Best Lexical Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from rich text editor software ranked against Lexical on the same published basis.
- 1Lexical vs CKEditor 5
- 2Lexical vs AiEditor
- 3Lexical vs TinyMCE
- 4Lexical vs Tiptap
- 5Lexical vs Editor.js
- 6Lexical vs MDXEditor
- 7Lexical vs am-editor
- 8Lexical vs BlockNote
- 9Lexical vs Pell
- 10Lexical vs Plate
- 11Lexical vs ProseMirror
- 12Lexical vs Trix
- 13Lexical vs DHTMLX RichText
- 14Lexical vs Jodit
- 15Lexical vs Quill
- 16Lexical vs wangEditor
- 17Lexical vs RichTextEditor
- 18Lexical vs Froala Editor
- 19Lexical vs HugeRTE
- 20Lexical vs Milkdown
Lexical alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CKEditor 5 | 7.7 | Free plan | $160/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | AiEditor | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | TinyMCE | 7.4 | Free plan | $6.58/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Tiptap | 7.4 | Free plan | $49/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | Editor.js | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 6 | MDXEditor | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 7 | am-editor | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | BlockNote | 7.0 | Free plan | $195/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Pell | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Plate | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | ProseMirror | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Trix | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 13 | DHTMLX RichText | 6.9 | self-hosted, Web | ||
| 14 | Jodit | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Quill | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 16 | wangEditor | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 17 | RichTextEditor | 6.8 | No | API, self-hosted, Web | |
| 18 | Froala Editor | 6.7 | No | Android, iOS, Web | |
| 19 | HugeRTE | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Milkdown | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Web |
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Questions about Lexical alternatives
What is the best alternative to Lexical?
CKEditor 5, number 1 in rich text editor software with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: AiEditor, TinyMCE, Tiptap and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Lexical?
CKEditor 5 is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.