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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Captivate

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Captivate is an elearning authoring and course design tool (or LCMS). It supports mobile HTML5 content. Captivate’s users are commonly midsized businesses to enterprises. Adobe Captivate includes some prebuilt assets as well as customizable workflows.

    $33.99

    per month

    Articulate 360

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AArticulate 360 is an e-learning platform for creating workplace training. Users can build engaging courses with AI-enhanced authoring, simplify collaboration, and quickly share content. A subscription includes robust onboarding resources and access to a community of 1.5M pros.

    $1,124

    per year

    Pricing
    Adobe CaptivateArticulate 360
    Editions & Modules
    Subscription
    $33.99
    per month
    Student & Teacher Edition
    $399
    one-time fee
    Upgrade
    $499
    one-time fee
    Pereptual License
    1,299
    one-time fee
    Articulate 360 Standard - Academic - Teams Plan
    $1,124
    per year
    Articulate 360 Standard - Personal Plan
    $1,199
    per year
    Articulate 360 AI - Personal Plan
    $1,449
    per year
    Articulate 360 Standard - Teams Plan
    $1,499
    per year
    Articulate 360 AI - Teams Plan
    $1,749
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe CaptivateArticulate 360
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—If you’re new to Articulate 360, you can try it out free of charge for 30 days. After the trial period is over, you can subscribe to one of our packages. Articulate 360 is available on the Articulate website and through Articulate Authorized Resellers.
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe CaptivateArticulate 360
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    I did not select Captivate, it was selected for me. Articulate 360 is easier to use and has a better flow.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    I think Captivate has more features to customized learning. However, Articulate 360 is more straight to the point and less hassle to use because of the limited features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    Adobe Captivate is perfect for advanced users or users who want to create innovative content. The restrictions are limited to how much/how little a user knows about Adobe Captivate and its features. On this note, beginners may have an easier time getting familiar with and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    I think that Articulate360 is more user-friendly and has a cleaner, more updated look. If you can edit a PDF, then you can use Articulate 360. Adobe Captivate may be more challenging for the designer, but it has more features. We chose Adobe Captivate because we want the option …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    I prefer Articulate 360 over Adobe Captivate. While Captivate does have more features overall, Articulate 360 is much easier to navigate and nice, clean courses can be created in a fraction of the time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    Adobe Captivate is an okay software program, but it is not something I'd pick over Articulate Storyline or Articulate 360. I only selected Captivate because it was mandatory for my course plus I wanted to explore it to find out how it worked. But after using it, I didn't find …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    Articulate 360 offers a both Storyline and Rise as eLearning authoring tools, as well as a Stock Library with over 100,000 images for $1200/year. Adobe Captivate is a stand alone product for $30/month. If you are only using eLearning authoring tools the cost is significantly …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    Captivate is feature-rich and easy-to-use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    I use Camtasia for video editing, however, we have Premier Pro and are now learning to use it. Camtasia and Snagit we use for smaller projects. For bigger projects, we use them all.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    We are looking for easier templates, automated features, simulations, interactivity activities, and collaboration features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    Articulate currently has some benefits over Captivate in flexibility and responsive design, but I think these are being addressed in the next version of Captivate. Articulate is also more fiddly. Mac support is important to our users, who are majority Mac users.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    Adobe Captivate is very easy to navigate.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    Adobe Captivate is much more powerful than the Articulate products. It can take your training much further. If you can imagine it, you ca create it in Captivate. It also makes it easy to maintain simulations as they are recorded a individual pages making it easy to make a quick …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    I teach our employees how to use both Adobe Captivate and Articulate and have found users find Articulate easier to learn.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    While I prefer Storyline for its ease of use, I also use Captivate to accomplish advanced learning training.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    Adobe Captivate has more robust functionality than any of its competition. It is truly an all-in-one content creation tool that lets you create everything from the most simple to the most advanced eLearning modules. Moreover, it allows you to have more minute control over every …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    Whereas Articulate offers previews of production slides for mobile screen size, Captivate lets you design and edit content in a simulated mobile display. The ability to decide how content will behave when it encounters a mobile screen is immeasurably valuable. This is the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    Articulate Storyline and 360 are far better than Adobe Captivate. Camtasia is used for specific projects as Adobe Captivate is in some regards.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    There is no comparison (in my humble opinion). My production cycle is much faster with Articulate products (all of them) and I don't have the issues with YouTube playback that I do with Captivate 9. It's a simple matter of not wanting to expend time and effort to fix …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    Adobe Captivate is superior in 360 view courseware development. It's outstanding and a delight to work with. That's about it. Unfortunately, Articulate dominates in everything else.
    Incentivized
    Articulate Global, Inc.
    Chose Articulate 360
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    We use Adobe Captivate and I wouldn't recommend that at all. I don't know, it's not quite the same. But we also, we use Camtasia and we use Adobe products. I know that that's not quite the same thing, but in terms of e-learning authoring, I can't think of another format that …
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    I've used Adobe Captivate. I found that to be a little more complex than it needed to be. I've used Beyond as well, which is kind of not really a competitor, but I found these styles to be a little outdated.
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    The user interface is so similar to PowerPoint that it makes it easy to learn how to use the product. Adobe Captivate is ok, but the user interface is challenging to navigate for new users. Adobe Captivate also has an issue right now where they have new features in the "New" …
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    We use Vyond in conjunction with Rise obviously. They work well together. Captivate I always found clunky and, like many Adobe products, unintuitive as all their products don’t have the same interface. Makes no sense.
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    I would never use Captivate now that we use Articulate 360.
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    I've observed it really didn't have much interest in it also. Well, in the past I've used Captivate was just so painfully difficult to use. It's not user-friendly or intuitive for learners to really understand how to use. I mean, it's powerful, but it's nothing like Articulate. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    So I started off, the very first authoring tool I ever used was Captivate over 10 years or 15 years ago, that kind of thing. I think that was just because that was the tool that the team was using at the time. That was my first experience ever with an authoring tool. I found …
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    I like Captivate because it allows for more coding. I don't like that things are so easy it looks so cookie cutter. Same style of graphics or interactions.
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    For most projects, Storyline is the best of all of these. Not sure what Adobe is doing with Captivate. The attention that Articulate pays to Storyline & updates vs Adobe doesn't to Captivate is telling.
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    Articulate 360 is more helpful to use from Captivate because it's more widely used. If you are going to work with any vendors or cross share working files, it's far more likely you'll work with people using Articulate 360. The other products we use complement Articulate 360.
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    Captivate is much clunkier and didn't offer an online cloud platform to build our courses.
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    Articulate 360 is easier to navigate, share across teams and is more powerful than any of the tools I mentioned.
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    we like the entire suite for different types of deliverables - whether scrollable content, demos where the mouse moves, or the ability to test with animated quizzes or tests
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    Trigger wizard is easier to use than advanced actions in Captivate. Storyline feel more seamless than Captivate.
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    client requested this application, it was somewhat painful to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    Captivate seemed more complex but also offered more flexibility. Because our team was less technically inclined, we ultimately moved forward with Articulate (as well as the fact that it is well-renowned as industry standard authoring tool).
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    Storyline was recommended by more of our clients some trusted them at the beginning.
    Incentivized
    Chose Articulate 360
    Articulate makes collaborating and working within online learning creation so simple.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    TrustRadius Insights
    Adobe CaptivateArticulate 360
    Highlights

