Elabora and other e-learning authoring tools
12 authoring tools next to Elabora, on 4 questions buyers ask first. Each value comes from the vendor’s own page, with the day we read it, and each tool has its own comparison.
At a glance
| Tool | Where you build | Delivery formats | Your own AI agent | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elaborathis site | A desktop app for macOS and for Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit). | SCORM 1.2 packages, and web publishing on Elabora’s hosting or any web server. | Works with your own agent: Claude Code in the Claude app, Codex in the ChatGPT app, or any AI through the elabora command and its MCP server, to read and edit courses. | Free on your computer, and it will stay free. Reviewers are free too. Online, each author has free quotas for courses on the web and for reviews open at the same time; paid options with larger quotas will come later. |
| StorylineArticulate | Windows 11. On a Mac, inside Windows in a virtual machine (Parallels Desktop; VMware Fusion on Intel Macs). | SCORM 1.2 to SCORM 2004 4th edition, xAPI and cmi5 packages; publishing to Review 360 and Reach 360. | AI Chat inside the app. Articulate 360 connects to Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot through MCP to generate content and outlines. | Sold in Articulate 360 AI: 1,749 USD per seat per year for teams, 1,449 USD for a single designer. 14-day trial. |
| RiseArticulate | In a web browser, on Windows or Mac. | cmi5, xAPI, SCORM and AICC packages; share links with an optional password; publishing to Review 360 and Reach 360. | Articulate 360 connects to Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot through MCP to generate content and outlines. | Sold in Articulate 360 AI: 1,749 USD per seat per year for teams, 1,449 USD for a single designer. 14-day trial. |
| CaptivateAdobe | A desktop app for Windows and macOS (version 13.2, August 2026). | SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, AICC and xAPI; HTML5 packages. | — | 39.99 USD per month for one person, billed monthly (US store); Teams and Enterprise on quote. |
| iSpringiSpring | iSpring Suite: Windows 10 or 11, inside PowerPoint. iSpring Cloud AI: in a web browser. | SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI and cmi5; HTML5 for the web; MP4 video. | — | Per author per year: iSpring Suite 970 EUR, iSpring Suite AI 1,290 EUR, iSpring Cloud AI (web) 720 EUR. 14-day trial. |
| LectoraELB Learning | Lectora Desktop: Windows. Lectora Online: in a web browser, on Windows or Mac. | HTML for the web, AICC, SCORM 1.1, 1.2 and 2004, cmi5 and xAPI. | — | Sold in ELB Learning’s Studio Gold Suite (Lectora Online and Desktop, ReviewLink, Asset Library): from 1,549 USD per year, US prices. |
| dominKnowdominKnow | In a web browser (PC, Mac, Chromebook); on your own servers for Enterprise. | SCORM 1.2 and 2004, AICC, cmi5 and xAPI; web packages and share links; print and PDF. | — | On quote, per author (learners are free): Business, Business PLUS and Enterprise. Free trial. |
| EasygeneratorEasygenerator | In a web browser. | SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 and xAPI on paid plans; share links. | — | Pro 1,299 EUR per year (1 author, 10 courses); Team 6,495 EUR per year (from 5 authors); Enterprise on quote. 14-day trial. |
| GeniallyGenially | In a web browser. | Author plan: SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI and LTI 1.3. Other plans: links, PDF and video. | — | Free plan; Pro 6 EUR and Master 20 EUR per month; Author, for e-learning, 40 EUR per member per month. Billed annually. |
| ElucidatConfirm | Cloud-based, in a web browser. | Web link or SCORM file; updates reach learners without uploading the package again. | — | On quote: the price depends on the products, the size of the workforce and the support. |
| GomoGomo Learning | In a web browser. | SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 and xAPI; live delivery updates courses without uploading them again. | — | On quote, per year by company size; 12-month minimum; 21-day trial. |
| MindsmithMindsmith | In a web browser. | SCORM 1.2 and 2004 on every plan, static or dynamic; xAPI on Enterprise; links, HTML and PDF. | MCP server: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Copilot can read, create, edit and publish lessons. | Free plan; Professional 39 USD and Business 65 USD per author per month (468 and 780 USD per year); Enterprise on quote. |
| PartaParta | In a web browser. | SCORM, PDF, HTML and public links; Markdown from Studio; Dynamic SCORM as an add-on. | Parta MCP: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Claude Code draft and edit courses, translate, audit accessibility and migrate SCORM packages (MCP 3.0, October 2026). | Solo 65 USD per month or 600 USD per year; Studio 900 USD per user per year; CMS on quote. The MCP is an add-on on quote. |
Each value comes from the vendor’s official page, read on the date shown.
4 families of tools
Desktop editors. Storyline 360, Adobe Captivate, iSpring Suite and Lectora give you full control over each slide and deliver to most LMS standards. Storyline and iSpring run on Windows only; on a Mac, see a Storyline alternative for Mac.
Web tools for teams. Rise 360, dominKnow | ONE, Easygenerator, Create (formerly Elucidat) and Gomo run in the browser, with co-authoring, roles and review for organisations that produce many courses.
Visual tools. Genially makes interactive presentations, games and infographics, with SCORM on its Author plan.
AI-first tools. Mindsmith and Parta are web apps where an AI agent drafts courses, and where your own AI can connect through MCP.
Where Elabora fits
Elabora is a free desktop app for macOS and Windows. Your AI, Claude, ChatGPT or Elabora’s free chat, proposes a plan of objectives, parts and screens; you approve it; it writes the screens, which you refine by asking or by editing each block. Each course is a folder of files in an open format, delivered as a SCORM 1.2 package or a web link.
It suits a designer or a small team who delivers SCORM 1.2 or web courses and wants rich screens, 3D scenes, dialogues and narration, written with AI. For SCORM 2004, xAPI, cmi5, or a team editing the same course, the tools above do it today.
Elabora’s limits today
We list them on every comparison. They are what we work on first.
- One delivery format today: SCORM 1.2 packages and web links. If your LMS needs SCORM 2004, xAPI or cmi5, keep your current tool for those courses for now.
- Importing Storyline and Rise courses is in beta. Some question types, triggers and interactions come over as text with a note, and the import report lists each one.
- A young tool: the first public version came out on 20 October 2026, and Elabora is in beta. Expect fewer tutorials and community answers, and a new version every few days.
- One author per course for now. Co-authoring and shared team spaces come later, with Elabora’s cloud.
- A smaller library: 7 templates and starter blocks, and no stock library of photos or characters.
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