G2 Vendor Directory

Adobe Captivate

by Adobe

204

Reviews

3.9

Star rating

#48

Rank in Course Authoring

Pros and cons

Pros

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

Cons

  • Limited Features
  • Learning Curve
  • Poor Interface Design
  • Not Intuitive

Traffic & LLM citations

Monthly G2.com page views and citations by AI answer engines for Adobe Captivate.

Page views and citations · Adobe Captivate

Source: G2 review data

Winning from

Based on reviewers who said they switched from another product.

1

Skilljar by Gainsight

1 switched
2

Camtasia

1 switched
3

iSpring Suite

1 switched
4

Microsoft 365

1 switched

Losing to

Based on reviewers of other products who said they switched from Adobe Captivate.

1

Articulate 360

45 switched
2

iSpring Suite

23 switched
3

Camtasia

5 switched
4

Easygenerator

3 switched
5

Mindsmith

1 switched

Key stats

-100.0%

24

Enterprise

1

Adoption by company size

SegmentShare of reviews
Small Business26.5%
Mid-Market30.1%
Enterprise43.4%

Quarterly history

QuarterReviewsStar rating
2024 Q424.8
2025 Q115.0
2025 Q222.0
2025 Q314.0
2025 Q415.0
2026 Q224.3

Satisfaction ratings

Ease of Use7.2
Ease of Setup8.1
Quality of Support7.4
Meets Requirements8.5

What reviewers say

Captivate Makes Creating Software Simulations Easy

4.0

“Captivate is really helpful for creating software simulations.”

Instructional Designer

Adobe makes another great product

4.0

“Fits into the rest of the adobe suite seamlesssly. Another great product by adobe.”

Project Manager, Transit & Passenger Rail

Not User Friendly

0.5

“Nothing. I have not found one thing I like about this software.”

FD Competency Program Administrator