When done well, animated training videos teach on-demand, explain complicated concepts quickly, and provide a number of other powerful benefits that live-action training videos (videos made with a camera and actors) simply can’t match.
The following 10 best animated training video companies earned their way to this list based on six criteria: expertise, communication, services, price, client feedback & customer experience:
- Sharp Eye Animation
- Switch Video
- Wyzowl
- Verve Videos
- Studio Rossiter
- Broadcast2World
- Skeleton Productions
- Cartoon Media
- Common Craft
- Demo Duck
1. Sharp Eye Animation
Beginning as solely an animated marketing video production company (specializing in “explainer videos”, Sharp Eye Animation has evolved into a full service video marketing firm. With an ex-Google founder at the helm, and multiple creative awards, Sharp Eye Animation is one of the best animated training video companies around.
What the company does: Sharp Eye Animation produces custom made animated training videos, along with explainer and product videos.
Something that makes the company unique: They have won multiple creative awards and have an ex-Google founder.
Located: San Francisco, California
How long they’ve been in business: Since 2012
Names of some of their customers: Comedy Central, Walmart, IKEA
2. Switch Video
What the company does: Animated explainer videos, animated training videos & more.
Something that makes the company unique: They are a video marketing company and have crafted over 1,000+ custom videos so far for clients worldwide in over 15 languages. Each project is unique, with visual solutions that vary widely depending on the goals of each client, and the audience being reached.
The other types of videos they make: Education, Finance, Government, Healthcare, Human Resources, Manufacturing and Logistics, Marketing and Media, Non-Profit, Products and Retail, Professional Services, Tech related videos.
Located: Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
How long they’ve been in business: Since 2006
Names of some of their customers: Superior Propane, Cook & Co, Aviso, Inc, InterviewFocus.
3. Wyzowl
What the company does: Custom animated explainer video production company, also producing animated training videos.
Something that makes the company unique: They have produced over 3,000 videos for 1,500+ companies. They worked with businesses from 40 different countries worldwide and worked in various styles from 2D graphics, line drawn and sketch through to 3D and image based. .
The other types of videos they make: Demo videos, interactive videos, live action videos, animated graphics, app demo videos, customer onboarding videos, customer service videos, employee onboarding videos, event videos, explainer videos, sales videos, social media videos, teaser videos, testimonial videos, video ads, video graphics & more.
Located: Southport, England
How long they’ve been in business: Since 2009
Names of some of their customers: Uberflip, Mavenlink, Hiring Hub, Paymentshield
4. Verve Videos
What the company does: Verve Videos produces explainer and animated training videos.
Something that makes the company unique: They also specialize in corporate presentations.
The other types of videos they make: They make 2D/3D/Typography animated explainer videos, videos for human resource training, whiteboard animation, marketing videos for business, government, education, non-profit, digital marketing aviation, art, and more.
Located: Toronto, Canada
How long they’ve been in business: Since 2016
Names of some of their customers: City of Mississauga, Hershey’s entrepreneur.com
5. Studio Rossiter
What the company does: Animated video production, animated training videos.
Something that makes the company unique: Studio Rossiter is (by far) one of the oldest animated training video companies in the UK.
The other types of videos they make: Marketing – animated videos, Marketing – filmed & stock video, training & safety – animated video, training & safety – filmed & stock video, low cost animated video, animated safety video, contractor induction video, custom animated safety video, health & safety video, training video, rental training video, software tutorial video, training multimedia production, foreigh language safety video, social media video.
Located: United Kingdom
How long they’ve been in business: Since 1988
Names of some of their customers: Abbey Bank, American Life, Auriga SPA, B&CE, Bellis Jones Hill and more.
6. Broadcast2World
What the company does: Animation, live-action, animated training videos, and more.
Something that makes the company unique: They have produced 705 plus animated videos, many of which include animated training videos. They are capable of making motion whiteboard, motion infographics, motion character, 2.5D animation, 3D animation, AR/VR 360 degree videos.
The other types of videos they make: Video animation services, 3D animation services, infographic videos, whiteboard animation services, motion graphics services, marketing video production, cartoon video production, healthcare video production.
Located: Piscataway, New Jersey
How long they’ve been in business: Since 2009
Names of some of their customers: factSpread, Inc., HUB International, Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., Winsupply Inc.
7. Skeleton Productions
What the company does: Animations, motion graphics and explainer videos.
Something that makes the company unique: They have produced 200 plus videos (animation, TV advertisements, social media video advertisements and more) including video strategy, campaign planning.
The other types of videos they make: 3D / 2D motion graphics, character, live action + animated interaction, typographic & hand-drawn animation.
Located: New York, New York
How long they’ve been in business: Since 2005
Names of some of their customers: NatWest, STIHL, European Investment Bank, Midlands Engine.
8. Cartoon Media
What the company does: Cartoon Media is one of the longest-running whiteboard animation companies. They produce great-looking animated whiteboard & 2D explainer videos that grow businesses.
Something that makes the company unique: They served hundreds of happy customers worldwide, from startups and nonprofits to major corporations and household names. They produced 160 plus videos.
The other types of videos they make: They produce compelling, fully custom animated videos (also known as Explainer Videos, Doodle Videos and Whiteboard Videos) that will attract, engage, entertain and educate your potential customers, doubling your enquiries and sales overnight.
Located: Canterbury, Kent, UK
How long they’ve been in business: Since 2012
Names of some of their customers: Cargill, Hilton, Siemens, Blue Zones, Feli’s Kitchen, Jim Saulner & Associates.
9. Common Craft
What the company does: Common Craft also started out as strictly an explainer video production company that evolved into something new. They now make videos as well as visual content – like animated training videos.
Something that makes the company unique: They made perhaps the most famous animated video of all time for Dropbox. The video earned a whopping 50+ million views, making it one of the most viewed product videos on the web.
Located: Seattle, Washington
How long they’ve been in business: Since 2007
Names of some of their customers: Google, Intel, Microsoft, Ford
10. Demo Duck
What the company does: Demo Duck specializes in “demo” videos (go figure), but they also make animated training videos and customer testimonial videos.
Something that makes the company unique: The quality of their videos is consistent, unique and super creative.
Located: Chicago, Illinois
How long they’ve been in business: Since 2011
Names of some of their customers: Geico, Northwestern Mutual, Canon
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