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Adobe Connect

Overview

What is Adobe Connect?

Adobe Connect is a web conferencing platform that enables users to create presentations, online training materials, and learning modules. The product is entirely Adobe Flash-based and has several add-ons for customizing its software to suit each users’ unique needs.

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Recent Reviews

Adobe Connect Review

6 out of 10
October 06, 2022
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Adobe Connect was used to facilitate virtual leadership development & coaching classes. We were in search of a more expansive & immersive …
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Adobe Connect review

8 out of 10
October 05, 2022
Incentivized
I use Adobe Connect to participate in Adobe webinars. It is very easy to use, and I have never had connectivity issues. I have had to use …
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Awards

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Popular Features

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  • Live chat (62)
    9.4
    94%
  • High quality audio (64)
    8.7
    87%
  • Desktop sharing (64)
    8.0
    80%
  • High quality video (64)
    7.2
    72%
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Pricing

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Meetings

$50

On Premise
per host/per month

Webinars & Learning

$130

On Premise
per host/per month

Small Meetings

Free

On Premise
Forever free for up to 3 participants

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Adobe Connect Pro iPhone App

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Adobe Connect Demo

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Adobe Connect Demo

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Adobe Connect HTML5 Demo

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Virtual Classroom Demo (UOIT)

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Adobe Connect - Demo

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Features

Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software

Features related to the performance, reliability & compatibility of web conferencing and webinar (online events) software.

8
Avg 8.0

Screen Sharing

Features related to remote screen sharing capabilities.

7.7
Avg 7.9

Online Meetings / Events

Features related to hosting and attending meetings and events online.

7.9
Avg 8.2

Online Events Collaboration

Features related to collaboration between attendees during web conferences, webinars, and other online events.

8.6
Avg 8.4

Online Events Security

Features related to the security of meetings and other events held via web conferencing/webinar software.

8.9
Avg 8.3
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Product Details

What is Adobe Connect?

Adobe Connect is a web conferencing platform that provides standard features like video, audio, screen-sharing, polls, chat, Q&A, and document transfers, as well as the ability for users to create presentations, online training materials, and learning modules.

The product is entirely Adobe Flash-based and has several add-ons for customizing its software to suit each users’ unique needs. Some extensions that are available include, but are not limited to, Closed Captioning support, Word Cloud (for visualizing live discussions), and MP3 player for adding music to users’ meeting rooms.

Users can create or style their own meeting room layouts which can be saved. They can also add multiple chat pods, polls, quizzes, simulations, breakout rooms, HD video, and games to make meetings and online conferencing more interactive. Additionally, Adobe Connect allows for presenters and hosts to utilize a “virtual backstage” to chat and collaborate outside of the main meeting or conference. It also allows for users to go into a “preparation mode” to make adjustments right before or during a session.



Pricing for Adobe Connect Meetings ranges from $50/mo up to $370/mo. Additional webinar capabilities through Adobe Connect Webinar ranges $140/mo to $580/mo, from a webinar with 100 participants to one with up to 1000 participants.



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Adobe Connect Competitors

Adobe Connect Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Adobe Connect is a web conferencing platform that enables users to create presentations, online training materials, and learning modules. The product is entirely Adobe Flash-based and has several add-ons for customizing its software to suit each users’ unique needs.

GoTo Meeting, Webinato, and Cisco Webex Support (discontinued) are common alternatives for Adobe Connect.

Reviewers rate Live chat and Confidential attendee list highest, with a score of 9.4.

The most common users of Adobe Connect are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

(26-50 of 92)
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April 19, 2021

Connect helps you connect

Kim Staker | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kim Staker
Learning And Development Specialist
Foley & Lardner LLP (Law Practice, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
For what I use [Adobe Connect] for I really enjoy it and I think it works well. Yes there are some areas of improvement but overall it does its job well. I would like to see more tools where users can interact like raise hand, etc. Again though over all it does its job.
April 13, 2021

Review of Adobe Connect

Verified User
Director in Other
Hospital & Health Care Company, 1-10 employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
For simple online trainings done by the hosting company - this software will be great. If working with a variety of presenters, just be prepared to have to take time to walk through the software with them.
Adobe Connect is good, just be aware that it may not be easy for everyone to understand and to use.
April 10, 2021

