Articulate Storyline vs iSpring Learn

What users are saying about

Score 8.5 out of 10

Based on 188 reviews and ratings

Score 8.4 out of 10

Based on 14 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Articulate Storyline

iSpring Learn

Course authoring

Course catalog or library

Player/Portal

Learning content

Mobile friendly

Progress tracking & certifications

Assignments

Compliance management

Learning administration

Learning reporting & analytics

Social learning

Pros

The UI closely resembles the general UI that is used by Microsoft Office products. It is instantly familiar, decreasing the learning curve.
Storyline is very powerful. If you can imagine the design, you can develop it in Storyline. The built-in templates and player skins offer a wide variety of page layouts. I particularly like how Storyline organizes slides by scenes and provides a visual map to help you see the course navigation.
Storyline is not a resource hog. You can't simply install it on any machine, but you do not need a tricked-out rig with gaming specs to run. It runs very smoothly on an Intel i5 with 8gb of RAM with plenty of system resources available for Microsoft Office and Adobe applications to run in different windows.
Storyline output HTML is very clean. With other authoring tools, bad Javascript and poor CSS output really had a negative impact as you had to devise workarounds and implement patches for them to work with your LMS. Storyline is the closest authoring tool that I've found "just works."

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Benjamin Brogdon

Instructional Designer

Edward JonesFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees

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Clean display. Many of our users are new to online learning, so it was imperative that the display and interface were easy for users.
Cost effective. Compared to many of the other online learning systems this program is affordable.
Easy to create a course. On the administrative side, it is easy to create content and put together the course.

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Gwen Kozlowski

University of Vermont ExtensionEnvironmental Services, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Although the professional content library is available, it is still pretty easy for new users to make overly cartoonish looking pieces of training.
The program is very heavy load so you have to have a pretty powerful computer to run it effectively.
Final projects can be played by anyone but they can sometimes be glitchy because they are a bit heavy for users to run on their computers.

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Rebecca Mogollón

Content Developer

BirkmanHuman Resources, 11-50 employees

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Although an evaluation form can be created for users to complete providing feedback of the system, I would like to have a default template to use for this purpose.
The default certificate needs to be updated for a more professional look. One can create an evaluation but it’s not worth the hassle.
Can’t think of anything else.

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Margarita Hays, M.B.A.

Human Resource Manager

VanDyk Mortgage CorporationFinancial Services, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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

Digital Content Manager

Center for Creative LeadershipE-Learning, 501-1000 employees

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iSpring Learn 10.0

Based on 2 answers

In the past I could not encourage my students to take online training. The results and the questions were hard to be given. When I used the iSpring Suite along with iSpring Learn, my dreams came through and most of the time my students are online and take good training with my programme.

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Verified User

Director in Other

E-Learning Company, 1-10 employees

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Usability

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

Elearning & Digital Initiatives Specialist

University of AlbertaHigher Education, 10,001+ employees

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iSpring Learn 9.1

Based on 1 answer

I have no problem using it and it is the same for my students. Anytime I ask them which part is not easy to use, they keep silent and say thank you.

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Director in Other

E-Learning Company, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

Articulate Storyline 8.6

Based on 4 answers

No answer on this topic is available.

iSpring Learn 9.1

Based on 1 answer

I have to say ALWAYS.

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Director in Other

E-Learning Company, 1-10 employees

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Support

Articulate Storyline 10.0

Based on 10 answers

I've engaged with their support three times since I've owned the product. Each time, I was treated very professionally and the issues were addressed quickly. Even in situations where the problem was not due to their software, their engineers were able to assist and get the project back on track.

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Richard Watson

President

Bridgehill Learning Solutions, LLCE-Learning, 1-10 employees

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iSpring Learn 9.1

Based on 2 answers

They just do not work on the weekends. If I need anything, they reply less in than 24 hours, except holidays. I like that. They give me good chat support a lot. If I forget that I sent them an email, they do not forget and reply to me very soon. It is really appreciated.

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Verified User

Director in Other

E-Learning Company, 1-10 employees

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In-Person Training

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No answers yet

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iSpring Learn 9.1

Based on 1 answer

We can say that most of my students attend my classes twice a week and that's not enough for someone to learn. I put some training for them to do at home and they really enjoy doing them. The kind of progress they make is really satisfying for them and they are always learning.

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Verified User

Director in Other

E-Learning Company, 1-10 employees

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Online Training

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

eLearning Designer

Ferguson EnterprisesRetail, 5001-10,000 employees

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iSpring Learn 9.1

Based on 1 answer

As a teacher, I used to spend a lot of time correcting my students' papers. Now with iSpring Learn, my time has been saved and everything is done automatically. All the time I can check my students' progress and I know which exams they have taken or they should take. On the whole, online training has really helped a lot of teachers

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Verified User

Director in Other

E-Learning Company, 1-10 employees

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Implementation

Articulate Storyline 10.0

Based on 9 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 "Gio" Jones | M.A.

Learning Designer & Developer

2-1-1 San DiegoNon-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees

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iSpring Learn 9.1

Based on 1 answer

When I talked to my colleagues or informed them to search for a programme before iSpring Learn, they were not successful in designing and implementing a programme like this. I am sure they have done a lot to implement it in the best and educational way. That was not that easy as we thought.

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Verified User

Director in Other

E-Learning Company, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I've used a few other products that are similar to Storyline. Captivate by Adobe is overly complex and frustrating at times, so that's gonna be a "no go" for most users. The addition of these new 360 applications (Rise, Review, etc) makes Articulate the top option when it comes to developing e-learning in my opinion.

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Kyle Trail

Training Content Developer

DH Pace Company, Inc.Building Materials, 1001-5000 employees

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When it comes to creating materials for learners, Moodle is a real drag to work with, and ProProfs is not much better. ProProfs' LMS is pretty good, but they don't have a good way to create good-looking materials offline. iSpring's Quizmaker seems to have great promise.

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Tom Kenny

Author

Cambridge University PressHigher Education, 501-1000 employees

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Scalability

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

eLearning Designer

Ferguson EnterprisesRetail, 5001-10,000 employees

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iSpring Learn 9.1

Based on 1 answer

Really perfect.

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Verified User

Director in Other

E-Learning Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

We have been able to bring our training development in-house with Articulate Storyline. This has reduced the cost substantially of module development from about $120,000 annually to less than $50,000.
It is now possible for the subject matter expert to work directly in Articulate Storyline rather than have to work with a third party and try to explain what needs to be developed as far as content.
Articulate Storyline has a bit of a learning curve and not everyone takes to it quickly, so although the training development has been brought in-house, there is now a back-log of work for those who use the software!

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Anika Hansen

Director

Insurer's Loss Control InstituteInsurance, 1-10 employees

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Don't really have a measure as of yet. We knew going in that our timing was poor relating to when people would have time available to take our course. We are convinced that the presentation of the course has improved our brand acceptance and awareness.

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Bob Ackland

Managing Memeber

Steep Management, LLCRecreational Facilities and Services, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Articulate Storyline Editions & Modules

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

iSpring Learn Editions & Modules

Edition

500 Active Users	2.82¹
300 Active Users	3.00¹
100 Active Users	3.66¹

user/month billed annually

Additional Pricing Details

iSpring offers unlimited users on any iSpring Learn plan. Only active users are billed. Choose one of 3 flexible plans or request a custom plan for your unique requirements. Detailed pricing is available at https://www.ispringsolutions.com/ispring-learn/pricing.html

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