🆚 CKEditor vs. TinyMCE

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

JavaScript library
JavaScript library

About

CKEditor is a JavaScript-based WYSIWYG rich text editor used in web applications to create and edit formatted content directly in the browser.

It provides rich text and media editing, real-time and asynchronous collaboration, HTML and Markdown output, import from Word, export to Word and PDF, over 100 available plugins, and native integrations with frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue, Next.js, and Laravel.

TinyMCE is a JavaScript-based WYSIWYG rich text editor that transforms HTML textarea or designated elements into a full editing interface for web applications.

It provides core rich text editing, clean paste from Word and Google Docs, enhanced media embedding and optimization, real-time collaboration with comments and revision history, document import/export and Markdown support via a paid plugin, productivity tools such as templates and math equations, and integrations with 12+ frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue, and Svelte.

Headquarters

Warsaw, Poland
Palo Alto, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️GNU GPL v2+, open source
Cloud
Free version ✔️1K editor loads per month
Essential
(5K editor loads)
$160/month
Professional
(20K editor loads)
$450/month
Extra editor loads$30-60/1K
Free version ✔️GNU GPL v2+, open source
Tiny Cloud
Free version ✔️1K editor loads per month
Essential
(5K editor loads)
$92/month
Professional
(20K editor loads)
$170/month
Extra editor loads$40/1K

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #116
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #115

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The TinyMCE JavaScript library is as popular as CKEditor.
Total websites

Market share

JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

TinyMCE is more popular in the United States, France, and Germany, while CKEditor is more popular in Spain, Russia, and Ukraine.
United States
France
Germany
Spain
United Kingdom
Russia
Italy
Canada
Netherlands
Ukraine

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

TinyMCE is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping, while CKEditor is more commonly used on education and reference, health, and non-profit, advocacy and NGO sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Online Shopping
Blogs/Wiki
Health
Internet Services
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
Public Information
Entertainment

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#1,131
#2,512
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Rank
#1,657
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See also

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