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Articulate Storyline vs HubSpot Academy

Articulate Storyline
220 Ratings
HubSpot Academy
37 Ratings

Articulate Storyline

220 Ratings
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Score 9 out of 100

Based on 220 reviews and ratings

HubSpot Academy

37 Ratings
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Score 8.9 out of 100

Based on 37 reviews and ratings

Attribute Ratings

  • Articulate Storyline is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend

Likelihood to Recommend

9.5

Articulate Storyline

95%
116 Ratings
9.3

HubSpot Academy

93%
3 Ratings

Likelihood to Renew

6.0

Articulate Storyline

60%
21 Ratings

HubSpot Academy

N/A
0 Ratings

Usability

7.7

Articulate Storyline

77%
15 Ratings

HubSpot Academy

N/A
0 Ratings

Availability

8.6

Articulate Storyline

86%
8 Ratings

HubSpot Academy

N/A
0 Ratings

Performance

8.8

Articulate Storyline

88%
10 Ratings

HubSpot Academy

N/A
0 Ratings

Support Rating

9.1

Articulate Storyline

91%
30 Ratings

HubSpot Academy

N/A
0 Ratings

Online Training

5.1

Articulate Storyline

51%
3 Ratings

HubSpot Academy

N/A
0 Ratings

Implementation Rating

10.0

Articulate Storyline

100%
18 Ratings

HubSpot Academy

N/A
0 Ratings

Product Scalability

9.1

Articulate Storyline

91%
4 Ratings

HubSpot Academy

N/A
0 Ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

Articulate Storyline

In an office where you're planning to do a large amount of module-based training, Articulate Storyline will prove useful. A consideration to make, however, is whether your team members focused on training design will have the capacity to learn the software enough to create interesting and effective training modules. The basic functions can be simple, but the more advanced capabilities of the software take considerable effort to master and employ to create the more visually appealing presentations/modules you see in much of the promotional materials. If you have a small training team (or even without anyone dedicated specifically to training and development), Storyline is not a wise choice as the cost and effort required to fully make use of the software would be far too much of a commitment to make it worthwhile.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A. | TrustRadius Reviewer
Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.
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HubSpot Academy

[HubSpot Academy is] just a great tool for everyone who wants to grow at their Marketing, Sales, or customer success career. Their courses are very detailed in information, their teachers are the best in the industry, and it's just easy to take some time and learn. I have enjoyed it a lot.

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Pros

Articulate Storyline

  • Storyline integrates with the Canvas LMS fairly seamlessly. There have been a few glitches, but for the most part, the interactions we have created will play directly in the Canvas LMS.
  • Storyline is great for creating short drag and drop interactions for self-reviews or even graded assignments. Its many options for quizzes such as "answer reveal" or using tabs help the student get a different perspective on the content rather than just an "A, B, or C" answer.
  • Storyline is great for tutorials or training sessions. There are many options to help guide the learner (or employee) through a process. it is not just linear, but you can branch the slides based on the answers. A great way to engage the learner or employee.

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Mark Labbett | TrustRadius Reviewer
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HubSpot Academy

  • Video content.
  • Clear explanations.
  • Marketing tips and strategies.

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Cons

Articulate Storyline

  • I wish that you could customize the UI ribbons to bring features you use frequently to the front and to hide options you rarely use.
  • It would be great if there was a way for non-technical collaborators (SMEs, management, etc) to be able to open a *.story file directly and provide comments. You currently have to publish the course, load it to the LMS, update the LMS, and then hope that users can find it in the LMS. A Storyline Viewer/Previewer standalone application would be awesome.
  • The price is too high for freelancers to purchase and use. I no longer contract and work exclusively for the firm, but even with our resources, the high price limits the number of licenses available to use.

