iSpring Suite vs. OpenSesame

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
iSpring Suite
Score 8.1 out of 10
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iSpring Suite helps users build courses that are mobile-ready and adaptive. It’s integrated with PowerPoint, so users can create the…N/A
OpenSesame
Score 8.0 out of 10
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OpenSesame, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, offers online training courses for businesses.N/A
Pricing
iSpring SuiteOpenSesame
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
iSpring SuiteOpenSesame
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAcademic, non-profit, government and volume discounts are available.
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Community Pulse
iSpring SuiteOpenSesame
Features
iSpring SuiteOpenSesame
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
iSpring Suite
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Ratings
OpenSesame
7.0
Ratings
20% below category average
Course authoring00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
iSpring SuiteOpenSesame
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
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7.0
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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-
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Usability
8.3
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-
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Support Rating
9.3
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Implementation Rating
9.1
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User Testimonials
iSpring SuiteOpenSesame
Likelihood to Recommend
iSpring is well-suited for various industries that want to provide training platforms, lessons, lectures, and other learning modules. In these scenarios, iSpring allows individuals to curate content necessary for sharing information of all types and to deliver material in a way that best meets the targeted audience.
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Very good selection of products. However, some products which we thought were available in both English and Spanish were not, or there was an undisclosed added cost for providing the product in Spanish as well as English. More transparency needed on this.
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Pros
  • Great range of images to use to show real people in the slides across the slideset because of the number of different actions they are doing
  • Support is easy to access and always helpful with easy to understand advice as well as links to further knowledge
  • Recording narration and editing within the iSpring Suite presentation makes it easy to use this function as a novice.
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  • Very good selection of video products.
  • Good quality.
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Cons
  • The software is in constant revision, so if you search for help online, be sure you are researching the correct revision. There is a lot of debris information about iSpring Suite online.
  • The Presentation and Publishing features are somewhat intimidating at first. Be sure you pay attention to every detail. The training I develop is pretty standardized, so I was able to write instructions for myself to follow to ensure each instance was set up the same way each time.
  • There are a lot of 'extras' I never use, such as characters and interactions, so be sure your style of training development is aligned with what iSpring has to offer.
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  • Some products are not available in multiple languages or, if they are, there are additional charges or fees.
  • Some videos do not play easily on certain mobile devices.
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Likelihood to Renew
Not sure if management wants more eLearning.
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Usability
iSpring Suite is a perfect tool overall to create contents in collaboration with colleagues. There are some difficulties though in usability but the usability is OK in total. We are fully satisfied with the customer support. There are simple online tutorials and a team of competent support colleagues. The support content is sometimes not simply accessible, you need to search for them longer.
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Support Rating
Great software is only exceeded by their fantastic support. Prompt responses, complete with clearly outlined steps to follow, are just the beginning. There are tremendous resources and continual webinars to challenge what we think we know about the iSpring Suite. I often use PowerPoint to lay out marketing slides, add music and narration, then publish them as an MP4 video. I can count on iSpring support to assist me when I need help.
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Alternatives Considered
iSpring Suite is the only product I've used since I've been in my current role and I'm glad for that. It was so easy to learn and so easy to become proficient with that it makes hard for me to even imagine a product exists that will work better for me.
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OpenSesame partnered with our LMS platform provider, and the provider recommended OpenSesame, so we use them.
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Return on Investment
  • The ROI on this product has been great
  • It has enhance my reputation personally within the organization. This has led to other departments requesting me by name to head up eLearning development projects, even delaying their own deadlines to ensure that I am involved.
  • Other than a few duds (I let some inexperienced vocal talent slip thru in the heat of multiple conflicting deadlines), learner feedback has skyrocketed over that developed before I became involved and standardized the effort on iSpring
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  • Assisted us in compliance with harassment training requirements.
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ScreenShots

iSpring Suite Screenshots

Screenshot of iSpring SuiteScreenshot of the customizable course player — the layout can be changed as desired.Screenshot of a role-playScreenshot of course interactionsScreenshot of the online collaboration toolScreenshot of Video lessons and screencasts