Adobe Captivate vs Articulate 360

Adobe Captivate

Adobe Captivate really excels at providing tools to create interactive, electronic learning sessions. We were able to create electronic training modules on how to use a Joomla based CMS system as well as with procedures for handling data forms. It was also helpful for creating short videos with screenshots for help guides. Perhaps the one area where the program might not excel as well would be with paper based instructions or training documents. Adobe Indesign or other programs are much more feature rich for documentation creation.

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Bruce Emmerling

IT Manager

SeedcoHuman Resources, 11-50 employees

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Articulate 360

If you are looking for a suite of tools to support every type of eLearning development that you could imagine, look no further. Articulate 360 supports PowerPoint native course creation in Studio 360, Rapid eLearning Development with robust configuration and interactivity options in Storyline 360, a responsive drag-and-drop creation tool in Rise, and a time-saving godsend of a review tool in Articulate Review. The mere fact that Articulate throws a huge content library on top of that is incredible icing on the cake.

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Ryan Parish

HR Manager

Quorum HealthHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Adobe Captivate

7.4

Articulate 360

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Course authoring

8.3

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Course catalog or library

7.0

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Player/Portal

7.7

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Learning content

7.0

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Mobile friendly

7.3

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Progress tracking & certifications

9.0

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Assignments

6.5

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Learning administration

8.0

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Learning reporting & analytics

6.0

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Pros

The ability to create demos, software simulations, and practice exercises quickly and easily using the built-in recording features is a huge plus.
Captivate allows you to implement rapid prototyping for your customers and then use the prototype to create your course. Customer's love being able to "see" the possibilities instead of trying to visualize it based on a storyboard or design document.
It's a flexible tool. It's easy to reorganize your content, control objects, and the ability to create smart shapes and use them as an interactive object/button is a huge time saver.

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Tricia Crawford

Owner/Lead Learning Strategist

TLC Media Design LLCE-Learning, 1-10 employees

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Articulate Review is the single greatest addition to the Articulate set of tools in the 4.5 years I've been using the product. It makes course review a cinch, and eliminates all of the headaches that come from reviewing courses on an LMS or via a hacked together Google Drive/Dropbox solution.
Rise is an incredibly quick, easy way to build quick, beautiful, content driven courses that are mobile friendly and responsive. It's drag and drop, which makes it fun to use, and web-based, which allows developers to build content on the go without needing access to their primary machine.
Peek (the screen recorder tool) is a big improvement over Articulate Replay from a simplicity perspective. It records the screen as a discreet taskbar icon, rather than a full program, and then allows you to edit and use that content in your software package of choice. I love it.

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Ryan Parish

HR Manager

Quorum HealthHospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

Better support
Simplify quiz pool functionality
Enhance HTML5 functionality and widgets

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Mike Marmon, PhD.

Learning Management System Administrator

Donnelley Financial SolutionsComputer Software, 5001-10,000 employees

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The Support Community is great; however, it can be hard to find an answer to your support needs.
Out of my price range as an individual ($999 annually)
No browser-based version - yet!

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Timothy Aulph

Instructional Designer

North American Bancard - Merchant ServicesFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Adobe Captivate10.0

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There is no doubt in my mind that we will be using Adobe Captivate for years to come. There are so many uses for the software that we are just scratching the surface. The more we use it, the better it gets. This is a great option for anyone looking for an eLearning authoring tool.

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Tracy Ford

Corporate Trainer

Bank of the PacificBanking, 201-500 employees

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Usability

Adobe Captivate8.0

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Adobe Captivate does take some getting used to. There are features that are much more convoluted than they need to be, but overall it is a great product with a some excellent features. Being in a pretty small market, Adobe Captivate and Articulate Storyline dominate the space. They are not the same software, but allow for eLearning authoring. Each has their benefit and their downside, but, for me, Adobe Captivate edges out Storyline.

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Tracy Ford

Corporate Trainer

Bank of the PacificBanking, 201-500 employees

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Support

Adobe Captivate10.0

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Every issue I have ever had was handled with care and quite thoroughly. After the initial conversation on the phone, I received frequent emails letting me know what they were working on, and also received follow up phone calls. After I found the resolution, I got one more call to ensure everything was working properly. The follow up was quite surprising.

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Tracy Ford

Corporate Trainer

Bank of the PacificBanking, 201-500 employees

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Articulate 3609.1

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Support is always available.

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Ben Sewell

Content Developer II

CDG, a Boeing CompanyAviation & Aerospace, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I have used Lectora and Storyline. All of these authoring tools have their pros and cons. Lectora: great for adding custom UI to a course, or branching. Can be complicated to learn though. Storyline: probably the easiest tool of the three to use. Can be limited. Captivate: excellent at screen recording and grabbing screenshots and making simulations/demos. Difficult to do a custom UI

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Carly Germann

Senior Consultant

TiER1 Performance SolutionsManagement Consulting, 201-500 employees

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I've used many other authoring tools in the past and by far, Articulate 360 is the most intuitive, easiest to use tool out there. The time needed to ramp up on the tool after training is minimal comparatively with the other tools I've used.

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Brooke Schepker

EVP

Yukon LearningE-Learning, 11-50 employees

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