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Benjamin Brogdon | TrustRadius Reviewer
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HubSpot Academy

  • [I feel] they could expand the lessons to more real-world examples and ideas to take the learning further
  • [I believe] the ability to go back on a question in the exam would be nice
  • New courses that go more in depth on a certain topic, with homework and ideas to try

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Casey Cleary (LION) | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Pricing Details

Articulate Storyline

General

Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

$99 per one user/per year

Articulate Storyline Editions & Modules

Edition
Companies - Teams Plan$1,2991
Freelancers - Personal Plan$992
Freelancers - Teams Plan$1,2993
Academic - Personal Plan$4994
Academic - Teams Plan$6495
  1. per user/per year
  2. per one user/per year
  3. per user/per year/for teams of one or more
  4. per one user/per year
  5. per user/per year/for teams of one or more
Additional Pricing Details
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HubSpot Academy

General

Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

—

HubSpot Academy Editions & Modules

—
Additional Pricing Details
—

Likelihood to Renew

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Storyline 6.0
Based on 21 answers
We are moving away from the standalone eCourse model, so depending upon when that shift happens, we might choose not to renew since we won't be supporting eCourses built in Articulate Storyline anymore. As long as we are still selling and supporting those eCourses, we will continue to renew the licenses we have.

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Rebecca McKenna | TrustRadius Reviewer
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HubSpot Academy

No score
No answers yet
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Usability

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Storyline 7.7
Based on 15 answers
The basics are easy to learn but you won't get really robust activities from using just the basics. However, if you can invest the time in learning how to use all of Storyline's features, you'll have tremendous learning development power at your fingertips. I do have to say, though, that there is a beautiful logic to how everything in Storyline works. Once you learn a few of the advanced features, you can learn them all because there's a similar underlying logic. The interface is also very appealing and friendly.

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Louisa Fricker | TrustRadius Reviewer
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HubSpot Academy

No score
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Reliability and Availability

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Storyline 8.6
Based on 8 answers
Installed software so alway available

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Tony Chilvers | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tony Chilvers
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HubSpot Academy

No score
No answers yet
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Support Rating

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Storyline 9.1
Based on 30 answers
They are support-superstars and the software they use for support is excellent too (I don't know what it is). The model they use for support should be followed by all companies. It is a conversation/discussion forum model that shows everyone's questions in a knowledge base capacity so you can get the help you need in a speedy way.

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Rebecca Mogollón | TrustRadius Reviewer
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HubSpot Academy

No score
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Online Training

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Storyline 5.1
Based on 3 answers
I love the fact that both a demonstration AND text version of the tutorials are available. Our firewall was blocking the demos until I requested my company allow them! Having the text version available still enabled me to learn from the tutorials. They are very well done and informative, and there is a tutorial for just about anything you need to learn to do with Storyline. I have always been more than satisfied with the support and training available to us for all Articulate products and I love the community!

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Melissa Jordan | TrustRadius Reviewer
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HubSpot Academy

No score
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Implementation Rating

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Storyline 10.0
Based on 18 answers
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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Refugio &quot;Gio&quot; Jones | M.A. | TrustRadius Reviewer
Refugio "Gio" Jones | M.A.
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HubSpot Academy

No score
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Alternatives Considered

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Storyline is the only authoring tool we have used with our LMS to date. We are seeing different platforms now, as opposed to LMS platforms. And, many of those have their own content. However, we will always need to create/author our own because of the nature of what we do and how we do it. I'm a big fan!

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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HubSpot Academy

I think it goes straight to the point. It doesn't have a million courses but it's enough with the ones they have because they're amazing.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Scalability

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Storyline 9.1
Based on 4 answers
It is easy to train new users and manage content. Being able to import older projects and PPT files makes it very easy to use for a lot of "moonlighters" in our department.

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Melissa Jordan | TrustRadius Reviewer
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HubSpot Academy

No score
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Return on Investment

Articulate Storyline

  • Allows for on-demand training that is accessible to anyone in the organization instantaneously.
  • Heavily reduces travel expenses by eliminating the need for in-person training classes.
  • Gives my department creative liberties in designing content that can be customized to each and every subject/business group in the organization. No two courses are ever the same.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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HubSpot Academy

  • Implementation a month early.
  • Less time paid to consultants.
  • Implemented advanced functionalities quickly.

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