Good platform with room for improvement

Verified User
Professional in Human Resources
Education Management Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe Connect is well suited for virtual conferencing for small groups of people or where actively sharing desktops or whiteboarding is not needed. Being in HR, using this for interviews and screening calls, it has proven to be useful. It may be less appropriate for large remote meetings where things could crash or bandwidth is really limited. Or if you really need a robust platform with tons of features and functionality.
April 07, 2021

Adobe Connect- Customized Engagement

Heather Hicks | TrustRadius Reviewer
Heather Hicks
Instructional Designer & LMS Administrator
State of Vermont Agency of Human Services (Government Administration, 5001-10,000 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
We also have Teams so the situations where Adobe is less useful are those basic meetings that we run in Teams typically. Lecture Style Training could function fine in either.

Training that is interactive and designed are best suited in Adobe Connect. Example Having breakout rooms with different material in each and rotating individuals through each room you can only do in Adobe Connect. You can also have breakout rooms, collaborate via a doc or whiteboard, and then share it in the main meeting so they can present. It really creates a functional space to add the interactivity and engagement that you can do easily in person. If you don't make interactive training, with groups, or polls, and links, and files, you may not need this tool.
January 21, 2020

Adobe Connect: Making your webinars less agonizing, one slide at a time

Shannon Davis | TrustRadius Reviewer
Shannon Davis
Web Content Specialist
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Center for Communication Programs (Higher Education, 201-500 employees)
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I highly recommend Adobe Connect for visually-driven webinars/presentations where a majority of the participants are offsite, and where a single speaker at a time has the mic. It is less appropriate for meetings where multiple people need to have a generative conversation, as it's easy to talk over each other and end up with garbled audio (the fate of conference calls everywhere).
October 17, 2019

Good tool for attending Adobe trainings.

Leonardo Barbosa Corrêa | TrustRadius Reviewer
Leonardo Barbosa Corrêa
Sócio / Designer Gráfico
LRT Comunicação Corporativa (Design, 1-10 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe Connect is very suitable for online or distance training. It is the reason why I have used the software. Provides good chat tools for teacher interaction. The downside is that the audio quality was a problem the times I used it. It seems to me to depend a lot on the internet band. Screen sharing does not occupy the entire monitor area.
October 11, 2019

Connecting employees across states and feeling like you're in the same room!

LD
Lynn DeLaurentis
Professional Counselor
Center for Counseling and Education, LLC (Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Training with PowerPoint presentations, user interactions, and questions/answers works well with Adobe Connect. The video streaming needs help, and we have had the session stop and come back 15 minutes later, once it is fixed. The email invitation to join a group process is easy and the platform works well on laptops.
September 25, 2019

Adobe Connect is the King of On-Line Meetings

Nathan Roberts | TrustRadius Reviewer
Nathan Roberts
Director, Management Information Systems
CareerSource Florida (Public Policy, 11-50 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
For training sessions and meetings where you might want to conduct breakout sessions, Adobe Connect is in a class by itself. I haven't seen any other conferencing platform equal its breadth of tools and functionality. However, if all you want to do is simple screen sharing and talk, Adobe Connect is overkill. Save yourself money and reduce complexity by going with a simpler platform.
September 19, 2019

Good for meetings, GREAT for virtual training!

Laura Gillenwater | TrustRadius Reviewer
Laura Gillenwater
Sr. Learning & Development Consultant, E-Learning Specialist
Sun Life Financial (Financial Services, 10,001+ employees)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
If you're looking for just a basic meeting tool, there are cheaper ones (like Zoom) that will do the trick just fine. Where Adobe Connect shines is when you're looking for a virtual training tool, because of its more robust feature set and the fact that you can set up room layouts ahead of time and reuse them and because of the available add-ons, which can help make learning more engaging. (In fact, on that engagement front, I believe you can also present learners with interactive quizzes, etc., if you create them in another Adobe tool, like Presenter or Captivate.)
September 19, 2019

Adobe Connect really helps you connect!

