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Compare TinyMCE and VisualEditor 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
TinyMCE
Star Rating
(117)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansVisualEditor
Star Rating
(26)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about VisualEditorTinyMCE vs VisualEditor
- Reviewers felt that VisualEditor meets the needs of their business better than TinyMCE.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that VisualEditor is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of VisualEditor over TinyMCE.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
VisualEditor
No pricing availableFree Trial
TinyMCE
Free Trial is available
VisualEditor
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
98
9.5
22
Ease of Use
9.0
100
9.4
22
Ease of Setup
8.9
73
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
9.0
63
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.1
80
8.8
22
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
56
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
93
10.0
22
Features by Category
Customizations
8.9
73
9.6
17
8.9
74
9.0
17
8.2
66
9.6
16
Content
7.9
59
9.3
17
8.7
68
9.2
17
8.2
65
9.0
17
Functionality
8.7
72
8.5
17
8.8
70
9.0
17
8.9
71
8.9
17
7.7
60
9.2
16
Agentic AI - WYSIWYG Editors
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
TinyMCE and VisualEditor are categorized as WYSIWYG Editors
Unique Categories
TinyMCE has no unique categories
VisualEditor has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
TinyMCE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
VisualEditor
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
Computer Software
22.7%
Information Technology and Services
19.1%
Marketing and Advertising
10.9%
Higher Education
4.5%
Hospital & Health Care
2.7%
Other
40.0%
Information Technology and Services
23.1%
Computer Software
15.4%
Education Management
7.7%
Construction
7.7%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
3.8%
Other
42.3%
Discussions
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
Free or Paid?
1 Comment
Official Response from TinyMCE
Yes, TinyMCE is an open source rich text editor (WYSIWYG) licensed under LGPL 2.1. This means that you can use the editor without needing to buy a commercial...Read more
How do I get support for TinyMCE?
1 Comment
Official Response from TinyMCE
We have several support options available, some free and some paid.
Free options include the TinyMCE Community portal [1] where anyone can ask, answer and...Read more
VisualEditor has no discussions with answers
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