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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

    Blackboard Learn by Anthology

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ABlackboard Inc. is an enterprise learning management systems vendor. Blackboard was founded in 1997 and became a public company in 2004. The company provides education, mobile, communication, and commerce software and related services to clients including education providers, corporations and government organizations. As of December 2010, Blackboard software and services are used by over 9,300 institutions in more than 60 countries. Blackboard Learn is the company's flagship LMS, supporting…N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe CaptivateBlackboard Learn by Anthology
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe CaptivateBlackboard Learn by Anthology
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Must contact vendor for pricing information.
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe CaptivateBlackboard Learn by Anthology
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Captivate
    Each software offers different strengths and weaknesses; however, the cost, reliability, and ease of use of Captivate outshines the competition. As a user since the RoboDemo days, I've been continuously impressed with what can be accomplished with Adobe Captivate.
    Incentivized
    Anthology, Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Adobe CaptivateBlackboard Learn by Anthology
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Adobe Captivate and Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    Feature
    Adobe Captivate
    9.1
    31 Ratings
    Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    8.6
    30 Ratings
    Course authoring8.030 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.018 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.024 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Learning content9.024 Ratings6.127 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications9.026 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics9.019 Ratings9.026 Ratings
    Social learning10.014 Ratings9.022 Ratings
    Gamification8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings9.030 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings9.030 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    eLearning Content
    Comparison of eLearning Content features of Adobe Captivate and Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    Feature
    Adobe Captivate
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    Blackboard Learn by Anthology
    -
    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 CaptivateBlackboard Learn by Anthology
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (128 ratings)
    9.9
    (58 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (9 ratings)
    4.6
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    1.8
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.8
    (18 ratings)
    7.7
    (14 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.7
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)