Comparison Table

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Features e-ZStudio Web-based Competitor Desktop Competitor

Collaborative Web-Based infrastructure Limited

WYSIWYG authoring environment

Central repository for learning objects

Central repository for media

Content reusability Limited

Inheritance of styles and layouts

Entirely programming-free

Familiar windows-like look and feel

Embedding of media and documents Limited

Central installation and maintenance

No installation required for developers

Improved workflow management and tasks Limited

Special Contributer role for SME Limited

Universal Media Player

Smart Content Preloading Limited

Cost $ $$$$ $

Social Authoring

Dashboards and Team Visibility

Development Blogs, comments, RSS

Built-in Chat

Resources Tagging

Social Learning

Course Blogs

Course Comments

Ratings

Embedded RSS Feeds

Authoring aids

Built-in Spell Checking

Alignment tools

Spacing/distribution tools

Size matching tools

Built-in vector graphics tools

Media explorer

e-ZStudioRapid Development e-Authoring Tool

e-ZStudioRapid Development e-Authoring Tool

Collaborative Authoring Tool

Mashup Widgets

YouTube Movies

Google Charts

Multiple Search Engines

Navigation

Navigation is based on course structure

Various dynamic navigation elements Limited

Links to external pages

Links to internal pages

Interactions

Multiple choice question Limited Limited

Drag and Drop Limited

Fill in the blank Limited

Hot Spots Limited

Visual effects

Assessments

Questions can be randomized

Questions answers can be randomized

Immediate or delayed feedback

Questions can be drawn from a pool of questions

Configurable score weights

Question can be any interaction

Control of partial answer handling

Narration

Built-in Narration Recording Limited

Automatic Narration Sequencing Limited

Closed Captioning for hearing disabled learners

Multi-lingual support

Multi-byte character support

Enhanced bi-directional support (right-to-left)

Publish

Publish online

Publish offline (CD, desktop)

Course content can be run without a plug-in Limited

SCORM 1.2 compliant

SCORM 2004 compliant Limited

AICC PENS compliant

Integration with third party LMS

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