Kanka
7.3#2 in game wiki softwareFrom $4.16 a monthFree planWebAPISelf-hosted
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World Anvil
7.3#3 in game wiki softwareFrom $4.50 a monthFree planWebAPI
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| Fact | Kanka | World Anvil |
|---|---|---|
| API authentication | Personal access tokens are bearer credentials, while multi-user applications require an approved OAuth flow. | API calls use an application key and user authentication token supplied in request headers. |
| API availability | Kanka provides a REST API at https://api.kanka.io/1.0 and says every account has free API access. | World Anvil exposes JSON APIs with GET, POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE endpoints and Swagger documentation. |
| Collaboration | Campaign owners can invite members, assign roles and preview the campaign from another member's perspective. | World owners can add co-authors, editors and writers while controlling permissions and removing collaborators. |
| Documentation | The public documentation covers getting started, advanced API use and self-hosting, and is described as actively updated. | The Learn center contains beginner courses, workflow guides and feature tutorials covering articles, maps, manuscripts, access rights, campaigns, timelines, styling and APIs. |
| Founded | 2017 | 2017 |
| Product | Kanka is a community-driven worldbuilding website and RPG campaign manager for organizing ideas, creations, and campaign worlds. | World Anvil describes itself as a set of worldbuilding tools for creating, organizing, and storing a world setting, with wiki-like articles, interactive maps, timelines, an RPG campaign manager, and novel-writing software. |
Kanka plans
- KoboldFree
- Owlbear$4.16 a month
- Wyvern$8.33 a month
- Elemental$20.82 a month
World Anvil plans
- FreemanFree
- Master$4.50 a month
- Grandmaster$8.25 a month
- Sage$25 a month
Pick Kanka if…
Kanka suits game masters, players, writers, and worldbuilders who want to organize a campaign or fictional setting, with or without a particular TTRPG system. It also suits groups that need role-based access or API integrations.
Pick World Anvil if…
It suits worldbuilders writing games, novels, or comics, from hobbyists to professional authors, game masters, studios, and publishers. Campaign tools may also suit game masters organizing characters and session notes.