CKEditor

Warsaw, Poland

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.

According to our data, CKEditor ranks 75th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.6% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 0.4% of all websites.

It appears on 2% of all websites in Ukraine, 1% in Spain, and 0.9% in Russia.

Statistics based on 4M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

CKEditor is available in both free and paid versions.

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

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 CKEditor Awards

⚡ Sites Using CKEditor

We have data on 17,507 websites that use the CKEditor JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using CKEditor is youradchoices.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 youradchoices.com #105 United States English
2 goodreads.com #186 United States English
3 collegeboard.org #338 United States English
4 markt.de #481 Germany German
5 agenziaentrate.gov.it #1,004 Italy Italian
6 hh.ru #1,088 Russia Russian
7 uwaterloo.ca #1,226 Canada English
8 prefeitura.sp.gov.br #1,280 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
9 gva.es #1,384 Spain Catalan
10 mim.gov.it #1,424 Italy Italian
11 gba.gob.ar #1,460 Argentina Spanish
12 ub.edu #1,672 Spain Catalan
13 mci.ir #1,847 Iran Persian
14 licindia.in #1,910 India American English
15 mo.gov #1,965 United States English
16 cgg.gov.in #2,011 India American English
17 urssaf.fr #2,027 France French
18 eb.mil.br #2,098 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
19 davivienda.com #2,129 Colombia Spanish
20 msa.fr #2,142 France French

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use CKEditor:

Most of the sites using CKEditor are from the United States, Russia, and Spain.

  • United States 13.9%
  • Russia 6.6%
  • Spain 6.4%
  • France 6.4%
  • Germany 5.5%
  • Ukraine 4.8%
  • Italy 3.9%
  • United Kingdom 3.9%
  • Netherlands 2.3%
  • Other 46.3%

Most CKEditor users speak English, Russian, or Spanish.

  • English 41.3%
  • Russian 7.9%
  • Spanish 6.8%
  • French 6.7%
  • German 5.5%
  • Ukrainian 3.6%
  • Italian 2.9%
  • Portuguese 2.1%
  • Dutch 2.1%
  • Other 21.1%

The CKEditor JavaScript library is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 28.2%
  • .org 9%
  • .ru 4.8%
  • .de 3.6%
  • .fr 3.1%
  • .es 2.9%
  • .net 2.5%
  • .it 2.5%
  • .hu 1.4%
  • Other 42%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing CKEditor include business, education and reference, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Business 17.8%
  • Education/Reference 11.2%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 7.3%
  • Government/Military 4.6%
  • Health 4.5%
  • Travel 3.9%
  • Forum/Bulletin Boards 3.9%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 3.8%
  • Public Information 3.7%
  • Other 39.3%

🔢 CKEditor Versions

The most common version of CKEditor is 4.5, used by 13.7% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 9.6% of sites use CKEditor 4.11, and 8.2% use CKEditor 4.18.

The CKEditor version distribution shows significant fragmentation, with 34.3% of sites using versions other than the top ones.

  • 4.5 13.7%
  • 4.11 9.6%
  • 4.18 8.2%
  • 4.22 6.8%
  • 4.4 6.8%
  • 19.0 5.5%
  • 3.0 5.5%
  • 4.19 5.5%
  • 4.0 4.1%
  • Other 34.3%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best CKEditor alternatives.

RankName
63
TinyMCE
Palo Alto, California, United States

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

FreeOpen source$92+/month
176
Froala
Austin, Texas, United States

A commercial JavaScript WYSIWYG HTML editor that enables rich text editing within web applications and content management systems.

$629+/year
201
Quill
Covina, California, United States

An open-source JavaScript WYSIWYG text editor designed to provide consistent content editing across browsers using a structured document model.

FreeOpen source
302
Editor.js
Russia

An open-source JavaScript text editor that uses block-based editing and stores content as structured JSON rather than HTML.

FreeOpen source
311
HugeRTE

An open-source JavaScript WYSIWYG rich text editor forked from the last MIT-licensed release of TinyMCE before its license changed to a dual GPL or commercial model.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is CKEditor from?

CKEditor is from Warsaw, Poland.

Does CKEditor offer a free plan?

Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.

How much is CKEditor per month?

CKEditor is priced from $160 per month for the Essential plan.

Is there a free trial available?

Yes, CKEditor provides a 14-day free trial that allows users to test its full functionality at no cost.

Which country uses CKEditor the most?

The majority of CKEditor users are from the United States.

Who uses CKEditor?

According to our data, CKEditor is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as youradchoices.com, goodreads.com, and collegeboard.org.

Is CKEditor used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by agenziaentrate.gov.it, prefeitura.sp.gov.br, and mim.gov.it. In total, we found CKEditor on 73 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use CKEditor?

Yes. The most notable of these is ub.edu. In total, we know of 71 academic websites in the United States that use CKEditor.

How does CKEditor stack up against the competition?

CKEditor is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 242 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to CKEditor?

Alternatives and possible competitors to CKEditor may include TinyMCE, Froala, and Quill.

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