Articulate 360 vs. Big Think Edge vs. iSpring Suite

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Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Articulate 360	Score 9.3 out of 10	N/A	Articulate 360 is an e-learning platform for creating workplace training. Users can build engaging courses with AI-enhanced authoring, simplify collaboration, and quickly share content. A subscription includes robust onboarding resources and access to a community of 1.5M pros.	$1,124 per year
Big Think Edge	Score 5.0 out of 10	N/A	Big Think Edge is an online learning content delivery platform, from Big Think in New York.	N/A
iSpring Suite	Score 8.7 out of 10	N/A	iSpring Suite helps users build courses that are mobile-ready and adaptive. It’s integrated with PowerPoint, so users can create the content in the familiar PPT interface without spending time on specific training. The toolkit supports the creation of professional courses, video lectures, role-play simulations, and a range of assessments that display and work on any device. With the iSpring Suite AI package, users have even more capabilities for creating eLearning content. It comes with…	$970 per year per user

Pricing

Articulate 360

Big Think Edge

iSpring Suite

Editions & Modules

Articulate 360 Standard - Academic - Teams Plan: $1,124
per year
Articulate 360 Standard - Personal Plan: $1,199
per year
Articulate 360 AI - Personal Plan: $1,449
per year
Articulate 360 Standard - Teams Plan: $1,499
per year
Articulate 360 AI - Teams Plan: $1,749
per year

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Articulate 360	Big Think Edge	iSpring Suite
Free Trial
Yes	No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Additional Details

If you’re new to Articulate 360, you can try it out free of charge for 30 days. After the trial period is over, you can subscribe to one of our packages. Articulate 360 is available on the Articulate website and through Articulate Authorized Resellers.

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Academic, non-profit, government and volume discounts are available.

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Community Pulse
	Articulate 360	Big Think Edge	iSpring Suite
Considered Multiple Products	Articulate 360 Verified User Professional Chose Articulate 360 Articulate 360 is versatile. Helpful? SS Sophia Strickfaden Senior Instructional Designer Chose Articulate 360 So easy! Also fills a niche they don’t Incentivized Helpful? MM Marcy MulhollandChandler Senior Instructional Designer Chose Articulate 360 There’s no comparison, I think that when you do one thing or concentrate on one aspect, you can only get better at it! That’s why Articulate does. Incentivized Helpful? CD Caroline Doucet Senior Instructional Designer Chose Articulate 360 Articulate 360 is easier to navigate, share across teams and is more powerful than any of the tools I mentioned. Incentivized Helpful? TJ Tobi Jones Sr Instructional Designer Chose Articulate 360 Articulate makes collaborating and working within online learning creation so simple. Incentivized Helpful? Travis Thompson Learning Specialist Chose Articulate 360 It's literally better at everything. Except for text to speech, which is butts. Incentivized Helpful? JS Jenny Saucerman Online Learning Instructional Design Manager Chose Articulate 360 iSpring gets me branching scenarios. I really wish it'd do branching video though. Genially is much more visually appealing but it's not as powerful as Storyline. dominKnow was at the forefront of responsive design, but as soon as Storyline incorporated that it lost its … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Articulate 360 iSpring, I believe, was inspired by Articulate 360 upon their first launch. Triggers were intuitive to use and easily captured PowerPoint animations and triggers when importing them into the system. Incentivized Helpful? Kaitlin Olsen BHRLR CPHR SHRM-SCP Senior Manager, L&D Chose Articulate 360 Articulate has a higher price point, but met more of our development needs. Incentivized Helpful? JA Julie Ault Instructional Designer Chose Articulate 360 Articulate is way more user friendly and not as complex as some of the other tools on the market. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Articulate 360 It is better for content authoring and we can upload the SCORM file directly to our LMS. Incentivized Helpful? Ashley Chiasson Instructional Designer Chose Articulate 360 Articulate really has market hold and for me, it’s primarily because of the overall usability and features compared to competing tools. Helpful? RL Robin Larrabee People Development and Experience Manager Chose Articulate 360 The winning factor for Articulate 360 Rise was the ease of use and compatibility with Mac. I like the other 2, but iSpring requires a Windows-based computer and Captivate is pricier. Some other members of my organization use Articulate 360 Storyline, but I choose not to. It's … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Articulate 360 Most of the other software don't have as many templates as Articulate 360. They are not as easy to use. Also, once you get an Articulate subscription, unless another software has a low price point or offers something unique there is no reason to change. I have not been … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Articulate 360 Articulate 360 does stack up to iSpring, however, iSpring was more willing to help during COVID-19. Adobe Presenter does help, however, it struggles with its library of graphics. As for course building, I have tried CourseArc (more like a Learning Management System), WhizCabin … Incentivized Helpful? Daniel Terán Diseñador Instruccional │ Experto Elearning Chose Articulate 360 Articulate has several complementary software to create different types of courses, however, iSpring can only create adaptive but non-responsive courses. iSpring has its advantages to produce very fast courses, but Articulate has many extra functions that allow you to customize … Incentivized Helpful? RA Richard Avenius Senior Instructional Designer Chose Articulate 360 Articulate 360 provided a better experience than any of the other software programs out there that offered similar functionality. It was far easier to use than something like Captivate, while being similarly feature-rich. At the same time, it didn't lack the features of … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Articulate 360 For the features and the price, you can't go wrong with Articulate 360. With the full suite of products, I have found that I use Rise to create simple courses and Storyline for more complex ones. After trialing Captivate and Storyline side by side, I found that creating was … Helpful?	Big Think Edge No answer on this topic	iSpring Suite Verified User Project Manager Chose iSpring Suite Articulate 360 offers Storyline in their suite, which is a much better tool for customized and advanced e-learning development, iSpring could compete with them in the field of responsive authoring tool (iSpring Page) and tools for stakeholder's reviewing. Considering conversion … Helpful? Mark Piskura Customer Training Solutions Lead Chose iSpring Suite Both of the above-mentioned products are pricier and while they may deliver more advanced featured, iSpring is capable of delivering satisfactory results. Incentivized Helpful? Beate Westphal IT Management Consulting Chose iSpring Suite Compared to other applications, iSpring Suite is based on PowerPoint and therefore on a familiar way of working for creating content for knowledge transfer. This basis facilitates a very simple and uncomplicated transition to the new tool for new users. New users are quickly … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose iSpring Suite So much simpler. Integrates well with PowerPoint so there is little learning curve. Articulate is more powerful but that level of detail is not required for most applications. The learning curve with Articulate is much larger. Incentivized Helpful? Billy Coe IT Manager Chose iSpring Suite We have chosen iSpring Suite over Articulate partially due to cost but also iSpring Suite does not distort the PowerPoint templates we have made as it does not import them into itself rather it becomes a part of PowerPoint. Incentivized Helpful? Leah Massey Training and Employee Development Manager Chose iSpring Suite When comparing features, price point and ease of use, there was no question which I was choosing. iSpring Suite offered more features and was the easiest to use. Additionally, it was one of the most cost conscious choices. It was a no brainer! Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose iSpring Suite iSpring Suite is far superior. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose iSpring Suite lower cost, instant usability. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose iSpring Suite I like the webinars and the customer support available with ispring. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose iSpring Suite For us, it's really important to have the freedom to innovate by freeing our creativity through the functions offered by iSpring Suite. Other solutions don't offer the same flexibility as iSpring Suite, and for us this was an important factor in our choice of the Ispring … Incentivized Helpful? Julie Vidal Health and safety engineer Chose iSpring Suite A more attractive price, an easier-to-use platform for user monitoring and content publishing. Customer service is easily accessible in case of difficulty. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Team Lead Chose iSpring Suite Captivate is too complicated to use, you need a lot of knowledge in this tool to get good results, it is also quite expensive and you need a very powerful computer for it to work. Articulate is easier to use than Captivate, but it is also expensive and the learning curve is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose iSpring Suite iSprings offers competitive pricing and more value for your purchase. Incentivized Helpful? Barrie McKay Training and Development Manager Chose iSpring Suite I found this software more difficult to use, and had a steep learning curve, where I did not find this with iSpring Suite. Honestly could not believe how easy it was to use and get going. Support was great to get going with lots of webinars to watch for each type of content you … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose iSpring Suite Ultimately, I selected iSpring Suite because of the ease of use and small learning curve. I needed to be able to start creating content immediately, and after doing trial periods with iSpring as well as some of the other options, it was clear that I could be up and running the … Incentivized Helpful? Stephani Alvarado Enterprise L&D Program Lead Chose iSpring Suite For our use, much better! Helpful? Andreea Trif Freelance Instructional designer & eLearning creator Chose iSpring Suite I chose iSpring because of its minimal learning curve and all its automated features. Helpful? Jill Searcy eLearning Developer/LMS Administrator Chose iSpring Suite iSpring is superior in ease of use and speed of development. iSpring is easier to learn and implement. iSpring has the best support of any tool I have used. Helpful? Lydia García González Técnico de formación elearning. Gestor FUNDAE Chose iSpring Suite When we were working with Articulate we needed some technical experts to create javascript commands to make courses, so we needed 3 weeks at least to finish one of them. With iSpring Suite, you just need to work with PowerPoint, and you can create a great course in just 1 week! Helpful? JB Jim Bullington Technology Specialist Chose iSpring Suite iSpring is a much easier product to use. Helpful? Adam Jackson FGCLP MAHRI Learning and Development Officer Chose iSpring Suite We found that the price point comparison was vastly different from some competitors. iSpring is a relatively cheap authoring tool but delivers so much capability for the price. It may not have the capability of some other tools, but it also has a very small learning curve, … Incentivized Helpful? Daniel Terán Diseñador Instruccional │ Experto Elearning Chose iSpring Suite The main advantage of iSpring over its competitors is the speed with which you can create a SCORM course with it. With the use of Powerpoint as a base program, everything is very easy and fast to design. In our case, customers needed to virtualize a lot of content from their … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Articulate 360	Big Think Edge	iSpring Suite
Likelihood to Recommend	9.3 (518 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (122 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.7 (25 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (3 ratings)
Usability	8.8 (374 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	8.2 (64 ratings)
Availability	9.1 (5 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	8.7 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	9.1 (31 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (17 ratings)
In-Person Training	6.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Online Training	9.1 (3 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.6 (9 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (1 ratings)
Configurability	8.7 (2 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	7.3 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.1 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Professional Services	7.3 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	7.3 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	7.3 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Articulate 360	Big Think Edge	iSpring Suite
Likelihood to Recommend	Articulate Global, Inc. I have encountered very few scenarios where at least one tool in the Articulate suite was not the appropriate solution. My team uses Rise to make job aids. We use storyline to create longer courses, interactive knowledge checks, immersive 360 degree scenarios, or even just animations with voice over to insert into Rise. I've even used storyline to create apps and "websites" for training repositories Incentivized CM Cameron Miller Creative Services Manager Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc iSpring Suite gives me a platform to easily create training courses for any number of subjects, custom-designed to fit my workplace. I can include quizzes that allow me to track both the completion rate of the course and the success rate of the training. Its user-friendliness stands out and makes my role as Training Director much easier on a day-to-day basis. MA Matt Agostini Training Director Read full review
Pros	Articulate Global, Inc. It provides training for new users and opportunities for users to continue to develop their skills in this space. It provides a community for its users to collaborate and solve problems together as needed. It allows for collaborative work between users on the same team and makes the review process simple and easy. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc Great range of images to use to show real people in the slides across the slideset because of the number of different actions they are doing Support is easy to access and always helpful with easy to understand advice as well as links to further knowledge Recording narration and editing within the iSpring Suite presentation makes it easy to use this function as a novice. Incentivized JL Jayne Lehmann Director, RN and Credentialled Diabetes Educator Read full review
