Compare CKEditor and TinyMCE 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (70.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Free
CKEditor
Star Rating
(66)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansTinyMCE
Star Rating
(119)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansCKEditor vs TinyMCE
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found TinyMCE easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with CKEditor overall.
- Reviewers felt that TinyMCE meets the needs of their business better than CKEditor.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CKEditor is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of TinyMCE over CKEditor.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CKEditor
Free
Free
Per Month
Fast CDN-enabled editor with available free media management.
- 1,000 editor loads per month
- Commercial license
- Community support
TinyMCE
Core
Free
A cloud-hosted version of the open source editor you know and love.
- Core editing features
- 1,000 editor loads per month
- Cloud hosted
Free Trial
CKEditor
Free Trial is available
TinyMCE
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
58
9.0
100
Ease of Use
8.5
58
9.0
102
Ease of Setup
8.0
40
8.9
75
Ease of Admin
8.2
33
9.0
63
Quality of Support
8.4
48
8.1
82
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
31
8.6
56
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
57
8.4
95
Features by Category
Customizations
8.2
35
8.9
75
8.5
34
8.9
75
7.8
35
8.2
67
Content
8.0
32
7.9
60
8.4
35
8.7
70
8.3
35
8.2
67
Functionality
8.3
35
8.7
73
8.6
35
8.8
71
8.6
35
8.9
73
7.8
32
7.7
61
Agentic AI - WYSIWYG Editors
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CKEditor and TinyMCE are categorized as WYSIWYG Editors
Unique Categories
CKEditor has no unique categories
TinyMCE has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CKEditor
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
TinyMCE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
14.5%
Computer Software
11.3%
Internet
8.1%
Marketing and Advertising
6.5%
Higher Education
4.8%
Other
54.8%
Computer Software
23.2%
Information Technology and Services
19.6%
Marketing and Advertising
10.7%
Higher Education
4.5%
Hospital & Health Care
2.7%
Other
39.3%
Discussions
CKEditor has no discussions with answers
What does wysiwyg mean?
3 Comments
CG
The person who is seriously thinking about adopting TinyMCE in their dev environment and yet asks "what does wysiwyg mean" cannot be helpedRead more
What are the benefits and drawbacks of using TinyMCE for web content editing?
1 Comment
Official Response from TinyMCE
Here’s a tight, 2–3 paragraph G2-appropriate version — polished, neutral, and clear, while still positioning TinyMCE strongly:
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TinyMCE is a...Read more
What is TinyMCE used for?
1 Comment
Official Response from TinyMCE
TinyMCE is used to give applications a powerful, fully-featured rich-text editor — the kind of polished editing experience you’d expect in modern docs, CMSs,...Read more
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