A grid or datagrid is a kind of user interface widget used to display tabular data.

A database is a software system that manages read and write operations on large amounts of structured persistent data.

Here are some typical goals/features for a database that don't apply to a datagrid:

• Ensure transactions always complete in their entirety, or get fully rolled back, even in the event of a software crash or a power failure.
• A declarative query language to efficiently read the data or compute statistics about the data.
• Processing millions of updates to the data from dozens of external sources every day.

Here are some typical goals/features for a datagrid which don't apply to a database:

• Efficiently scroll through thousands of rows by only rendering the subset that are currently visible.
• Visual indication such as flashing when one of the cell's values changes.
• Allow rows and columns to be added, removed or rearranged on the fly.

It's like asking what the difference is between a text file on your hard drive and a text editor like Notepad. They're not even close to being the same thing.

A grid or datagrid is a kind of user interface widget used to display tabular data.

A database is a software system that manages read and write operations on large amounts of structured persistent data.

Here are some typical goals/features for a database that don't apply to a datagrid:

• Ensure transactions always complete in their entirety, or get fully rolled back, even in the event of a software crash or a power failure.
• A declarative query language to efficiently read the data or compute statistics about the data.
• Processing millions of updates to the data from dozens of external sources every day.

Here are some typical goals/features for a datagrid which don't apply to a database:

• Efficiently scroll through thousands of rows by only rendering the subset that are currently visible.
• Visual indication such as flashing when one of the cell's values changes.
• Allow rows and columns to be added, removed or rearranged on the fly.

It's like asking what the difference is between a text file on your hard drive and a text editor like Notepad. They're not even close to being the same thing.