Best BoardGameGeek Alternatives in 2026
Updated
13 apps from game databases ranked against BoardGameGeek on the same published basis.
- 2BoardGameGeek vs Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Database
- 3BoardGameGeek vs IGDB
- 4BoardGameGeek vs LaunchBox
- 5BoardGameGeek vs NostalgiaDB
- 6BoardGameGeek vs RaiderZ Game Database
- 7BoardGameGeek vs RAWG
- 8BoardGameGeek vs YGOPRODeck
- 9BoardGameGeek vs The Visual Novel Database
- 10BoardGameGeek vs Interactive Fiction Database
- 11BoardGameGeek vs Lemon Amiga
- 12BoardGameGeek vs MobyGames
- 13BoardGameGeek vs Pokémon TCG Card Database
- 14BoardGameGeek vs GameDNA
BoardGameGeek alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Database | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 3 | IGDB | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 4 | LaunchBox | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 5 | NostalgiaDB | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 6 | RaiderZ Game Database | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web, Windows |
| 7 | RAWG | 6.4 | Free plan | $149/mo | API, Web |
| 8 | YGOPRODeck | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 9 | The Visual Novel Database | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 10 | Interactive Fiction Database | 5.5 | No | — | API, Web |
| 11 | Lemon Amiga | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 12 | MobyGames | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 13 | Pokémon TCG Card Database | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | GameDNA | 4.9 | No | — | API |
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Questions about BoardGameGeek alternatives
What is the best alternative to BoardGameGeek?
Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Database, number 2 in game databases with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: IGDB, LaunchBox, NostalgiaDB and 9 more.
What is the best free alternative to BoardGameGeek?
Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Database is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 13 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.