Best Novel Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from rich text editor software ranked against Novel on the same published basis.
- 1Novel vs AiEditor
- 2Novel vs CKEditor 5
- 3Novel vs Editor.js
- 4Novel vs BlockNote
- 5Novel vs Jodit
- 6Novel vs MDXEditor
- 7Novel vs Milkdown
- 8Novel vs Plate
- 9Novel vs ProseMirror
- 10Novel vs SCEditor
- 11Novel vs TinyMCE
- 12Novel vs Tiptap
- 13Novel vs OverType
- 14Novel vs SunEditor
- 16Novel vs ContentTools
- 17Novel vs MediumEditor
- 18Novel vs Squire
- 19Novel vs Summernote
- 20Novel vs am-editor
- 21Novel vs Angular Editor
Novel alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AiEditor | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | CKEditor 5 | 6.6 | Free plan | $160/mo | Android, API, 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 |
| 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 Novel alternatives
What is the best alternative to Novel?
AiEditor, number 1 in rich text editor software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: CKEditor 5, Editor.js, BlockNote and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Novel?
AiEditor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.