Indie Wikis vs World Anvil
Indie Wikis
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| Figure | Indie Wikis | World Anvil |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $2.08/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Game Wiki Software | 7.4 (#14) | 8.3 (#4) |
| Security statement | The privacy policy says Indie Wikis uses data collection, storage, processing practices, and security measures intended to protect personal information and site data. | World Anvil says content is served over HTTPS, servers are monitored and backed up, and private content is hidden from search engines. |
| Support | Prospective wiki owners are asked to contact Indie Wikis to learn whether their game qualifies. | The FAQ directs users to its tutorials and Learn guides, support by email, and the community Discord help channel; the pricing comparison lists Fast Lane Support as a Guild feature. |
| What it does | Indie Wikis offers free wiki hosting for indie game developers and helps set up and fully manage their game or mod wiki. | World Anvil is a browser-based platform combining worldbuilding wikis, interactive maps, timelines, RPG campaign management and novel-writing software. |
Plans
World Anvil
- FreemanFree
- Master$4.50 a month
- Grandmaster$8.25 a month
- Sage$25 a year
- Sage$25 a month
- Master$54 a year
- Grandmaster$99 a year
In their own words
Indie Wikis
Indie Wikis hosts and manages wikis for qualifying indie games and mods. The web service covers hosting, spam protection, templates, and content moderation, with no hosting fees for approved wiki owners. A project should have an established community and enough complexity to justify a wiki, and Indie Wikis decides whether it qualifies. Wiki owners receive 60% of advertising revenue, with the share negotiable and payments made monthly. The service has a free plan and no free trial. Prospective owners are asked to contact Indie Wikis about eligibility. Users may browse anonymously, while the privacy policy says names and email addresses may be collected when voluntarily provided. The site may use cookies, including cookies from advertising partners such as Google AdSense for targeted advertising. The policy says personal information is not sold, traded, or rented, and may be shared with service providers for limited purposes with permission. It was last updated on 18 February 2021.
World Anvil
World Anvil is a browser-based set of tools for creating, organizing and storing settings for games, novels and comics. Its wiki supports linked articles, categories, tags and search across a world. Interactive maps connect locations to articles, while timelines track events across eras or parallel histories. Campaign tools provide a digital GM screen, statblocks, NPC creation, character sheets and session reports connected with campaign notes. Online novel-writing software works with the wiki, allowing setting details to be referenced and edited while drafting. Listed integrations include Discord, Google Analytics and Patreon links. Private material is visible only to the user and authorized collaborators, and autosaved work is backed up across multiple servers and in the cloud. World Anvil requires an internet connection; mobile use is through an optimized browser, with no mobile app. The Freeman plan allows two worlds, 42 articles and 100 MB storage.