation | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Inclusion / Exclusion per field | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ✅ |
| Compact layout | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Tabular layout | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Outline / Flat layout | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Subtotals position (top / bottom / none) | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ✅ |
| Color rules (comparison-based) | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 | ✅ |
| Heatmap (color scales) | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 | ✅ |
| Data bars | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Icon sets | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Visual rule builder UI | ✅ | 🟡 | ❌ | ❌ |
| Preset rules (traffic light, stars) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Cell range selection | ✅ | 🟡 | 🔒 | 🟡 |
| Context menu | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ✅ |
| Keyboard navigation | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Column resize | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Field chooser (drag & drop) | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | ✅ |
| Slicer panel | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Status bar (selection stats) | ✅ | ❌ | 🔒 | ❌ |
| Tooltips | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Undo / Redo | ✅ | ❌ | 🟡 | ❌ |
| Cell flashing (real-time) | ✅ | 🟡 | ✅ | ❌ |
| Sparklines (line / bar / area) | ✅ | ❌ | 🔒 | ❌ |
| Master / Detail panels | ✅ | ❌ | 🔒 | ❌ |
| Row pinning (top / bottom) | ✅ | 🟡 | ✅ | 🟡 |
| Column pinning (left / right) | ✅ | 🟡 | ✅ | 🟡 |
| Fullscreen mode | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Aligned grids (scroll sync) | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Row drag & drop reorder | ✅ | ❌ | 🟡 | ❌ |
| Print mode | ✅ | 🟡 | 🟡 | ✅ |
| Virtual scrolling | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Auto-switch standard / virtual | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Drill-down modal (view records) | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Search within drill-down | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Export drill-down data | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| CSV export | ✅ | 🟡 | ✅ | ✅ |
| JSON export | ✅ | ❌ | 🟡 | ❌ |
| HTML export | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Excel (.xlsx) export | 🔒 | ✅ | 🔒 | ✅ |
| PDF export | 🔒 | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Image export (PNG / JPG) | 🔒 | ❌ | ❌ | 🟡 |
| Multi-sheet Excel | 🔒 | ❌ | 🟡 | ❌ |
| Built-in chart component | ✅ | ✅ | 🔒 | 🟡 |
| Cross-filtering (chart to pivot) | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 | ✅ |
| Heatmap chart | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Save / load config (JSON) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multiple storage adapters | 🔒 | 🟡 | 🟡 | 🟡 |
| Config diff detection | 🔒 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| View state (scroll, widths, collapse) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 |
| Internationalization (i18n) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| RTL support (Arabic, Hebrew) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| ARIA labels / Screen reader | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 |
| Light & Dark themes | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Svelte 5 (native runes) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| React | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Vue 3 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Angular | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Vanilla JS / TypeScript | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Free tier with pivot support | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
Only in PivotBlitz
Features you won't find in any competitor — included free in the core.
25 Built-in Aggregators
Including Median, Variance, StdDev, Running Totals, Rank — many WASM-accelerated. Competitors offer 6-14.
Formula Editor with Autocomplete
85+ functions (Math, Text, Date, Logic) with a visual editor featuring syntax highlighting and field picker.
WASM + Web Worker + TypedArrays
Triple-layer performance: Rust WASM for aggregation, Web Worker for threading, TypedArrays for memory.
Auto Virtual Scrolling
Automatically switches between standard and virtual rendering based on dataset size. Zero configuration.
Top N with "Others" Row
Show Top/Bottom N items and automatically aggregate remaining items into an "Others" group.
Icon Sets & Preset Rules
Traffic lights, star ratings, arrows — built-in conditional formatting presets with a visual rule builder.
Drill-Down Search & Export
Search within drill-down records and export them independently. No competitor offers this.
Free Community Tier
Full pivot functionality at no cost. Competitors require $699-$1,799/developer/year just to get started.
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