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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Articulate 360

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AArticulate 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.

    $1,449

    per year per user

    Synthesia

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ASynthesia is an AI video generation platform that can be used by companies to turn boring docs, PowerPoints or PDFs into more engaging training, marketing or how-to videos.

    $30

    per month

    Pricing
    Articulate 360Synthesia
    Editions & Modules
    Articulate 360 AI - Personal Plan
    $1,449
    per year
    Articulate 360 AI - Teams Plan
    $1,749
    per year
    Frontline
    Starting at $500
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    Pricing Offerings
    Articulate 360Synthesia
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsIf you’re new to Articulate 360, you can try it out free of charge. After the trial period is over, you can subscribe to one of the following packages: Articulate 360 AI Teams plan: $1,749 per user per year Rise: Build beautiful training that automatically adapts to every screen Storyline: Create deeply custom, interactive courses AI generation: Guide AI to draft complete courses and other formats from source material Collaboration: Get stakeholder input, share for review, and finalize faster Integrations: Stay in your flow of work with connections to Google Drive, OneDrive, Claude, ChatGPT, and more Flexible distribution: Share trackable links, export to your LMS, use our native LMS—Reach—or download in more formats AI tutor: Give learners personalized, in-context guidance and coaching Analytics: Track engagement and completion, with insights to improve effectiveness Advanced workflows available with credits (purchased separately) Personal plan: $1,449 per user per year Rise: Build beautiful training that automatically adapts to every screen Storyline: Create deeply custom, interactive courses AI generation: Guide AI to draft complete courses and other formats from source material Review: Get stakeholder input, share for review, and finalize faster Integrations: Stay in your flow of work with connections to Google Drive, OneDrive, Claude, ChatGPT, and more Flexible distribution: Share trackable links, export to your LMS, use our native LMS—Reach—or download in more formats AI tutor: Give learners personalized, in-context guidance and coaching Analytics: Track engagement and completion, with insights to improve effectiveness Advanced workflows available with credits (purchased separately) Frontline: Starting at $500 Complete training kits: Turn source content into a connected set of training assets, with the right mix of formats chosen for what you're trying to teach Formats that fit the job: Create training decks, guides, scenarios, interactive videos, and quick references, each built for a different training need Quick updates and editing: Use AI to quickly update a whole kit, individual format, or specific sections Insights and analytics: Gather data from surveys, track engagement and completion, and see what questions your team has to improve effectiveness Easy distribution: Share trackable links anywhere your team already works: Slack, Microsoft Teams, email, or text Integrations: Stay in your flow of work with connections to Google Drive, OneDrive, Claude, ChatGPT, and more AI avatars: Create presenter-led videos, no filming required Multi-format translation: Translate each output into 80+ languages in a click AI tutor: Give learners personalized, in-context guidance and coaching—
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    Articulate 360Synthesia
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    Articulate Global Inc.
    Chose Articulate 360
    I have accounts for Camtasia, Vyond, and Synthesia, but I go to Articulate 360 for 90% of the projects I work on because it can do all of the things and with less steps! The other poducts are great, but I find myself piece-milling a lot when I use those. use the others …
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    Articulate 360 offers the best overall coverage for designing elearning at scale. We tend to use other solution such as MURF, Smartcat, and Synthesia in concert with Articulate 360 to create a superior overall learning experience.
    Incentivized
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    Articulate 360 has more options, better options for sharing and collaborating and is over all easier to use. The interface is intuitive as the blocks are present on the page. The UI feels modern, versus what the others have. Tried and true does not seem to be what Articulate …
    Incentivized
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    I used Adobe Captivate when I first started my role as an ID. After doing some research, I found Articulate 360 and have been hooked since. I immediately sold my leader on the idea to invest in the tool.
    Incentivized
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    We still use Camtasia for some video generation. The Camtasia timeline is easier to work with-but I find that Storyline has more customizable options when it comes to video generation.
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    Articulate is the easiest to use, the fastest to create in, and has the best help available when I hit a block or something I don’t know how to do
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    Articulate is far superior to all other development tools I’ve used
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    Articulate is the best! It’s an all in one that allows us to use the other tools!!!
    Incentivized
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    Better all around so we are an Articulate house
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    Very hard to use, not user friendly, no AI
    Incentivized
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    Great product! So far I’ve been impressed with the software
    Incentivized
    Synthesia
    Chose Synthesia
    AI is significantly better, customer service better,
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    622 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    394 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Articulate 360Synthesia
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (685 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.7
