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Storyline - Good overall, but needs more video features
May 23, 2018

Storyline - Good overall, but needs more video features

Chris Bloom | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Articulate Storyline

We use Storyline for internal training courses, both soft skill and product training. It addresses all kinds of topics, from compliance to promotions to product walkthroughs and best practices. Our team uses it for the employees, and another training team uses it for New Hire programs. We haven't used it for any external audiences at this time.
  • Intuitive. It works similar to PowerPoint in terms of slides and structure. Adding assets and narration is fairly straightforward.
  • They have a good stock library. Also, you can add different characters in a variety of poses for added effect.
  • Lots of flexibility in navigation and buttons. Variables and basic scripting makes it easy to customize.
  • Animations are lacking. Limited to real basic types of movement and animations, which can look dated and not as profressional.
  • Lacks a time feature (how much time is used, how much time is left). I know that can't always be accurate due to interactive navigation, but the option to put one in would be nice.
  • Customization of the player is limited.
  • We've been able to save time in creating effective courses, and the quizzing feature helps us with courses that need to have assessments for completion (compliance, company policies, etc).
  • A classroom effectively translated to a Storyline course can save many hours (and scheduling headaches) for employee training. Travel is also lessened which makes for more savings.
  • The learning curve isn't too steep, which can save hours training employees how to use the software.
It's great for creating some basic eLearning tools. The video capability is so-so, though. You can create things rapidly, which is nice. And it does have some power and flexibility. It's good especially for courses where you need to break it out in sections. Quizzing is nice because you can separate it throughout the course, and then it can be tallied together. I'm not as big a fan of external audiences, since those are more video-focused and it doesn't have as many editing capabilities as I'd like.