Rise 360 is an excellent e-learning production tool.
Cards, in Authoring Tool mode, is its French, AI-native alternative: the same uses (module creation, SCORM export, varied formats, generative AI...) with 4 structural differentiators. The Cards MCP connector lets your external AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Mistral, sovereign LLM) run Cards, without even having to open Cards!
4 built-in Cards AI agents automate the creation, analysis, editing and auditing of your content. The AI is natively multilingual, with strong French support. The Enterprise license is transferable from one employee to another (1 license shared over time). Cards is French, hosted in France, GDPR-compliant, with ISO27001 and ISO9001 servers.
And of course, compatibility with the Cards Platform version, which adds the Learning Routine® anchoring engine, makes all the difference if you want to go beyond content production.
This page compares two authoring tools. On the Cards side, the relevant offer is Cards Authoring Tool — microlearning module production, SCORM export, generative AI, MCP and AI Agents. The Learning Routine® anchoring engine, mobile delivery and retention measurement are part of the Cards Platform offer and are intentionally left out of the comparison below.
Rise 360 (Articulate) remains a global standard for e-learning authoring. On the ground, several limitations push Training and Digital Learning Managers to look for a French alternative.
Rise's AI Assistant generates slide text in English, within the Articulate interface only. Cards Authoring Tool's AI generates a complete microlearning journey in French (text, visuals, quizzes, self-assessment) in under two minutes, from a brief, a PDF, a PPT or a URL. And most importantly: Cards exposes an MCP connector that lets your external AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Mistral) run Cards. Rise has no equivalent.
Rise is built around structured course blocks (intro, lessons, scenarios, final quiz). Cards Authoring Tool offers natively microlearning formats: self-assessment, flash cards, adaptive quizzes, situational exercises, reflex sheets. These formats are designed to support anchoring and quick recall on the job.
Rise 360 is an Articulate (United States) product, translated into French. Support is primarily in English, data is hosted outside the EU, GDPR compliance is achieved through contractual clauses. Cards is built in France, hosted in the EU, with French-language support from a team based in Lyon. For organizations deploying a sovereign LLM or Claude Enterprise, Cards connects to it natively via MCP.
Articulate 360 runs on a per-user subscription (per seat). An unused license still gets billed; an employee leaving doesn't free up the license before the contract period ends. Cards offers a transferable Enterprise license, reassignable between employees at any time, at no transfer fee. A key argument for training leaders with fluid teams.
Rise produces content, exports it to SCORM, and stops there. Cards Authoring Tool is natively compatible with the Cards platform, which adds the Learning Routine® anchoring engine, mobile and Microsoft Teams delivery, and real Day 30 retention measurement. It's an option, not an obligation — but it's a growth path Rise doesn't offer.
Cards exposes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. In practice: your external AI — Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Mistral, or your organization's own sovereign LLM — can run Cards directly from your usual AI interface. Ask Claude to create a course on GDPR, Cards generates it. Ask your Copilot to analyze how existing content is performing, Cards responds. Rise 360 has no equivalent: its AI Assistant works in a closed loop, inside the Articulate interface only.
Where Rise offers a general-purpose AI Assistant limited to writing slide text, Cards integrates 4 specialized AI agents trained on your training context.
Generates a complete routine from a brief, a PDF or a simple instruction. Structured journey, anchoring built in, ready to publish within minutes.
Query your retention and completion data in natural language. Executive reports, regulatory alerts, team comparisons in seconds.
Rephrase, translate, shorten your existing content. Adapt a module to a new audience with a single instruction.
Have your journeys audited. The agent identifies areas at risk of being forgotten, flags pedagogical weaknesses and suggests concrete improvements.
Objective functional comparison between Cards Authoring Tool and Rise 360 (Articulate).
