GridCraft vs Ultimate Doom Builder

GridCraft9.4Visit UDUltimate Doom Builder8.5Visit

Higher score GridCraft #1 in Game Level Editors 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit GridCraft

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UD Ultimate Doom Builder #7 in Game Level Editors 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 5 features Visit the project

• GridCraft fits best

  Collaborative teams editing 2D maps

• Ultimate Doom Builder fits best

  Doom-family mapping with terrain tools

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Side by side

Feature	GridCraft 9.4/10 Visit ↗	UDUltimate Doom Builder 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Game Level Editors	#7 in Game Level Editors
Best for	Collaborative teams editing 2D maps	Doom-family mapping with terrain tools
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features GridCraft 3/5 · Ultimate Doom Builder 2/5
Tilemap tools	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Terrain tools	✓	✓
Entity placement	✓	✓
Prefab or template tools	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Visual scripting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Level dimensions	2d	2d_and_3d
Our review
Pros	Real-time collaboration for shared map editing Exports to Godot, GameMaker, Defold, LDtk, and more GitHub, GitLab, and MCP support in the desktop app	Combines 2D and visual 3D map editing modes Includes terrain, slope, and 3D-floor editing tools Supports scripting, analysis, entity placement, and texture browsing
Cons	Paid access starts at 19.99 Offline work and local file access require the desktop app Studio collaboration is reserved for the Team plan	Linux support is described as experimental Focused on Doom-family games rather than broader level-editing needs Its desktop workflow may be more specialized than general-purpose editors
Our verdict	GridCraft is a 2D tile-map editor for game developers who need to create, organize, and share maps across browser and desktop workflows. It supports tile layers, stacked layers, terrain brushes using Wang sets, object layers, custom… Read the review →	Ultimate Doom Builder is a free, open-source desktop map editor for Doom, Heretic, Hexen, Strife, and related ZDoom-family games. It is aimed at creators who need game-specific configuration support alongside classic 2D editing and a… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• GridCraft — where it wins

  • Real-time collaboration for shared map editing
  • Exports to Godot, GameMaker, Defold, LDtk, and more
  • GitHub, GitLab, and MCP support in the desktop app

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid access starts at 19.99
  • Offline work and local file access require the desktop app
  • Studio collaboration is reserved for the Team plan

• Ultimate Doom Builder — where it wins

  • Combines 2D and visual 3D map editing modes
  • Includes terrain, slope, and 3D-floor editing tools
  • Supports scripting, analysis, entity placement, and texture browsing

  Where it doesn't

  • Linux support is described as experimental
  • Focused on Doom-family games rather than broader level-editing needs
  • Its desktop workflow may be more specialized than general-purpose editors

• GridCraft9.4/10 · Free plan

  A capable collaborative map editor with broad exports, but paid plans start at 19.99.

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• UDUltimate Doom Builder8.5/10 · Free plan

  A capable free editor for Doom-family maps, with visual 3D, terrain, and scripting tools.

  Visit the projectFull verdict →