Skip to main content
TrustRadius
Articulate Storyline

Articulate Storyline

Overview

What is Articulate Storyline?

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.

Read more
Recent Reviews

Intuitively Impressive

10 out of 10
January 03, 2024
Incentivized
Articulate Storyline is utilized to create operations skills and knowledge training as well as transform current in-person training into …
Continue reading

TrustRadius Insights

Intuitive User Interface: Many users have praised the intuitive user interface of Articulate Storyline, with several reviewers stating …
Continue reading
TrustRadius Insights
TrustRadius Insights
Read all reviews

Awards

Products that are considered exceptional by their customers based on a variety of criteria win TrustRadius awards. Learn more about the types of TrustRadius awards to make the best purchase decision. More about TrustRadius Awards

Reviewer Pros & Cons

View all pros & cons
Bogumił Ucherek | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bogumił Ucherek
Digital Delivery Specialist
McKinsey & Company (Management Consulting, 10,001+ employees)
Verified User
Professional in Human Resources
Renewables & Environment Company, 1001-5000 employees
Return to navigation

Pricing

View all pricing

Storyline3

$1,398

On Premise

Entry-level set up fee?

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

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Return to navigation

Product Demos

A Simple Animation Engine in Articulate Storyline 2

YouTube

Kineo Rapid Service for Articulate Storyline

YouTube

Add Custom Background Images to HTML Pages in Articulate Storyline

YouTube

New Elapsed Time Variables for Articulate Storyline 360

YouTube

Articulate Storyline 2 - Overview of new features!

YouTube

How to create animated buttons in @Articulate Storyline

YouTube
Return to navigation

Product Details

What is Articulate Storyline?


Articulate Storyline is software for creating interactive courses. It's designed to be simple enough for beginners, yet powerful enough for experts, enabling users to create virtually any imaginable interaction, in minutes. The vendor further provides that with their new perpetual version of Storyline, users can deliver mobile and accessible courses with enhanced interactivity, faster.

Articulate Storyline Features

  • Supported: Get started building courses right away, without any training. Storyline is so intuitive to use, even beginners ramp up quickly.
  • Supported: Create engaging interactivity, easily. If you can imagine an interaction, you can easily build it with Storyline. Let learners click, hover over, or drag any object to trigger any action. Build engaging interactions in minutes with buttons, sliders, markers, and hotspots. And create dynamic, personalized interactivity with intuitive variables—no programming required.
  • Supported: Build immersive, engaging learner experiences with video and simulations. Record screen activity, add screencasts from Articulate Replay, and import any type of video. To create software simulations simply record your screen once, then edit whenever and however you want.
  • Supported: Assess learners any way you want. Turn objects on your slide into a decision-making activity–or use 25 different question types to create quizzes quickly. You can test throughout your course to get a clear view of performance, and combine results from multiple quizzes for a final score.
  • Supported: Make it easy for every learner to access your content. Storyline supports right-to-left languages and double-byte character sets and includes Section 508 and WCAG support.
  • Supported: Reach learners on virtually any device with HTML5 and Flash publishing options (Storyline 2) and a fully responsive player (Storyline 360 only).
  • Supported: Publish for learning management systems with Tin Can API 1.0, SCORM, and AICC support.

Articulate Storyline Video

Articulate Storyline Competitors

Articulate Storyline Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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

Reviewers rate Implementation Rating highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Articulate Storyline are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
Return to navigation

Comparisons

View all alternatives
Return to navigation

Reviews and Ratings

(251)

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

(76-100 of 118)
Companies can't remove reviews or game the system. Here's why
September 04, 2015

Create engaging compliance tutorials!

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 1-10 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Articulate played an important part in getting our eLearning up to speed quickly. My team did not have a development background and teaching them how to use the system was very easy. When selecting a development tool, we needed a versatile program that could be put to use for a variety of task. Articulate was able to provide this.
August 19, 2015

Producing courses in a big company is very simple with Articulate Storyline.

RK
Radosław Kwasek
koordynator ds. szkoleń e-learning
Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. (Banking, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Articulate is very powerful tool. But in my opinion its strength is in simplicity and speed. When you don't have time or money it allows you to create a good content. Professional developers also find a great friend in this tool, but it's not my area.
August 19, 2015

Another reason to use Storyline 2

Blair Parkin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Blair Parkin
E-Learning Designer
Allegiant Travel Company (Airlines/Aviation, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Storyline 2 is particularly useful if you are wanting to create screen captures and software simulations. But it also handles branching scenarios very easily and with Story View makes it simple to see which sections/decisions are connected. At the end of the day it is well suited to create any type of course you can think of.
August 18, 2015

Articulate Storyline - an inside evaluation

Ralf Baum | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ralf Baum
Geschäftsführer, Carrot Business Solutions, GbR
Selbständig (E-Learning, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
There are usually 2 different types of elearning:

  1. Software simulations
  2. Learning content (interactive or non-interactive)
So the important question is:
Which kind of elearning content do I want to deliver?

