There was a lot of pagination back in the good old days, but modern apps have transitioned to use infinite scrolling.

ListTile

Flutter list tiles are fantastic—instead of just a single class, the material library also supplies AboutListTile, CheckboxListTile, RadioListTile, and SwitchListTile, each with their own onTap configuration.

DataTable

Conversely, it's impossible to set an onTap callback for a DataRow.

There's an onLongPress option, but the only way to have a callback for a tap is to use onSelectChanged, which automatically adds a column of checkboxes. And there's no option to wrap with an InkWell or GestureDetector, since DataRow isn't a widget.

I'm currently working with a nonprofit to make a Flutter app. My friend @ChaAbby went to the effort of implementing a DataTable, only to discover that its performance drops off quickly as it grows in length. We'll have to either scrap it and switch to a CustomScrollView, or use the paginated version and work with a user interface that belongs in the previous decade.

Every widget in the Material library applies to a Material 3 component, with one exception.
If we end up implementing something along the lines of #143499 for older widgets, it should also apply to DataTable.