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GameDNA vs The Visual Novel Database

Both stand on game databases. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

GameDNA

Paid API

Choose GameDNA if your work needs a licensed, structured database of video games, with tiers for basic catalog data, product identifiers, or AI training data. Buyers should be prepared to request a quote and agree to separate commercial licensing terms.

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The Visual Novel Database

Free plan APIWeb

VNDB combines a community-edited database with user lists and voting, plus an API for queries and list management. API users should account for its best-effort status, usage limits and excluded functions.

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The facts

	GameDNA	The Visual Novel Database
Free plan	No	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API	API, Web
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	3	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	gamacy.com	vndb.org
On game databases	#14 of 14	#10 of 14

GameDNA: what it does well

Covers games from 1971 to today across major platforms.
Basic data includes titles, genres, player counts, and descriptions.
Premium adds product identifiers, pricing data, and affiliate-ready mapping.
Corpus includes validated AI training data with provenance.
Available through marketplaces, direct delivery, and API access on request.

What to know first

No free plan is offered.
Pricing requires a quote based on tier, term, and use case.
Telemetry is still in development.

The Visual Novel Database: what it does well

Wiki lets anyone contribute database information
Registered users can vote and maintain personal lists
Kana API can query data and manage user lists
Non-commercial API access is free

What to know first

API is provided on a best-effort basis
API excludes forums, editing and account creation
API requests over three seconds are aborted

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