CKEditor 5 vs RichTextEditor
CKEditor 5
ckeditor.com
RichTextEditor
richtexteditor.comSide by side
| Figure | CKEditor 5 | RichTextEditor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $160/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Rich Text Editor Software | 8.5 (#3) | 7.9 (#12) |
| Collaboration | Collaboration features include comments, track changes, restricted editing, and revision history. | Its optional per-node Yjs CRDT supports concurrent typing, presence cursors, and per-author undo with a self-hosted Yjs provider. |
| Deployment | CKEditor 5 can be set up using npm, CDN, or ZIP; commercial self-hosting requires a custom plan and contacting sales. | The editor runtime is self-hosted with the customer’s application, and content does not need to pass through RichScripts infrastructure. |
| Founded | 2003 | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland | North York, Ontario, Canada |
| Integrations | Official integrations are documented for Angular, React, Next.js, Nuxt, Vue, Salesforce, Svelte, Spring Boot, jQuery, SharePoint SPFx, and Drupal. | The vendor lists native bindings for JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Angular, Blazor, ASP.NET, PHP, and Classic ASP. |
| Support | The Free plan includes community support, paid standard plans specify two or four support requests per month, and Custom includes enterprise support with unlimited requests. | Paid licenses include standard, premium, or ultimate support depending on tier, and the support page states a 1–2 business day response expectation. |
Plans
CKEditor 5
- Essential$160 a month
- Professional$319 a month
- CustomPriced on request
- FreePrice not published
RichTextEditor
- Domain$129, paid once
- Small Business$299, paid once
- Enterprise$999, paid once
- Source Code$3,999, paid once
In their own words
CKEditor 5
CKEditor 5 is a TypeScript and JavaScript framework for building WYSIWYG rich-text editing experiences. Its editing tools cover text formatting, images, media embeds, links, tables, and lists, with HTML or Markdown output. Collaboration features include comments, change tracking, restricted editing, and revision history. It can export content to PDF or Word and import DOCX documents. Official integrations are documented for Angular, React, Next.js, Nuxt, Vue, Salesforce, Svelte, Spring Boot, jQuery, SharePoint SPFx, and Drupal. Setup options include npm, CDN, and ZIP. The self-hosted editor can be used without an account under the GPL, subject to compliance, and displays a Powered by CKEditor logo; commercial self-hosting requires a custom plan and sales contact. A free plan includes 1,000 monthly editor loads, then $60 per extra 1,000. Paid plans start at $144 per month billed annually, and a 14-day premium-features trial requires no credit card. Cloud plans count monthly loads, charge for additional blocks of 1,000, and do not roll unused loads over.
RichTextEditor
RichTextEditor has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.