Item: Adobe Captivate
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Adobe Captivate to develop and publish (in SCORM format) E-Learning modules for or team. We create interactive role-play scenarios with combinations of video, text, and pictures. We also use it to craft product demos, review updates to services and products, and to create short refresher courses on various items within our organization.

Pros and Cons

Integrating Video, text, and images
Crafting interactive scenarios

While easy to use, there are layers of complexity that can be daunting at first
Video editing and picture editing within the application are limited (though it integrates nicely with other Adobe products)

Return on Investment

Training is more efficient to create, saving time and money
Training can be crafted quickly if needed and uploaded into any LMS

Alternatives Considered

We were wowed by Adobe Captivate at a conference 5 or 6 years ago. While, in many ways, Articulate is the gold standard for crafting E-Learning it's also much more expensive to do so with add-ons. Captivate is cost efficient if you want to have access to the latest tools and the largest selection of features. The learning curve (once you get past the basics) can be a bit daunting at first, but once you dive in it's actually pretty easy and intuitive.

Support Rating

When I was choosing our content creation solution, I reached out to Captivate multiple times. They were always helpful, knowledgeable and willing to talk for as long as it takes to figure out a solution. Occasionally, when testing things out (or working on a particular complicated interaction) they've been able to screen share with me and help me find the perfect way to get something working the way I intended it.

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

Camtasia, Snagit, Adobe Premiere Pro

Likelihood to Recommend

Captivate is really nice because it can do just about anything. Other E-Learning tools usually specialize in one aspect of the E-Learning process. Captivate is a one stop shop for the most part and it's cheaper than the competition as well. If you need to create a quick training and push it to your LMS, Adobe works well. If you want to invest the time and create and interactive video or even virtual reality training it can not only do that, but do it well.

A cost effective, feature rich E-Learning solution

Overall Satisfaction with Adobe Captivate