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Articulate 360

Overview

What is Articulate 360?

Articulate 360 is an e-learning course development subscription offering. It includes every Articulate authoring tool, including the latest version of Storyline and Rise, a web-based app for creating inherently responsive courses. The vendor offers a 30-day free trial.

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Articulate 360 has gained popularity as a reliable alternative to the Adobe suite, reducing users' reliance on multiple software tools. …
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Love it!

10 out of 10
November 04, 2022
I use Articulate 360 to build safety training lessons in Storyline and Rise. I love the programs and think they are very intuitive. My …
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Rise First

10 out of 10
October 12, 2022
Incentivized
Articulate 360 is used in our organization to meet the business problem of lack of availability of our leaders and core staff members to …
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Articulate 360 for eLearning

10 out of 10
October 12, 2022
We use Articulate 360 pretty much every day at 4pt. It enables us to deliver well-designed eLearning solutions to our customers. For …
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Video Reviews

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4 Years Later: Articulate 360 Storyline is a 8-9/10
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User Review: Articulate 360 Is An Aid in Refreshing Course Development
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Articulate Storyline Provides A Helpful Elearning Community To Bounce Ideas Off Of: User Review
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Pricing

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Academic - Personal

$549.00

Cloud
per year

Academic - Teams

$699.00

Cloud
per year

Freelancer - Personal

$1,099.00

Cloud
per year

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://articulate.com/pricing

Offerings

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

An introduction to Articulate 360

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Vyond + Rise 360: Tips &Tricks

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Installing Articulate 360

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Articulate Rise 360 tutorial | Rise 360 Demo | Learn Rise 360

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Product Details

What is Articulate 360?

Articulate 360 is an annual subscription designed to give course creators everything they need for course development. The vendor describes its content as including:

  • Authoring apps—Storyline 360 and Rise 360—for creating courses available on every device.

  • A library of more than 10 million course assets, including stock photos, templates, characters, icons, and videos to help create beautiful courses faster.

  • A web-based project review app for collecting consolidated feedback from stakeholders.

  • And live and on-demand training webinars to help them get up to speed on Articulate 360 and grow their skills as course developers.

Articulate 360 Features

  • Supported: Storyline 360: a authoring app that lets e-learning developers create a variety of customer interactions that will engage learners.
  • Supported: Rise 360: a web-based authoring app used to build fully responsive courses.
  • Supported: Content Library 360: a library of course assets for creating courses quickly.
  • Supported: Review 360: a simple web app that lets users gather and share feedback on all Articulate 360 content.
  • Supported: Articulate 360 Training: training on the topics desired from e-learning gurus.

Articulate 360 Screenshots

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Articulate 360 Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

Articulate 360 is an e-learning course development subscription offering. It includes every Articulate authoring tool, including the latest version of Storyline and Rise, a web-based app for creating inherently responsive courses. The vendor offers a 30-day free trial.

Adobe Captivate, iSpring Learn, and Lectora are common alternatives for Articulate 360.

Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of Articulate 360 are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Articulate 360 has gained popularity as a reliable alternative to the Adobe suite, reducing users' reliance on multiple software tools. Customers have found value in its comprehensive suite, utilizing various tools like Studio, Replay, Storyline, Rise, Peek, and Preso for e-learning development. The software has been widely adopted across different sectors ranging from K-12 education school districts to large customer service organizations. It is used for a multitude of purposes such as ongoing training, onboarding and development of internal corporate employees, and creating SCORM learning modules on compliance, leadership training, product knowledge, and soft skills.

Instructional designers recommend Articulate 360 for its speed and ease of use, particularly with tools like Rise and Review. The ability to efficiently gather feedback within courses is also a standout feature that allows learners to make comments directly within the course and track them at the slide and layer level. Additionally, the software's integration capabilities make it easy to package webinars into on-demand formats and implement components onto websites. Users appreciate Articulate 360's mobile device support, collaboration through Review, and the extensive Content Library available for creating well-designed e-learning solutions. While occasional crashes have been reported by some users attributed to compatibility and memory issues with their computers, overall, Articulate 360 streamlines the e-learning development process and makes client reviews efficient.

