Comparison guide
Side-by-side NPM package comparison
Lexical leads across all categories in this comparison. Check the detailed metrics below to see how each package performs for your specific needs.
Lexical is an extensible text editor framework that provides excellent reliability, accessible and performance.
A rich-text editor for Vue.js
Choosing between Lexical and Tiptap? Here's a data-driven comparison based on real npm data — downloads, bundle size, health scores, and more — to help you decide which package fits your project best.
Lexical leads with 3.2M weekly downloads — roughly 81.1x more. Tiptap has 39.6K weekly downloads. Higher download counts generally indicate broader community adoption and a larger ecosystem of tutorials, plugins, and support.
Lexical has the smallest gzipped bundle at 41.7 KB. Tiptap comes in at 65.7 KB. A smaller bundle size means faster page loads, which improves user experience and Core Web Vitals scores.
Lexical has an overall health score of 85/100 (very good), with strong maintenance, security, popularity scores. Tiptap has an overall health score of 53/100 (moderate), with strong security scores. Health scores are calculated from maintenance activity, code quality, security posture, popularity, and stability metrics.
Choose Lexical if you value large community support, actively maintained, strong security track record. Choose Tiptap if you value strong security track record.
Both Lexical and Tiptap are solid choices for JavaScript development. Lexical has the edge in overall health score (85/100), while each package brings unique strengths to the table. Evaluate them based on your project's priorities — whether that's community size, bundle efficiency, or maintenance activity — and choose the one that aligns best with your requirements.
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