DigitalChalk, by Sciolytix vs. Thought Industries

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DigitalChalk, by Sciolytix
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
The DigitalChalk LMS, from Sciolytix gives users the tools and control to launch engaging, interactive, online courses. Users can create courses featuring animated PowerPoint, SCORM content, HD videos, audio, quizzes, exams and more.
$35
per month
Thought Industries
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
The Thought Industries platform enables enterprise organizations to create, manage, distribute, monetize, and analyze their end-to-end customer education and external training initiatives. The solution addresses the unique needs of customer education, and aims to make it easy to handle complex learning operations at scale to empower growth. Its administrative capabilities include native tools and thirdparty integrations, businesses boost learner engagement, operationalize processes, and…N/A
Pricing
DigitalChalk, by SciolytixThought Industries
Editions & Modules
Essential
$35.00
per month
Professional
$79.00
per month
Premier
$189.00
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DigitalChalk, by SciolytixThought Industries
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup Fee$399 Optional
Additional Details
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Features
DigitalChalk, by SciolytixThought Industries
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
DigitalChalk, by Sciolytix
9.5
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Thought Industries
7.4
4 Ratings
1% below category average
Course authoring8.01 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.01 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Player/Portal10.01 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Learning content10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications10.01 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Assignments10.01 Ratings2.73 Ratings
Compliance management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration10.01 Ratings8.94 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics9.01 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Social learning00 Ratings6.83 Ratings
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User Ratings
DigitalChalk, by SciolytixThought Industries
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.4
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
DigitalChalk, by SciolytixThought Industries
Likelihood to Recommend
Sciolytix (DigitalChalk + Selleration)
Digital Chalk is perfect for organizations who are looking for an easy to use Learning Management System and don't need all the bells, whistles, and bulk of the LMS giants, like Cornerstone or SuccessFactors. Digital Chalk doesn't require an administrative specialist to learn a whole new language and environment with endless options and settings. It's very easy to use for both learners and administrators, and yet at the same time provides the exact functions you need.
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Thought Industries
Thought Industries is perfect if you are trying to scale your customer education business for a growing customer base. It is more expensive than their competitors, but the price is worth it based on the product and experience. Thought Industries is likely great for smaller customers, although we are an enterprise-level customer. If you are not offering multiple modalities for your training program, Thought Industries (or any LMS for that matter) might not be the best investment.
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Pros
Sciolytix (DigitalChalk + Selleration)
  • While I used the platform, it improved its integrations with PowerPoint, making it easy to convert slides to the DigitalChalk format.
  • The editing layers for audio underneath the slides is very user-friendly and easy to use.
  • While we didn't use the quiz randomization, I liked how there was a structure built to it so that those who had more robust usage situations than ours would be able to improve engagement and assess learning at a higher level.
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Thought Industries
  • Built in eCommerce pages and purchasing options.
  • Data to drive real-time decision making.
  • Customization options.
  • Team to work with our needs and custom scope.
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Cons
Sciolytix (DigitalChalk + Selleration)
  • The administration of Digital Chalk is very easy. The function I think may be missing is an easy way to add revisions and assign them to the students who need them. For example, when you update a piece of a course it would have an indication that it is version xxx and would ask who would like to assign it to - everyone who has taken it before or just new students.
  • It would nice to have the system recognize when a student has already completed an element of a course that may be used in another course. For example, if video A is part of courses 1 and 2, and the student already watched it in course 1, it would ask the administrator if they should get automated credit for it in course 2, as well.
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Thought Industries
  • Lacks the ability to make courses required
  • Cannot pull a report for a course(s) to show who has not started the course
  • Cannot reset gamification or run specific gamification campaigns
  • Although SCORM compliant, SCORM courses often break or do not show as complete on the learner side even when the module is marked as complete on the back end
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Support Rating
Sciolytix (DigitalChalk + Selleration)
As I mentioned previously, Digital Chalk's customer support is excellent. I also got a reply back within an hour, and it was usually the same person. So, they were familiar with our needs and how we were using the system. Honestly, most of the time we had to contact their support, it was an issue on the user's side, not in the software. Yet, they still helped identify the issue and consulted on how to fix it.
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Thought Industries
The customer support and customer success teams are really great. BUT, it is their product team that sends them into a super high rating. The product team has worked with me on several occasions to try to solve the business challenges that I have.
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Alternatives Considered
Sciolytix (DigitalChalk + Selleration)
DigitalChalk gave the organization the hands-on ownership of content creation and delivery while meeting our usage case of hands-off course management on a daily basis and extending the reach of the course content and certificate to as many people as possible. It's easy to use, very cost-effective to implement, and the overall experience means that the course participants get what they need out of the course without a lot of effort on their part.
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Thought Industries
Thought Industries is better on the financial side and as far as ease of use. It is more affordable than Docebo and is more aligned to an external customer use case. Docebo and Tovuti seemed to be more for internal training. Tovuti was less expensive, but it was a little harder to use although it had more quiz features.
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Return on Investment
Sciolytix (DigitalChalk + Selleration)
  • DigtialChalk's ROI is positive - the cost model of low up-front costs to get started, then paying a small amount per course participant means that organizations implementing DigitalChalk as their platform get more than their money's worth from it. It returns profit quickly and on a consistent basis.
  • The asynchronous nature of the platform, combined with the targeted usage situation of hands-off course delivery and management, means that resources to create, deliver, and maintain courses can be held with either one person (like an instructional designer) or even an outside contractor. This means that there's little impact to the fixed operating costs involved with hiring someone else to manage it.
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Thought Industries
  • Multiple Months with $20,000 in eCommerce Sales.
  • Site Up Time and Engagement has remained steady for all 4 years.
  • Course authoring is faster and more efficient.
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