Milkdown vs BlockNote

Milkdown7.9Visit BlockNote7.4Visit

Higher score Milkdown #6 in Rich Text Editor Software 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Milkdown

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BlockNote #11 in Rich Text Editor Software 7.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit BlockNote

• Milkdown fits best

  Teams editing Markdown with collaboration

• BlockNote fits best

  React teams building block-based documents

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Side by side

Feature	Milkdown 7.9/10 Visit ↗	BlockNote 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	7.4
Ranking	#6 in Rich Text Editor Software	#11 in Rich Text Editor Software
Best for	Teams editing Markdown with collaboration	React teams building block-based documents
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	$195/unit/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Docs, Community
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Milkdown 3/3 · BlockNote 3/3
Structured content	✓	✓
Real-time collaboration	✓	✓
Table editing	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Self_hosted
Framework support	React, Vue	React, Next.js, vanilla JavaScript, Mantine, Shadcn, Ariakit
Media handling	Images with upload, resizing, captions, inline embedding, and uploader support	Images, video, audio, and file blocks with configurable file uploads
Our review
Pros	WYSIWYG Markdown editing with a plugin-based architecture Real-time collaboration through Y.js Tables, images, code blocks, and clipboard Markdown support	Nested blocks, custom schemas, tables, media, and comments Real-time collaboration through Yjs providers Free Community tier with broad editor and UI capabilities
Cons	Developer framework rather than a hosted SaaS editor Applications must provide their own styling and UI Platform support is focused on web applications	Commercial use of selected XL packages requires a paid license Business pricing starts at $195 per month Business covers one application per license
Our verdict	Milkdown is an open-source, plugin-driven framework for developers building WYSIWYG Markdown editors in web applications. It suits teams that want structured Markdown editing with control over the interface, content behavior, and… Read the review →	BlockNote is an open-source, block-based rich text editor for teams embedding structured document editing into web applications. It is particularly suited to React teams building editors with nested content, custom block types,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Milkdown — where it wins

  • WYSIWYG Markdown editing with a plugin-based architecture
  • Real-time collaboration through Y.js
  • Tables, images, code blocks, and clipboard Markdown support

  Where it doesn't

  • Developer framework rather than a hosted SaaS editor
  • Applications must provide their own styling and UI
  • Platform support is focused on web applications

• BlockNote — where it wins

  • Nested blocks, custom schemas, tables, media, and comments
  • Real-time collaboration through Yjs providers
  • Free Community tier with broad editor and UI capabilities

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial use of selected XL packages requires a paid license
  • Business pricing starts at $195 per month
  • Business covers one application per license

• Milkdown7.9/10 · Free plan

  A flexible open-source choice for teams building collaborative Markdown editing into web apps.

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• BlockNote7.4/10 · Free plan

  A flexible React editor for structured documents, collaboration, and custom block experiences.

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