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This is a matrix comparing the various features of the AJAX toolkits reviewed on this website
| Framework | Category | License | Cost | Maturity | Browsers | Widgets? | Animations? | Themeable? | Datagrid? | Data Formats? | Support Options | Other Comments |
| AJAX WebShop | Multipurpose | Free for personal version | $120 for Commercial version | A (Unique totally visual IDE with supporting Java, .NET and PHP.) |
Cross-platform | Large of | Yes | Fully themeable | Yes | XML, CSV, JSON | Company Q&A for registered users, E-mail Support | |
| ActiveWidgets | Multipurpose | Javascript | Commercial | B+ (some cross-platform issues) |
Cross-platform (widget support seems better for IE?) |
Many | Yes | Fully themeable via CSS | Yes | In DataGrid: XML, CSV, JSON | Forum, Support | |
| [DHTMLX Toolkit] | Multipurpose JavaScript | GNU GPL / Commercial | Open Source / $466 | A (version 2.5) | IE6+, FF0.9+, Opera9+, Safari2+, Google Chrome | 17 components, including full-featured datagrid, treegrid, tree, calendar, etc. | ? | Fully themeable through online Skin Builder | Yes. In-line editing, filtering, grouping | XML, CSV, JSON | Forum Support | In-built server-side integration capabilities (PHP, .Net, Java, ASP) |
| Dojo Toolkit | Multipurpose | Javascript | Open-Source (AFL) | B (pre 1.0, needs docs) |
Cross-platform | Yes | Yes - dojo.lfx | Fully themeable via CSS | Yes | XML, JSON, others | Mailing List | |
| crossvision Application Designer | Multipurpose | Commercial | A Version 2.3 (April 2007) |
Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Fully themeable via CSS | Yes | XML, JSON, others | Developer Forum | ||
| Simple AJAX | Multipurpose | Javascript | Open-source | ASP, Cold Fusion, Io, Lua, PHP, Perl, Python and Ruby |
Cross-platform | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | FAQ Forum | |
| FURIA | Multipurpose | Javascript | Open-source GNU/GPL | PHP/JSON |
Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Fully themeable via CSS | Yes Client side ORDER BY | JSON | ||
| Yahoo! UI Library | Multipurpose | Javascript | BSD | Cross-platform | Yes | |||||||
| Mootools | Multipurpose | Javascript | Open-source MIT | B++ Version 1.0 (January 2007) |
Cross-platform | Yes (With easing equations) |
yes | XML, JSON, others | Forum | Fully Object Oriented | ||
| Visual WebGui | Enterprise Applications | .NET | LGPL / Commercial (comming soon) | B++ (some design time issues and missing WinForms features) | Currently IE and FireFox. | Most of WinForms controls support including complex controls such as the PropertyGrid. | No | Yes fully costomizable through XSLT and CSS. | yes | Full server side programming model does not require serialization of data. | Forum | Fully Object Oriented,
Comprehensive extensibility model, Almost R.A.D. like productivity. |
| Tigermouse | Enterprise Applications | PHP | LGPL | Beta | Most modern browsers: IE7+, FF2+, O9+ | Yes | No | Yes. Fully costomizable through Smarty, CSS and palette file. | Yes. | Any. Uses pluggable input/output filters. | Mailing lists | Built with best OOP practices and design patterns. |
| WebCream | Java applications | Dual (GPL/Commercial) | Free/Base on CPUs | A (active development since 1999) | Most modern browsers: IE7+, FF2+, O9+ | Yes | No | Yes. Fully customizable through CSS and images | Yes. Sorting, Filtering, Scrolling | Server-side integration with Java | Forum | Automatically converts Java Swing UI to AJAX |
