Item: Adobe Captivate
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Adobe Captivate is being used by the Training and Development team to develop training courses in an elearning format. It's highly effective at getting training courses delivered to our employees in a self-paced format that they can complete whenever is convenient for them.

Pros and Cons

Easy to add animation
Easy to import PowerPoint slides

It would benefit from an Apply to All Slides feature
More animation options would be nice

Return on Investment

Helps to offer more training courses to employees
Offers mobile learning for those on the go

Alternatives Considered

Articulate Storyline and Camtasia

Adobe Captivate is very easy to learn, and has pretty much all the features I look for in an authoring tool.

Support Rating

I have rarely had to reach out to the support team, but when I did I felt like they were overall pretty helpful in assisting me with my issue.

Key Insights

Do you think Adobe Captivate delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Adobe Captivate's feature set?

Yes

Did Adobe Captivate live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Adobe Captivate go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Adobe Captivate again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Adobe Acrobat DC, Adobe Flash

Likelihood to Recommend

Adobe Captivate is great for developing courses where PowerPoint slides are already created. It's easy to import slides with animations included in them. Just make sure you work off your local machine and save often in case your computer freezes.

Honest review of Adobe Captivate

Overall Satisfaction with Adobe Captivate