Top 10 Reasons Why Ignite UI for Angular Is the Right Library for Your Needs

Here’s an interesting fact - Ignite UI for Angular started as a project aimed at powering a SaaS application that would become today’s App Builder. Initially, the idea was to use it for the app’s framework itself and for the app building experience for the components that users drop from a toolbox. Eventually, instead of just using it for crafting our low-code tool, it evolved to a complete component library. 

But what are the things that make it stand out compared to other UI libraries? Here are the key differentiators. 

Built for Heavy Data Loads 

Ignite UI stands out because it easily enables you to build data-heavy UIs. Many libraries offer a table component, but when you pull in a large JSON file—say, with 350,000 entries—rendering becomes challenging, often resulting in slow page performance. Development teams may want to paginate the data on the server side and then use some paging in the front-end table, but this will require even more hand-coding, and it might not be time-efficient. 

Ignite UI for Angular, on the other hand, is built for data-heavy usage, not only for simple page applications but also for more complex scenarios with huge data loads. Think about back office for applications, financial trading, CRMs, and all these types of applications where you would need to populate with a lot of data. Ignite UI for Angular does this without any additional effort. 

Grids for Every Scenario

Another benefit is the grid. Unlike the Material table, Ignite UI for Angular Grids exposes all the necessary functionalities – virtualization, sorting, filtering, paging, grouping, and more. You can also easily integrate server-side operations through your service—whether for data pagination, sorting, filtering, or more. Then, the same types of UIs for those features are available to you and ready to use on the front end. 

60+ Angular-Native Components 

Ignite UI for Angular is really built with the idea to match the needs of every type of UI - from basic layouts for building a simple form, a data-heavy website, or a full presentation layer for your application. It packs Excel-style filters, data summaries for the tables, different types of grids (Pivot Grid, Tree Grid, Hierarchical Grid), a Stepper component for a wizard-like experience, different types of Angular charts, including Financial Charts, Line Chart, Bar Chart, Pie Chart, Bullet Graphs - just any component that your project needs. 

Exclusive & More Sophisticated Components 

In addition to this, Ignite UI for Angular packs large components that are not included in baseline component libraries. Take our Dock Manager component as an example. If you think about it, it is an entire application framework. It's a way for end-users to reorganize layouts into windows, dock them, resize the different panels, and add content inside. However, our library presents it as a component that is built for data-heavy scenarios and is ready to use. 

Material-Based 

All Ignite UI for Angular components and directives are designed strictly following the material guidelines and are accompanied by an extensive style guide. 

Built for Speed & Performance

Achieve the maximum speed possible because Ignite UI for Angular is designed for performance first. It is fully responsive and requires a smaller memory space. This allows users to quickly create customer-facing websites or line-of-business applications with huge data handling requirements. 

Dual Licensing 

Ignite UI for Angular is fully open source and has a dual licensing model. For non-commercial usage, the library is free. In terms of commercial usage, heavy components like grids and charts have a watermark if you don’t have an enterprise license. However, the rest don't, so all the basic components are free and available on npmjs.org. 

Extensive Documentation & Support 

Step-by-step guides, whitepapers, webinars, YouTube tutorials, comprehensive documentation, and Angular app examples are there to help you build your apps in the easiest way possible, achieving faster time to market. With 24x5 support, a full UI & UX services team, and account managers in offices around the globe, Infragistics is ready to help drive the success of your next project. 

Internationalization & Accessibility 

Every library nowadays needs to be accessible. All of our components are designed for accessibility and are compliant with the latest accessibility standards. Localization has also always been a priority, and that’s why we ship components that are localizable and in as many languages as possible. With pre-existing strings in 22 languages, you can easily switch localization settings as needed. Additionally, our internationalization features extend beyond just language strings to include regional formatting for numbers, dates, and all other region-specific things. Lastly, all the specifications for the components are also openly available on our GitHub repository so everyone can open and read them. 

Speeds Up App Development 

Ignite UI for Angular itself simplifies app building. However, when it comes to building apps even faster without compromising quality or performance, Ignite UI for Angular + App Builder becomes the most powerful duo. This combination significantly shortens the time from start to finish while eliminating the usual handoffs between designers and developers.

As a low-code tool, App Builder is utilizing Ignite UI for Angular to instantly generate production-ready Angular code, letting users get a real-time preview and easily inspect the code. It really allows for building applications in a visual way, using things like variable support state, connecting to data sources that have open API descriptions and then readily using them within the app, and more. 

So, if you want to explore all this, try Ignite UI for Angular. Build your next web application with the tools you need and achieve exceptional UX.