    (34 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (540 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.3
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.6
    (36 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.7
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    7.9
    (4 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Articulate 360Synthesia
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Articulate Global Inc.
    It is pretty well suited for information sharing. Where it lacks is training that requires discussions or a lot of complex thinking or decision-making. For content like that, we will usually host live sessions so we can facilitate discussions and actually hear from the learners on how they are using the material that they may have learned in a Rise course
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    Synthesia
    If you need to create explanatory content or videos where the narrator isn't on the front page, Synthesia is a great ally. AI is not welcomed by everyone, or, to put it differently, people don't want to learn from AI, it feels fake, or takes out value. People want to engage with a real human, especially in a learning enviroment. I'd suggest using Synthesia because it saves you a lot of time, but if the avatar is the center of video, it might be an issue. You can note by the way the mouth moves that it's AI. There are ways in Synthesia where you can remove the avatar and just hear its voice (which are great btw) or make them smaller so your atention doesn't go there all the time.
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    Pros
    Articulate Global Inc.
    • Each time I think of an idea for making the course more visually appealing or creative, Articulate 360 has already prepared the functionality.
    • The translation/localization feature is intuitive, fits our work flow, and works great.
    • The UI for Storyline and Rise are clear and intuitive.
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    Synthesia
    • Engaging customer service
    • Easy-to-learn user interface
    • Plentiful, high-quality learning materia
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    Cons
    Articulate Global Inc.
    • I would like to see features like video creating software within the tool.
    • Triggers could be made easier for new users. This may be solved with AI (i.e., tell AI what you want, and AI will create the trigger for you).
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    Synthesia
    • Cost
    • AI voice match to avatar
    • Realness in avatar personality
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Articulate Global Inc.
    This has been a huge time saver with all the new features. It has become a trusted platform for ease of use and reliability. Cost per license continues to stay at a good point for renewal. Using it to think outside of our current needs and innovate in a timely manner.
    Incentivized
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    Synthesia
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    Usability
    Articulate Global Inc.
    I love the tool and while I do use others, this is my go to for Rise and Storyline. While Rise is very easy to use, Storyline is a learned platform. I do not have anyone on my team, yet, and will need to catch new ID up to speed which is why I rated 9
    Incentivized
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    Synthesia
    Synthesia is very good with someone needing to create videos and not a lot of knowledge on the matter. It's easy to use, intuitive and has a lot of tutorials on how to use their features
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    Reliability and Availability
    Articulate Global Inc.
    No issues here
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    Synthesia
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    Performance
    Articulate Global Inc.
    Pages load fast, the videos play normally, and I haven't seen any delays in the system
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    Synthesia
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    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.
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    Synthesia
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    In-Person Training
    Articulate Global Inc.
    The instructors don't know how to use it.
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    Synthesia
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    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.
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    Synthesia
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    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.
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    Synthesia
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    Alternatives Considered
    Articulate Global Inc.
    In my opinion, Articulate 360 offers what all of these provided to me in one place. I love that I can create my own graphics, my own VOs, my own touch, all while also using form fillable templates. I love that I can work with my team on my design in real time. And zipping and posting my packages on our platforms is so easy! To me, these other programs, they all have the LEGO pieces individually , but Articulate 360 has built the whole LEGO castle.
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    Synthesia
    Synthesia is the best in the business.
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    Scalability
    Articulate Global Inc.
    Easy to use. Cheap. It has a lot of features.
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    Synthesia
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    Return on Investment
    Articulate Global Inc.
    • The immersive 360 image activities allowed us to train our field engineers on dangerous topics and environments like electrical safety and on-site safety without even putting a hard hat on.
    • The new AI outline features have decreased our time-to-product by at least 30%
    • The use of a single suite of tools, (along with the creative cloud) led to decreased annual costs over alternative piecemeal solutions.
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    Synthesia
    • Compliance training
    • Translation costs
    Incentivized
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