Quoin vs Tiptap, BlockNote, Editor.js, Lexical and Plate

Each competitor cell links to the page that shows it; the Tiptap UI cell also draws on the review in #73 (2026-10-12).

Feature	Quoin 2.0	Tiptap 3	BlockNote	Editor.js	Lexical	Plate
Stored document	Block array, markdown per text block	JSON, or HTML	Block JSON	JSON	Editor state, as JSON	Slate JSON
Markdown	The storage format	`@tiptap/markdown`, an early release	Export and import, documented as lossy	Community plugin	`@lexical/markdown`, in and out	`@platejs/markdown`, in and out
Notion-style UI	Included, MIT	MIT menus and drag handle; Notion-like template on a paid plan	Included	Toolbox and inline toolbar	None; you draw it	MIT components; Notion-like set on a paid licence
Licence	MIT	MIT core, paid Pro extensions	MPL-2.0, `xl-*` packages GPL-3.0 or commercial	Apache-2.0	MIT	MIT, with paid Plus components
Real-time collaboration	Yjs, opt-in entry	Yjs	Yjs	On its roadmap, in progress	Yjs	Yjs
Comments	Opt-in, your store	Paid plan	Built in, on Yjs or a thread store	Community plugin	None shipped; a playground example	`@platejs/comment`, as text marks
Localization	Seven packs, every string	None shipped; the UI is yours	24 locales built in	An i18n API; you bring the words	None shipped; it draws no UI	None shipped; the UI is yours
Framework	React	React, Vue, Svelte, plain JavaScript and more	React, or vanilla JS with your own UI	Plain JavaScript	Any, with React bindings	React