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Adobe Captivate
Adobe Captivate
Adobe Captivate
Starting at $33.99 per month
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What is Adobe Captivate?
Adobe Captivate is an elearning authoring and course design tool (or LCMS). It supports mobile HTML5 content. Captivate’s users are commonly midsized businesses to enterprises. Adobe Captivate includes some prebuilt assets as well as customizable workflows.
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$33.99
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$399
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$499
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- No setup fee
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- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting / Integration Services
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What is Adobe Captivate?
Adobe Captivate is an elearning authoring and course design tool (or LCMS). It allows users to rapidly author responsive, interactive learning eLearning content, as well as mobile HTML-5 learning content. Users can test courses with the preview LMS feature, and track the performance of learners as they complete quizzes and other tasks. Adobe Captivate includes some prebuilt templates and learning assets, but users also have the option to custom code their own complex learning workflows. Adobe Captivate integrates with SCORM-compliant LMS systems, including Adobe Captivate Prime.
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Adobe Captivate Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Mac |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Adobe Captivate is an elearning authoring and course design tool (or LCMS). It supports mobile HTML5 content. Captivate’s users are commonly midsized businesses to enterprises. Adobe Captivate includes some prebuilt assets as well as customizable workflows.
Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 8.
The most common users of Adobe Captivate are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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December 29, 2022
Amazing Software for Training and Learning!
- Installation process was quite difficult for me.
- Could be more intuitive and have a simpler interface
- It freezes sometimes and I have to restart our system.
November 29, 2022
Fast Implementation & Roll-Out
- High initial set-up cost and licensing fees for all employees at one go
- 1 common platform for reporting & tracking of completion for mandatory trainings
- Mandatory trainings are available & accessible for all employees + contractors
- Quick Win – fast implementation & roll-out
October 24, 2022
Review of Adobe Captivate
- Increase learning skill
- keep students engaged in topics
- Evaluate downfalls and measure feedback
October 12, 2022
Adobe Captivate Review
- In my experience, Adobe Captivate courseware failures in SumTotal LMS have resulted in our aircraft mechanics not meeting qualifications, prohibiting them from repairing aircraft and resulting in delays in releasing the aircraft to service.
- In my experience, it is very difficult getting a hold of an Adobe technical service agent who speaks clear English, causing long delays in resolving problems.
October 12, 2022
Captivate - a solid performer in need of a refresh
- We have been able build trainings and support our staff.
- Creating self paced modules has seen an increase in participation.
- The cost of licenses is high and hard to justify for intermittent use.
October 12, 2022
Great product for knowledgeable user.
- A common LCMS used by many.
October 07, 2022
Captivate review
- Overall positive; I've had 2 projects that depended entirely on my work with Captivate.
October 07, 2022
Great experience with Adobe Captivate
- Positive - ROI.
- Shift to people centered, inclusiveness through the ease of the learning management platform.
October 07, 2022
Awesome elearning
- Quicker time to competence.
- Better learner engagement.
- Better response time.
October 07, 2022
Captivate is great at simulations!
- Very positive.
- Allows users to practice the software in our LMS.
October 07, 2022
Adobe Captivate - A Powerful Multimedia Tool
- Adobe Captivate has reduced our production time by 20-30% by leveraging Templates and Saved Actions.
- Adobe Captivate allows mobile delivery options.
- Adobe Captivate is cutting edge with 360 interactions.
October 07, 2022
Captivate is AWESOME!
- The engagement has increased 600% on our LMS.
October 07, 2022
Don't you dare purchase Captivate
- Negative - It takes too long to develop.
- Negative - It's limited so we have to use Storyline to develop courses and import them into Captivate.
- Negative - The team morale has suffered and continues to suffer.
- Negative - Our client doesn't know how skilled we truly are, because we have to use Captivate. In the past, I've actually lost clients because of the software limitations.
October 07, 2022
What Captivates me...
- Better user understanding.
- A great Visual aid to boost employee awareness.
- An investment that allows the employee to be involved in the process.
October 07, 2022
Wide range of tools
- Shortening development time.
- Increasing offerings for our customer.
- Creating training.
October 07, 2022
Great product!
- Positive feedback from customers.
October 07, 2022
Use Captivate happier than sorry
- An essential support to the business.
October 07, 2022
New Captivate User Impressed
- Saved company money when we streamlined our annual education.
October 07, 2022
Captivate has transformed how my company trains employees!
- Reduces need for live training.
- Allows users to access training on demand as needed, increasing productivity.
- Interactive training engages learners, reducing the need for follow-up or repeat training.
October 07, 2022
Captivate has propelled our SCORM development to new heights and captivated our team and users!
- Centralized online training has saved the company lot of training costs.
- Initially development cost had increased due to software learning curve.
- Improved training branding compliance.
October 07, 2022
Captivating eLearning
- Captivate training is generally well received.
- Training requests have increased.
- Data collected shows positive feedback toward Training.
October 07, 2022
Adobe Captivate can flow more smoothly
- It is difficult to get started in the government working world.
October 06, 2022
Lovely Product
- Employees better trained (e.g. viewed demos and workflows, understood visually.
- Full video demos help students understand end results if proper steps are taken.
October 06, 2022
Overview of Good Development Tool
- Sometimes you have to do a LOT of clicking in order to get something done in advanced actions.
- I have had it crash a few times.
- Overall it's fairly quick to develop with so it saves time and money.
October 06, 2022
Adobe Captivate review
- It has been a positive impact on my business and makes my job a little easier for finalizing products.