When comparing Redactor vs Trix, the Slant community recommends Trix for most people. In the question“What are the best rich text editors?” Trix is ranked 1st while Redactor is ranked 2nd.
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Pros
Pro Very expandable with a well implemented API
If you require it to be even more flexible don’t forget that you can use our clear API and callbacks in almost any situation.
You can also expand the functionality with the existing plugins listed here and even create your own.
Pro Interface and interactions are clean and robust
Play with the editor to prove it for yourself and see all the testimonials here.
Pro Very lean
Pro Excellent sanitisation of word and HTML pastes
Go to the editor and test the automatic sanitisation of word/html inputs.
Pro Supports Drag and Drop file/image uploads
The image drag and drop works fantastically (see the short demo in the Youtube clip in the summary) and also supports upload to Amazon s3 out of the box.
Pro "Air Mode" lets you create really clean edit areas
Redactor supports a floating edit bar that appears when the user selects the text they want to format. It's really nice if you have trained users and want a cleaner interface. You can also easily modify what icons you want to show. See a demo here.
Cons
Con Steep cost
Although it's for unlimited uses, $200 is quite a lot of money.
Con Closed source, commercial software
A side-by-side comparison with open-source (free) alternative (see below) makes you wonder why you would use this (and why it has so many recommendations......).
Con Unable to resize images
Users must prepare their pictures before uploading. It's not very simple for most people.