Best CKEditor 5 Alternatives in 2026
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20 apps from rich text editor software ranked against CKEditor 5 on the same published basis.
- 1CKEditor 5 vs AiEditor
- 3CKEditor 5 vs Editor.js
- 4CKEditor 5 vs BlockNote
- 5CKEditor 5 vs Jodit
- 6CKEditor 5 vs MDXEditor
- 7CKEditor 5 vs Milkdown
- 8CKEditor 5 vs Plate
- 9CKEditor 5 vs ProseMirror
- 10CKEditor 5 vs SCEditor
- 11CKEditor 5 vs TinyMCE
- 12CKEditor 5 vs Tiptap
- 13CKEditor 5 vs OverType
- 14CKEditor 5 vs SunEditor
- 15CKEditor 5 vs Novel
- 16CKEditor 5 vs ContentTools
- 17CKEditor 5 vs MediumEditor
- 18CKEditor 5 vs Squire
- 19CKEditor 5 vs Summernote
- 20CKEditor 5 vs am-editor
- 21CKEditor 5 vs Angular Editor
CKEditor 5 alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AiEditor | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | Editor.js | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 4 | BlockNote | 6.4 | Free plan | $195/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | Jodit | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | MDXEditor | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 7 | Milkdown | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 8 | Plate | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | ProseMirror | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | SCEditor | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | TinyMCE | 6.4 | Free plan | $6.58/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Tiptap | 6.4 | Free plan | $49/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | OverType | 5.5 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | SunEditor | 5.5 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Novel | 5.4 | No | — | Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | ContentTools | 5.3 | No | — | API, Web |
| 17 | MediumEditor | 5.3 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Squire | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | Summernote | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | am-editor | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Angular Editor | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about CKEditor 5 alternatives
What is the best alternative to CKEditor 5?
AiEditor, number 1 in rich text editor software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Editor.js, BlockNote, Jodit and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to CKEditor 5?
AiEditor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.