Adobe Captivate 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Adobe Captivate

4.4

(220)

Pricing

Starting at $33.90 per month

About Adobe Captivate

Adobe Captivate is an e-Learning Course Authoring tool which allows companies to design learning solutions for employees on any device, to be accessed at any time.

Authors can deliver engaging, interactive content, including interactive videos and virtual-reality courses, which go beyond standard slideshows to up-skill employees quicker. Import PowerPoint content and update it into interactive, mobile learning courses.

Adobe Captivate Screenshots

Adobe Captivate Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $33.90 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Adobe Captivate

$33.90

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

Add Multiple Overlay Slides at Any Point of Your Interactive Video
Copying Appearance and Style of One Object and Applying It to Another
Edit Svgs and Convert Them to Buttons
Mobile-Ready Courses
Play Overlay Videos on Clicking a VR Hotspot
Ready-to-Go Slides and Out-of-the-Box Interactions

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Adobe Captivate Features

Popular features found in eLearning Authoring Tools
Content Library
Content Management
Course Authoring
Course Publishing
Gamification
Interactive Content
Interactive Learning
PowerPoint Conversion
Quizzes
More features of Adobe Captivate
Activity Dashboard
Audio/Video Recording
Blended Learning
Course Management
Course Tracking
Customizable Templates
Data Import/Export
Drag & Drop
Learning Management
Media Import
Mobile Access
Mobile Learning
Question Library
Real-Time Data
Self-paced Learning
Storyboarding
Template Management
Tests/Assessments
Training Administration
Video Management
Video Streaming
Video Support

Adobe Captivate Integrations

Google Maps

Adobe Captivate User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

Ratings Breakdown

60%

27%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.8

Value for money

3.9

Customer support

3.9

Functionality

4.3

Souleymane D.

Verified reviewer

Mining & Metals

5001-10000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2023

The software for content creation and training simulation.

Adobe Captivate is the software that has helped me as an assistant trainer in my training and learning activities.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

One of the features that I like is the recording of demonstrations. You can record screen demonstrations to show learners how to perform certain tasks.

Cons:

The feature that I like the least is the limited range of interactivity options. I feel that they could have added more functionality to provide greater diversity in interactive elements.

Sarah E.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

10000+ employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2024

Great bit of software, especially if you're using other Adobe CS applications

I used Captivate to create short training videos, using annotated screen-capture to illustrate functions in Excel. I then built the videos into Storyline, which added a useful dimension to the otherwise rather static content.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Fairly simple to learn and use at a basic level, but powerful features lurk beneath the surface! Operates well with other Adobe applications and output can be exported into most other programmes. Easier to learn than Articulate Storyline.

Cons:

The only real downside is the cost. It can take a little while to discover and use the more advanced features, but that's to be expected.

Reasons for switching to Adobe Captivate

Cost mainly, and also the ability to link to other Adobe CS applications.

Mari M.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

5001-10000 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2024

Clunky, counterintuitive and outdated

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

I can only think of 1 and it is that it works with a Mac. Barely.

Cons:

Captivate is a very clunky software. And by clunky, I mean that the interactions are counterintuitive and to create an interaction is incredibly time-consuming. The competing offering software has a much better interface. I was forced to use captivate because of my Mac computer. My organization will not let me use parallels so I was stuck with using captivate. After about offering three courses, I was done. Development took about twice as much as the other competing tool.

Shubham V.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

501-1000 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2023

Streamline your LMS with an advanced learning tool from Adobe.

Captivate is feature-rich & based on latest technology, it's better than any other LMS tool in the market.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We can easily convert our existing webinars & PowerPoint presentations into courses & onboarding walkthroughs thanks to Captivate. Learning Management is the spine of any Organization & Captivate is the tool that ensures that all employees are constantly learning and evolving. Managers at each level can track the progress using 360 degree dashboards.

Cons:

Captivate is not an easy tool. Administrators will need a lot of trainings and hands on before they can fully utilize this product to it's real potential.

Reasons for choosing Adobe Captivate

Adobe incorporates latest technology in Captivate & it has an existing template of resources with a highly engaged community.

Ezzy S.

Verified reviewer

Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2020

Adobe Captivate - What you'd expect from an Adobe product

I've authored over 300 courses with Adobe Captivate in the last 6 years and overall, I'm very satisfied with the product. For all its faults, it's really forced me outside my box and helped me learn a lot about instructional design.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Adobe Captivate allows you to author amazing and beautiful coursework if you don't mind spending a little extra time to learn some coding. The product is fairly intuitive and it has a lot of capabilities. It's a very deep and robust product.

