Adobe Learning Manager vs. Articulate 360

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Learning Manager
Score 8.2 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
Articulate 360
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Articulate 360 is an e-learning course development subscription offering. It includes every Articulate authoring tool, including the latest version of Storyline and Rise, a web-based app for creating inherently responsive courses. The vendor offers a 30-day free trial.
$549
per year
Pricing
Adobe Learning ManagerArticulate 360
Editions & Modules
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Academic - Personal
$549.00
per year
Academic - Teams
$699.00
per year
Freelancer - Personal
$1,099.00
per year
Teams
$1,399.00
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe Learning ManagerArticulate 360
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsArticulate 360 is available on the Articulate website and through Articulate Authorized Resellers. The Articulate 360 Teams plan is available for $1,399 per user, per year, and individual subscriptions perfect for freelancers are available for $1,099 per user, per year (all prices USD). Eligible educational customers receive a 50% discount on list prices.
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Community Pulse
Adobe Learning ManagerArticulate 360
Considered Both Products
Adobe Learning Manager
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
It depends on the end use you'd like to give it. Articulate 360 is easier to use compared to Adobe Captivate Prime. It has a similar feel to it and has many authoring options. In my opinion, Articulate 360 can be used by novice users who aren't as experienced in creating …
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
After using Adobe Captivate Prime and Articulate 360, I have to say they are very similar in its layout and simplicity. Adobe Captivate Prime is easy to use and a great teaching tool. For me, it has been a great tool and easy to record lessons with it. It really makes the …
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Creating content has been easier in articulate.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Easy to learn, adopt when compared. Easy to create videos with basic knowledge.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Adobe Captivate prime provide ways to incorporate voiceover, video, graphics and artwork, interactions, and knowledge checks to name just a handful of options. It also make it easy to design once for use on various devices (desktop, tablet, and phone). It’s wonderful to have …
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
We actually use both. It just depends on the user and what their needs are.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Adobe Captivate Prime has clear license and data security politics and doesn't need special engineering resources and knowledges to install.
Chose Adobe Learning Manager
Articulate was the primary competitor and excels in different areas. Articulate offers a heavy-weight in-depth learning system like Captivate, but also a lightweight web version that is super easy to on-board new users. Articulate also struggled with good licensing options just …
Articulate 360
Chose Articulate 360
Articulate 360 the industry standard. Captivate seems clunky and lacks many of the essential features that come with Storyline 360. There is no comparing the two pieces of software.
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Adobe Learning ManagerArticulate 360
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Learning Manager
8.0
143 Ratings
2% below category average
Articulate 360
-
Ratings
Course authoring8.1126 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library7.9138 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal7.9134 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content8.3126 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly6.9117 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications8.6134 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments7.8125 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance management8.4106 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration8.1131 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics8.7132 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning6.9113 Ratings00 Ratings
Gamification8.324 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning8.328 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Adobe Learning ManagerArticulate 360
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(148 ratings)
9.3
(72 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.3
(12 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(44 ratings)
9.1
(9 ratings)
Availability
7.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.7
(9 ratings)
8.6
(16 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
1.1
(7 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Configurability
7.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.6
(30 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.7
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adobe Learning ManagerArticulate 360
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Articulate Global, Inc.
I am not a fully trained instructional designer, but I found the user experience to be enjoyable. I have crafted my own revision of a course using Articulate 360 and while the process was lengthy, I found edits and changes to be relatively easy to implement. I also had a great deal of fun making tweaks, organizing and adding imagery. I think with regard to creating online courses/products for students to utilize, this is a great program and serves several levels of instructional design well (from me being brand new to this, to my supervisor who is newly certified, up to a longtime LD). I don't know that this is wholly relevant to courses that are live, be they in-person or virtual (Zoom webinars for example). Most of the material created in Articulate 360 tends to sit on the side of an on-demand, at-your-own-pace as far as coursework is concerned. A live course with an instructor, while it could be utilized in a live setting, the way it would be used I am unsure would be as dynamic or worthwhile as other more traditional options.
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Pros
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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Articulate Global, Inc.
  • Rise is clean and professional. It looks polished to users and is easy for learners to follow.
  • They have outstanding support.
  • Storyline allows you to create some very engaging intricate interactive learning.
  • Generally, their products are user friendly.
  • They are considered the Gold standard in elearning authoring.
  • Their courses can be read on phones, tablets computers. etc.
  • They also have a powerpoint add in for making really nice slides.
  • Their review tool, allows you to easily send the courses to reviewers who can update in course.
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Cons
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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Articulate Global, Inc.
  • I'd like to see more variety in the types of interactions available. The ones that exist now (hot spot, drag n' drop, flip cards, etc.) are useful, but it would be nice to have more options without having to build something custom in Storyline to pull over. For example, I'd like a more elaborate sorting activity, customizable drag and drop activity, game options such as crosswords, options that allow user response, and more variety in the quizzing and assessment.
  • The built-in branching scenario feature requires a bit of trial and error. I'd like to see a snapshot, at-a-glance view of the scenario so it easier to see where the branching is, or where its missing.
  • The built-in assessment features are pretty limited - the Knowledge Check block has only multiple choice, multiple response, fill in the blank and basic matching. There is the option to pull in a test bank which is great, but it would be great to have more options built-in without having to develop something more elaborate in Storyline.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Articulate Global, Inc.
Articulate 360 is an essential tool in our organisation's workflow. The money that we make through its use, far outweighs the cost of renewing our licenses. Articulate 360 has exposed us to new clients that we may not have otherwise encountered if we did not subscribe to the Articulate services.
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Usability
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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Articulate Global, Inc.
I rate the overall usability of Articulate 360 ​​with an 8, because of the many possibilities the software offers me. The software ensures that almost anyone without knowledge of coding can develop an interactive online course in a fairly simple and pleasant way.
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Reliability and Availability
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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Articulate Global, Inc.
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Performance
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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Articulate Global, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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Articulate Global, Inc.
It took forever to get someone to respond--either by email or by phone--directly to a pricing and licensing question. It is unfortunate that a company that has such potential as a streamlined course building/authoring tool not only missed the boat with service but also proves itself to be all fluff and no substance.
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In-Person Training
Adobe
Training by my staff was quick. Could have been a bit longer. Had to pick up on things myself
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Articulate Global, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
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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Articulate Global, Inc.
It is pretty straight forward and easy to implement is you are already creating eLearning. If you have old courses created in other versions of Articulate I recommend you update them to the new version even though it is not necessary (especially From Storyline3 to 360) but if you don't you may find difficulty opening and keeping things straight
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Alternatives Considered
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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Articulate Global, Inc.
Adobe Captivate has a ton of incredible functionality. You're able to fully customize user experiences through interactive elements, buttons, transitions, hiding and activating various elements, and so on. But overall Captivate is insanely difficult for someone new to the tool to learn. Most of what I learned about Captivate, I had to do by trial and error or by watching Paul Wilson's YouTube videos. I find Articulate 360 to be far more intuitive
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Scalability
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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Articulate Global, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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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Articulate Global, Inc.
  • I am an independent user so far so no ROI; however it has clearly made a positive impact on my course as my students love the clear navigation interface and know exactly where to find content.
  • On point to consider is that it has no forum option on its lesson option so this hinders some asynchronous users from interacting with others on the course.
  • Users have expressed many positive feedback from using Articulate 360 which increases productivity and engagement.
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ScreenShots

Adobe Learning Manager Screenshots

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Articulate 360 Screenshots

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