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Based on 74 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Learning Management
Articulate 360
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

9.4
Brightspace
94%
Brightspace ranks higher in 11/11 features
Brightspace ranks higher in 11/11 features
Course authoring
N/A
0 Ratings

9.4
94%
9 Ratings
Course catalog or library
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
100%
6 Ratings
Player/Portal
N/A
0 Ratings

9.7
97%
7 Ratings
Learning content
N/A
0 Ratings

9.4
94%
9 Ratings
Mobile friendly
N/A
0 Ratings

9.7
97%
8 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications
N/A
0 Ratings

9.4
94%
9 Ratings
Assignments
N/A
0 Ratings

9.7
97%
9 Ratings
Compliance management
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
80%
1 Rating
Learning administration
N/A
0 Ratings

9.7
97%
8 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics
N/A
0 Ratings

9.7
97%
9 Ratings
Social learning
N/A
0 Ratings

8.4
84%
9 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Articulate 360 is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Usability
- Brightspace is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
Articulate 360
91%
60 Ratings

9.2
Brightspace
92%
44 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
Articulate 360
91%
1 Rating

9.0
Brightspace
90%
25 Ratings
Usability
8.5
Articulate 360
85%
8 Ratings

6.4
Brightspace
64%
11 Ratings
Availability
Articulate 360
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
Brightspace
90%
2 Ratings
Performance
Articulate 360
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
Brightspace
90%
4 Ratings
Support Rating
7.6
Articulate 360
76%
23 Ratings

10.0
Brightspace
100%
11 Ratings
Online Training
Articulate 360
N/A
0 Ratings

4.0
Brightspace
40%
2 Ratings
Implementation Rating
Articulate 360
N/A
0 Ratings

1.6
Brightspace
16%
6 Ratings
Product Scalability
Articulate 360
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
Brightspace
90%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
Articulate 360
Articulate 360 is a great authoring tool for beginners. It has a very clean user interface and makes creating courses a breeze. You don't need to have much experience as an instructional designer to create a great and professional-looking course. I would recommend it for instructors who want to create intuitive courses available on many different platforms.
HS Teacher
The Village SchoolEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Brightspace
If you're an educational institution (K-12, Higher Ed, etc.), this is an amazing tool, and it will provide you all the functionality to support anything you may want and need it to do.If you are looking at Brightspace as a tool for corporate training, I'm not sure exactly how good or bad it will be for you. My guess would be that it likely depends on your organization's size. Along that line, what I can speak to is how we use it for our customized training and in-house professional development/training, and it works fantastically for that. While we primarily use it for normal higher ed coursework, we regularly do training and professional development for all of our employees and I manage those along with our HR department. Because we use it for many other things as well, all of our employees are familiar with the product, which makes our trainings go that much smoother and makes my job that much easier.
Director of Teaching Excellence
Minnesota State College SoutheastHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Pros
Articulate 360
- Ease of use/ability to learn how to use features
- Clean and simple design output makes it easy for learners to navigate through courses
- Freedom to create what your imagination can dream up
- Community Support from e-learning heroes is great! Any issues are normally resolved with the community within a day and articulate staff still follows up.
- 360 is always being upgraded and improved with character bundles, image/video content, and new feature roll-outs.

Verified User
Employee in Customer Service
Hospitality Company, 5001-10,000 employeesBrightspace
- Allowing users to embed content links from YouTube or Google Drive enables learners to experience a richer lesson.
- Providing a powerful editor that allows developers to also include content from Adobe Stock as well as textbook publishers and cloud storage companies gives more power and creative ability to instructors.
- Providing scaling for mobile and traditional computer systems ensures students will not have issues on the go.
- The customization of home pages and groups enable courses to be used for small training sessions with breakout groups, large courses with separate sections, and even just more engaging courses that present themed icons and logos.