Cons	Articulate Global, Inc. Feature suggestions take a long time to be added to the software Would like to see deeper options for some of the learner engagement activities (Drag and drop, sliders, etc. ) Occasionally will not save as expected, and you have to create a copy to keep working on a project Incentivized RP Randall Polliard Senior Instructional Designer Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc More facial expressions of the characters. Update independent of my prompting/box checking. Add details on what the customized play includes when the mouse hovers over the icon. It took a bit of time to realize that this was where we could select different layouts. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Articulate Global, Inc. I haven't seen any other platform for developing learning materials that is as comprehensive or as reliable as Articulate has proven to be for our use. Because our group has a number of PowerPoint power users, the PowerPoint integration with Articulate is particularly beneficial. Incentivized Tom Pile Creative Director Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc I would give it 10 but I also like to try new solutions. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Articulate Global, Inc. Usability is where Articulate shines. Anyone who has ever built a PowerPoint can open the tool and quickly understand how to use it. The more complex aspects of the tool are also very user-friendly, but you can build great content without ever going into advanced variables or JavaScript. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc iSpring Suite is a perfect tool overall to create contents in collaboration with colleagues. There are some difficulties though in usability but the usability is OK in total. We are fully satisfied with the customer support. There are simple online tutorials and a team of competent support colleagues. The support content is sometimes not simply accessible, you need to search for them longer. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Reliability and Availability	Articulate Global, Inc. I love how when there is any downtime that the user can still access the tool Incentivized BA Bonnie Ankle Instructional Designer Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc No answers on this topic
Performance	Articulate Global, Inc. Pages load fast, the videos play normally, and I haven't seen any delays in the system Incentivized BA Bonnie Ankle Instructional Designer Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc No answers on this topic
Support Rating	Articulate Global, Inc. I rate the overall support for Articulate 360 with a 9. On the one hand because of the smooth and accurate support from Articulate's support team (usually within 24 hours) and on the other because of the commitment / use of a community (e-learning Heroes) where I have all kinds of insights from other helpful users. Paul Alders Owner/Founder Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc Great software is only exceeded by their fantastic support. Prompt responses, complete with clearly outlined steps to follow, are just the beginning. There are tremendous resources and continual webinars to challenge what we think we know about the iSpring Suite. I often use PowerPoint to lay out marketing slides, add music and narration, then publish them as an MP4 video. I can count on iSpring support to assist me when I need help. MA Mike Arroyo Director of Implementations and Customer Development Read full review
In-Person Training	Articulate Global, Inc. The instructors don't know how to use it. Incentivized BA Bonnie Ankle Instructional Designer Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc No answers on this topic
Online Training	Articulate Global, Inc. The online training options given by the online tutorials, forums, and "E-Learning Heroes" community are simply awesome. Examples galore, easy to understand descriptions including step-by-step guides, images, occasionally videos, and the "Articulate Insiders" sub-community give you more materials to learn about Storyline than you are likely to be able to read. Guido Roessling Researcher and Educator Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating	Articulate Global, Inc. Outside of having to dedicate a powerful enough PC for the installation and having to update Flash in our browsers there really isn't much pain involved in using Articulate. For the most part this is an easy to implement and roll-out product. The installation occurs quickly and smoothly with no additional steps needed. Refugio "Gio" Jones \| M.A. Learning Designer & Developer Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Articulate Global, Inc. Articulate 360 has a very high skill cap, but it has the ability to develop a lot more and give you grading or results feedback when it comes to demonstrating and distributing out different information. The creative design behind it allows for a classroom to be virtual in your hand or somewhere on the go or even designing it for other people to use. This is the thing that I like most about the other product, such as the camp PowerPoint, which doesn't have accessibility. Incentivized Lealand Sellers CEO Holistic Life Coach/ Instructional Designer Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc Ultimately, I selected iSpring Suite because of the ease of use and small learning curve. I needed to be able to start creating content immediately, and after doing trial periods with iSpring as well as some of the other options, it was clear that I could be up and running the quickest with iSpring. I don't see any features that are missing for what I need, and it was also the cheapest option. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Scalability	Articulate Global, Inc. Easy to use. Cheap. It has a lot of features. Ionut Marin Ofiter Suport Aplicatii Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Articulate Global, Inc. Ease of use and the built in accessibility features are awesome Ability to create modules quickly and efficiently Ability to share modules with our training committee via Review 360 has made tracking suggestions easy The version tracking is Rise 360 makes it very easy to see changes over time. Incentivized MK Michelle Kiefer eLearning Training Associate Read full review	Big Think No answers on this topic	iSpring Solutions Inc The ROI on this product has been great It has enhance my reputation personally within the organization. This has led to other departments requesting me by name to head up eLearning development projects, even delaying their own deadlines to ensure that I am involved. Other than a few duds (I let some inexperienced vocal talent slip thru in the heat of multiple conflicting deadlines), learner feedback has skyrocketed over that developed before I became involved and standardized the effort on iSpring Steve Sowell Consultant Read full review
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