Why OpenRift?
Why this exists
Honestly? I just wanted to track my collection.
I tried what was already out there, but each site fell short in a different way. One was missing cards. Another felt slow every time I pulled it up on my phone and sometimes dropped cards mid-edit. A third had every feature you could want, but the basics didn't feel solid underneath.
And nothing really worked well on both desktop and mobile. There are good mobile apps, but they don't sync with anything you can use at a desk.
So naturally, after a full week of patient, rigorous evaluation, I did the only reasonable thing and built a competing product from scratch. OpenRift is on its way to being the card browser I wanted to use. The comparison below is an honest look at where it stands against the alternatives, which you can judge for yourself.
This comparison reflects our opinions as of early 2026, not marketing. Features change and we may have missed things. If you run one of these sites and believe something is inaccurate, please send us an email and we'll correct it or add your statement.
Our philosophy
Full source code on GitHub under AGPL-3.0. Inspect, fork, self-host, or open an issue. We read every one.
Bring your collection in via CSV and take it out the same way. Your data is never held hostage.
Shared decklists and wishlists are coming, but we won't run forums or other features that need full-time content moderation. We're a tool, not a social space.
No AI deck suggestions or natural language search. We don't think everything needs AI shoehorned into it, though we do use it to build the site.
Where we're catching up
Beyond the feature gaps below, there are two things a table can't capture:
Every Riftbound player knows Piltover Archive. We don't have that recognition or the network effects yet. Give us a minute. Join now and you can tell your grandchildren you were here before it was cool.
Every feature here works, but 'works' and 'has been stress-tested by 10,000 users for one year' are not the same thing. Expect the occasional rough edge.
Feature comparison
Compared against the most popular Riftbound card browsers. We picked these four because they're the ones you're most likely to have tried. A checkmark means the feature is available; a half circle means partial support; an X means not available; a question mark means we're not sure.
Last verified on 2026-04-19. When you're reading this it's probably already slightly out of date, as counts and features change regularly.
| Feature | OpenRift | Piltover Archive | Riftmana | Riftbound.gg | Riftcore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data & Pricing | |||||
| English printings tracked | 1,504 | 1,365 | 1,085 | 1,085 | 1,032 |
| Multi-language printings | 1,411 | ||||
| All printings / variants | |||||
| Price sources | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Price history charts | |||||
| Card text coverage | |||||
| Errata tracking | |||||
| Collection | |||||
| Collection tracking | |||||
| Condition tracking | |||||
| Multiple collections | |||||
| Collection sharing | |||||
| Collection stats | |||||
| Portfolio value over time | |||||
| Completion curve | |||||
| Activity history | |||||
| CSV import / export | |||||
| Wish / trade lists | |||||
| Deck Building | |||||
| Deck builder | |||||
| Format validation | |||||
| Deck statistics | |||||
| Deck code import / export | |||||
| Text import / export | |||||
| TTS import / export | |||||
| User Experience | |||||
| Native mobile app | |||||
| Keyboard shortcuts | |||||
| Card scanning | |||||
| No account required to browse | |||||
| Openness & Transparency | |||||
| Open source | |||||
| Self-hostable | |||||
| Ad-free | |||||
| Third-party ad trackers | 0 | 1 | 24 | 43 | 3 |
| Fully free | |||||
| Public roadmap | |||||
| Community & Freshness | |||||
| Shared decklists | |||||
| Meta / tournament data | |||||
| AI-powered tools | |||||
| Discord members | 2 | 9,772 | 182 | 1,624 | 307 |
Our tech stack
For the technically curious, or if you're thinking about contributing: