When comparing grapesJS vs openElement, the Slant community recommends openElement for most people. In the question“What are the best open source alternatives to Adobe Dreamweaver?” openElement is ranked 6th while grapesJS is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose openElement is:
Drag and Drop interface.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Code is visible
Generated code is visible and can be edited as a result.
Pro Custom styling support
Looks like there's an elaborate UI to style elements.
Pro WYSIWYG
Pro Drag 'n drop components
Common components are provided via drag 'n drop interface.
Pro Drag and Drop
Drag and Drop interface.
Pro WysiWyg
And everything can be edited in code too.
Cons
Con Not feature complete
As a replacement for a full builder/designer solution, some features are still missing. You will need to build out your own toolchain.
Con Marketed as a framework, mainly for templates
It's more geared towards templating and use in CMS solutions.
Con Not open source
Apparently it is not open source, although the name starts with "open".
The "elements" (expansions) however are open source.
Con Windows
Mac and Linux versions are not yet available.
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