Verified User
Program Manager in Sales
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
For virtual training! Adobe Connect is amazing when used in that specific context. If you just want a tool to host/record a presentation, it is OK and is comparable to all the other big names out there (Webex, Skype for Business, Zoom, etc.). When it comes to doing virtual breakout sessions, this is amazing and forces people to actually listen to the webinar and interac amongst themselves opposed to a typical session with low amount of participation unless people are put on the spot.
September 17, 2019

Adobe Connect for All New Employees

Christopher Power | TrustRadius Reviewer
Christopher Power
Virtual Enterprise Coordinator/Educator
NYC Department of Education / Francis Lewis High School (Education Management, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe Connect is well suited for real business and school applications. When you have a large staff and corporate or school structure, you need to offer training and meetings for all employees to avoid the stress of sending emails and worrying who will or won't show up to in-face meetings with strict schedules.

It is perfectly structured for new employees, tech savvy or not, to learn the software so they can easily participate in virtual meetings, trainings or reviewing documents needed. It could be less useful in small businesses with 20 or fewer employees where face to face interaction and the need for more hands-on meetings and discussions are important. However, even with small businesses, I doubt you want employees wasting time, so using Adobe Connect, especially if you already use other Adobe products, would help.
June 20, 2019

Expand your reach and connect globally

Verified User
Project Manager in Quality Assurance
Information Services Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
If you wish to deliver online training that generates a real classroom feel - Adobe is a great platform. Using other leading webinar platforms to pull this off feels like kind of a stretch. Adobe can upload documents, allow for collaboration and private breakout sessions. There are many features that can bring a true classroom feeling for students. We broke our course out into a week duration for a few hours a day. It is great to see our students take on the technology, understand the material and bond with the instructor and students as if they spent the week under the same roof.
May 02, 2019

A way to connect

Verified User
Manager in Other
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 1-10 employees
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe Connect is perfect for real-time webinars and webinar series. This could be internally and externally. It’s also great that you are able to include attachments for your viewers.
March 27, 2019

Adobe Connect good for some things

Doreen Giles | TrustRadius Reviewer
Doreen Giles
Elearning Specialist, Video Production
State of New Jersey (Government Administration, 10,001+ employees)
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
It is nice for projects where you don’t need a lot of bells and whistles. If you are doing a basic live training with a small number of participants, it is easy to manage. I also enjoyed having the ability to brand a classroom and create different setups. I would not recommend if you plan to reuse trainings because of the issue with downloading recordings. I also had issues figuring out how to set up access to live recordings beyond sending a link. I wanted to create a unique login for users but I did not find it easy to do. Also if you want users to view additional videos within the classroom and/or access other third-party features, it is hit or miss. I found it to be incompatible with devices beyond desktop/laptop computers. In addition, the price is a bit expensive for a product that is not as flexible as other products on the market that are cheaper.
December 20, 2018

Meetings and Webinars with Adobe Connect

Alexander Palma Ibarra | TrustRadius Reviewer
Alexander Palma Ibarra
Coordinador de Proyectos
IC CORPORATION VENEZUELA (Telecommunications, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe Connect is ideal for interactive sessions, for electronic learning, an application that is integrated in a versatile way with other platforms and tools, increasing its performance within the company for end users, the webcams are excellent for monitoring the commitment of the employees during seminars or video conferences.
December 12, 2018

It works wonderfully, but not if you have a large group

SO
Sandi Ols
Staff Executive
Aims Community College (Higher Education, 501-1000 employees)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
If you need a software that allows multiple users to share their screens, then this is well suited for you. Your meeting space is customizable with various features. There are also many valuable tutorials that help to "Get Started," which have been very helpful to our team. Not appropriate if you have a meeting that requires a large group.
September 24, 2018

a perfect software for doing the works remotely

DG
dave g
Analyzer
Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
If looking for a standard 100 seat license, the service is affordable. Additional licenses in the past were obscenely priced and does limit our outreach. Adobe Connect has been a very useful tool for communicating with the ability to share presentation material to a wide audience.

June 19, 2018

Adobe Connect: Communication 101

Shauna Stermer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Shauna Stermer
Internet Technician/Consultant for Cox Communications at Sutherland Global Services/CloudSource
Sutherland Global Services/Cloudsource (Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
If communicating with 30-90 agents in the virtual world, Adobe Connect definitely allows for the communication in a simplified environment. For example, f you have 30 agents taking calls, this program offers a way for agents to communicate. If questions are needed answered, the hosts have the ability to pose those questions and get answers from the group. In a smaller group, this may be a bit of overkill and may not be needed. Large groups of 75-100 would create and environment that is less appropriate as there are to many people asking questions and not receiving answers. This amount of people in one room may get lost in the confusion.
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