G2 Vendor Directory

Adobe Captivate vs. D2L Brightspace

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAdobe Captivate

by Adobe

D2L Brightspace

by Desire2Learn

Overall rating3.94.4
Review count204708
Ease of use7.28.6
Ease of setup8.18.4
Quality of support7.48.7
Meets requirements8.58.8
NPS23.85786861.791045
Small Business26.5%15.0%
Mid-Market30.1%45.1%
Enterprise43.4%39.9%
Total page views6192,331
Total LLM citations7,03813,743

Adobe Captivate

Adobe Captivate offers ease to beginners and speed to professionals for creating everything eLearning, using just one tool. Plug-and-play your content in ready-to-go slides and create beautiful mobile-ready eLearning courses in minutes. Boost your productivity by using out-of-box functionality such as customizable interactions, automated branching, and video overlays. Deliver immersive learning experiences to your learners in virtual reality. Liven up your demos and training videos by making them interactive using informational and knowledge check questions slides as overlays.

Pros

  • Interactive Content
  • Tool Quality
  • Setup Ease
  • Content Creation
  • Ease of Use
  • Implementation Ease

D2L Brightspace

Learning That Transforms Lives D2L Brightspace is a powerful, flexible learning platform designed to put learners first. Whether you’re supporting students, employees, or members, Brightspace helps you create personalized, engaging, and measurable learning experiences that drive success. Built for Your World Brightspace adapts to the needs of every learning environment: K–12: Empower teachers and inspire every learner Higher Education: Deliver personalized learning at scale Corporate: Drive business results through smarter learning Associations: Turn training into a competitive

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • User-Friendly
  • Feature Diversity
  • Design Aesthetics
  • Helpful
  • Navigation Ease