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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Animate

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Animate (or Animate CC) supports but replaces the former Adobe Flash, and allows users to design interactive animations for games, TV shows, and the web. With it, the vendor states users can bring cartoons and banner ads to life, create animated doodles and avatars, and add action to eLearning content and infographics. With Animate, users can publish to multiple platforms in many formats, and reach viewers on any screen.

    $20.99

    per month

    Adobe Learning Manager

    Score7.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Adobe Learning Manager is a Learning Management System developed by Adobe Inc. that offers personalized learning at scale to employees, partners and customers alike. Compliant with GDPR guidelines, SOC2 TYPE 2 and FedRAMP Certifications, Adobe Learning Manager integrates with Adobe Experience Manager Sites, Adobe Commerce, Marketo Engage with out-of-the-box components and any other application through Open APIs, offering hybrid learning programs and detailed analytics.…N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe AnimateAdobe Learning Manager
    Editions & Modules
    Annual Plan, Paid Monthly
    $20.99
    per month
    Monthly Plan
    $31.49
    per month
    Annual Plan, Prepaid
    $239.88
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe AnimateAdobe Learning Manager
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe AnimateAdobe Learning Manager
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
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    92%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    43 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    55 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    Features
    Adobe AnimateAdobe Learning Manager
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Adobe Animate and Adobe Learning Manager
    Feature
    Adobe Animate
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    Ratings
    Adobe Learning Manager
    7.6
    144 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings8.1126 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings8.0139 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings7.8134 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings7.0127 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings6.8117 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings6.0135 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings7.8125 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings8.0107 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings7.0132 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings7.0133 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings8.0114 Ratings
    Gamification00 Ratings8.025 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings9.029 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Adobe AnimateAdobe Learning Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (28 ratings)
    7.0
    (149 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (45 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.4
    (9 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (30 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    5.2
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe AnimateAdobe Learning Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Scenarios where Adobe Animate is well suited:2D animation for web, mobile, and video games: Adobe Animate is well suited for creating 2D animations for web, mobile, and video games. With its vector-based drawing tools, bone rigging, and inverse kinematics features, it's easy to create smooth, scalable graphics and realistic movement.Scenarios where Adobe Animate is less appropriate:Complex 3D animation: Adobe Animate is primarily a 2D animation software, and while it does have some basic 3D features, it is not as robust as specialized 3D animation software like Autodesk Maya or Blender.
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    Adobe
    It's good if you have a good use case for that feed. I do know that you have to incorporate it in a process in isolation. It's not you don't realize the full value, so you have to incorporate it into an overall improvement process. I would say the pro cases are marketing optimization with respect to campaigns. And I would say that the areas it's not well suited is in distilling attribution. So if you were to take all of the improvements that it suggested, the numbers exceed revenue, which isn't real, but that's a hard problem to solve. Nobody's really solved that problem well. So distilling the attribution piece would be good. And it is well suited for marketing campaigns in the ideation phase of so
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • The adaptability of what Adobe Animate can do makes it so helpful. You can accomplish something basic like make a ball bob on-screen over certain letters prior to showing your logo, or something more mind-boggling like building up a vivified short to show.
    • Utilizing Adobe Animate recordings on sites is typical, so individuals are accustomed to seeing it and have the essential modules introduced as of now.
    • The records are little, and the pressure is extremely smooth. This aids in the event that you are attempting to send substance to cell phones or essentially keep your site impression little to guarantee quick stacking times.
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    Adobe
    • Rich and engaging learning experiences that capture employees' attention.
    • Is multi-device capable so our teams can take classes where it's most convenient for them during the day, especially if they don't have an assigned static workstation?
    • Allows us to personalize compliance training based on where our employees are at in the organizational chart, competencies, and requirements.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • There are too many updates and they are constantly popping up - especially during the middle of a projects, which causes me to shut down the application and restart the program. Wastes time.
    • There is no mobile browser or device support. Limits a lot of projects - especially apps.
    • Flash player can require a lot of RAM and battery
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    Adobe
    • High initial set-up cost and licensing fees for all employees at one go
    • Once a courses been enrolled by employee, there's no function to remove those courses by themselves.
    • Mobile version not working very well and some contents not able to load, e.g. Leaderboard, Level.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    Currently, our company uses this program and another competitor for our learning management software. We like the adaptability of this program and appreciate the customer service that Adobe provides, however the other program is starting to turn out to be a better value for our company as they improve their compatibility.
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    Usability
    Adobe
    Adobe Animate is difficult to learn because its totally different from the other animation tools but one thing for sure if you want to build a quality on industry standards then Adobe Animate is your knight in shining armour. so using Adobe Animate is easy but you have to spend a lot of time learning it and practicing it. their ui is more like a design software with added keyframes. but if you know your way to work it will be a legend to work with.
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    Adobe
    In general, the user experience in Adobe Learning Manager is very satisfactory. The layout of the interface, the structure and the order of the available functionalities make it very intuitive and usable. The adaptation to mobile devices is very convenient since most of the participants connect through these electronic devices.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    On a few occasions, I've logged in to issue a test to a staff member and my course would just spin. I've had to reschedule several test attempts due to this. In my opinion, the issue was not resolved by Adobe
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    Performance
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    The performance of Adobe Captivate Prime is also extremely good. The user interface is fast and easy to load. The complexity is not nearly as bad as some of the other programs on the market. Speed was not impacted.
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    I think they have a competent, friendly and "resolving" team. I have only ever been met with a willingness to assist any and every query I have come across. Roy who is one of the technical people is amazing, and so is my Customer Success Manager, Hema! I do not know what I would do without them.
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    In-Person Training
    Adobe
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    Adobe
    Training by my staff was quick. Could have been a bit longer. Had to pick up on things myself
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
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    Adobe
    Trial period was great, and It let me plenty of time to try the different feature of the platform. However, when we decided to move forward, the ADOBE team was slow and not reactive at all. Actually after 2 years, I am still waiting for answers which is quite unacceptable.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Adobe Animate was always the preferred software as the support was much better than the competition. And the ease of rendering was also a deciding factor. Results with character animations are much more crisp with Adobe Animate than in any other 2d based animation software.
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    Adobe
    360 keeps up the Adobe learning manager. It even outclasses it in certain parts, but with a huge stalwart tech giant like Adobe, it is hard to keep up. Many of the features are present, but there's always that final touch missing. And it is always trying to play catchup.
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    Scalability
    Adobe
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    Adobe
    The product's overall scalability and flexibility is extremely good. I wish that the other products our company uses were this flexible! The product is easy to deploy across multiple departments and teams as needed.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Negative, anyone who spent time learning the program now feels sad that it's going away.
    • Animation that was done on Flash but can now be made with Toon Boom or even Adobe After Effects.
    • On the plus side, since it's an Adobe product, you can rent it instead of buying the full license. That means potentially people could use it for a little longer without having to shell out as much money.
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    Adobe
    • We are a small organization, so for now, we aren't quite sure if our ROI is working. But are confident in how this system will help us grow.
    • Our consumers have been truly delighted about the LMS and view us at a much more professional level now.
    • High level of security is very positive.
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