Monthly Subscription to Storyline?

I am pleased to see so many posts regarding monthly payment options. I would have been up and running months ago had it been an option. The trial was amazing and I thank the Articulate team for that privilege. However; to become a part of the Articulate community requires some flexibility in paying for the product.  I suppose that Articulate wants serious users and not those whose monthly payment may turn into reduced cash flow.  You do get a lot for the money; however, the jobs I have been researching look for either Articulate or Captivate, and some want only Captivate.  Where will Articulate stand in terms of the foundational choice for e-learning development?

I would absolutely concur with this need for a monthly subscription. I am the director of content for a learning company that has historically only done video and simulation content. I've been pushing to do something in the middle; 2D interactive Storyline content. I'd like to get the IDs on my staff a license, but the executives are not going to buy into 3+ licenses at $1300 a piece. They would be fine with $100-300 a month, though. Articulate is actively losing potential sales by their unwillingness to listen to what the market is saying. I personally have a SL3 license that I purchased before coming to this company, as I don't see the value for an individual continuing to pay, in perpetuity, but that's another matter. Though, even for corporate, I would rather just buy my people SL3 licenses than a subscription that costs the same, but you never own the software. It would be another thing if 360 was cheaper, long term. Your older pricing model made it such that 360 was about 1400 over the course of two years, thus SL3 paid for itself in two years. Now, 360 is the same per year as just buying SL3. You're losing corporate sales Articulate.

Just purchased Captivate becuase Articulate don't offer monthly payment plan.  Not enough difference between the two to warrant risking 1k when the future is now so uncertain.  

One more vote for monthly billing... This alone has stopped me from involving more team members and in the end sending more money to your company because of the massive up front cost and zero flexibility. It would take all of a week to get someone to implement this payment feature if that - and seriously, charge 10% more for month to month and give a discount for full payment, you'd make even more money, and your customers would be happier. What gives? Not a fan of companies that just say "that's our policy" - I think you know you have the industry backed in a corner at this point & can do as you will. This is coming from someone who has been a loyal customer from SL 1 - between the above and my 100th request for a scrubable timeline that actually shows the animation play in real time (which would save hours of development frustration) I've yet to feel heard with your feature request option, for the love of God please listen to your user base.

I know I responded last year and I still hope that a monthly subscription option becomes available.  During this COVID-19 time, you have many people that already tried the free version and then wanted to purchase something not as expensive.  (such as myself) 

Hi Ryan, Eric, and Helena. 

Thank you for reaching out here, and I know during difficult times like this it's helpful to connect with your peers to find solutions. The staff who manage the forums are focused on providing product or technical support, but I did share your concerns with our Sales and Customer Success teams. 

Articulate is a human-centered organization that cares deeply about both employees and customers and takes “doing what’s right” very seriously.  We’re here to support you and your clients during this time, so I'd invite you to connect with our Sales team to discuss your unique situation and see what custom solutions we can offer you. 

They're always happy to speak with you via chat, phone at 800-81-4880 extension 1, or email to sales@articulate.com. 

One more request/demand/plea for a subscription-based option for Articulate. It's just too expensive when you don't use it all of the time. And as others have said above---your organization should be doing something to help people out during Covid 19 with all of the classes that need to go online and people that are out of work. I have been steering my clients towards Captivate for this reason even if I prefer your product. It's a shame that you won't listen to your loyal customers that have been asking for this for 8+ years. You are one of the only companies that don't have this option. What in the world are you waiting for? Help us out!!!!! A lot of us are freelancers and it's not always easy to drop 1k when our subscription runs out. Please give us this option to pay by the month, it's so disheartening that you won't bend on this. 

I too agree that a monthly option would be of tremendous value to the eLearning community. So my question is why don't you have one?  It seems to me that the company would actually make more money by offering this option. So why is is not being offered?? 

Another vote for a monthly option. I dislike Captivate but am often forced to use it because that is all the client is willing to pay for--and once people start using Captivate it is hard to convince them to not only switch to Storyline, but to also pay a lot more to switch and then pay to have everything redeveloped... 

I wish there was a monthly subscription option. I'm a freelancer and cannot cough up the annual cost right away.