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Tiptap

by TipTap · Headless open-source editor framework with a paid collaboration platform

54.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Tiptap is a headless, open-source editor framework for building rich-text editing into web products. The MIT-licensed core runs standalone with over 100 extensions, while the paid Platform adds cloud-hosted documents behind real-time collaboration, comments, document history, DOCX/ODT/Markdown conversion and webhook and API access.

Best for: Developer teams embedding a rich-text editor with collaboration, comments or AI into their own app.
Pricing: Open-source editor is free; Platform plans are $49, $149 and $999 per month billed annually ($588, $1,788 and $11,988 per year), with custom Enterprise pricing and separately quoted add-ons.
Runs on: WebSelf-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Headless, open-source core with 100+ extensions
One-click DOCX, ODT and Markdown import and export
SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and US/EU hosting options
30-day trial on every plan, no credit card needed

Trade-offs

Collaboration, comments and history need paid cloud-hosted documents
Big gap between the $149/mo Team plan and the $999/mo Business plan
AI Toolkit and Tracked Changes are add-ons with no published price
On-premises or air-gapped deployment is Enterprise-only; no refunds

Pricing

Published plans from Tiptap’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Tiptap pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Start	—per plan	$49	2 environments, 2 developer licenses In-line AI extension Simple DOCX import and export Community support
Team	—per plan	$149	All Start features 3 environments, 5 developer licenses Pages for page-based layouts Webhook integrations and API access, email support
Business	—per plan	$999	All Team features 5 environments, 10 developer licenses Limited Slack channel Access to betas and restricted releases
Enterprise	Contact sales	—	All Platform features Cloud or on-premises deployment Bring your own auth, storage or AI models SLA-backed uptime and direct Slack access to engineers

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 20 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 73 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 75 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 75 out of 100
Operational trust: 85 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 100 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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