Cons:

To really get the best out of Captivate, you do need to spend quite a lot of time learning about creating variables, some beginner coding, and occasionally some javascript. You can make the program do whatever you want, but it takes a lot of patience and, sometimes, some wonky workarounds.

Reasons for switching to Adobe Captivate

Lectora at the time was very formal and not very flexible at all.

Verified

Reviewer

Financial Services

201-500 employees

Used daily for free trial

Review source

Reviewed December 2023

Not very easy to use

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The functionality allows for a variety of courses to be created.

Cons:

Captivate is simply not intuitive or easy to use. Compared to other authoring tools for e-learning, Captivate is one of the most difficult softwares to use. Additionally, the support for the tools are just not there. If you reach out to support, expect to wait for a long time.

Reasons for switching to Adobe Captivate

Already switched back. Thought it might provide better options. It didn't.

Verified

Reviewer

Insurance

1001-5000 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Terrific training tool

Using this I have been able to set up tests and quiz for our training sessions. Its also let me create video presentations which automates some of our new hire training. You have to put in some time and learn it to get the most out of it but once you do that, its very powerful.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is very robust and has a ton of features. You can create some really impressive training modules with this. We have been using this for a little while now to train our new hires on policies and process. I really like that once you get the hang of this, you can create very professional looking training material with it. It lets you embed videos, images and docs into your module pretty seamlessly. You can include your branding (which was a big deal for us) and colors. You can even include your Voice over if you want to. Using this I have created Quiz, Presentations and video guides. And they all looked fantastic.

Cons:

Like a lot of other Adobe softwares (at least in my experience) it can be a little daunting to get started with. There is a lot you can do with it but you have to invest some time to get the most out of it. I really wish Adobe would figure out how to simplify the usage and work flow for newcomers.

Reasons for choosing Adobe Captivate

I really liked the trial of Adobe Captivate and decided to move with that. Adobe being a larger brand also influenced our decision since it meant we would probably receive better after sales support.

Catherine W.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2019

Authoring Tool with a Twist

My overall experience so far is positive. We are developing eLearning modules using the interactive tools found in Captivate. So far, the video formatting, audio (speech-to-text) function, and responsive project mode are my biggest positives.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Adobe's new version of Captivate (2019) is a fantastic authoring tool for the right user. I say that because the user must be competent on various computer applications and willing to spend some extra time learning! I have used many authoring tools, but this one has made me slow down and rethink some of the methods I use for development. It is not easy, but when you learn to set it up correctly, the functionality is amazing! I'm referring mostly to the responsive projects that are scalable for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. This is a wonderful feature, but takes quite a bit of time to learn.

Cons:

The biggest consideration I have found is the amount of time I have had to spend learning the program. Once understood, I have been able to make progress, but this is not a two or three week project...give yourself more time.

Reasons for choosing Adobe Captivate

Adobe Captivate interfaced well with our other marketing programs that we currently use and we wanted seamless uploading to our LMS.

Carl C.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

11-50 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2020

Creating "how to videos" for enterprise learning

This is a very functional application for making videos. I prefer it versus tools like Camtasia when making instructional videos.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Easy to segment video into pieces. Imagine using Power Point slides but each slide contains video/sound. Much easier to manage than other tools that record straight through. You can record each segment, apply graphic elements as desired. It integrated easily with other Adobe audio products for enhanced audio editing. Captivate does include limited audio editing tools, just enough to be handy.

Cons:

I found the application would crash every now and then. Nothing I could not work around, but strange to have to experience that in today's world.

Reasons for choosing Adobe Captivate

Easier to manage long videos (5 minutes or more) that require inserting elements such as graphics or highlights and notes.

Reasons for switching to Adobe Captivate

As mentioned, Adobe Captivate allows you to segment your video into slides which makes it much easier to manage the creation and edits of the video.

David M.

Verified reviewer

Entertainment

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2020

Captivate & the ease of convertability

It gives you the ability to create in so many ways & to help make video & online training more streamlined, with the added feedback from an LMS to get good feedback on how end users are absorbing the triining

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I truly enjoy the ability to convert old PowerPoint training decks into exciting & yes to coin a phrase, "Captivating" training for our employees & management.

Cons:

The cost for our small company is a little high & there is no special pricing for Teachers or Students. It would be great id Adobe would let you replace some of the Adobe Cloud products with Captivate as part of the overall package even if it were for a little more per month.

Reasons for choosing Adobe Captivate

Mostly because I have used Adobe products for years & have had the cloud since it became the cloud

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