Adobe Captive will build elearning, but takes some time to learn
February 23, 2020

Adobe Captive will build elearning, but takes some time to learn

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Adobe Captivate

We used Adobe Captivate to build online training for our organization. It helped us get training to employees all across the United States, and made it easy for us to publisher file that we could upload into our LMS. It was only used within our field; however, the training that was developed within the software was used across the organization and the US.
  • Builds e-learnings
  • It has some outstanding interactions that can go along with training and make it more engaging.
  • The software is not easy to use for a beginner.
  • The practice test and try scenarios could be easier to edit.
  • It allowed us to build compliance training.
  • It allowed us to get required training across the organization in the United States.
Adobe Captivate is a bit harder to learn than Articulate Storyline. Adobe Captivate was already in place when I started at the company, but we were trying to get Articulate Storyline instead. I have heard Adobe Captivate is doing some great stuff with AI and augmented reality, but I have not tried that for myself.
I only interacted with Adobe Captivate support a couple of times. It seems sufficient but not over the top. Sometimes I had a hard time finding or a hard time understanding the articles that are available to help you with the somewhat complicated software. I found storylines a bit easier to navigate.

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Adobe Captivate go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Adobe Captivate again?

Yes

Adobe Captivate is well-suited for an experienced instructional designer as it is not overly user-friendly. It is not for those who do not go to school for the instructional design nor learn anything about Adobe Captivate unless your company is as willing to invest in training you for it. It will take an inexperienced person longer to build training.

Adobe Captivate Feature Ratings

Course authoring
8
Player/Portal
Not Rated
Learning content
5
Progress tracking & certifications
8
Learning reporting & analytics
Not Rated
Social learning
Not Rated