Compare SpreadsheetGear Products
The SpreadsheetGear family of products includes:
- SpreadsheetGear Engine for .NET - Distributed on Nuget as the SpreadsheetGear package, targets .NET 6 and .NET Standard 2.0.
- SpreadsheetGear for Windows - Distributed on Nuget as the SpreadsheetGear.Windows package, targets .NET 6 for Windows.
- SpreadsheetGear 2023 for .NET Framework - Distributed as installers on the Licensed User Downloads page, includes assemblies built for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.6.2.
Although many of the common features between these products are identical, there are some differences due to differences or limitations in each .NET platform. Please see below for more details, but note this is not intended to be an exhaustive list of differences between each product.
SpreadsheetGear Engine for .NET
A broad cross-platform library that provides a programmatic, in-code spreadsheet feature set similar to that offered by SpreadsheetGear for .NET Framework.
- Formerly known as "SpreadsheetGear for .NET Standard".
- Includes a .NET Standard 2.0 target to support various platforms such as .NET Framework 4.6.2 or higher, .NET 6 (works with earlier versions), UWP, Xamarin, Mono and more.
- Includes a .NET 6 target, which provides all the capabilities of the .NET Standard 2.0 target plus utilization of "hardware intrinsics" which enable additional optimizations on specific hardware when supported on the hosting machine.
- UI capabilities are not included in this product (see SpreadsheetGear for Windows).
- Go to NuGet Package page.
SpreadsheetGear for Windows
Builds on top of the SpreadsheetGear Engine for .NET product to provide various Windows-based UI capabilities.
- A SpreadsheetGear for Windows license includes access to SpreadsheetGear Engine for .NET.
- Interactive WorkbookView and FormulaBar controls Windows Forms and WPF applications, with high-DPI support.
- WorkbookDesigner dialog and "Explorer" dialogs to modify various aspects of a workbook such as worksheets, ranges, charts, shapes, etc.
- Image rendering of ranges, charts and other shapes.
- Printing capabilities.
- Go to NuGet Package page.
SpreadsheetGear for .NET Framework
Trusted by thousands of companies for over 18 years and 9 major version releases, SpreadsheetGear for .NET Framework is the ultimate solution for all things spreadsheets on .NET Framework.
- Extensive APIs to read, write and modify workbooks, charts and more.
- Blazingly fast multi-threaded calculation engine with support for 449 functions.
- Interactive WorkbookView and FormulaBar controls for Windows Forms and WPF applications.
- WorkbookDesigner dialog and "Explorer" dialogs to modify various aspects of a workbook such as worksheets, ranges, charts, shapes, etc.
- High-DPI image rendering of ranges, charts and other shapes.
- Printing capabilities.
SpreadsheetGear
Bundle
The SpreadsheetGear Bundle gains you access to the entire suite of SpreadsheetGear products.
- SpreadsheetGear Engine for .NET
- SpreadsheetGear for Windows
- SpreadsheetGear for .NET Framework
Feature | SpreadsheetGear Engine for .NET | SpreadsheetGear for Windows | SpreadsheetGear for .NET Framework | ||
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.NET 6 | .NET Standard 2.0 | .NET 6 for Windows | Framework 3.5 | Framework 4.6.2 | |
Excel Reporting | |||||
Excel Compatible Charting | |||||
Excel Compatible Calculations | |||||
Multithreaded Calculation | |||||
Hardware Intrinsics | |||||
Images from Excel Charts and Ranges | |||||
Comprehensive and Consistent API | |||||
ASP.NET (e.g., Web Forms) | |||||
ASP.NET Core | |||||
Windows Forms Controls | |||||
WPF Controls | |||||
WorkbookView - High DPI / Multi-Monitor Support | |||||
WorkbookView - Rich Text Rendering | |||||
WorkbookView - Interior / Fill Pattern Rendering | |||||
Design-Time Workbook Designer, Range Explorer, Chart Explorer, Shape Explorer and various dialogs | |||||
Runtime Workbook Designer, Range Explorer, Chart Explorer, Shape Explorer and various dialogs | |||||
Save to XPS | |||||
Printing & Print Preview | |||||
Supported Platforms and IDEs | |||||
.NET 8, 7 and 6 | |||||
.NET 5 | |||||
.NET Core 3.1, 3.0, 2.2, 2.1 and 2.0 | |||||
.NET Core 1.6, 1.5, 1.4, 1.3, 1.2, 1.1 and 1.0 | |||||
.NET Framework 4.8, 4.7 and 4.6.2 | |||||
.NET Framework 4.6.1, 4.6, 4.5.2, 4.5.1, 4.5, 4.0 and 3.5 | |||||
.NET Framework 3.0, 2.0 and 1.0 | |||||
Xamarin.iOS | |||||
Xamarin.Mac | |||||
Xamarin.Android | |||||
Universal Windows Platform | |||||
Mono | |||||
Visual Studio 2022 | |||||
Visual Studio 2019 | |||||
Visual Studio 2017 | |||||
Visual Studio 2015 | |||||
Visual Studio 2013 | |||||
Visual Studio 2012 or earlier | |||||
Visual Studio Code |