One is a vector editor with a built-in play mode. One turns a written scene into a finished map. Here’s how to pick.
Choose DungeonFog if you want to draw and play in one place: a web vector editor with room templates, 4,000+ assets across five genre lines, and a campaign mode that runs the map online with fog of war. Choose NeedAMap if you want the finished map from a written description in under a minute, at full quality even on the free maps, with commercial use on every tier.
| DungeonFog | NeedAMap | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Web-based vector battle-map editor with a 4,000+ asset library | Scene-to-map tool: you describe the encounter and get a finished map |
| How a map gets made | You draw rooms and place assets; room and prop templates speed repeat work | You write a few sentences, then pick shape, style, and resolution |
| Time to a table-ready map | A drawing session, or start from a community map and adjust | Under a minute |
| Price | Free: 3 map slots. Premium €4.90/month or €49.90/year | Free: 5 maps. $4/month for 15 credits that roll over up to 30, or a $3 pack of 10 credits that never expires |
| Free tier export | Low resolution with watermarks | Full quality at 1K, no watermark |
| Commercial use | Separate license at €99.90/year | Allowed on every tier, including free |
| Genres | Fantasy assets free; Modern, Sci-fi, Victorian, and Cyberpunk on Premium | Fantasy, sci-fi, horror, western, modern, and anything else you can describe |
| Playing online | Built-in campaign mode with fog of war | Export a standard image to the VTT you already use |
| Image model | Hand-drawn vector assets | Premium frontier image models, full quality on every tier |
DungeonFog is the better fit in three situations. You want to play where you build: its campaign mode runs the map online with fog of war, no separate VTT needed. You draw often and reuse layouts: room and prop templates turn repeat work into a few clicks. And you want a steady stream of drawn assets: monthly packs span fantasy, modern, sci-fi, Victorian, and cyberpunk.
Two things usually start the search. Their free tier exports low-resolution maps with watermarks, so seeing real output means paying first. And commercial work takes the separate €99.90 yearly license. NeedAMap handles both differently: the 5 free maps export at full quality with no watermark, and commercial use comes with every tier. Describe the scene, any genre, and the map generates in under a minute.
Curious how the described-and-done side works? See how NeedAMap works, compare plans, or see every battle map maker compared.
For getting an encounter map finished quickly, yes: describe the scene and the map generates in under a minute, at full quality even on the free maps. DungeonFog gives you a vector editor, an asset marketplace, and a built-in play mode; the drawing is yours to do.
DungeonFog Premium runs €4.90 a month or €49.90 a year, with commercial rights a separate €99.90 a year. NeedAMap is $4 a month or a $3 pack, with commercial use included. If you need commercial rights, the license is the gap.
Yes, its campaign mode plays the map online with fog of war. NeedAMap maps export as standard images for Roll20, Foundry, Owlbear Rodeo, or any VTT; at 2K that works out to about 146 pixels per grid square, above Roll20’s recommendation.
