| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 9.0 (#4) | 8.0 (#43) |
| Spec score · Code editors | 8.9 (#4) | 7.7 (#37) |
| Spec score · Editor Software | 8.7 (#4) | 8.1 (#16) |
| Customization options | Users can customize it with Emacs Lisp code or a graphical interface. | Users can extend or customize Kakoune with macros and hooks. |
| Extension support | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | GNU Emacs is free software distributed under conditions of the GNU General Public License. | The project repository identifies the Unlicense as its license. |
| Macro recording | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-cursor editing | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Users can seek help through the help-gnu-emacs mailing list or gnu.emacs.help newsgroup, and report bugs with M-x report-emacs-bug. | The project directs users to its community on Matrix and IRC for questions and remarks. |
| Supported platforms | GNU/Linux, BSDs, Haiku, Windows, macOS, and Android. | Linux,macOS |