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So here's the question: "How many hammers does a carpenter own?"I'm currently using both Lectora and Articulate. I think there's room for both in a developer's toolkit, since -- just like hammers -- both have strong and weak points.At a high level, I'd roughly compare the two this way...Lectora has a tremendous amount of flexibility through its programming. Anything you want to create on-screen -- you can probably do it in Lectora. So if your course requires branching, multiple graded quizzes, roll-overs to reveal additional content, "click here to do this" and the like, Lectora is the hands-down choice.Articulate is a much faster as a development tool since it was designed for use exclusively with PowerPoint. If you're good with PPT, you'll be great with Articulate. While Articulate honors almost every PPT transition and animation, it lacks the programming power of Lectora. What it does produce is a very slick presentation in a customizable player. So if you're, for example, converting instructor-led PPTs to online learning, then Articulate is the logical choice. If you're doing a marketing piece that needs tightly coordinated narration/music and graphics, I'd choose Articulate. I really believe that Articulate handles multimedia elements a lot better than Lectora.In terms of NOT being able to things with one tool or the other, I'd say this. There are workarounds and third-party software solutions for each that attempt to overcome their "shortcomings." Some work well, some are just "so-so." So I wouldn't exclude either tool on the basis of "you can't do that in..." As for the "page-turner" as opposed to "truly engaging the learner" comments, I think it's real easy to swing too far either way as either instructional designers or content developers. If you consider that the first effective distance learning solution was probably the book, you see my point: low tech by today's standards, but still effective. I think it was Mager who said, "There are many ways to package a bologna, but it's the quality of the meat that counts."So to answer the question I posed at the beginning: "As many hammers as it takes to do the job."Anyway, I hope this helps, and best of luck with whichever tool(s) you settle upon.Best Regards,Dave