About Articulate 360
Articulate 360 pricing
Articulate 360 does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Articulate 360 paid version starts at US$1,749.00/year.
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Articulate 360 Reviews
Feature rating
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Best authoring tool
I started by using Captivate and was not happy with the results. I found that the training I created and articulate looks more professional and was much easier to author.
Pros
Articulate has a suite of products that will serve any training needs. For a quick training with interactive elements, RISE is what you will need. For a more complex robust training, STORYLINE is best suited. Assets are robust and very numerous.
Cons
The price point is a little high for an individual license. That being said, if that is the only drawback, it is very well worth the price.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Excellent eLearning Authoring Tools
Overall I have a very positive experience using Articulate 360. I use Storyline or Rise almost every day and find the software to be reliable and it empowers me to deliver the majority of what my clients ask for.
Pros
I like that Articulate 360 provides access to both Articulate Storyline and Rise, which enables me to develop eLearning content to suit a wide range of budgets.
Cons
It is difficult to think of any serious negatives that have cropped up during my use of Articulate 360. If I was to ask for one improvement I think I'd ask for reverse transitions to be added as a feature, so that when one of my learners clicks back on a screen, the animation reflects that they are moving backwards through the course.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Great software but needs some serious updating
I have been an Articulate StoryLine user since it came out in about 2013. It took a while, but once I learned how to use it, I was able to create hundreds of amazing e-course modules and interactive games. It became one of my favorite software development tools allowing me to do things I never dreamed possible and really impressed (and expanded) my clients.
Support was okay. But I never really had to submit a support ticket. Articulate has the best community and I was usually able to get the help I needed from moderators or other community members.
However, I can relate to Chris' frustration. For example, StoryLine has the capability to execute javascript which greatly expands what you can do with it. But the stock answer when you have a javascript question is ... "Sorry, we don't provide support for javascript; perhaps someone in the community can help you out." Fortunately for me, there was always someone well versed with javascript that was willing to share their code.
Recently, it is becoming apparent that StoryLine has some major shortcomings, and that Articulate has been slow in adding new features and enhancements in response to client requests. These include such things as a) inability to use with high-res monitors; b) no capability to e-mail results to admin or user; c) no feature to have background audio across all slides (see Chris' review); d) no capability to publish only HTML5 output; e) poor quality of HTML5 published output that does NOT work well on many mobile devices; f) no responsive design capability; g) no capability to send results to a database; h) very slow player response on timeline when synchronizing animations and no true scrubber; and several other issues.
In Nov. 2016, Articulate released 360 which bundled all of their current programs into one annual subscription (which is way too expensive for us to even consider). StoryLine 2 as a stand-alone product is still available and Articulate claims that StoryLine 3 will be available sometime in 2017. However, whether SL3 will address the major shortcomings of us and others, remains unknown.
Therefore, to meet our needs for course development in an ever changing technological environment, we are currently exploring alternative e-learning software development tools. Our leading candidate is Captivate 9. It appears to have all the features missing in StoryLine (and much more). Also, it appears that CP9 is a much better value.
- Industry: Computer Hardware
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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An excellent package for learners and experienced IDs
It's an excellent package, combining a Cloud app (Rise) with a desktop app (Storyline) and using Review as a handy tool to share with reviewers.
Pros
The incorporation of Rise, a rapid and simple content creation tool has enabled me to create almost instant courses with little effort, which frees me up to do more sophisticated interactions in Storyline and incorporate them into the training courses.
Cons
Rise does not have image descriptors, making it impossible to match images in courses without guessing the search term and hunting through pages of images. It can also be extremely slow to e.g. save block templates or move between courses.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Still my favorite authoring tool - powerful, modern & easy to get ideas/suplort
I chose Storyline as our primary authoring tool at my previous company. The templates and straightforward approach to creating interactivity with layers with trigger was really a joy to develop with.
Pros
My favorite feature of storyline is the fact that it only been around 6-8 years. All of the examples, just-in-time support and troubleshooting you search for online are applicable to the current version (360) and can be implemented. Their online community is best in class.
Cons
As a freelancer, when work is light in for my elearning business (I also work FT and do webdev work) - the subscription price Of Storyline 360 is too much. I wish I could pay for a month only.