Best RichText Alternatives in 2026

20 tools from rich text editor software ranked against RichText on the same published basis.

  1. 1RichText vs CKEditor 5
  2. 2RichText vs AiEditor
  3. 3RichText vs TinyMCE
  4. 4RichText vs Tiptap
  5. 5RichText vs Editor.js
  6. 6RichText vs BlockNote
  7. 7RichText vs Plate
  8. 8RichText vs ProseMirror
  9. 9RichText vs Jodit
  10. 10RichText vs Froala Editor
  11. 11RichText vs Milkdown
  12. 12RichText vs SCEditor
  13. 13RichText vs Novel
  14. 14RichText vs Squire
  15. 15RichText vs ContentTools
  16. 16RichText vs MediumEditor
  17. 17RichText vs Summernote
  18. 18RichText vs am-editor
  19. 19RichText vs Blok
  20. 20RichText vs MDXEditor

RichText alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1CKEditor 57.7Free plan$160/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
2AiEditor7.4Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, self-hosted, Web
3TinyMCE7.4Free plan$6.58/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
4Tiptap7.4Free plan$49/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
5Editor.js7.1Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
6BlockNote7.0Free plan$195/moself-hosted, Web
7Plate7.0Free planFreeself-hosted, Web
8ProseMirror7.0Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
9Jodit6.9Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
10Froala Editor6.7No—Android, iOS, Web
11Milkdown6.7Free planFreeWeb
12SCEditor6.7Free planFreeself-hosted, Web
13Novel6.4No—Browser, self-hosted, Web
14Squire6.3No—Web
15ContentTools6.2No—API, Web
16MediumEditor6.2No—self-hosted, Web
17Summernote6.0No—Linux, Mac, Windows
18am-editor5.9No—Web
19Blok5.9No—Web
20MDXEditor5.9No—Web
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Questions about RichText alternatives

What is the best alternative to RichText?

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 RichText?

CKEditor 5 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 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.