Top Angular Component Libraries to Try in 2020.
1.ag-Grid
ag-Grid is a feature-laden data grid which has been developed for Angular. It can be integrated with different Angular versions like 2,4,5,6,7 so as to deliver enterprise features to the application with the kind of performance you expect. It comes with more than 63 Core and Enterprise features which make it possible to have ready implementations. Some of the common features of this modern day grid are Filtering, Sorting and Pagination.
Some of the reasons to choose ag-Grid for your project are:
- Data grid which is fully featured
- Well maintained
- Deep documentation
- Deep and intuitive API
- Capable to work with large data sets
- Ease of customization/integration
2. Angular Material
Angular Material components, which was earlier known as Material2 is an official component library which implements the material design of Google. It is built using TypeScript and Angular. These UI components follow the best practices of the Angular Developer when writing the Angular code. In order to generate a number of templates from the command line, you can quickly add a new feature. A number of compomers are also added like Badge for element status, Tree for data rendering and Bottom-Sheet service for interaction with panel display.
Some of the Angular components which you can use for your Angular project are:
- ToolBar menu, Side Navigation and the navigation bar
- Create popups like Tooltip, Snackbar, Dialog
- Data table format
- Control forms like Checkbox, AutoComplete, Form field, Datepicker, Radio button, Input, Slider, Select and Slide Toggle.
- Progress Spinner, Buttons, Progress Bar, Icon, Chips
- Layout Components like Grid List, Cars, Tabs, Stepper, List, Expansion Panel
3. NG Bootstrap
NG BootStrap offers Bootstrap 4 components for Angular and this way it has replaced Angular-UI bootstrap. It does not have any third party JS dependencies while it offers high testing coverage. By making use of right HTML elements along with aria attributes, here all its widgets will become accessible.
Some of such Bootstrap components that can be used are:
- Typehead
- Datepicker
- Tooltip
- Popover
- Modal
- Carousel
4.NGX-Bootstrap
NGX-Bootstrap library comes with all core Bootstrap components which are under Angular. This library is designed with adaptivity and extensibility in mind and performs well for Desktop and Mobile. The Bootstrap framework is quite popular among the frontend developers as it offers a number of Bootstrap capabilities which can be used when handling Angular applications. For all screen sizes available across different devices, this library offers app scalability and high performance. For beginners, it offers multiple examples and detailed documentation for a better understanding.
Some of the NGX Bootstrap components are:
- Alerts
- Accordion
- Pagination
- Carousel
- Collapse
- Datepicker
- Typehead
5.PrimeNG
This component suit is a comprehensive set of more than 80 UI components which comes along with different themes that are from flat to material design. It is quite easy to use and customize the components of PrimeNG as they are designed professionally. The mobile UX comes with layouts that are responsive and touch optimized. It is possible to make use of simple to complex form elements like graphs, tables, sliders, and pop-ups. This library is used by big brands like Fox, eBay, and others and is one of the popular libraries for Angular in the market.
Some of the library components that it supports are:
- File Upload Component
- Messages and Growl for message alert
- Overlay components like Dialog, Lightbox, Overlay Panel.
- SplitButton and Buttons component.
- Charts which come with the optimized option of Radar, Bar, Line, Doughnut, Pie.
- Toolbar, Accordion, ScrollPanel, Card, TabView panel components
- Data Components in DataList, DataTable, DataGrid, Tree Table format.
