wiki.gg vs World Anvil

wiki.gg is a free web hosting service for collaboratively edited encyclopedic resources. It accepts gaming, entertainment, open-source, hobby, and other general-interest subjects, and says more than 800 wikis use the platform. New wikis run on MediaWiki with VisualEditor installed by default, while LinkSuggest and other editor-quality extensions are available. Administrators may request additional extensions, although some requests are unavailable when software is unmaintained, incompatible, or raises code-quality or stability concerns. LIBRARIAN, wiki.gg’s fork of Cargo, stores and queries template data when approved. Wiki-Bot connects pages with Discord, displays recent changes, and helps track edits. A public Discord server provides editor connections, support, and platform guidance. Applications are reviewed case by case, with replies typically taking about 5–7 business days. Hosting is free and funded by advertisements. Wikis use wiki.gg subdomains; custom domains are unavailable, although URL redirects are allowed. Most wikis require editor accounts to help track, revert, and block malicious edits.

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.