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    The Syncfusion® difference

    Create, edit, and view Excel files

    You can create, read, and edit Microsoft Excel files in any.NET application using this framework's creation and editing library. It provides a spreadsheet UI control with Excel-like features to create, edit, view, and format Excel documents.

    Top features

    Excel Library’s top features are charts, formulas, tables, pivot tables, data validation, data import and export, conditional formatting, and security.

    80+ charts

    80+ charts are supported by the Excel Library to visualize data. Excel charts can be created and modified using the Excel Library (Essential XlsIO) either inside a workbook or as a chart worksheet.

    Blazing-fast performance

    Excel Library is optimized for use in server environments where speed and memory usage are critical.

    Powerful and comprehensive API

    All the elements in a typical Excel document, such as text, formatting, images, shapes, and tables, are accessible via a comprehensive set of APIs.

    15+ Years Proven Excel library

    On the market for more than 15 years, Syncfusion® Excel Library is a mature and proven tool. It includes extensive documentation, knowledge bases, and sample code.

    400+ Formulas

    More than 400 Excel functions are supported. Excel Library also supports add-in functions, external formulas, and an array of formulas.

    200+ Demos

    These real-world examples demonstrate the supported features and APIs for utilizing the Excel Framework to do various Excel-related activities like create, edit, view, convert, and compress.

    Custom XML support

    When you embed XML data in a document, it is referred to as a custom XML part. These are used to store arbitrary XML data in a workbook.

    Free, unlimited support

    Utilize direct support from our document processing libraries development team along with live chat support with no additional charges.

    G2 reviews

    In G2, more than 400 users have positively reviewed Syncfusion®. Other vendors have far fewer reviews.

    Free Community License

    Get free, unlimited access to the over 1,900 controls in Syncfusion® Essential Studio® through the Community License if eligible. No credit card required.

    Create, edit, and view Excel files

    You can create, read, and edit Microsoft Excel files in any.NET application using this framework's creation and editing library. It provides a spreadsheet UI control with Excel-like features to create, edit, view, and format Excel documents.

    Top features

    Excel Library’s top features are charts, formulas, tables, pivot tables, data validation, data import and export, conditional formatting, and security.

    80+ charts

    80+ charts are supported by the Excel Library to visualize data. Excel charts can be created and modified using the Excel Library (Essential XlsIO) either inside a workbook or as a chart worksheet.

    Blazing-fast performance

    Excel Library is optimized for use in server environments where speed and memory usage are critical.

    Powerful and comprehensive API

    All the elements in a typical Excel document, such as text, formatting, images, shapes, and tables, are accessible via a comprehensive set of APIs.

    Proven Excel library

    On the market for more than 15 years, Syncfusion® Excel Library is a mature and proven tool. It includes extensive documentation, knowledge bases, and sample code.

    400+ Formulas

    More than 400 Excel functions are supported. Excel Library also supports add-in functions, external formulas, and an array of formulas.

    200+ Demos

    These real-world examples demonstrate the supported features and APIs for utilizing the Excel Framework to do various Excel-related activities like create, edit, view, convert, and compress.

    Custom XML support

    When you embed XML data in a document, it is referred to as a custom XML part. These are used to store arbitrary XML data in a workbook.

    Free, unlimited support

    Utilize direct support from our document processing libraries development team along with live chat support with no additional charges.

    G2 reviews

    In G2, more than 400 users have positively reviewed Syncfusion®. Other vendors have far fewer reviews.

    Free Community License

    Get free, unlimited access to the over 1,900 controls in Syncfusion® Essential Studio® through the Community License if eligible. No credit card required.

    The Syncfusion® .NET Excel suite versus other vendors

    Note: Other Vendors denotes Telerik[R3, 2023], DevExpress[v23.2], and Aspose[v23.12]

    Yes

    No

    Some of them not having

    Features

    Syncfusion® Excel Library is a high-performance .NET Excel library that allows users to create, read, edit, and protect Excel documents in .NET applications without Microsoft Office or interop dependencies.
    Supported Platforms

