My theory for showing this price is DnD is a long term hobby, any up front costs are pretty negligible over a few years. But click to any page for more details.

Each category is judged based on the VTT’s overall strengths and weaknesses weighted by how much each bullet point matters on the individual pages. (AKA: Its all made up, let me know on individual pages where there’s bad info)

VTT Cost over time, NOT including initial purchase maps and map control Chat & Dice Character Sheets Libraries and manuals Handouts, storage, and non-dice “stuff” Automation Music & Video Extras
‣ Free to 💰💰💰 💙 💙 💙 💙 💙 ✅ ✅ 💙
‣ Free to 💰💰 💙 💙 💙 💙 💙 💙 ✅ 💙
‣ Free to 💰💰💰 ✅ 💙 💙 ✅ ✅ 😕 ✅ 😕
‣ Free to 💰💰 😕 ✅ 😕 ✅ ✅ 😕 💙 ✅
‣ Free 💙 ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅
‣ Free ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 😕 ❌ 😕
‣ Free to 💰 ✅ 😕 ❌ ❌ 😕 😕 ❌ ✅
‣ Free to 💰💰 ✅ ✅ 😕 ✅ ✅ 😕 ❌ 😕
‣ N/A 💙 💙 ❌ ❌ ❌ 😕 😕 💙
‣ Free ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ 😕 😕 😕 ✅