| Price from | Free | $39.95/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 9.0 (#4) | 8.2 (#35) |
| Extension support | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 1990 | 1996 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | GNU Emacs is free software distributed under conditions of the GNU General Public License. | A single-user license is valid indefinitely, allows use on several computers by the same user one copy at a time, and includes free minor updates. |
| 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 site links to a Support Center and discussion groups, and its text-editor page mentions help through its free forum. |
| Supported platforms | GNU/Linux, BSDs, Haiku, Windows, macOS, and Android. | Windows; Linux through Wine |