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Allure Create vs Lectora (ELB Learning)

A focused, self-serve authoring tool for independents against an established authoring suite inside a services company. Lectora leads on accessibility heritage and breadth; Create leads on focus, a free plan and Storyline import.

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Verdict

The short answer.

Choose Lectora if…

  • you work on regulated or government projects where its accessibility record matters;
  • you want a suite with review, an asset library, VR and games;
  • your client standardizes on Lectora source files.

Choose Allure Create if…

  • you are a freelancer or a small agency and want one focused tool;
  • you want a free plan to start rather than a suite subscription;
  • you hold Storyline files and want them imported with a report.

Price

What it costs, with dates.

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Lectora

Studio Gold Suite
Starting at $129 per month
About $1,548 a year. Includes Lectora Online and Desktop, ReviewLink, Asset Library, MicroBuilder and AI Toolkit. Source: ELB Learning Studio pricing
Trial
Per product
Free trial of Lectora as part of Studio Gold Suite. Source: Lectora product page

Lectora prices checked November 6, 2026

Allure Create

Create Free
$0
Full core editor, learner preview, 3 active projects, 3 Storyline imports a month, 5 SCORM test packages a month. Source: Allure Create pricing
Create Pro
$19/mo or $190/yr
Monthly or annual. Source: Allure Create pricing

Allure Create prices from the Create pricing page

The math: One author: from about $1,548 a year for Studio Gold Suite, against $190 a year on Create Pro. “Starting at” may not be a single-seat self-serve price.

Competitor prices checked on the vendor pages on November 6, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor before you decide.

Workflow

From author to delivery.

  1. 01 · Author

    Allure Create

    Canvas for interactive slides and Flow for responsive lessons, in the browser. Available.

    Lectora

    Lectora Online in the browser, or Lectora Desktop on Windows.

  2. 02 · Review

    Allure Create

    Export a Word review document of the exact course for your client.

    Lectora

    ReviewLink, included in Studio Gold Suite.

  3. 03 · Publish

    Allure Create

    Readiness checks, then SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI, cmi5 and web test packages.

    Lectora

    HTML, AICC, SCORM 1.1, 1.2 and 2004, xAPI and cmi5.

  4. 04 · Deliver

    Allure Create

    Upload the package to your client’s LMS and test it there before launch.

    Lectora

    Your LMS, or ELB Learning’s own platforms, sold separately.

Side by side

Allure Create and Lectora, feature by feature

Yes, No or Partial, with a note and a public source for every competitor cell.

Allure Create compared with Lectora. Competitor information checked November 6, 2026.
CapabilityAllure CreateLectoraSource
Author in a browserYesBoth editors.YesLectora Online; Lectora Desktop is Windows.Lectora product page
Interactive courses with actions and variablesYesCanvas triggers, conditions and variables.YesLectora.Lectora product page
Asset libraryPartialPersonal library, 12 templates, Openverse stock search.YesAsset Library in Studio Gold Suite.ELB Learning Studio pricing
Accessibility supportYesReadiness checks block a production export until blockers are fixed. They do not certify compliance.YesAccessibility-forward positioning (ADA/WCAG).Lectora product page
SCORM 1.2 and 2004 packagesYesTest packages, and permanent packages on paid plans.YesSCORM 1.1, 1.2 and 2004.Lectora product page
xAPI and cmi5 outputPartialxAPI and cmi5 test packages.YesxAPI and cmi5.Lectora product page
Free planYesCreate Free, live today.NoFree trial per product.ELB Learning Studio pricing

Switching path

Moving from Lectora

  1. 01Lectora projects do not import. Start new client projects in Create and keep Lectora for existing ones.
  2. 02If you also hold Storyline .story files, import them and read the report.
  3. 03Run readiness checks on each course before handoff; they find common, detectable problems.
  4. 04Test a SCORM package in your client’s LMS before you switch a client over.

Where Lectora is stronger today

  • Lectora has a long accessibility and government track record.
  • Studio Gold Suite bundles review, an asset library and AI tools today.
  • ELB Learning also offers VR (CenarioVR) and games (The Training Arcade).
  • It publishes AICC today.

Questions

Asked by designers leaving Lectora.

Can I import Lectora projects?
No. Create imports supported Storyline .story files. Lectora courses are rebuilt in Canvas or Flow.
Will Create make my course accessible?
Readiness checks find common, detectable problems and block a production export until blockers are fixed. They do not make a course WCAG compliant on their own; test with real users. See accessibility checks.
Is the Lectora price per seat?
ELB Learning lists Studio Gold Suite as “starting at” $129 a month. Whether a single author can buy one seat at that price without sales was not verified; check with ELB Learning.

Articulate, Storyline, Rise and Review 360 are trademarks of Articulate Global, LLC. Adobe and Captivate are trademarks of Adobe Inc. Lectora, CenarioVR and The Training Arcade are trademarks of ELB Learning. Allure Create is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Articulate, Adobe, or ELB Learning. Based on public information checked November 6, 2026.

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