Differences: personal license vs. Teams license in Articulate 360

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Last updated: 14 November 2025

Differences between a Personal license and a Teams license in Articulate 360

Articulate 360 is available as a Personal license (individual user) and as a Teams license (multiple creators within one organization). The tools are the same; the differences are mainly in collaboration, administration, and Reach 360.

1. Overview: Personal vs Teams

Feature	Personal	Teams
For whom	Individual user	Organization with multiple creators
Collaboration	Limited, via Review links	Full collaboration in Rise + shared libraries
Team & license management	No central management	Central seat management, user groups, transferable licenses
Content Library	Full access	Full access
Storage	Personal storage	Team cloud storage
Reach 360 included	No	Yes, Reach Starter (300 active learners per year)
License transfer	Not possible	Yes, seats are transferable

2. Collaborating on modules

Below you’ll find the collaboration differences between Personal and Teams for Rise 360 and Storyline 360.

Rise 360

Action	Personal	Teams
Real-time collaboration in one course (invite collaborator)	No	Yes
Share course with edit rights (send a copy)	Yes, individual → individual	Yes, plus shared folders
Team Block Templates	No	Yes
Team Rise Templates	No	Yes

Storyline 360

Action	Personal	Teams
Share project via .story file	Yes	Yes
Shared Team Slides	No	Yes

3. Sending a copy of an e-learning module

Sending a copy works differently in Rise 360 and Storyline 360. Below are the conditions per tool.

Rise 360 – Send a Copy

Requirement	Explanation
Course owner	Only the owner can send a copy.
Recipient has Articulate account	Personal or Teams; account must be active.
Recipient has Creator license	Reviewers cannot receive editable copies.
Same datacenter	Copying only works within EU↔EU or US↔US.
Same team	Not required; external copying allowed.

The recipient receives a fully independent copy. Versions are not linked: updates made by one party never appear automatically for the other.

Storyline 360 – sharing via .story file

Point	Explanation
Sharing possible?	Yes, always via the .story file.
License required?	Both authors must have a Creator license.
Ownership	Automatically goes to the person who opens the file.
Team required?	No, sharing works outside your team or organization.

4. Using Reach 360

Reach 360 is included with Teams and is a separate upgrade for Personal.

Feature	Personal	Teams
Reach 360 included	No	Yes, Reach Starter (up to 300 active learners per year)
Publish to Reach	Only with additional Reach license	Directly available within subscription
Scale beyond 300 learners	Requires additional Reach license	Upgrade to Reach Pro or add-on plan

5. When to choose which license?

A short decision guide for organizations and individual authors:

Situation	Recommended license
You work alone and create your own e-learning	Personal
You collaborate with other authors	Teams
You want centralized license management and transferable seats	Teams
You want to distribute e-learning to learners via Reach 360	Teams