Migrating from AG Grid to inandu-grid

A factual, side-by-side comparison for Angular apps moving off AG Grid's Community or Enterprise tier onto the MIT-licensed @inandu-solutions/grid-angular. Feature equivalents first, then what's genuinely different, so there are no surprises after you switch.

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Why teams migrate Row grouping, aggregates, Excel-compatible export and cell-range selection sit behind AG Grid's paid Enterprise licence. The same capabilities are free (MIT) in inandu-grid. If your app relies on AG Grid Enterprise's pivot table or integrated charts, inandu-grid does not have those — see what's different below before you commit to migrating.

Setup & data binding

Concept	AG Grid	inandu-grid
Install	`ag-grid-angular` (+ `ag-grid-community`/`ag-grid-enterprise`)	`ng add @inandu-solutions/grid-angular`
Component	`<ag-grid-angular>`	`<inandu-grid>` + `<inandu-column>`
Row data	`[rowData]`	`[data]`
Column definitions	`[columnDefs]` array with `field`/`headerName`	one `<inandu-column field title>` per column, declared in the template
Cell value formatting	`valueFormatter`	`type` + `format` on `<inandu-column>`, or a custom cell template

AG Grid's config-object style:

columnDefs = [
  { field: 'name', headerName: 'Name', sortable: true },
  { field: 'age', headerName: 'Age', sortable: true, filter: 'agNumberColumnFilter' },
];
rowData = people;

becomes inandu-grid's declarative template style:

<inandu-grid [data]="people" filter="true">
  <inandu-column field="name" title="Name" sortable="true" />
  <inandu-column field="age" title="Age" type="number" sortable="true" filter="yes" />
</inandu-grid>

Feature equivalents

Feature	AG Grid	inandu-grid
Sorting	`sortable: true` per column def	`sortable="true"` per `<inandu-column>`, shift-click for multi-sort
Per-column filter	`filter: 'agTextColumnFilter'` etc.	`filter="yes"` — type-aware popup, no per-type filter class to pick
Free-text / quick filter	`[quickFilterText]`	`filter="true"` on `<inandu-grid>`
Pagination	`[pagination]="true"` + `[paginationPageSize]`	`[paging]="{ pageSize: 25 }"`
Row grouping	`rowGroup: true` (Enterprise)	`groupable="true"` — free
Aggregates	`aggFunc: 'sum'` (Enterprise)	`showTotals` + `aggregate="sum"` — free
Cell range selection	`enableRangeSelection` (Enterprise)	`cellRangeSelection` (+ `multiRange`) — free
Excel export	`api.exportDataAsExcel()` (Enterprise)	free, SpreadsheetML `.xls` — a styled binary `.xlsx` is a `@inandu-solutions/grid-pro` feature
CSV export	`api.exportDataAsCsv()`	free, built in
Row selection	`rowSelection: 'multiple'`	`selectable="true"`
Inline editing	`editable: true` per column def	`editable="true"` per `<inandu-column>`, plus `required`/`min`/`max`/`pattern`/`[validator]`
Column pinning	`pinned: 'left'`	`sticky="true"` (or `"right"`)
Row drag reorder	`rowDragManaged`	`rowReorder`
Virtual scroll	built in (row model default)	`virtualScroll`, opt-in
Server-side rows	Server-Side Row Model (Enterprise)	`serverSide` + outputs — free; pairs with the .NET/EF Core companion for ASP.NET Core APIs
Tree data	Tree Data (Enterprise)	`treeChildrenKey` — free

What's different

inandu-grid is deliberately not a kitchen sink. Being honest about the gaps up front is cheaper than finding them mid-migration:

No pivot table. AG Grid Enterprise's pivot mode has no inandu-grid equivalent.
No integrated charts. Wire your own chart library (Chart.js, ECharts, …) off the same row data instead.
Angular only. AG Grid ships framework wrappers for React/Vue/vanilla too; inandu-grid's sibling projects are inandu-grid-react for React and inandu-grid-vue for Vue, each with its own separate API.
Native .xlsx (styled, binary) is a paid @inandu-solutions/grid-pro feature, same as AG Grid Enterprise's Excel export — the free tier in both projects covers CSV, and inandu-grid's free tier additionally covers a plain .xls.

Migration checklist

Replace ag-grid-angular/ag-grid-community/ag-grid-enterprise with ng add @inandu-solutions/grid-angular.
Turn each columnDefs entry into an <inandu-column> element using the table above.
Move Enterprise-gated features (grouping, aggregates, range selection, Excel export, server-side rows, tree data) over — they're free here, so no licence to remove or replace.
If you use AG Grid's pivot mode or integrated charts, plan a separate solution — they have no equivalent (see above).
Run your existing component tests against the new template — inandu-grid never mutates your data array itself, same contract as AG Grid's row-data model.

Full API reference, every input/output, and runnable examples: see the user manual. Questions or migration issues: open an issue.