Verified User
Professional in Professional Services
Higher Education Company, 10,001+ employeesCons
Articulate 360
- More flexibility to customize the look and feel of Articulate Rise templates (think of position of corporate logo and colors in quizzes)
- A functionality that I would love to see is A morph transition
- The JavaScript trigger can’t be used in preview mode. This really slows down the workflow when working with JavaScript
Owner/Founder
EyeSpirationsE-Learning, 1-10 employees
Brightspace
- One can feel a bit rushed on the Brightspace platform during the log-out period. Security requirements may require this, but it makes end-users more conscious about getting through content than taking notes.
- From my experience, there is not a direct connection between the platform and Outlook.
- Some content on the platform can feel redundant.
Process Optimization Analyst
QuadPrinting, 10,001+ employees
Pricing Details
Articulate 360
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0 per year
Articulate 360 Editions & Modules
Edition
Teams | $1,299.001 |
---|
- per year
Additional Pricing Details
Articulate 360 is available on the Articulate website and through Articulate Authorized Resellers. The Articulate 360 Teams plan is available for $1,299 per user, per year, and individual subscriptions perfect for freelancers are available for $999 per user, per year (all prices USD). Eligible educational customers receive a 50% discount on list prices.Brightspace
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Brightspace Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
Must contact vendor for pricing information. 30-day free trial is available.Likelihood to Renew
Articulate 360
Articulate 360 9.1
Based on 1 answer
Articulate 360 is now an integral part of our offering
Director
Elearning LaboratoryComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Brightspace
Brightspace 9.0
Based on 25 answers
I would never give any system a perfect score. In the technology environment today we need to be constantly looking at ways to improve the user experience and LMS companies like Desire2Learn need to know that we have options today with other systems and they need to stay current with features and listen to their customers.
Director, Distance Learning
Johnson County Community CollegeHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Usability
Articulate 360
Articulate 360 8.5
Based on 8 answers
Overall I can't fault Articulate 360. Sure, there are always enhancements that an individual user would like to see introduced, but generally speaking the usability is second to none.
Articulate 360 offers something for users of all levels. It can be friendly enough not to turn off novices, but has enough about it to keep the professional coming back for more.
Director | E-Learning Design and Development
4pt Ltd.E-Learning, 1-10 employees
Brightspace
Brightspace 6.4
Based on 11 answers
Overall, the learning environment works as expected. However, there are plenty of bugs. For example, for a few versions, trying to print out a PDF from the Content screen in several browsers would produce a blank page. We inform D2L support about these issues, most of which are known issues. However, they are very slow to respond. D2L seems to spend more time selling than actually coding and testing their product. Most of the issues are not major -- however, there have been a few that are unbelievable. In fact, this past week we had a sudden issue where the "Submit" button in quizzes would not appear if users had a certain browser/operating system combination. This is a major problem, if students cannot submit their exams! D2L is slow to respond to these kinds of situations, which do occur more often than I would like.

Verified User
Program Manager in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employeesReliability and Availability
Articulate 360
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Brightspace
Brightspace 9.0
Based on 2 answers
Both students and instructor enjoy the 24-hoiur access. After, all isn't that the point of online learning. As an instructor located in an Eastern time zone state it is great to connect with students located in a Pacific time zone state. I have gotten comments about the early hours I am in the course room grading assignments . . . 4:00 a.m. PST; 7:00 a.m. EST So, it's sleep time for my students and "first cup of coffee" time for me.
Online Course Professor
Trine UniversityHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Performance
Articulate 360
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Brightspace
Brightspace 9.0
Based on 4 answers
Easy to navigate; little to no delay from one section of the course room to another; actually fun to use after overcoming the learning curve.
Online Course Professor
Trine UniversityHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Support Rating
Articulate 360
Articulate 360 7.6
Based on 23 answers
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.

