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What Things Cost

Item

Cost

Notes

Learning Management System

$12 - $15 / user

15% for Maintenance

Workbook-style Content

$100 / user

For 100 courses, usually either end-user and business or IT professional

Simulation

$100s - $1,000s

e-Learning

$50 - $1,500 / user

Authoring tools

$2,000 - $8,000 / user

Typically includes the tool, training, and maintenance or support for one year

Small Scale Solution

$200,000 - $400,000

1,000 user base, limited services, training, no customizations

Average Scale Solution

$400,000 - $700,000

10,000 user base, average services, training, some customization

Complex Scale Solution

$900,000 - $2M

20,000+ users, high level of services, training, customizations

Pricing varies widely depending on:

  • Level of effort
  • Number of users
  • Size of the organization
  • Technology and tools used
  • How the e-learning is deployed in the organization

Source: Training and Development Magazine, June 2002

See more at www.astd.org or Training and Development Magazine, June, 2002.