Sources: public Articulate documentation and Cards features, current as of 2026.
| Critère | Cards Outil Auteur | Rise 360 |
|---|---|---|
| Création de micro-learnings courts (formats natifs) | ✓ Quiz, mémo, auto-positionnement, exercices situationnels | ◑ Plutôt blocs de cours longs |
| IA générative en français natif | ✓ Parcours complet en 2 min | ◑ AI Assistant texte uniquement (EN) |
| Connecteur MCP : votre IA pilote l'outil | ✓ Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Mistral, LLM souverain | ✗ |
| Agents IA intégrés (Créer, Analyser, Éditer, Challenger) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Recyclage PDF, PPT, Doc en micro-learning | ✓ | ◑ Limité |
| Export SCORM 1.2 et 2004 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Compatible LMS tiers (Cornerstone, 360Learning, etc.) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interface et support en français natif | ✓ Conçu en France | ◑ Traduit, support EN |
| Hébergement UE / RGPD natif | ✓ | ◑ États-Unis |
| Licence transférable d'un collaborateur à un autre | ✓ Licence Entreprise | ✗ Par siège fixe |
| Compatible avec un moteur d'ancrage natif | ✓ Plateforme Cards (Learning Routine®) | ✗ |
Connect Cards to the AI of your choice: Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Mistral or your own sovereign LLM. Activate in 5 min, no development work. Your data stays hosted on your side. Rise = closed loop.
Create, Analyze, Edit, Challenge: four AI agents in Cards, trained on your training context. Not a generic assistant, a real pedagogical teammate. Rise = text-only AI Assistant.
Cards is built in France, hosted in the EU, natively GDPR-compliant. Transferable Enterprise license, reassignable between employees. Rise = US, fixed, non-transferable seats.
The transition from Rise to Cards is gradual and designed not to interrupt service.
Cards is positioned on an annual per-user flat-rate model, with a transferable Enterprise license. Articulate runs on a fixed per-seat subscription.
The Cards Authoring Tool plan starts at just €1,490 excl. VAT / year / user.
Most authoring tools on the market stop at content production. Cards lets you choose to go all the way to anchoring: the Cards platform adds the Learning Routine® anchoring engine (automatic spaced reminders), native mobile delivery, Microsoft Teams integration, and real Day 30 retention measurement. You can start with the Authoring Tool alone, and activate the platform when your anchoring needs justify it. Rise 360 offers no equivalent ecosystem.
Cards Authoring Tool is the functional equivalent of Rise 360: microlearning content production, generative AI, MCP, AI Agents, SCORM export. Your content is delivered on your existing LMS. Cards Platform adds the Learning Routine® anchoring engine, mobile and Teams delivery, and real retention measurement. This page focuses on the Authoring Tool, which is comparable to Rise.
Yes. Cards Authoring Tool exports to SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004, just like Rise. Your content integrates into any LMS on the market (Cornerstone, 360Learning, Workplace, TalentSoft, etc.). PDF export is also available.
Yes. Cards exposes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets any compatible AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Mistral, sovereign LLM) generate, edit or query your Cards content directly from your usual AI interface. Activate in 5 minutes, no development work. Rise 360 doesn't offer this openness: its AI Assistant works in a closed loop.
Four specialized agents: Create (generate a complete journey from a brief), Analyze (query your retention data in natural language), Edit (rephrase, translate, shorten), Challenge (audit a journey, flag areas at risk of being forgotten). Far broader than Rise's AI Assistant, which is limited to generating slide text.
Not as a direct import (different proprietary formats). However, Cards' AI and MCP let you quickly recreate your existing content from source files (PDF, PPT, doc) within hours, or in minutes if you run the recreation from Claude or Copilot via MCP.
Cards replaces Rise for nearly all microlearning use cases. For complex interactive scenarios like Storyline (simulations, advanced branching), Cards covers most needs through AI-generated situational exercises and adaptive quizzes.
Yes, that's the major advantage of the Cards Authoring Tool Enterprise plan (€1,990 excl. VAT/yr/user): the license is transferable from one employee to another at any time, with no fee or contractual delay. This is a structural difference from Rise 360, whose seats are fixed for the duration of the contract.
Cards Authoring Tool starts at €1,490 excl. VAT/yr/user (Standard) or €1,990 excl. VAT/yr/user (transferable Enterprise). Articulate 360 Teams (which includes Rise) is positioned around $1,300/user/year. Cards is slightly higher on face value, but includes MCP, AI Agents, French AI, transferability, and hosting in France. Check Articulate's site for their current pricing.
