Best Elearning Authoring Software

Articulate 360 is a subscription platform for building workplace training. It bundles the Rise 360 and Storyline 360 course authoring tools, an AI Assistant, Review 360 for stakeholder feedback, and the Reach LMS for distributing courses. Subscribers get a content library of templates, images, and characters, support for SCORM, xAPI, cmi5, and AICC publishing, and tools to translate courses into more than 80 languages. It is made by Articulate Global and used by over 120,000 organizations for onboarding, compliance, and sales training.

Pricing is billed annually per user and varies by plan and region; the Articulate 360 AI plan lists at $1,749 per user per year on the official US pricing page. A 30-day free trial is available with no credit card required. Optional add-ons include the Reach Pro LMS, starting at $3,600 per year for 1,200 active learners, and Localization services starting at $5,000 per year.

iSpring Suite is a PowerPoint-based eLearning authoring tool from iSpring Solutions that lets course creators build SCORM and xAPI compliant courses without leaving PowerPoint. It includes 14 types of quizzes, branching scenarios, interactive role-plays, video lectures, screencasts, and flipbooks, and works offline since it is installed as a PowerPoint add-in. The higher iSpring Suite AI tier adds a 134,400-plus item content library, AI image generation, AI-powered translation, and AI text-to-speech.

Pricing is an annual per-author subscription: iSpring Cloud AI, a cloud-native scrollable course builder, is $720 per year; iSpring Suite is $970 per year; and iSpring Suite AI, which bundles the full toolkit with AI features and cloud collaboration, is $1,290 per year. A 14-day free trial is offered, along with discounted pricing for educators and nonprofit organizations on request.

Elucidat is a cloud-based elearning authoring platform built for teams to create branded, interactive courses at scale. It includes AI-assisted content creation, PowerPoint import, stock imagery, built-in assessments and branching, and publishing to SCORM, xAPI, or a shareable URL. A streamlined review workflow lets internal and external reviewers comment directly on projects, and every plan includes custom branding and mobile-ready output.

Elucidat is sold on annual per-user subscriptions across three tiers. The Growth plan, for 3 to 5 users, starts at $1,650 per user per year and includes the full authoring toolkit. Team, for up to 20 users, and Enterprise, for up to 50 users, add features like custom user roles, translation management, and single sign-on, with pricing available on request. A 2-week free trial is available by booking a demo.

dominKnow | ONE is a cloud-based content authoring and learning content management platform built for teams that need to produce large volumes of eLearning. It combines traditional course authoring, responsive design, and built-in software simulation in a single environment, letting authors create courses, assessments, scenarios, job aids, and interactive video without switching tools.

The platform is designed for collaboration, with real-time co-authoring, threaded comments, version logs, and audit trails so distributed teams can review and update content together. Content is built once and automatically adapts across desktop, tablet, and mobile. dominKnow publishes to SCORM, xAPI, AICC, and cmi5, and offers cloud or on-premises deployment for larger organizations through its Enterprise plan.

Easygenerator is a cloud-based eLearning authoring tool from the Netherlands that lets subject matter experts and instructional designers build interactive courses with drag and drop editing, without needing programming or design skills. Its EasyAI suite helps write, structure, and polish course text, and existing PowerPoint, Word, or PDF files can be converted into interactive courses in minutes.

The platform supports co-authoring, reviewer comments, and one-click content updates, plus add-ons such as EasyTranslate for translating courses into more than 75 languages, EasyVideo for AI avatar based training videos, and EasyCoach for voice-based roleplay practice. Courses export through SCORM or xAPI and connect to the large majority of LMS and LXP platforms. Pricing is billed annually per author, with unlimited learners on every plan.

Adobe Captivate is an eLearning authoring tool for building interactive, responsive online courses. It uses generative AI to create images, text, and course drafts, imports PowerPoint decks and converts slides into editable native objects, and includes a widget gallery for drag-and-drop interactions, hotspots, flip cards, and timelines without coding. Courses are responsive by default and can be previewed across desktop, tablet, and mobile layouts, with built-in review links for stakeholder feedback that do not require reviewers to install any software.

Adobe Captivate is subscription software billed monthly. The individual plan is $39.99 per month and includes the current Captivate app, Captivate Classic for legacy projects, 100GB of storage, and monthly generative AI credits. Team and enterprise licensing is available through Adobe's Value Incentive Plan or an Enterprise Term License Agreement, both priced on request, and a free trial is available.

Gomo is a cloud-based eLearning authoring tool from Gomo Learning, part of Learning Technologies Group, designed to help teams build responsive HTML5 courses that work across desktop, tablet, and mobile without separate design work. Its adaptive layouts automatically reposition content and switch interactions, such as click versus swipe, based on the device being used.

Gomo supports real-time collaborative authoring and includes generative AI features for translation, drafting course text, and reviewing content quality. Courses publish as SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, or xAPI and can report results back to an LMS or LRS. Gomo is sold on an annual contract with tiers for authoring only, authoring plus delivery, and authoring plus delivery plus a built-in LMS; pricing is provided by quote rather than published rates.

Lectora is a professional eLearning authoring tool from ELB Learning, used by corporate training teams and instructional designers to build interactive, responsive courses. It supports branching scenarios, drag and drop interactions, and an AI Course Wizard that generates a first draft of course content. Lectora is known for strong accessibility support, including WCAG friendly output, and ships with a large asset library of templates and media.

The tool is available as Lectora Online, a browser based authoring environment, and Lectora Desktop, a Windows application, with real time collaboration and version tracking across both. Courses publish to SCORM, xAPI, and AICC formats for use in any LMS. Lectora is sold through ELB Learning as part of bundled suites rather than as a single standalone subscription.