Difference between DataList, GridView, DataGrid, Repeater in Asp.Net

Difference between ListView and GridView:-

ListView	GridView
It was introduced with Asp.Net 3.5.	It was introduced with Asp.Net 2.0.
Template driven.	Rendered as Table.
Built-in supports for Data grouping.	Need to write custom code.
Built-in supports for Insert operation.	Need to write custom code.
Provides flexible layout to your data.	Need to write custom code.
Performance is fast is compared to GridView.	Performance is slow as compared to ListView.

Difference between GridView and DataGrid:-

GridView	DataGrid
It was introduced with Asp.Net 2.0.	It was introduced with Asp.Net 1.0.
Built-in supports for Paging and Sorting.	For sorting you need to handle SortCommand event and rebind grid required and for paging you need to handle the PageIndexChanged event and rebind grid required.
Built-in supports for Update and Delete operations.	Need to write code for implementing Update and Delete operations.
Supports auto format or style features.	This features is not supported.
Performance is slow as compared to DataGrid	Performance is fast as compared to GridView.

Difference between GridView and DataList:-

GridView	DataList
It was introduced with Asp.Net 2.0.	It was introduced with Asp.Net 1.0.
Built-in Paging and Sorting is provided.	You need to write custom code.
Built-in supports for Update and Delete operations.	Need to write code for implementing Update and Delete operations.
Supports auto format or style features.	This features is not supported.
RepeatDirection property is not supported.	You can arrange data items horizontally or vertically in DataList by using property RepeatDirection.
Doesn’t support customizable row separator.	Supports customizable row separator by using SeparatorTemplate.
Performance is slow as compared to DataList.	Performance is fast is compared to GridView.

Difference between GridView and Repeater:-

GridView	Repeater
It was introduced with Asp.Net 2.0.	It was introduced with Asp.Net 1.0.
Automatically generates columns from the data source.	This features is not supported.
Rendered as Table.	Template driven.
Selection of row is supported.	Selection of row is not supported.
Editing of contents is supported.	Editing of contents is not supported.
Built-in Paging and Sorting is provided.	You need to write custom code.
Performance is very slow as compared to Repeater.	This is very light weight and fast data control among all the data control.

Difference between DataList and Repeater:-

DataList	Repeater
Rendered as Table.	Template driven.
Automatically generates columns from the data source.	This features is not supported.
Selection of row is supported.	Selection of row is not supported.
Editing of contents is supported.	Editing of contents is not supported.
You can arrange data items horizontally or vertically in DataList by using property RepeatDirection.	This features is not supported.
Performance is slow as compared to Repeater	This is very light weight and fast data control among all the data control.