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Total Cost to Purchase and Use Different e-Learning Authoring Tools
  MS Office Standard ReadyGo WCB Articulate Dreamweaver Lectora Toolbook Instructor Authorware
Type of product General office e-Learning and m-Learning software e-Learning and m-Learning software e-Learning and m-Learning software Web e-Learning and m-Learning software e-Learning and m-Learning software e-Learning and m-Learning software e-Learning and m-Learning software
Market General Market SME SME Graphic Professional e-Learning Developer e-Learning Developer e-Learning Developer
Product Price $399 $499 $1,398 $399 $2,790 $2,795 $2,999
Initial support period Not included 3 months Not included Not included Not included Not included Not included
Training Not included Included Not included Not included Not included Not included Not included
e-mail/phone support Not included Included Not included Not included Not included Included Not included
Product updates Only bug fixes Major and minor releases Not included Not included Only bug fixes Included Not included
Additional Training $25 to $1,000 Included $899 $10,000 (classroom) $500 (CD) to $10,000 (classroom) $595 (CD) $10,000 (classroom)
Additional year of support $1,438 $299.00 $699 $1,399 $1,170 $2,590 $1,599
Product updates $239 Included in support Yes $199 $875 $1,595 $399
Unlimited updates No Yes Yes No No No No
Customer support $1,199 Yes Yes $1,200 $295 $995 $1,200
Cost of ownership with support $1,837 $798 $2,097 $1,798 $3,960 $5,385 $4,598
Cost of ownership with training $1862 to $2,837 $798 $2,996 $11,798 $4,460 to $13,960 $5,980 $4,598
Costs based on initial price
% with updates 60% 60% 50% 50% 31% 57% 13%
% with updates and support 360% 60% 50% 351% 42% 93% 53%
% with updates, support & training 611% 60% 115% 2857% 400% 114% 387%
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