Kanka vs Saga20

Kanka is a web-based worldbuilding service and RPG campaign manager for organizing ideas, creations, and campaign settings. It is intended for game masters, worldbuilders, players, writers, and content creators, and can be used with any tabletop RPG system or without one. Campaigns can organize material across about 20 categories, including characters, locations, items, quests, journals, calendars, events, and abilities; owners can disable categories they do not need. Members can receive roles that control what they can see and do, and owners can preview a campaign from a member’s perspective. Worldbuilding tools include linked relations, timelines, custom calendars, layered interactive maps, and a rich-text editor with @mentions. The REST API is available to all accounts and can support scripts, backups, bots, dashboards, VTT integrations, and data synchronization. Kanka has a free plan and annual paid plans from $4.16/mo. It can also be self-hosted, though premium features are unavailable there and the team does not provide self-hosting support. There is no dedicated mobile app, but the interface adapts to smaller screens.

Saga20 turns tabletop role-playing sessions into notes, summaries, and an evolving campaign wiki. Record games at the table or upload audio and video from online or in-person sessions; the maker says long sessions are welcome. Speaker matching can connect players with voices in later recaps, and names and matches remain editable. The Campaign Journal follows active, dormant, and concluded quests and updates after each session. Wiki pages can cover characters, locations, factions, items, and custom entity types, with rich text, images, templates, and folders. Maps support routes, zones, and markers linked to wiki pages, while a campaign graph shows connections. Campaign Chat searches summaries and transcripts with world context across a campaign or within a session. Recaps can be published to Discord, and notes can be imported from Obsidian, Notion, Google Docs, and World Anvil. The free plan includes one session summary; paid plans start at $12.99/mo. Saga20 supports 25 languages and says it works with any RPG.