Monthly Subscription to Storyline?

May 24, 2012

Christina Stephenson
By Christina Stephenson

I have a client who is requesting a course be created in Captivate to match their other courses and I noticed they offer a monthly subscription as an alternative to purchasing the software. It's $29/mo. I thought this was a GREAT idea for people like me who don't use Captivate all that often.

Are there any plans for Storyline to offer a similar subscription plan? I'm going to be purchasing it anyway, but was just wondering

33 Replies
Michael Nealon
almost 3 years ago06/11/21 at 9:32 pm (UTC)

I learned to use Articulate products back with Presenter '09. I was employed by a large corporation and we upgraded a number of times, up to the release of Storyline 3. Since leaving that company and being on my own, I have often wished that Articulate would offer a monthly subscription plan. Without something like that, many Instructional designers and developers, like myself, are forced to go to your competitors.
You know your product is superior.
We know your product is superior.
Without an affordable subscription option, you are losing money that people (in this thread, even) are literally begging to hand over to you, and we are forced to use inferior products.

Just my two cents. ;)

Gianna Tomasso
over 2 years ago09/13/21 at 12:37 pm (UTC)

I totally agree. My subscription is now up for renewal and I am looking at other options which are not so cost prohibitive. I can find monthly amounts but to have to find a large lump sum by next months means ~I am really tempted to budge over to the competitors. :( Going to really struggle to find the lump. 

Kelly Anne
over 2 years ago09/16/21 at 4:53 pm (UTC)

I was a very early adopter of Articulate many years ago, when it was essentially little more than a PowerPoint add on. Later, I introduced Storyline to my organization and promoted its adoption to my org, which grew to over 55,000 employees.  In short, I've loved the products and the community and promoted Articulate sales and adoption for many years.

I am fed up, however, with the lack of a reasonably priced monthly option. I'm seriously considering just relying on other apps (I have many but I prefer Articulate for many projects). I agree with the earlier post - orgs that are budget conscious pressure their developers into less adequate tools because of cost, and independent contractors are driven to other tools because of start up cost considerations.

I've admired Articulate, its designers and its business model for years. It's hard to express my disappointment with some of these decisions recently.

Enough already. You're better....more responsive....than this. The community has spoken out on this for years now. Why is no one listening?

Hoping to see change on this issue....and soon,
Kelly Anne

R T
2 years ago03/09/22 at 9:33 pm (UTC)

It's boggling after all this time there is still no monthly offerings. What century is this? I would wager the vast majority of Storyline users only require the app a couple times a year. How are people rationalizing the very costly pricing model of this application? It's as if Articulate wants to be irrelevant.

Mary Clark
2 years ago04/17/22 at 2:07 pm (UTC)

I am looking to move into instructional design. I would love to learn Storyline and become expert at it, and would be willing to pay a reasonable monthly subscription fee to do so.  I simply cannot pay $1000 to learn a program which may or may NOT be used by a potential employer.

So... where does the company expect people to learn the software? 

Marlo Bester
over 1 year ago08/08/22 at 10:16 pm (UTC)

Just chiming in with another vote for a monthly subscription plan. $1,099 dollars upfront is prohibitively expensive for freelancers.  I’ve seen this same concern voiced on other forums…I (like the others) will probably end up investing in Captivate this time round instead.  Not because it’s my first choice, but because it’s the reasonable one.  There needs to be a better pricing structure for not just Articulate’s current customers - but their prospective ones.

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