Features comparison with PnP Modern Search v4

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Features comparison with PnP Modern Search

The PnP Modern Search v4 shares the same code foundation as the aequos Modern Data

Visualizer solutions. However, some features are only available in the commercial solution.

Although these two solutions share the same code foundation, we do not "own" the PnP Modern

Search as it is a Microsoft community-driven open source project. It means we do not 'control'

or voluntarily 'block' new features and the two solutions evolve independently. However we try

as much as possible to ensure the same base concepts remain the same and common issues

are adressed on both sides. It is a win-win situation.

Data sources

Feature Description aequos Modern

Data Visualizer

PnP Modern

Available

data

sources

The data sources you can use to

retrieve data.

SharePoint

Microsoft

Graph

SharePoint

REST API

v1/v2

Azure AD

API (ex

Azure

Function)

Anonymous

REST API

SharePoint

Microsoft

Important

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Feature Description aequos Modern

Data Visualizer

PnP Modern

Data

source

slots

Templates can use placeholder

variables mapped to data source

elds to make them reusable.

Yes Yes

Data

caching

Data can be put in cache for

performances.

Yes No

Data

paging

Data can be browsed using

paging controls.

Yes Yes

Layouts

Feature Description aequos

Modern Data

Visualizer

PnP Modern

Available layouts

for results

Layouts you can use to

display results from a data

source.

Cards

Details

List

Simple

List

Slider

People

Teams

Custom

Cards

Details

List

Simple

List

Slider

People

Custom

Available layouts

for lters

Layouts you can use to

display lters.

Vertical

Horizontal

Panel

Custom

Vertical

Horizontal

Panel

Custom

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Feature Description aequos

Modern Data

Visualizer

PnP Modern

Result types Dene conditions on elds

value for conditional

rendering.

Yes

(handlebars

templates

only)

Yes

(handlebars

templates

only)

Customize results

using Handlebars,

HTML and CSS

Use Handlebars, HTML and

CSS to build custom results

templates.

Yes Yes

Customize results

using Adaptive

Cards

Use Microsoft Adaptive

cards to build custom results

templates.

Yes No

Customize lters

using Handlebars,

HTML and CSS

Use Handlebars, HTML and

CSS to build custom lters

templates

Yes Yes

Use basic tokens Ability to transform queries

dynamically using basic

tokens (current page, hub,

user, etc.)

Yes Yes

Use advanced

tokens

Ability to transform queries

dynamically using advanced

tokens (verticals, lters)

Yes Yes

Use Microsoft

Adaptive

expressions top

build dynamic

queries

Ability to use Adaptive

Expressions to build dynamic

and conditional queries

based on tokens.

Yes No

Filters

Feature Description aequos Modern Data

Visualizer

PnP Modern Search

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Feature Description aequos Modern Data

Visualizer

PnP Modern Search

Available

templates

Templates

you can use

to lter

values.

Check box (with search)

Combo box

Date range

Date interval

Taxonomy picker

Check box (without

search)

Combo box

Date range

Date interval

Conguration

options

Available

conguration

options for

lters

Filter display name

Multi value/single value

Operator between

values

Operator between lters

Expand by default

Show values count

Sort values by

name/count

(ascending/descending)

Filter display name

Multi value/single value

Operator between

values

Operator between lters

Expand by default

Show values count

Sort values by

name/count

(ascending/descending)

Verticals

Feature Description aequos Modern

Data Visualizer

PnP

Modern

Data verticals Browse data as silos. Yes Yes

Custom

tokens for

verticals

Use verticals as tokens including

custom data in the results Web Part

Yes Yes

Search box

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Feature Description aequos Modern

Data Visualizer

PnP

Modern

Feature Description aequos Modern

Data Visualizer

PnP

Modern

Enter free

text

keywords

Users can enter free text queries

in a search box Web Part.

Yes Yes

Group Metadata Editor

Feature Description aequos

Modern Data

Visualizer

PnP

Modern

Tag

Microsoft

Group /

Team

Tag a specic Microsoft 365 group or

team using a custom Microsoft Graph

schema extension

Yes No

Extensibility

Feature Description aequos Modern

Data Visualizer

PnP Modern

Extensibility

method

The method used to create

extensions for Web Parts.

SPFx library

components in

global or site

collection

catalog.

SPFx library

components in

global or site

collection

catalog.

Custom web

components

Developers can create

custom web components to

use in templates.

Yes Yes

Custom

suggestions

providers

Developers can create

custom suggestions

providers for the search

box.

Yes Yes

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Feature Description aequos Modern

Data Visualizer

PnP Modern

Custom data

sources

Developers can create

custom data sources with

property pane options.

Yes No

Custom

layouts

Developers can create

custom layouts for the

results component with

property pane options.

Yes Yes

Custom

Handlebars

customizations

Developers can create

custom helpers or partials

for templates using

Handlebars.

Yes Yes

Multiple

extensibility

libraries

support

Developers can register one

or more extensibility

libraries per Web Part

instances.

Yes Yes

Miscellaneous, support & price

Feature Description aequos Modern Data

Visualizer

PnP Modern Search

Supported

browsers

Chrome

Firefox

Edge

Edge Chromium

Brave

Safari

Internet Explorer

11 is not

supported

Chrome

Firefox

Edge

Edge Chromium

Brave

Safari

Internet Explorer 11

is not supported

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Feature Description aequos Modern Data

Visualizer

PnP Modern Search

Support How the solution

is supported

when your

encounter issues

Guaranteed by

@aequos. Major

bugs correction

within 5 open days.

By the open-source

community (including us).

No guarantee. If it breaks,

it breaks

Price 3499$US

standalone

(lifetime license)

Free upgrades

and support

Unlimited users

1 license per

Microsoft 365

tenant

Free.

License

agreement

Commercial license.

EULA at

www.aequos.ca/eula

MIT License (anyone can

reuse the code for

commercial purposes)