Users have provided several recommendations for Articulate 360 based on their experiences with the program. The three most common recommendations are as follows:

  1. Try the trial version and watch tutorial videos: Many users suggest taking advantage of the trial period and watching tutorial videos to assess the capabilities of Articulate 360. This allows users to get a feel for the platform and its quality before committing to a subscription.

  2. Start with Articulate Rise for easier course development: Several reviewers recommend starting with Articulate Rise for simpler course development. They find it easier to use and appreciate its flexibility and responsiveness in creating web-based training and robust e-learning content.

  3. Join the online community and explore all the available resources: Users highly recommend joining the online community for Articulate 360. This provides access to valuable resources, trainings, and free webinars that can enhance one's understanding of the program and help maximize its potential.

Overall, users find Articulate 360 to be a powerful program worth the investment. It is considered easier to use than its competitors, especially for creating engaging presentations, high-quality e-learning content, and interactive materials. The collaboration and administrative functions are also praised for their convenience. However, some users note that it may not meet all classroom and educator needs, so it is recommended to evaluate if the full suite of Articulate 360 is necessary before subscribing. Additionally, users suggest keeping an eye out for improvements in Storyline 360 and new content or functions in Rise. While there may be a few bugs that need to be worked out, Articulate 360 is regarded as the best tool on the market for rapid e-learning development, offering an integrated solution that streamlines training development processes.

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Reviews

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
RISE - great for new instructional designers that need to get started right away and have a clean, polished look to their courses. Storyline - terrific for intermediate or advanced designers that want to be creative and really build nice engaging interactions; less appropriate for new designers right away. Review 360 - wonderful if you deal with a lot of Subject Matter Experts and want to see in-course reviews. Articulate does have a high price point though it is very reasonable for those committed to designing learning. It is our main tool. However, because of the high price, it does limit us from dabbling in a lot of other authoring tools.
November 04, 2022

Love it!

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I really like the products. I just feel that it does crash more than it should and it gets gremlins. Things happen that I can't explain.....and have to re-build to work it out. But when you get to know the program, you know where to look for the issues.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I am not a fully trained instructional designer, but I found the user experience to be enjoyable. I have crafted my own revision of a course using Articulate 360 and while the process was lengthy, I found edits and changes to be relatively easy to implement. I also had a great deal of fun making tweaks, organizing and adding imagery. I think with regard to creating online courses/products for students to utilize, this is a great program and serves several levels of instructional design well (from me being brand new to this, to my supervisor who is newly certified, up to a longtime LD). I don't know that this is wholly relevant to courses that are live, be they in-person or virtual (Zoom webinars for example). Most of the material created in Articulate 360 tends to sit on the side of an on-demand, at-your-own-pace as far as coursework is concerned. A live course with an instructor, while it could be utilized in a live setting, the way it would be used I am unsure would be as dynamic or worthwhile as other more traditional options.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It allows us to create training courses in house so we don't have to out source training vendors.
It is less suitable becasue becasue you have to have creative expertise when using the product. It would be better if the product offered suggestions on how to create/make the trainings.
Ilyssa Russ | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Articulate 360 as a whole package is great for users who have both Mac and Windows machines–Storyline does NOT work on Mac, which is definitely a bummer. As I mentioned before, our team had a good understanding of what we needed to convert from a previous LMS/CMS into the Articulate 360 platform, so it was quite easy to replicate or re-create that content in Rise. One thing Rise doesn't allow for it really detailed templates that fit your corporate theme/style...you're dependent on what Rise provides.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have used several different platforms to develop training materials for our staff. From PowerPoint and slides, to captivate. Articulate 360 is the most full featured product for all the options we seek to develop for. In the past, we would have to incorporate many different tools together to develop the content and graphics necessary to make our pieces of training impactful. Articulate 360 let's us do it all under one roof. The collaborative and review process makes it easy for our team to vet the training before we release them to the users.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Articulate 360 is great for one-person teams where rapid development is needed, as well as bigger teams and projects as it allows for easy sharing, content reviews and quick edits. One of the best features is the pre-built templates that can be modified easily, including some that actually contain real, usable content as is. We haven't used these (yet) at my company but it's only because I haven't had a chance to showcase them to others since they became available.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Building an eLearning module from a presentation was a lot easier than I had anticipated but knowing how to set up the flow was difficult. That took some learning but reviewing Articulate 360 videos helped with that. Articulate 360 has features in the platform that is not available in a presentation and it brings new life to the presentation. You can take a fairly mundane presentation and turn it into an interactive module that people aren't bored reviewing. Despite some of the cons noted previously, I still recommend Articulate 360. The pros definitely outweigh the cons when it comes to looking polished for your clients and the ease of use when creating a module.
October 13, 2022

