Rise vs. Near-Life CREATOR

We have utilized Articulate Rise for our primary curriculum design platform for multiple years. Although it can look pricey compared with other free options, they do a great job of supporting nonprofit use and more cost-effective. By doing so, they continue to be the best in the industry when it comes to value relative to cost with a nice suite of content creation tools that can easily create an out-of-the-box online curriculum while still being easy to navigate for traditional teachers who may be extremely knowledgeable about curriculum development but not tech-savvy. The product could benefit from more content formats and activity types (doesn't seem to have been updated in years) and more authority and control over color/visual palettes and style.

Incentivized

• Mobile compatibility
• Rapid eLearning design
• Online collaboration

Incentivized

• I think it struggles a little being screen-reader friendly
• Image sizes are challenging sometimes to get right
• Storyline blocks mean you need to make sure you don't delete them from Articulate Rise

Incentivized

Rise is simpler, but has fewer options.

Incentivized

• Value-add of being able to design curriculum for other organizations and schools
• Ability to easily create content for web-based use without having to worry about individual learning gains/student tracking
• No built-in tracking/student measurement features require accompanying CMS/LMS if wish to understand student gains and evaluate progress.

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