e-Learning Authoring Tool Reviews

Synap is an intelligent online exam platform for secure, question-based learning, trusted by organisations worldwide. Designed to help businesses, training providers, and educational institutions create, deliver, and manage both practice and high-stakes exams with ease. Synap offers a fully customisable, brandable portal, allowing companies to maintain their identity while providing seamless exam experiences. Our platform supports diverse question types including images, MCQs, and EMQs, which can be created directly or imported in bulk via CSV to streamline large-scale assessment needs. Integrated proctoring ensures exam integrity by monitoring candidates during live exams, preventing cheating and fraud. Synap delivers robust analytics and reporting tools, giving organisations detailed insights into learner performance, progress, and question effectiveness. This data empowers businesses to make informed decisions, improve training outcomes, and identify skill gaps quickly. With flexible exam timers, question randomisation, and secure environments, Synap scales effortlessly from small teams to enterprise-level clients. Plus, easy LMS integrations and API support enable smooth workflow automation. Synap’s intuitive interface requires minimal training, enabling organisations to deploy exams quickly and efficiently. Our dedicated customer success team provides ongoing support to ensure smooth implementation and continuous optimisation. Synap also supports compliance with data protection regulations, giving organisations peace of mind when handling sensitive learner data.

Skillcast Compliance Portal is a cloud-based platform that centralises compliance training and regulatory management in one system. It combines e-learning, policy versioning and attestations, staff declarations, compliance registers, CPD tracking, and event management. Organisations can use Skillcast as their LMS or integrate its content into existing systems via Remote SCORM/xAPI. The built-in AI assistant, Aida, answers policy-aware questions, while integrations with HR and LXP platforms are supported through SCIM. Hosted on Microsoft Azure, the portal meets ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials/Plus, and SOC 2 standards. Its course library includes over 400 modules covering topics like financial crime, GDPR, health & safety, and anti-bribery. Prebuilt registers for Gifts & Hospitality, Whistleblowing, Data Breach, and RIDDOR come with configurable workflows. Designed for industries such as finance, manufacturing, hospitality, and retail, the portal offers multilingual, accessible delivery and a free trial.