Articulate 360

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Articulate 360 works much better with our LMS system than previous products we have used. It is resolved many of the end user issues of blank slides in the training, freezing or locking up, buttons not working, etc. This has led to our end users no longer dreading training courses because they know they wont have the same issues.
October 12, 2022

Rise First

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is a great resource for our of the box HR training. We have found it very helpful for our new hire training and leadership development.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It works really well for our needs, as we often have new products and services that users quite training for on a quick turn around to co-ordinate with launches. For larger projects it allows us to get that complexity and create something a little more engaging when the subject is maybe a little dry to help make it interesting and less like reading and a quiz.
Glenn Soliven | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you are a training manager looking for an easy to implement online training maker. This is definitely it! Very customizable and can add in various media elements into courses like YouTube links and raw video. We also love you can download into a SCORM file for an easy upload to an LMS.
Marti Stemm | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The program pushes and tries to get everyone to use RISE, but it doesn't allow for narration like 360 and when you have a number of employees that have English as a second language, narration is invaluable. I hope that they make that change in updates to Rise
David Tait | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I'd highly recommend Articulate 360 products to anyone looking to develop eLearning content. It is suitable for relative beginners but is powerful enough for professional users to create very engaging interactions. Articulate 360 can be used to create learning materials with a wide reach. THis reach was beneficial to organisations during the pandemic, and is still being leveraged now as companies opt for a blended learning approach to their solutions.
Keith Lillico, M.Ed, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Articulate 360 is hard to beat. It is the industry standard for a reason. Articulate 360 is ideal for any time that you need to develop eLearning courses for internal or external clients. The only time I would not recommend this is when you do not need the ability to send courses out for review, or you do not need Rise. In that case, I would purchase just Storyline 3
May 25, 2022

Articulate 360

Sonya Jackson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I had to create a curriculum for new hire contact center agents. Using Rise is able to blend Storyline courses that were existing and add them to the new course material in Rise. And we then created a blended learning virtual environment for the agents.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
If you need to create your own content - compliance or whatever - this is a great tool. We love it! I use it every day and haven't grown bored yet! There is just so much to know and learn and that never stops because they keep making it better. We do mostly screen recordings, but also create content from scratch and it's easy to do drag 'n drop, interactivity and more.
Matthew Gardner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Very well suited for internal training if you have an LMS. Not great if you do not also want to pay for LMS software. We are currently hosting via HTML but a lot of functionality is lost. I think at the price point a lightweight web-based LMS should be included to show value.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Articulate 360 should be first on any eLearning Specialist's list when they're evaluating which eLearning tool might fit their business. Its competitive pricing makes it accessible for small businesses as well.

The introduction of Rise 360 is particularly useful for non-specialists who want to create online learning content because it's a user-friendly WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) tool with templates and preset animations that do all the heavy for you.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
10 - absolutely! Annual price is reasonable considering the cost for hiring individual training development staff. Online trainings are offered in the Articulate 360 library and on an ongoing basis. Great templates for course development further lend to ease of use, including image libraries, feedback groups, and course review features. Can be applied to smaller contracts as well as large organizations.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Articulate 360 is really good for creating your own e learning modules, it’s simple to pick up after a demo. I couldn’t find any user instructions but as similar to PowerPoint was able to pick it up quite quickly. Can make the e learning engaging and personalised.
April 21, 2021

Great Intuitive LMS

Jonathan Delgado | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Articulate 360 is a great authoring tool for beginners. It has a very clean user interface and makes creating courses a breeze. You don't need to have much experience as an instructional designer to create a great and professional-looking course. I would recommend it for instructors who want to create intuitive courses available on many different platforms.
Paul Alders | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
In case of situations like formal training Articulate 360 is well suited. In case of trainings on the job I think a learning style of blended learning is more suited. In this last scenario Articulate 360 can take care of the theoretical part of the training.
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