Your data stays hosted on Cards infrastructure in Europe, in line with GDPR. During an MCP request, the AI only accesses the data needed to fulfill your instruction — and only for the duration of the request. It doesn't store it. Authentication uses a unique token per organization.
Cards is built in France and hosted in the EU, natively GDPR-compliant. Rise is GDPR-compliant through contractual clauses, but data is hosted in the United States (Articulate, an American company).
Yes, it's an exclusive option. Cards Authoring Tool is natively compatible with the Cards platform, which adds the Learning Routine® anchoring engine (automatic spaced reminders based on Ebbinghaus), mobile delivery, Microsoft Teams integration, and real retention measurement over time. Rise has no equivalent anchoring ecosystem.
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E-learning authoring tools produce structured, visual, responsive content. They do that well. But they stop at publication. With no repeated anchoring mechanism over time, 70% of training content is forgotten within 24 hours, 90% within a week. The Ebbinghaus forgetting curve has documented this since 1885. An authoring tool, however powerful, doesn't solve that problem. Cards does.
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Native microlearning creation
Short, digestible formats, designed for your learners' real attention span. Quizzes, self-assessment, flash cards, situational exercises. Every piece of content is designed to be retained, not just viewed.
Anchoring with the Learning Routine®
Cards' proprietary anchoring engine automatically sends spaced reminders based on the laws of memory. Cards calculates when each learner should review what — and does it.
Retention measured over time
Forget the completion rate. Cards measures what your teams actually retained, over the long run. An impact indicator, not a consumption one.
Create your microlearning in short, digestible formats. Export to SCORM for LMS integration. Anchor automatically with the Learning Routine®. Measure real retention over time — not completion rate.
The only authoring tool with a native anchoring engine. Rise, iSpring and Captivate stop at publication. Cards keeps going.
Than a long e-learning module (30+ min). The Cards microlearning format generates massively higher voluntary engagement.
Compared to traditional authoring tools, to produce the same volume of content. Built-in AI and native formats speed up everything.
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Quizzes, self-assessment, flash cards, situational exercises, themed routines. Every format is designed for your learners' attention and retention. Built-in AI generates your content in 2 minutes, with no technical skills required.
The simple, fast interface lets you design modules and quizzes and share your knowledge in no time!
With our microlearning tool, you can export your content to SCORM format with total simplicity.
Quickly plug your courses into any SCORM-compatible LMS or HRIS, for a consistent, trackable learning experience. Make delivering your training easier and ensure full traceability.
Our microlearning tool, Cards, is designed to give you a fast and intuitive creation experience. Easily design short, memorable content in no time, add multimedia, and customize the look of your modules in just a few clicks.
Save precious time designing your content while delivering quality learning experiences to your audiences (learners, customers, partners...).
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to generate a microlearning module with AI on Cards. Generate impactful modules (text, visuals, quizzes) with no technical skills.
No technical expertise needed,
per capsule delivered to 50 learners. A tool built to industrialize your content without blowing up your training budget.
Our commitment to user experience and powerful features has resulted in high satisfaction.
100% compatible and exportable to every LMS on the market. Create your microlearning in Cards, export it in one click to plug into your existing platforms.
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Four angles, four real-world accounts. Real retention, AI production speed, impact measurement, mobile and Teams adoption.
Before Cards, we built our training in Rise. The modules were well produced, learners finished them. But 3 weeks later, they'd forgotten everything. With Learning Routine®, we tripled our 30-day retention rate.
We used to produce our modules in Rise in 2-3 weeks. With Cards AI, we turn a 40-page PDF into an anchored microlearning journey in under 2 hours. The time saved is huge, but more importantly, we know the content is going to stick.
Before, we tracked our training with a completion rate. Now I know that at Day 30, my teams retained 78% of the training. It's the first time I can defend a training budget with real retention numbers in front of leadership.
Our employees never opened their LMS. With Cards pushing reminders straight into Teams and mobile, we get 4x more voluntary completions. The content comes to them in their daily work, that's what makes the difference.
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