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rea vs TipTap
rea has 422,352 GitHub stars, 105,329 forks, 70 open issues and last shipped yesterday. TipTap has 38,937 stars, 3,190 forks, 846 open issues and last shipped yesterday. rea leads on adoption by 985% (422,352 vs 38,937 stars). rea is written in TypeScript under MIT; TipTap is written in TypeScript under MIT. rea has attracted 25% as many forks as stars, TipTap 8%. rea was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (javascript), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| rea | TipTap | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 422K | ★ 39K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 105K | ⑂ 3.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick rea if
- You weight community size — 422K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick TipTap if
- You want the TipTap feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and TipTap fits your workflow better
About rea
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About TipTap
Tiptap Editor The Tiptap Editor is a headless, framework agnostic rich text editor that's customizable and extendable through extensions. Its headless nature means it comes without a set user interface, offering full design freedom (for a jumpstart, see linked UI templates below). Tiptap is based on the highly reliable ProseMirror library. Tiptap Editor is complemented by the collaboration open source backend Hocuspocus. Both the Editor and Hocuspocus form the foundation of the Tiptap Suite. How does the Tiptap Editor work? Headless Framework: Tiptap does not rely on a user interface. So there is no need for…
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Frequently asked questions
Is rea or TipTap more popular?
rea has 422,352 GitHub stars and TipTap has 38,937. rea has the larger community by that measure.
Are rea and TipTap free?
Both are open source. rea is licensed under MIT and TipTap under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between rea and TipTap?
rea is written in TypeScript and TipTap in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, rea or TipTap?
Choose rea if you want the larger community (422,352 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose TipTap if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.