Best Rich Text Editor Software in 2026
Updated
In short: AiEditor is ranked #1 of 37 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of CKEditor 5 and Editor.js. The best-ranked option with a free plan is CKEditor 5. The lowest first paid tier on this page is TinyMCE at $6.58/mo.
If you are adding formatted-content editing to a product, compare rich text editors by how they fit your stack and the work users need to do. Deployment and framework support sit alongside structured content, media handling, and table editing in the listed criteria. Real-time collaboration may matter when people edit together; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help you assess cost. The ranking begins with CKEditor 5, TinyMCE, and Tiptap, followed by AiEditor, BlockNote, Plate, ProseMirror, and Jodit. Check the listed deployment and framework options against your project, then weigh the editing capabilities most relevant to its content.
37 rich text editor software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 AiEditor Top pick · 7.2 Free plan · Free
#2 CKEditor 5 Runner-up · 7.2 Free plan · $160/mo
#3 Editor.js Also great · 7.1 Free plan · Free- Free plan AndroidiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- Vue, React, Angular, Svelte, Layui, JavaScript
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 144 /mo
- Deployment
- both
- Framework support
- Angular, React, Next.js, Nuxt, Vue.js, Svelte, Spring Boot, jQuery, Electron, Salesforce, SharePoint SPFx, Drupal, .NET, Laravel
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$160/mofirst paid tier About CKEditor 5Visit site - Free plan AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- JavaScript, TypeScript
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- JavaScript, TypeScript
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 49 /mo
- Deployment
- both
- Framework support
- JavaScript, React, Next.js, Vue 3, Vue 2, Nuxt, Svelte, Alpine.js, PHP; community Angular and Solid
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$49/mofirst paid tier About TiptapVisit site - Free plan self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 195 /mo
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- React, Next.js, vanilla JavaScript, Mantine, Shadcn, Ariakit
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$195/mofirst paid tier About BlockNoteVisit site - Free plan self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- React, Next.js, React Server Components, Node.js, Vite, React Router, Remix
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 79 /mo
- Deployment
- both
- Framework support
- React, Angular, Vue.js, Blazor, Svelte, Web Components, jQuery, Django, Laravel, Ruby on Rails, Bootstrap
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$6.58/mofirst paid tier About TinyMCEVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Framework support
- React, Vue
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- React, Vue, vanilla JavaScript; framework-agnostic
- Structured content
- No
- Real-time collaboration
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- jQuery
- Structured content
- No
- Real-time collaboration
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- JavaScript, jQuery
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Deployment
- both
- Framework support
- React, Vue, JavaScript, TypeScript
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- Angular
- Structured content
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- JavaScript, React, Vue, Angular
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- React, Vue 2 and 3, Angular 17+, Blazor
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- both
- Framework support
- React, Angular, Vue, Yii2, Joomla, TypeScript, JavaScript
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Framework support
- React
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- React, Next.js, Vite, Remix, Create React App
- Structured content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- both
- Framework support
- React, Webpack, Vite
- Structured content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Framework support
- React, ProseMirror
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Framework support
- JavaScript; TypeScript
- Structured content
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Framework support
- React, Angular, Vue 3
- Structured content
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which rich text editor software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
AiEditor is ranked #1 of 37 with a score of 7.2. CKEditor 5 is second and Editor.js third.
How many of these have a free plan?
9 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, TinyMCE has the lowest first paid tier we found: $6.58/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.