Verified User
Professional in Other
E-Learning Company, 5001-10,000 employeesBrightspace
Brightspace 10.0
Based on 11 answers
I have had excellent support from Desire2Learn. Any ticket that I submit is acknowledged immediately and the correction is usually almost as quick. We use this for thousands of classes and it is pretty well liked by both faculty and students. We have been using it for almost 4 years now and most of our instructors have become pretty proficient with it.
Microcomputer Systems Specialist II
Southern Illinois UniversityHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees
In-Person Training
Articulate 360
No answers on this topic
Brightspace
Did not participate in the in-person training due to distance; training was completed online
Online Course Professor
Trine UniversityHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Online Training
Articulate 360
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Brightspace
Brightspace 4.0
Based on 2 answers
The training provided online did not, necessarily, fit the version of the system that I was using. Screens were somewhat different and not all options were readily available. This could have been due to customization on the part of my institution however, I rather believe it was due to version changes and training materials not yet being updated.
Instructional Development Specialist
The Ohio State UniversityHigher Education, 10,001+ employees
Implementation Rating
Articulate 360
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Brightspace
Brightspace 1.6
Based on 6 answers
The D2L implementation team listened to our concerns and built a system based upon our needs. We wanted to keep them after the initial implementation.
Director, Distance Learning
Johnson County Community CollegeHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Alternatives Considered
Articulate 360
Articulate 360 has the total package vs the other tools. If you just wanted to do video, you can use tools like Camtasia. Another elearning tool I have tried is called Viewlet Builder. It was a very stripped down version of a Storyline type software where you could create and produce elearning modules as well. Articulate 360 has pretty much all of the capabilities of the other kinds of elearning development tools, so you pretty much only need one suite instead of compiling a toolkit of mixed software

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Pharmaceuticals Company, 201-500 employeesBrightspace
I have used Blackboard Learn 8 and 9. I am currently learning about Canvas. Blackboard is overall much clunkier and lacks the intuitive feel in some parts of D2L. Its grade book is much harder to control and manipulate than D2L's. Its navigation menu can be more radically modified from the default than D2L's, but this doesn't seem that useful to me. Discussions in Blackboard can be more easily reorganized than in D2L, but no grading of discussions is possible. Blackboard Assignments is a good innovation which allows markup directly in the students' submissions, but it displays student work in a confusing manner that doesn't allow for any customization, and its markup options need further tweaking. Furthermore, no rubrics can be used in Blackboard in any way to grade any kind of work (that I am aware of). Overall, I would choose D2L over Blackboard.
Instructional Academic Staff
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireHigher Education, 501-1000 employees
Scalability
Articulate 360
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Brightspace
Brightspace 9.0
Based on 1 answer
During my first semester working with Desire2Learn the integrated learning management system was more down than up. This meant reconfiguring assignment due dates, frustration for both the instructor, students, and help desk staff. After an upgrade, Desire2Learn has been reliable.
Online Course Professor
Trine UniversityHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
Articulate 360
- So far we have been able to implement a host of interactive eLearnings that have received a widely positive reception from our learner base! It has some glitches but everyone is mostly happy with it and seem to learn a lot.
- Rise is so easy to use that I can whip up a course as easily as I can whip up an outline, so usually, I just dive into course creation and share that as my "outline." This helps me get work done faster.
- Being able to review my work with the 'Review' tool has allowed us to collaborate much more quickly, which has DEEPLY benefitted one of our big revenue-generating projects last year.
Content Developer
BirkmanHuman Resources, 11-50 employees
Brightspace
- I cannot speak to whether this system is less expensive than the more fully featured Blackboard, but employees are far less efficient, frustrated, and require frequent calls to the help center to set up fairly simple course templates.
- I have been asked to consider teaching courses which will be completely online at my current institution. I have done such online courses several times at other universities, but I have decided Desire2Learn is too frustrating and cumbersome to do so. I am now exploring using Google Drive to teach a course online. Otherwise, I will not teach online until required or I find an alternate system.

Verified User
Professional in Research & Development
Higher Education Company, 5001-10,000 employees