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At a Glance
Adobe Captivate
Adobe Captivate
Star Rating
(198)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$399
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SmartBuilder
SmartBuilder
Star Rating
(17)5.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$1,399.00 1 Installations Per Year
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Adobe Captivate excels in content creation with a score of 8.5, while SmartBuilder achieves a perfect score of 10.0, indicating that SmartBuilder offers more advanced tools and features for creating engaging eLearning content.
  • Reviewers mention that SmartBuilder's user, role, and access management features are top-notch, scoring a perfect 10.0, whereas Adobe Captivate scores 7.2, suggesting that SmartBuilder provides a more robust and flexible system for managing user permissions and roles.
  • G2 users highlight that SmartBuilder's ease of setup is significantly better, with a score of 9.7 compared to Adobe Captivate's 7.8, indicating that users find SmartBuilder easier to implement and get started with.
  • Users on G2 note that Adobe Captivate's content libraries score 7.5, while SmartBuilder's libraries score 9.0, suggesting that SmartBuilder offers a more extensive and diverse range of pre-built content resources for users.
  • Reviewers say that SmartBuilder shines in performance with a perfect score of 10.0, while Adobe Captivate scores 7.8, indicating that SmartBuilder provides a more reliable and efficient experience for users during content delivery.
  • Users report that the quality of support for SmartBuilder is exceptional, scoring a perfect 10.0, while Adobe Captivate's support quality is rated at 6.9, suggesting that users may have a better experience with SmartBuilder's customer service and assistance.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Captivate
Edu Discount
$399
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SmartBuilder
Annual Subscription
$1,399.00
1 Installations Per Year
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Free Trial
Adobe Captivate
Free Trial is available
SmartBuilder
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
170
9.7
15
Ease of Use
6.8
170
8.7
15
Ease of Setup
7.8
61
9.7
6
Ease of Admin
7.8
57
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.0
138
10.0
14
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.3
51
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
173
10.0
14
Features by Category
8.0
216
9.5
18
Training & eLearning
8.5
128
10.0
10
7.5
88
9.0
8
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Generative AI
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Platform
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Captivate
Adobe Captivate
SmartBuilder
SmartBuilder
Adobe Captivate and SmartBuilder are categorized as Course Authoring
Unique Categories
Adobe Captivate
Adobe Captivate has no unique categories
SmartBuilder
SmartBuilder has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Captivate
Adobe Captivate
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
27.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
28.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
43.5%
SmartBuilder
SmartBuilder
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
43.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
37.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Adobe Captivate
Adobe Captivate
E-Learning
11.7%
Information Technology and Services
9.0%
Higher Education
9.0%
Computer Software
9.0%
Education Management
4.8%
Other
56.4%
SmartBuilder
SmartBuilder
E-Learning
31.3%
Higher Education
12.5%
Veterinary
6.3%
Utilities
6.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
6.3%
Other
37.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Adobe Captivate
Adobe Captivate
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Angela M.
AM
Angela M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Adobe Captivate give me and my team the ability to easily author a training videos that walk my users step-by-step through the use of my application while providing them with audio and captions for understandability. Not only is the process of recording...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Sarah V.
SV
Sarah V.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness

I felt a little overwhelmed while learning to use Captivate. If I'd had more experience with Adobe products, I think it would have been a much smoother transition, but I think the user interface is a little less intuitive than other products I've used for...

SmartBuilder
SmartBuilder
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Steve S.
SS
Steve S.
Verified User in Consumer Services

SmartBuilder provides a great deal of flexibility in the way that one builds a course. Many tools provide only a single way of building an interaction or force you to use predefined, scripted, elements within a course. SmartBuilder provides many of these...

Most Helpful Critical Review
J L P.
JP
J L P.
Verified User in Utilities

I haven't run into anything I don't like about the tool yet. The authoring environment is great and the company is great to work with. They have very responsive live chat support and when bugs are discovered, they fix them quickly.

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Discussions
Adobe Captivate
Adobe Captivate Discussions
Between Captivate and Storyline, which elearning tool is better?
3 comments
Samantha L.
SL
This s a matter of opinion, but the short answer is probably Storyline. Captivate is still the king of screen captures. Though you can capture screens and...Read more
Adobe Captivate
2 comments
Brittany T.
BT
I would slao be very curious for this question to be answered! Read more
What is Adobe Captivate used for?
2 comments
Prateek P.
PP
Adobe Captivate is used mainly to create content for elarning. You can create interactive, personalised and engaging elearning content. Read more
SmartBuilder
SmartBuilder Discussions
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