Can I use the GJS.Market plugins commercially?

Yes. Every plugin listed on GJS.Market includes a commercial license — unlimited end users, paid SaaS use, and white-label resale where the product page allows it. License terms are shown on each plugin page before checkout.

Is there a refund if a plugin does not fit?

14-day refund window on all paid plugins, no questions asked, as long as you have not deployed to production or published a derivative. Contact support with your order ID and you will get the refund within 3 business days.

Do you provide integration support?

Yes. Premium and Pro-tier plugins include direct integration support with the plugin author. For complex migrations from Craft.js, we also offer a paid migration call — book it from the contact page.

What if Craft.js is genuinely the better fit for my project?

We will tell you. If your editor must render your live React component tree (not HTML output), Craft.js architecture is a better match — and no GrapesJS plugin will change that. Use the quiz above as an honest filter.

What is the main technical difference between GrapesJS and Craft.js?

GrapesJS is a framework-agnostic editor that outputs HTML/CSS. Craft.js is a React-only library that renders your React component tree directly inside the editor. GrapesJS ships block, style, device, and asset managers out of the box. Craft.js gives you the primitives and lets you build the UI yourself.

Is Craft.js still actively maintained?

Craft.js has seen limited maintenance activity in recent years and remains on a v0.x release line. GrapesJS released v1.x with full TypeScript support and continues active development. For long-term production projects, GrapesJS carries lower abandonment risk.

Honest comparison · 2026 edition7 min read

GrapesJS vs Craft.js.
Pick the wrong one and burn a quarter.

In 2 minutes you'll know which framework saves your team 200+ hours of engineering — and which one quietly costs you a quarter. No vendor spin, no logo cloud, just the invoice.

Take the 2-minute quiz Skip to the feature matrix

Avg. saving: $28k
Faster to MVP: 4×
Teams shipped: 1,200+

Recommended

Option A

GrapesJS

Framework-agnostic · v1.x · MIT

22k

GH stars

~40h

To MVP

100+

Plugins

Option B

Craft.js

React only · v0.x · MIT

12k

GH stars

~320h

To MVP

Marketplace

01Decide in 2 minutes · 4 questions

Which framework fits your team?

Four honest questions. We weight the answers and tell you which framework gives you the shortest path to a shipped editor.

0/4 answered

What is your frontend stack?

What matters more right now?

Which of these do you need out of the box?

How long do you have for MVP?

02True cost of choice

Stop comparing features. Compare invoices.

Same feature scope. Same senior React rate ($100/hr). Same MVP. The only thing that changes is how much you build yourself. Bars below scale to the highest row — 80h.

Craft.js (build it yourself)GrapesJS + marketplace pluginshours · 0 ──── 80

Editor chrome (toolbar, panels, layers)

80h

Style manager (typography, spacing, borders, gradients)

80h

Drag-and-drop + block library

40h

Responsive device preview

32h

Asset manager + uploads

40h

Undo / redo + history

24h

Email builder (MJML output)

Integration + glue + QA

24h

22h

Craft.js total

Build it yourself

~320h

≈ $32,000

GrapesJS total

8× cheaper

~40h

≈ $4,000

You save

≈ $28,000

280 hours not spent rebuilding an editor that already exists.

See the plugin stack that saves $28k

03Receipts, not logos

Real teams. Real numbers.

No logo cloud. Three concrete migrations, with the plugin that made each one possible.

Verified · 2025

Case 01

Team migrated from Craft.js — release shipped 4× faster

A SaaS team rebuilt their visual editor on GrapesJS + 4 marketplace plugins and shipped in 3 weeks instead of 3 months.

See the shadcn/ui editor they used

Verified · 2025

Case 02

Email builder shipped in a weekend

A B2B platform dropped grapesjs-mjml into their existing GrapesJS setup and shipped a transactional + marketing email builder over a Saturday.

See the MJML email plugin

Verified · 2025

Case 03

Startup saved an estimated $50k on editor R&D

Instead of hand-rolling editor UI in Craft.js, the team bought 6 plugins from GJS.Market and reallocated 2 engineers to core product work.

Browse the plugin catalog

04Honest comparison

When to choose what — honestly

Craft.js wins one specific scenario. We'll tell you which — before you spend a quarter on the wrong stack.

Option B

Choose Craft.js if…

Your editor must render your live React component tree — not HTML output.
You already have a deep React design system and want canvas components to be the same components used in production.
You have 3+ months of engineering runway and want full ownership of every panel and behavior.
You are okay with limited maintenance activity and few off-the-shelf plugins.

Option A · Recommended

Choose GrapesJS if…

You need to launch an editor in weeks, not quarters.
Your stack is not React (Vue / Angular / Svelte / vanilla) — Craft.js is not an option.
You need email templating (MJML) alongside web pages.
You want a visual style manager, asset manager, and responsive device preview without building them.
You want 100+ production-ready plugins instead of building extensions yourself.
You want active maintenance, TypeScript support, and a v1.x stable line.

Full feature matrix · 10 rows

What you get out of the box

Bold cell = clear win

Feature	GrapesJS	Craft.js
Open source	✓ MIT	✓ MIT
Framework-agnostic	✓ Vanilla JS	✗ React only
Plugin marketplace	GJS.Market (100+)	None
Email builder	✓ MJML	✗
Built-in blocks	✓	Custom only
Style Manager (CSS)	✓ Visual panel	Custom only
Responsive device manager	✓ Built-in	Custom only
TypeScript support	✓ v1.x+	✓
Maintenance status	Active (v1.x)	Limited (v0.x)
GitHub stars	22k+	12k+

05Try it now · no signup

See a real GrapesJS editor in 10 seconds.

Four editors, same GrapesJS core. The premium ones are real products on GJS.Market.

Production-grade editor with the shadcn/ui design system pre-wired. TypeScript, dark mode, accessible primitives — what a custom Craft.js editor takes 6+ weeks to build.

grapesjsshadcn.netlify.appPremium

Like what you see?

Get the shadcn/ui Editor on GJS.Market →

Full-screen demo View product →

06Starter bundle · live pricing

The 7-plugin stack most teams ship with.

A preset, an RTE, two interactive components, a block library — plus 2 free plugins from the catalogue. Real prices from the API; bundle pricing is 20% off the paid items.

PresetGrapesJS Shadcn·change in demo above ↑

List price

$1256

Bundle price

$1005

Save $251+ 2 free plugins