I can imagine such comparisons can be less than objective so do be ware. I'm not sure if lectora has trial versions but I'd say give both tools the exact same test run and compare some features yourself.
I've used previous versions of Lectora, as well as Articulate Presenter (V5, '09, and '13). I won't dwell on the technical comparisons, as the choice of tools was driven by customer preference rather than my choice.
The one comparison I will make is that Articulate seems to be on a four-year cycle for new versions, with software updates in between as needed. Lectora seemed to have a new version on an annual basis, and they lobbied hard for folks to upgrade every year. My memory might be failing me here, but I don't recall any software updates/patches in between new version releases.
That's a marketing decision, in my opinion. But I much prefer not being asked to buy a new version so often.
The one comparison I will make is that Articulate seems to be on a four-year cycle for new versions, with software updates in between as needed. Lectora seemed to have a new version on an annual basis, and they lobbied hard for folks to upgrade every year. My memory might be failing me here, but I don't recall any software updates/patches in between new version releases.
Lectora 10 (marketed as Lectora X) was launched in 2009 and had 6 major updates and several smaller updates in 4 years, until it was replaced by Lectora 11 in early 2013. It's current version is 11.3.2 - that's 3 major updates and several smaller updates within a year. Lectora 12 isn't even announced yet, so it is definitely not on an annual cycle. So your information is not correct.
Having said that, I think the best comparison is TRIAL. Just download trials for both softwares and try to build a simple course.
This is a really very interesting link. I was forced to produce several projects with Inspire last year so I can compare both programs a little bit.
Inspire is a nice application but with too many bugs. Especially in the publish process. Colors or fonts were not correct. Without knowledge in xml it would have been quite impossible to finish the project without getting mad
I do not know if the updates/new versions reduced the bugs but this was an quite unsatisfying experience.
I agree with Sergey, download both the Storyline trial and the Lectora trial and try to build the same course in each. This is a quick way to compare "apples to apples" so to speak. One thing to be aware of - with the Storyline trial you can build a fully functional, useable course but with Lectora the output is watermarked as a trial version and therefore can not be used for real production.
As an avid Storyline user, contemplating using Lectora in my new work environment, my curiosity is certainly peaked. Wondering how Storyline is addressing the lags in comparisons.
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This whole forum and site is built around Articulate and they created Storyline.
So I'd say Storyline if you're asking on this forum...
I'd assume everyone here who uses an elearning tool will go for Storyline. The Lectora forum might have a different position.
If you search for "lectora vs storyline" in Bing or Google there are a number of comparisons out there that might help.
I can imagine such comparisons can be less than objective so do be ware. I'm not sure if lectora has trial versions but I'd say give both tools the exact same test run and compare some features yourself.
I've used previous versions of Lectora, as well as Articulate Presenter (V5, '09, and '13). I won't dwell on the technical comparisons, as the choice of tools was driven by customer preference rather than my choice.
The one comparison I will make is that Articulate seems to be on a four-year cycle for new versions, with software updates in between as needed. Lectora seemed to have a new version on an annual basis, and they lobbied hard for folks to upgrade every year. My memory might be failing me here, but I don't recall any software updates/patches in between new version releases.
That's a marketing decision, in my opinion. But I much prefer not being asked to buy a new version so often.
Lectora 10 (marketed as Lectora X) was launched in 2009 and had 6 major updates and several smaller updates in 4 years, until it was replaced by Lectora 11 in early 2013. It's current version is 11.3.2 - that's 3 major updates and several smaller updates within a year. Lectora 12 isn't even announced yet, so it is definitely not on an annual cycle. So your information is not correct.
Having said that, I think the best comparison is TRIAL. Just download trials for both softwares and try to build a simple course.
Hi,
I think this should help:
http://www.electronmedia.in/wp/lectora-inspire-articulate-storyline-side-side-comparison/
This is a really very interesting link. I was forced to produce several projects with Inspire last year so I can compare both programs a little bit.
Inspire is a nice application but with too many bugs. Especially in the publish process. Colors or fonts were not correct. Without knowledge in xml it would have been quite impossible to finish the project without getting mad
I do not know if the updates/new versions reduced the bugs but this was an quite unsatisfying experience.
I agree with Sergey, download both the Storyline trial and the Lectora trial and try to build the same course in each. This is a quick way to compare "apples to apples" so to speak. One thing to be aware of - with the Storyline trial you can build a fully functional, useable course but with Lectora the output is watermarked as a trial version and therefore can not be used for real production.
This was a pretty thorough comparison, too:
http://jennifervalley.blogspot.com/2015/01/captivate-8-vs-lectora-v12-vs-storyline.html
As an avid Storyline user, contemplating using Lectora in my new work environment, my curiosity is certainly peaked. Wondering how Storyline is addressing the lags in comparisons.
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