    Platforms

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    WinForms

    Yes

    Yes

    WPF

    Yes

    Yes

    UWP

    Yes

    No

    ASP.NET Core

    Yes

    Yes

    ASP.NET MVC

    Yes

    Yes

    WinUI

    Yes

    Intermediate

    .NET MAUI

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Blazor

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Xamarin

    Yes

    Yes

    Linux

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Azure

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Amazon Web Services

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Docker

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Mac

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Console

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Installation

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Web installer

    Yes

    Yes

    Offline installer

    Yes

    Yes

    Linux installer

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Create and edit APIs

    Components

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Create new excels

    Yes

    Yes

    Open and edit existing workbooks

    Yes

    Yes

    Loading & saving workbooks

    Yes

    Yes

    Opening an existing workbook from Stream

    Yes

    Yes

    Saving a Excel workbook to file system

    Yes

    Yes

    Saving a Excel workbook to stream

    Yes

    Yes

    Closing a workbook

    Yes

    Yes

    Working with Excel Worksheet

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Create a Worksheet 

    Yes

    Yes

    Access a Worksheet 

    Yes

    Yes

    Remove a Worksheet

    Yes

    Yes

    Move or Copy a Worksheet

    Yes

    Yes

    Highlight Worksheet Tabs 

    Yes

    Yes

    Freeze and Unfreeze  Panes

    Yes

    Yes

    Split Panes 

    Yes

    Yes

    Page Setup Settings

    Yes

    Yes

    Show or Hide Worksheet

    Yes

    Yes

    Activate a Worksheet

    Yes

    Yes

    Show or Hide Worksheet Tabs 

    Yes

    Yes

    Show or Hide Row and Column Headers

    Yes

    Yes

    Show or Hide Grid Lines 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Set Zoom Level

    Yes

    Yes

    Save Worksheet as CSV

    Yes

    Yes

    Save worksheet as text (*.txt)

    Yes

    Yes

    Save Worksheet as HTML

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Excel Converters

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Excel to PDF

    Yes

    Yes

    Excel to Image

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Excel to HTML

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Excel to ODS

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Chart to Image

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Excel to JSON

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Excel to CSV

    Yes

    Yes

    Working with Data

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Import Data from DataTable, DataColumn, DataView, Collection Objects 

    Yes

    Yes

    Import Data from Nested Collection Objects, Array

    Yes

    Yes

    Exporting from Worksheet to Data Table, Collection Objects  

    Yes

    Yes

    Export to Data Table with an Event

    Yes

    Yes

    Export data from Excel to Nested Class Objects

    Yes

    Yes

    Importing Data from Microsoft Grid Controls to Worksheet. DataGrid, Grid View, DataGrid View

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Import HTML Table

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Import HTML Table with formula

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Working with Cell Formatting

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Create a Style

    Yes

    Yes

    Set Default Style for row or column

    Yes

    Yes

    Apply Global Style

    Yes

    No

    Apply Number Formats 

    Yes

    Yes

    Apply Number Formats 

    Yes

    Yes

    Apply Cell Text Alignment

    Yes

    Yes

    Merging and Un-Merging Cells

    Yes

    Yes

    Apply Wrap Text

    Yes

    Yes

    Auto-Fit Rows or Columns

    Yes

    Intermediate

    HTML String Formatting

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Applying HTML String

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Supported Tags

    Yes

    No

    Rich-Text Formatting 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Format Cells using GetStyle and SetStyle Methods

    Yes

    Yes

    Using Microsoft Excel 2007 Predefined Styles

    Yes

    Yes

    Formatting Selected Characters in a Cell

    Yes

    Yes

    Formatting Rows and Columns

    Yes

    Yes

    Number setting

    Yes

    Yes

    Alignment setting

    Yes

    Yes

    Font Settings

    Yes

    Yes

    Border Settings

    Yes

    Yes

    Fill Settings

    Yes

    Yes

    Format and Modify Named Ranges

    Yes

    Yes

    Modify an Existing Style

    Yes

    Yes

    Excel Themes and Colors

    Yes

    Yes

    Access and Update the Portions of Rich Text of Cell

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Merging and Unmerging Cells

    Yes

    Yes

    Working with Formulas

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Using Built-in Functions

    Yes

    Yes

    Using Add-in Functions

    Yes

    Yes

    Using Array Formula

    Yes

    Yes

    Using R1C1 Formula

    Yes

    Yes

    Enable and Disable Calculation

    Yes

    Yes

    Writing a Formula

    Yes

    Yes

    Formula with Cross-sheet References

    Yes

    No

    Reading a Formula

    Yes

    Yes

    Accessing a Calculated value

    Yes

    Yes

    Applying Argument Separators Based on Cultures

    Yes

    Yes

    Incremental Formula

    Yes

    Yes

    External Formula

    Yes

    Yes

    Calculated Column

    Yes

    Yes

    Defined Names

    Yes

    Yes

    Named Ranges in Formulas

    Yes

    Yes

    Deleting Named Ranges

    Yes

    Yes

    Formula Auditing

    Yes

    Yes

    Calculation Engine

    Yes

    Yes

    Calculate Options

    Yes

    Yes

    Calculation Modes

    Yes

    No

    Recalculate Before Save

    Yes

    Yes

    Iteration

    Yes

    No

    Top Features

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Charts

    Yes

    Yes

    Tables

    Yes

    Yes

    Conditional formatting

    Yes

    Yes

    Pivot Table

    Yes

    Yes

    Pivot Chart

    Yes

    No

    Form controls

    Yes

    Yes

    Template Markers

    Yes

    Yes

    Data sorting

    Yes

    Yes

    Data filtering

    Yes

    Yes

    Hyperlinks

    Yes

    Yes

    Shapes

    Yes

    Yes

    Comments

    Yes

    Yes

    Combine workbooks

    Yes

    Yes

    Find and replace

    Yes

    Yes

    Sparkline

    Yes

    Yes

    Slicers

    Yes

    Yes

    Working with Macros

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Headers, Footers

    Yes

    Yes

    What if analysis

    Yes

    No

    Migration from Office Automation to Syncfusion XlsIO

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Viewer/Editor Control

    Components

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    ASP.NET Core Spreadsheet

