Articulate Storyline vs. SAP Jam

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Articulate Storyline
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Articulate Storyline is a learning content creation platform. It provides prebuilt and customizable content, along with gamification capabilities. Articulate emphasizes user-friendliness, including mobile accessibility. It is offered on a perpetual license.
$1,398
SAP Jam
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
SAP Jam is a social network collaboration tool with integrated collaborative processes for knowledge, learning, and HR management. SAP Jam also includes capabilities for the entire sales, marketing, and customer service lifecycles.N/A
Pricing
Articulate StorylineSAP Jam
Editions & Modules
Storyline3
$1,398
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Articulate StorylineSAP Jam
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Articulate StorylineSAP Jam
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Articulate Storyline
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Ratings
SAP Jam
7.8
3 Ratings
1% below category average
Task Management00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Search00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Articulate Storyline
-
Ratings
SAP Jam
6.7
3 Ratings
18% below category average
Chat00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings5.93 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Articulate Storyline
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Ratings
SAP Jam
6.8
3 Ratings
18% below category average
Versioning00 Ratings9.23 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings6.93 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Articulate StorylineSAP Jam
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(118 ratings)
8.7
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.0
(21 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(15 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
8.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.8
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(15 ratings)
2.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
5.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Articulate StorylineSAP Jam
Likelihood to Recommend
Articulate Global, Inc.
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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SAP
When you need to create a private, secure space for individuals to collaborate or work on a project together, SAP Jam does a great job at bringing people together and giving them a space to work together in. There are also great ways to provide learning opportunities (including sharing webinars or other educational content)
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Pros
Articulate Global, Inc.
  • 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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SAP
  • Easy to setup.
  • Template-based group creation.
  • Permissions are either inherited or set at the group-level by group owners.
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Cons
Articulate Global, Inc.
  • 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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SAP
  • Multiple selection limitations
  • Error proofing in wrong command
  • Multiple time confirmation
  • Multiple time checkbox
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Likelihood to Renew
Articulate Global, Inc.
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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SAP
We are moving toward other platforms that are meant more for virtual community, like Higher Logic. The customer support at SAP Jam is also lacking.
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Usability
Articulate Global, Inc.
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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SAP
It's an integrated platform that brings together a lot of different people from across the association to work on shared projects, etc. Given the various roles people play and the varying skill sets they bring to the table, the platform is fairly intuitive to use and easy to navigate around
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Reliability and Availability
Articulate Global, Inc.
Installed software so alway available
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Articulate Global, Inc.
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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SAP
We have to submit requests multiple times to get a response and it often feels like they go into a black hole. Because we don't have anyone in house really supporting the back-end of the platform, we rely on SAP Jam's support and development teams to help solve problems and improve the platform for us.
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Online Training
Articulate Global, Inc.
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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SAP
No answers on this topic
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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SAP
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Alternatives Considered
Articulate Global, Inc.
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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SAP
We utilize many products in the SAP universe of solutions. Not only was JAM feature-rich and matched our company needs, but the tight integration with our other SAP product lines makes admin as well as usability seamless. While other competitors to JAM offer more features that rely on real-time, most of our use cases were asynchronous.
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Scalability
Articulate Global, Inc.
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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SAP
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Articulate Global, Inc.
  • 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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SAP
  • Automation in process
  • Ease of communication
  • Lack of change notification
  • Lack of multiple selection search
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