Mainly if you want to create software simulations then you can think about other alternatives but If you want to create interactive elearnings with a lot of elaborate interactions on a slide IMHO there is no more intuitive software than Articulate Storyline.
August 05, 2015

Looking for easy E-Learning, then look no further than Articulate

AR
Angela Reeves
Training Specialist
Bellevue Pharmacy (Pharmaceuticals, 51-200 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Ask about who your target audience is and understanding how that audience learns. We have 2 departments that we train with Articulate, one benefits more from interactive training and one more from just reading the material. Articulate Studio is geared more toward the less interactive side, while Articulate Storyline is completely interactive. This would have been helpful information for me before purchasing.
July 29, 2015

Articulate Storyline 2 worked for us.

Verified User
Project Manager in Other
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
If you want to be able to publish content quickly and easily then this is the product to use. Articulate makes it easy to get learning content created and published for use in a minimal amount of time.
July 22, 2015

One of the best authoring tools so far!

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
E-Learning Company, 51-200 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
For some types of rapid learning modules, Articulate Storyline might not be the perfect fit - especially on mobile devices. However, Articulate Storyline remains one of the best and most popular authoring tools on the market for now and could fit most online training needs.
July 16, 2015

Become an E-Learning Hero with Articulate!

Rick Jett | TrustRadius Reviewer
Rick Jett
Senior CBT Developer and Technology Specialist
Duke Energy Corporation (Utilities, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend

The user really just needs to know in advance what they hope to accomplish with the eLearning software. Articulate, though, can do pretty much everything. I used to use Adobe Captivate, but it did not have the features that Storyline currently has, nor was it as easy to use as Storyline.

I would really push the user to try the free trial and get some hands on experience before making any decisions. I want them to understand for themselves how the software works and what it can do for them.

July 16, 2015

Articulate Articulate

Bridget Mealia | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bridget Mealia
Instructional Designer
UnitedHealth Group (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
I think if you are looking for an eLearning course development tool, Articulate Storyline is your best bet. Not only can you create basic courses, but you can also record and edit simulations to go within those courses. Storyline has a lot to offer as a software, and with the proper development can go above and beyond simple eLearning.
July 15, 2015

Long live Storyline

Kimberly Bourque Valliere | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kimberly Bourque Valliere
Instructional Designer
ATD Dallas Chapter (Financial Services, 51-200 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Articulate Storyline is suitable for most scenarios, except for perhaps software simulation because other products are a bit more advanced in this area. Future users should download the software for the 30-day trial and experiment with one of the weekly challenges to get a more unbiased feel for the software.
July 14, 2015

Articulate Storyline: From a beginners perspective

GL
Genevieve Luty
Learning and Development Advisor
Capita (Outsourcing/Offshoring, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Key questions I would ask when deciding whether to use Articluate Storyline are: Are you planning on doing remote learning or face to face learning? Are your learners computer literate? Do you have content that can be broken down into smaller sections as eLearning only holds a learners attention for a certain amount of time? Is time allowed off for training an issue within your organization?
June 10, 2015

Storyline 2 review

Mike MacDonald | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mike MacDonald
Learning and Development Consultant
Capita (Outsourcing/Offshoring, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
I find it great for all sorts of training courses. I like to use it for quizzes but I also really enjoy using it for creating scenarios.The zoom option is really helpful for giving your work a glossy feel.
May 28, 2015

Articulate Storyline 2 Gets A Gold Medal

Jennifer Valley | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jennifer Valley
Instructional Designer
DocuTAP (Computer Software, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Articulate Storyline 2 is a well-rounded product that can be implemented in almost any business setting. Some features are stronger than others so a complete review of functionality is something I always recommend and trying it out for the free 30-day trial.
May 11, 2015

Articulate #1 Rapid eLearning Development Software!

Courtney Peeler | TrustRadius Reviewer
Courtney Peeler
Instructional Designer/Learning Technology Consultant
Baylor Scott & White Health (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Articulate is best suited for developing elearning and on-demand presentations. It is versatile enough to where you can post it on a webpage or import into a learning management system. I believe it is less appropriate when developing communication or a single video. Also, it does not have prepackaged animations that could be used to develop scenarios.
April 08, 2015

I love Articulate Storyline!

Rachel Barnum | TrustRadius Reviewer
Rachel Barnum
Instructional Designer and Articulate Storyline Developer
Freelance (E-Learning, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
It is well suited for just about any development of eLearning. It is not, however, a replacement for a full learning website, or eLearning that looks like a website. It is best suited for standalone modules that will be loaded to a learning or content management system. Storyline 2 also does not replace the need for adult learning theory. Clicking and interaction does not necessarily mean learner engagement. It is simply a tool to help you carry across adult learning theories.
Return to navigation