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Nialtus vs Adobe Learning Manager

Adobe Learning Manager, formerly Adobe Captivate Prime, is an AI-powered LMS for employee skilling, customer training and partner enablement. Nialtus gives teams authoring, skills and certification in one platform, with prices published up front. Here is an honest comparison.

At a glance

An honest, high-level look. The best way to judge is to see Nialtus on your own example.

Adobe Learning Manager is known for
An AI-powered LMS for employees, customers and partners
Recommendations based on each learner’s role, skills and goals
Social learning and gamification for engagement
Nialtus brings
Published prices from a Free plan up to Scale
AI course authoring built into the platform
Certification, compliance and effectiveness reports
Frontline sign-in with employee numbers, PINs and shared terminals

Which is the right fit?

Adobe Learning Manager may fit if
You already use Adobe business software and want learning alongside it
You run large customer or partner academies
You are comfortable with quote-based licensing
Nialtus is a strong fit if
You want to see prices before talking to sales
You want to start small, from a Free plan
You want AI course authoring built in
You train frontline teams without company email

What it costs

Monthly cost at the same team sizes, side by side.

Adobe does not publish Learning Manager prices. It is licensed per registered user or per monthly active user, with prices on request. Here is what Nialtus costs at the same team sizes.

LearnersNialtus, full priceNialtus, first month
100
$149
Launch
$74
50% off the plan
500
$499
Growth
$249
50% off the plan
1,000
$944
Growth + 5 packs of 100 people
$694
50% off the plan
2,500
$1,999
Scale
$999
50% off the plan

See all Nialtus plans and prices →

Monthly cost for the whole organization, in US dollars. Nialtus: our published plan prices for your region, exactly as on the Nialtus pricing page, using the lowest-cost plan plus extra packs of 100 active people (Nialtus counts every active person, in any role); the first month includes the introductory discount on the plan, and every month after is at the full price. Adobe Learning Manager: Adobe does not publish Learning Manager prices. It is licensed per registered user or per monthly active user, with prices on request, checked 17 September 2026. Source. Prices change and quotes vary, so confirm with each vendor.

Disclaimer. The prices and features of Adobe Learning Manager shown on this page are based on information published at elearningindustry.com/directory/elearning-software/adobe-learning-manager/pricing, as checked on 17 September 2026. Vendors change their prices, plans and features at any time, and actual quotes, discounts, taxes and contract terms vary. This comparison is provided only as a general guide to help you. It is not an offer or a guarantee, and Nialtus is not responsible for its accuracy or completeness, or for any decision made on the basis of it. Please do your own comparison of pricing and features, and confirm current details directly with each vendor, before making a decision. All product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

What makes Nialtus different

The capabilities teams tell us tip the decision.

AI course authoring
Draft a full, editable course from a topic, a document, or a job role, then shape it and publish when you are ready.
A real competency matrix
Define the skills each role needs and see, live, where every person stands against the target.
White-label your platform
Run it on your own domain, in your colors, with mail from your address. Included on Growth and above, and an add-on on Launch.
Sell courses if you want
Sell courses and bundles in multiple currencies with tax and branded invoices, on paid plans.
Learning in their own language
Run the platform in English plus a growing list of language packs, with more added regularly, including right-to-left Arabic. Each learner picks their own language.
Built by a training company
Nialtus is made by Learning Everest, with 14,000+ hours of learning delivered for 100+ clients.

Adobe Learning Manager is a strong option for organizations invested in Adobe, especially for customer and partner academies. Nialtus gives teams authoring, skills and certification in one platform, with prices published up front.

Common questions

Straight answers about Nialtus and Adobe Learning Manager.

Adobe does not publish Learning Manager prices. It is licensed per registered user or per monthly active user, with prices on request. The table above shows what Nialtus costs at the same team sizes.

Yes. Sell courses to customers through your own payment account on Launch and above, and give each client or partner its own branded workspace with partner workspaces on Growth and above.

Yes. Points, badges and leaderboards are included, with two-minute daily drills that help people keep what they learned.

If your current system can export people and completion records to a CSV file, you can bring that history into Nialtus. Add people with the People CSV import, then use Import history to bring in completions, progress, scores, and expiry dates, matched to each person by email or employee number. Course content comes across as SCORM, xAPI, cmi5, or AICC packages or an IMS Common Cartridge, or is rebuilt in Nialtus. Certificate files from the old system are not imported, but Nialtus can issue its own certificates dated to the original completion. See how switching to Nialtus works.

See Nialtus for yourself

The fairest comparison is a demo on your own example. Book one and decide with your own eyes.