| GridView | DataGrid |
| In-built support for paging, sorting and in-place editing using PagerSettings property. | Requires custom code for paging, sorting and editing. |
| Uses data source control's sorting, update, delete, and paging options. | Only data selection is supported by default. Updates and deletions need custom code. |
| Supports additional column types like HyperLinkField, ButtonField etc. | Supports only limited column types. |
| Supports both preoperative and postoperative events. | Raises single events for operations. |