What is devextreme?
DevExtreme is a comprehensive suite of high-performance HTML5 and JavaScript components for responsive web development. It includes a variety of UI widgets, data visualization tools, and utilities for building modern web applications.
What are devextreme's main functionalities?
Data Grid
The Data Grid is a powerful component for displaying and editing tabular data. It supports features like sorting, filtering, grouping, and editing.
const { DataGrid } = require('devextreme-react/data-grid');
const dataSource = [
{ id: 1, name: 'John', age: 30 },
{ id: 2, name: 'Jane', age: 25 }
];
<DataGrid
dataSource={dataSource}
columns={['id', 'name', 'age']}
/>;
Chart
The Chart component allows you to create a wide variety of charts, including bar, line, area, and pie charts. It supports features like tooltips, legends, and animations.
const { Chart, Series } = require('devextreme-react/chart');
const dataSource = [
{ year: 2010, value: 10 },
{ year: 2011, value: 20 }
];
<Chart dataSource={dataSource}>
<Series
valueField="value"
argumentField="year"
type="bar"
/>
</Chart>;
Scheduler
The Scheduler component is used for displaying and managing appointments. It supports multiple views (day, week, month), drag-and-drop, and editing capabilities.
const { Scheduler } = require('devextreme-react/scheduler');
const appointments = [
{ text: 'Meeting', startDate: new Date(2023, 4, 23, 9, 0), endDate: new Date(2023, 4, 23, 10, 0) }
];
<Scheduler
dataSource={appointments}
views={['day', 'week', 'month']}
defaultCurrentView="week"
defaultCurrentDate={new Date(2023, 4, 23)}
/>;
Other packages similar to devextreme
ag-grid
AG Grid is a feature-rich data grid supporting major JavaScript frameworks like Angular, React, and Vue. It offers advanced features like virtual scrolling, cell editing, and custom cell rendering. Compared to DevExtreme, AG Grid is more focused on grid functionalities and offers more advanced grid features.
highcharts
Highcharts is a popular charting library that provides a wide range of chart types and is known for its performance and flexibility. It is highly customizable and supports exporting and real-time data updates. Compared to DevExtreme, Highcharts is more specialized in data visualization and offers more advanced charting options.
fullcalendar
FullCalendar is a powerful and flexible calendar component for displaying and managing events. It supports drag-and-drop, event resizing, and custom views. Compared to DevExtreme's Scheduler, FullCalendar offers more customization options and is widely used for calendar functionalities.
DevExtreme
DevExtreme is an enterprise-ready suite of powerful, engaging UI components for popular front-end frameworks: Angular, React, Vue, and jQuery.

DevExtreme components are responsive and accessible. They work well across different devices, screen sizes, and input methods. Whether your target audience uses phones, PCs or screen readers - DevExpress components are up to the task.
Our range of powerful, modern JavaScript components includes data grids, interactive charts, data editors and widgets. View the Demo Gallery to see our components in action.
Getting Started
The DevExtreme website includes "Getting Started" guides for every aspect of DevExtreme:
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Contributing
The DevExtreme team welcomes outside contributions of bug reports and feature requests. Read our contribution guidelines for more information.