    TrustRadius
    Research Team Insight
    Published

    Adobe Captivate and Articulate 360 are both Corporate Learning Management Systems with a focus on eLearning content authoring. They are both most commonly used by large businesses and enterprises but have some users across company sizes. 

    Adobe Captivate focuses on providing more advanced eLearning authoring tools, including support for VR, improved accessibility, and interactive content. Its goal is to facilitate highly engaging and interactive content for creators with the proper experience. In contrast, Articulate 360 provides sub-applications designed to support all levels of creator experience and expertise. This can make Articulate ideal for larger groups with creators across the skill spectrum. 

    Features

    Adobe Captivate and Articulate 360 differentiate by their ideal skill level, with features tailored to each target audience. 

    Adobe Captivate excels at providing knowledgeable creators with the widest range of content creation capabilities. In particular, Captivate prioritizes supporting interactive content, including branching content paths within courses. This focus allows creators to make highly engaging content for end-learners. It also offers strong reporting capabilities within courses. 

    Articulate 360 differentiates by making content creation more accessible to a wider range of creators and users. Its sup-applications, such as Storyline and Rise, provide options to serve creators at various skill levels. Rise in particular serves less experienced creators and has a much lower learning curve. Articulate also emphasizes its accessibility across mobile devices and for disabled folks. 

    Limitations

    Adobe Captivate and Articulate 360’s respective specializations also come with some limitations worth considering. 

    Adobe Captivate’s advanced capabilities come with a steep learning curve. Many reviewers argue that the platform is intimidating for beginners and takes time to learn how to make the most of the tool. This curve often means that Captivate is not ideal for rapid eLearning development. Captivate is also priced separately from the rest of the Adobe suite, which limits the cost benefits of bundling some Adobe products. 

    In contrast, Articulate 360 may lack some of the more advanced features that Captivate offers. Additionally, collaboration for creator teams within the platform is still limited and difficult to use according to many reviewers. Updates to the product have also been known to create new errors in preexisting courses, so users should be conscious of possible change management that may be necessary. The pricing can also be high if the organization is not making courses at volume. 

    Pricing

    Adobe Captivate offers 3 pricing systems for new buyers. Users can subscribe to Captivate for $33.99/month, or purchase a perpetual license for $1,299. Students or teachers can purchase Captivate for $399 instead. Adobe also offers a free 30-day trial. 

    Articulate 360 is priced differently for companies, freelancers, and academics. For companies, the Teams Plan costs $1,299/user/year, with additional collaboration and support features available. The Personal Plan costs $999/user/year. For academics, the Person Plan costs $499/user/year and the Teams Plan costs $649/user/year.

    Features
    Adobe CaptivateArticulate 360
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Adobe Captivate and Articulate 360
    Feature
    Adobe Captivate
    9.1
    31 Ratings
    Articulate 360
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring8.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content9.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications9.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning10.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gamification8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    eLearning Content
    Comparison of eLearning Content features of Adobe Captivate and Articulate 360
    Feature
    Adobe Captivate
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    Articulate 360
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-Lingual Support7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Structured Learning10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical Metrics8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud-Based Content10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation & Integration7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Adobe CaptivateArticulate 360
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (128 ratings)
    9.3
    (432 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.8
    (286 ratings)
    Availability
    1.8
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.8
    (18 ratings)
    8.8
    (27 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.7
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)