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title: "Storywright vs World Anvil"
description: "An honest comparison: World Anvil is the deeper worldbuilding/publishing platform; Storywright is the session-first campaign companion with free players."
doc_version: "1.31"
last_updated: 2026-07-13
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# Storywright vs World Anvil

Plain-text Markdown mirror of [storywright.io/compare/world-anvil](https://storywright.io/compare/world-anvil).

**Short version:** World Anvil is the deeper worldbuilding and publishing platform — article templates, interactive maps, timelines, and a big authoring surface. Storywright is the session-first campaign companion: Drafting Table, Session Tracker, drafted recaps, and player journals, with a permanent free tier and free players. Many GMs use both — World Anvil to publish the world, Storywright to run the table.

## Where World Anvil is stronger

- Rich article templates and a mature worldbuilding wiki.
- Interactive maps and timelines.
- A large community and publishing/showcase features.

## Where Storywright is stronger

- Session-first workflow: the Tracker, GM-only notes, and drafted "previously on…" recaps.
- Players are free on every plan, forever — one GM pays for the whole table.
- Lower ceremony: one linkable item type instead of many templates.
- A real permanent Free tier and full JSON export on every plan.

## Sitemap

- [Home](/index.md)
- [Pricing](/pricing.md)
- [FAQ](/faq.md)
- [Sessions](/sessions.md)
- [Manual](/manual.md)
- [Contact](/contact.md)
- [Storywright vs World Anvil](/compare/world-anvil.md)
- [Storywright vs LegendKeeper](/compare/legendkeeper.md)
- [Storywright vs Notion](/compare/notion.md)
- [Guide: session recaps players actually read](/guides/session-recaps.md)
- [Full site index](/sitemap.md)