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Compare Adobe Captivate and Lectora 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$399
Starting at $1,999.00 1 Authoring user license seat Per Year
Adobe Captivate
Star Rating
(202)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$399
Browse all 3 pricing plansLectora
Star Rating
(56)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,999.00 1 Authoring user license seat Per Year
Browse all 2 pricing plansAdobe Captivate vs Lectora
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Lectora easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with Adobe Captivate overall.
- Reviewers felt that Adobe Captivate meets the needs of their business better than Lectora.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Adobe Captivate is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Lectora over Adobe Captivate.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Lectora
Lectora & CenarioVR Platinum Suite
Starting at $1,999.00
1 Authoring user license seat Per Year
Get Lectora Desktop, Lectora Online, ReviewLink, & AssetLibrary with CenarioVR
- VR/Immersive learning
- Full eLearning Brothers Template & Asset Library
Free Trial
Adobe Captivate
Free Trial is available
Lectora
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
173
8.0
53
Ease of Use
6.7
173
7.6
53
Ease of Setup
7.7
64
7.5
21
Ease of Admin
7.8
57
7.9
19
Quality of Support
6.9
141
6.7
49
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.3
51
6.5
17
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
176
7.5
52
Features by Category
Training & eLearning
8.5
130
8.3
9
7.5
90
8.0
5
Agentic AI - Course Authoring
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Generative AI
Not enough data
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Platform
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Captivate and Lectora are categorized as Course Authoring
Unique Categories
Adobe Captivate has no unique categories
Lectora has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Captivate
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Lectora
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
E-Learning
11.5%
Computer Software
9.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Higher Education
8.9%
Education Management
4.7%
Other
56.5%
E-Learning
22.2%
Information Technology and Services
13.0%
Professional Training & Coaching
7.4%
Financial Services
7.4%
Computer Software
7.4%
Other
42.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
Between Captivate and Storyline, which elearning tool is better?
3 Comments
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
What is Adobe Captivate used for?
2 Comments
PP
Adobe Captivate is used mainly to create content for elarning. You can create interactive, personalised and engaging elearning content. Read more
Lectora has no discussions with answers
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