A strong training material development software is key to staying current with technological and industry advancements. You want your training and development program to drive employee skill development. This will help you stay ahead of the competition and better keep up with customer demand.
The issue is developing training materials takes time to tweak and even more time to develop from scratch. However, by partnering with the right training company, you’ll cut your development time way down and have the resources on hand to create top-notch training material that truly delivers for your employees. In order to make your decision a bit easier, we pulled together the top 5 training material development software companies.
Here is a snapshot of each one so you can compare capabilities, pricing, and integrations.
1. Continu
Continu, launched in 2012, offers a simple cloud-based interface. Their goal has always been to provide an LMS that is easy to use, doesn’t over complicate the implementation process and keeps up with changing technology.
Continu’s Learning Tracks is how administrators create courses, facilitate onboarding flows, quizzes, and more. This system is also an authoring tool which means companies can create training materials directly onto this platform without the aid of third parties.
Key features
- Track assigned and completed courses
- Tag content by national or international office locations
- Assign and track course completion
- Download, export and share reports
- Support for blended learning
- Mobile-friendly
- Scalable platform
Integrations
Slack, Okta, Nelogin, Workday, Scorm, Google, YouTube and Vimeo
Noted customers
Eventbrite, Lyft, GoPro, Dollar Shave Club, Warner Music Group,
Cost
Subscription based. Request a demo

2. Elucidat
Elucidat is a training material development software that provides an authoring tool for content creation. Some of the features include course templates, layout themes, and collaboration tools so that multiple team members can work on material creation simultaneously. Courses can also be branded per company guidelines and there are analytic tools to gather how well courses are working once rolled out.
Key features
- Documentation
- Webinars
- Online tutorials
- Live online capabilities
- In person capabilities
- Content import and export functions
- Tests and quizzes creation
Integrations
LMS and API integrations
Noted customers
The Open University, TESCO, National Trust, Johnson and Johnson - Vision Care Inc.
Cost
Subscription based. Free trial offered. Call for details.
3. Schoology
Schoology is a learning management system and social networking platform. It offers a blended learning format with lessons easily taught via classroom or online. To get users up and running quickly, Schoology offers an easy administrative interface with features like content development, scoring lessons, attendance per course, and reporting functions.
Key features
- Create standards-compatible courses/content
- Flexible interfaces for sharing, tracking and getting insights
- Global Learning Community gives resources/methods from International instructors
- Performance-based analytics for quick updates
- Versatile course creation and management tools
- Calendars, messaging, and personal/shared content
- Transform classroom courses into a 1:1
Integrations
Google, One Drive, Blackboard Colloborate, NBC Learn, Atomic Learning, eSchoolPlus, Respondus, and more.
Noted customers
Park Hill School District, Mount Pleasant School District, Wheaton College, Arizona State University
Cost
Two plans available: Basic and Enterprise. Basic is free. Enterprise, you must call for price quote. Free product demo also available.