    Yes

    Intermediate

    ASP.NET MVC Spreadsheet

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Angular Spreadsheet

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Vue Spreadsheet

    Yes

    No

    React Spreadsheet

    Yes

    Intermediate

    JavaScript Spreadsheet

    Yes

    Intermediate

    WPF Spreadsheet

    Yes

    Intermediate

    WinForms Spreadsheet

    Yes

    Intermediate

    UWP Spreadsheet

    Yes

    No

    Spreadsheet Viewer Features

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Open and save large Excel files in less time 

    Yes

    Yes

    Import and edit existing Excel files Excel files

    Yes

    Yes

    Spreadsheet supports Sparkline and charts

    Yes

    Yes

    400 Excel-compatible formulas

    Yes

    Intermediate

    80+ Charts

    Yes

    No

    Number formatting

    Yes

    Yes

    Conditional formatting

    Yes

    Yes

    Data virtualization

    Yes

    Yes

    Compatible Microsoft Excel Versions

    Excel version

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Microsoft Excel 97-2003

    Yes

    Yes

    Microsoft Excel 2007

    Yes

    Yes

    Microsoft Excel 2010

    Yes

    Yes

    Microsoft Excel 2013

    Yes

    Yes

    Microsoft Excel 2016

    Yes

    Yes

    Microsoft Excel 2019

    Yes

    Yes

    Microsoft 365

    Yes

    No

    HIGHLIGHTS

    Our Excel Library is fast, easy to use, and its documentation contains lots of examples.

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Top features: charts, formulas, tables, pivot tables, data validation, data import and export, conditional formatting, and security.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Excel elements: text, images, auto filters, data sorting, hyperlinks, data validation, comments, shapes, search, find and replace, grouping, page settings, and more.

    Yes

    Yes

    Compatible with Excel versions 97 to 2019.

    Yes

    Yes

    Access or modify built-in document properties.

    Yes

    Yes

    Encryption and decryption.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Powerful and comprehensive API.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Custom XML support.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Read and write Excel formulas.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Apply or modify Excel formula auditing settings.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Auto-fit rows and columns.

    Yes

    Yes

    More than 400 Excel functions supported.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Data validation list.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    EXCLUSIVE FEATURE SETS

    Compared to competitors, Syncfusion® Excel Library has many unique features that benefit users.

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Supported platforms: UWP

    Yes

    No

    Viewer Control: Vue Spreadsheet, UWP Spreadsheet

    Yes

    No

    Compatible Microsoft Excel Versions: Microsoft 365

    Yes

    No

    80+ charts.

    Yes

    No

    Smart markers.

    Yes

    No

    Global style.

    Yes

    No

    Tags support.

    Yes

    No

    Formula with cross-sheet references.

    Yes

    No

    Calculation modes.

    Yes

    No

    Find query tables and list objects related to external data connections.

    Yes

    No

    Convert tables to ODS.

    Yes

    No

    Set pivot table to show empty cells.

    Yes

    No

    Customize globalization settings for pivot tables.

    Yes

    No

    Find and refresh nested or children pivot tables of parent pivot tables.

    Yes

    No

    Detect file format of encrypted Office Open XML - OOXML files.

    Yes

    No

    DEMOS

    Watch interactive Excel Library demos with problem-solving ideas that will reduce your development time. 

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Read and write Excel files from C# with 5 lines of code.

    Yes

    Yes

    Real-world examples

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Single API across all platforms.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Source code with preview.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Github samples

    Yes

    Yes

    DOCUMENTATION

    All the features of our Excel Library components are explained thoroughly with C# code examples, demos, and screenshots in the documentation. 

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Installation and Upgrade information.

    Yes

    Yes

    System Requirements.

    Yes

    Yes

    Individual Nuget Packages.

    Yes

    Yes

    All features explained with extensive documentation and knowledge base.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Every feature explained with code examples.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Release history.

    Yes

    Yes

    Request feature.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    EASY DEVELOPMENT

    Essential XlsIO is a native .NET class library that can easily integrate Microsoft Excel files. 

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors

    Powerful and comprehensive API.

    Yes

    Yes

    Proven and fully documented.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Blazing-fast performance.

    Yes

    Yes

    No server deployment fees.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Live chat support on all business days.

    Yes

    Intermediate

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