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Froala vs TinyMCE

How do TinyMCE and Froala compare, and which rich text editor is right for you?

Why TinyMCE is the Best Froala Alternative

TinyMCE WYSIWYG
Rich Text Editor


TinyMCE is a feature-rich, customizable rich text editor available through either a free, open source license or a paid commercial license.

TinyMCE is built and maintained by a team of 80+ people with over two decades of rich text editor building experience. In 2022, 11 new features were added to TinyMCE.

Froala WYSIWYG Editor


Froala is a basic rich text editor that’s only available via a paid license. The lowest license tier does not allow you to use Froala in OEM, SaaS, mobile or internal apps.

Froala pricing vs TinyMCE pricing

While Froala offers the cheapest paid plan it often ends up being false savings, because most devs find the base plan limiting and they ultimately end up upgrading to the next tier (at $899/yr).

On the flipside, TinyMCE is available through an open source GPL2+ license. There’s also the option of adding advanced features and varying levels of professional support, via a commercial license or their flexible paid plans that start at $450/year. Those subscription plans offer comprehensive support for users, with options of a dedicated Account Manager and defined SLAs – neither of which Froala provides.

To get access to professional support with Froala, you have to pay an additional $499/year.

At the end of the day, support is the key differentiator between the two rich text editors and it’s the key reason why TinyMCE is the best alternative to Froala editor.

Plans

TinyMCE – Open SourceTinyMCE –
Essential
Froala – BasicFroala – Pro
PriceFree$450 per year$299 per year$899 per year
LicenseGPL2+ open source license: Can be used in OEM, SaaS or internal appsCommercial license: Can be used in OEM, SaaS or internal appsNon-commercial license: Cannot be used in OEM, SaaS or internal appsCommercial license: Can be used in SaaS or internal apps, but not OEM apps
SupportCommunityProfessionalCommunityProfessional support available for $499/year

Pros and Cons TinyMCE vs Froala

The Froala vs TinyMCE comparison is updated twice-annually

The Basics

TinyMCEFroala
Cost Premium features from $450 per yearFrom $299 per year 
Open Source
License
 
GPL2+
Commercial License 
Self-hosted Deployment
Cloud Deployment 
Users UnlimitedUnlimited
Developers UnlimitedUnlimited

Customization and Integration

TinyMCEFroala
API 
Framework Integrations Angular, AngularJS, Blazor, Bootstrap, Django, jQuery, Laravel, Node.js + Express, Rails, React, Svelte, Swing, Vue, Web ComponentsAngular, AngularJS, Aurelia, CakePHP, CraftCMS, Django, Ember, Gatsby, Ionic, Knockout, Meteor, Rails, React, Sencha, Symfony, Vue, Yii
Customizable UI 
Skins and Icon Packs 
Language Translations 3738

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Docs & Support

TinyMCEFroala
Extensive documentation
Community Support 
Professional Support 
Support SLAs 
Number of support tickets per month 2 to Unlimited0 to Unlimited
Dedicated Account Manager 
Phone Support Available

Core Editing Features

TinyMCEFroala
Basic Formatting 
Multi-Root Editing 
Ordered / Unordered Lists
Tables 
Image Insert
Emoticons / Emoji Picker

Advanced Editing Features

TinyMCEFroala
AI Assistant
Code Editor
Image Editing 
Advanced Templates 
Enhanced Media Embed 
File Management 
Merge Tags 
CSS-inlined output 
Content Filtering 
Format Painter 
Permanent Pen 
Case Change
Accordions
Table of Contents
Checklists
Export to PDF
Markdown
Import from Word
Export to Word

Check out a detailed comparison of format painter features


Clean Copy and Paste

Functionality that processes and cleans up pasted content from apps, ensuring compliant and easy-to-edit HTML

TinyMCEFroala
MS Word
MS Excel
Google Docs

Note: Faded check marks indicate partial functionality

Check out a detailed comparison of clean copy and paste features


Compliance

TinyMCEFroala
Customizable Spell Checker
Spelling Autocorrect
Accessibility Checker 
Broken Link Checker
Footnotes
Advanced Typography 

Check out a detailed comparison of spell checking features

Check out a detailed comparison of accessibility features


Collaboration

TinyMCEFroala
Mentions 
Comments 
Track changes
Revision history

Check out a detailed comparison of comments features

Check out a detailed comparison of @mentions features


Security

TinyMCEFroala
Asymmetric JWT Signing 

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All data in the table above (and supporting pages) was pulled from projects’ public websites on Feb 1, 2023

Features listed vary by plan (open-source, free or paid). If information on a specific feature or topic cannot be found on the editor’s website, it is not included. Only features released by the editor author are listed.

Migrating from Froala to TinyMCE?

It’s easy to migrate from Froala to TinyMCE, with minimal disruption:

1.


Quick guide link should read Read our quick guide on How to migrate from Froala Editor to TinyMCE

2.


If you want more information, review our comprehensive documentation on migrating from Froala

Easy integration with 12 + frameworks and hundreds of other tools

The TinyMCE code is totally customizable and works with the framework of your choice

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Help when and where you need it

Enterprise-Grade Support

Responsive, in-house support to help you implement, customize and troubleshoot.

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Community

Thousands of questions and answers updated daily on StackOverflow and Github.

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Documentation

Tutorials, quickstarts, code samples and videos to help you deploy faster.

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Trusted by the hottest startups and biggest brands

“TinyMCE satisfied our needs at a competitive cost, and we were able to integrate it without restructuring our product.”

Chris Burd | Vice President of policyIQ

“TinyMCE should be at the top of any list if you’re looking for a visual text editor. It’s flexible, integrates well with different systems and is extremely stable.”

Rob Wells | Vice President of policyIQ

“We’re very satisfied with TinyMCE’s features, functionality, ease of integration, and the impeccable support team.”

Paul Alexandrescu | Technical Director

Chris Burd | Vice President, policyIQ

Rob Wells | CEO

Paul Alexandrescu | Technical Director

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