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HubSpot Marketing Hub vs Marketo vs Oracle Eloqua comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Marketing Automation category, the mindshare of HubSpot Marketing Hub is 10.0%, up from 9.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Marketo is 10.4%, down from 14.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Eloqua is 7.5%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Marketing Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Marketo10.4%
HubSpot Marketing Hub10.0%
Oracle Eloqua7.5%
Other72.1%
Marketing Automation
 

Featured Reviews

Xx Ee - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Content Marketing Strategist at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Has supported marketing and sales alignment while leaving room for better customization options
I have recommendations for making it easier to customize. I used to work in a tech company, so it's very easy to do that in-house, and our team did that. It's not easy to customize for a regular user though. In the world of generative AI where it's easy for you to connect different tools, APIs, etc., HubSpot Marketing Hub still requires some customization. For example, if you want to make sure it's connected with a custom CRM or some other CRM, there is some fair bit of modification that's required. Some main differences in my experience between HubSpot Marketing Hub and Salesforce are that Salesforce is a bit un-user-friendly. I have to be fair, I haven't used Salesforce too much, but I think HubSpot Marketing Hub is much more user-friendly.
Anika Gaur - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Digital Solutions Analyst at Rich Products
Effective lead management and useability with room for reporting improvements
Customer support could be more helpful. The reporting could be better, with more engaging reports and the ability to collaborate more objects, like opportunities. Incorporating AI features similar to tools like HubSpot and Salesforce account engagement would be beneficial. Additionally, Marketo should work on automating tools and updating the product since it looks similar to how it did five years ago.
Madhan Krishnamoorthy - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Functional Consultant at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Integration with CRM and third-party systems significantly boosts campaign management
The native integration could be improved, as Oracle Eloqua has decommissioned it. Manual uploads require changing the data priority order to top priority. Sometimes form capturing data fails, and campaign response issues occur. The pricing of Oracle Eloqua is quite high as it is an Oracle product. Compared to other marketing automation platforms such as Marketo, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, and Pardot, the price point is higher. The technical support is rated at eight because it can be difficult to get in touch with them after working hours. Support is only available during business hours, so if assistance is needed outside of the nine-to-five window, users must wait until the next day.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The contacts and the connection to sales as well as contact enrichment have been the most valuable aspects of the product."
"The product has the most valuable enterprise features."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub has positively impacted our organization by getting our message out there, having the designs look nice, and also just increasing our brand awareness."
"I use HubSpot Marketing Hub for various tasks. It's easy to use and adaptable. After a little training, anyone can handle it efficiently. We use it for drip campaigns, social media, and marketing automation. We're not fully using marketing automation yet for smart content. I like the drag-and-drop feature for editing images and content in email templates. I don't need a developer to create designs. I can quickly test how emails look on different devices.4"
"The tool is very stable and very reliable."
"The most valuable feature for us is the lead-nurturing workflows, which give us the ability to create automated workflows that will operate certain flows-of-action automatically on a duration of time I set."
"The biggest reason why I like this solution is the fact that it has so much functionality."
"Customer Service: Pretty good and very responsive support. Technical Support: Very good"
"The most valuable features are the Marketo emails, both sending and tracking."
"We are scoring based on behavior without pressure, and it keeps producing excellent results."
"It is a very user-friendly solution. I'm mainly working on Design Studio, which is useful for companies in tracking repeat users. The progressive proofing is also useful. It is not available in other solutions."
"Automated customer outreach from sign up to upgrade"
"The most valuable features are the Marketo emails, both sending and tracking."
"The main feature of Marketo is sending out emails, so that would be the most valuable feature."
"I have a good special setup and a huge NetFlow to the sales channel."
"It's pretty good at handling customization and templates. We can put in different variables, so even someone without coding knowledge can create and develop emails that look good on different browsers."
"Eloqua gets modern marketing, plain and simple."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"Eloqua10 is a great tool for marketing automation for both B2B and B2C companies."
"The most valuable feature for us is that it integrates with our CRM content management system."
"The solution is stable."
"Oracle Eloqua is easier to use compared to Salesforce Marketing Cloud because Salesforce requires their own scripting called AMPScript, while in Oracle Eloqua, you only need CSS, HTML, and occasionally JavaScript."
"I love that this product takes the guesswork out of marketing."
"We have seen tremendous year after year growth of revenue tied to marketing because of campaigns, events, and promotions we have run through Eloqua."
 

Cons

"The search and questions aren't as intuitive as I would expect from a platform like this."
"The solution does not enable one to know with certainty if another opened an email he had sent."
"HubSpot is mainly for enterprise clients and there is a lot of competition. There are better solutions, such as Eloqua and Marketo. This solution needs to improve the analytics for social media monitoring to a level that it can compete with other solutions available in the market. There are some limitations with the features compared to other solutions."
"API capabilities (including the performance) are minimal and the email workflow capabilities are too rigid, which results in very complicated workflow management."
"API capabilities (including the performance) are minimal and the email workflow capabilities are too rigid, which results in very complicated workflow management."
"A downside to this is that sometimes it can be disorienting when they put out a new release/beta test without informing us."
"They're not the cheapest."
"HubSpot is mainly for enterprise clients and there is a lot of competition. There are better solutions, such as Eloqua and Marketo."
"Technical support is not good. I would rate them a two out of five."
"I had an issue while integrating JavaScript with forms."
"I have encountered issues when I had to use filters repeatedly. It would have been helpful if I could duplicate them directly, instead of dragging them. Also, having an option to save filters for future use would have saved a lot of time, especially when dealing with multiple filters."
"Segmentation in Marketo is limited to a maximum of 20 segments. Depending on the company's specific needs, these segments can be based on various attributes such as company, industry, or other values. Sometimes, there's a lag when sending data from Marketo to any CRM. It can take around five to fifteen minutes for the report to sync."
"Revenue management, attribution, and ABM can all be improved."
"One limitation is the user limit. For bigger organizations with large audience sizes exceeding, let's say, 500k, the solution may not be as efficient as larger enterprise platforms like Salesforce or Oracle Eloqua. However, Marketo is one of the best platforms for mid-scale and small-scale organisations."
"Marketo should give more power to the users for data manipulation."
"Its APIs need to be more flexible because there are some things that are not available in the API."
"Price can be somewhat expensive"
"Due to its advanced nature, some traditional marketing users can be put of by the different approaches and requirements"
"The dashboards or the data which we get from insights reports could be improved."
"The reporting features should be improved."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"Some areas of Oracle Eloqua that could be improved include enhancements for campaign features, such as the ability to filter contacts based on date intervals or related functionalities that currently require installing apps from the Oracle App Market."
"The reporting features should be improved."
"There are usually bugs after updates but you know they are coming and they are very responsive to quickly fixing any issues"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"HubSpot Marketing Hub provided me with the startup package with 90% off, but it's still hundreds of dollars a month instead of thousands of dollars a month. There is an additional cost for training and onboarding which is hundreds of dollars. It is expensive and should be reduced."
"Have sufficient content before signing up for the 30-day trial."
"For our organization, HubSpot was pretty affordable compared to Google Analytics."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub's pricing is reasonable. It is about 800-900 dollars a month. It may be pricey for smaller clients, but for the bigger ones, it's only a small part of their monthly revenue."
"At present, the pricing seems reasonable, but with our plans to scale, I anticipate that it could become a bit steep."
"Regarding pricing and licensing, I haven't directly handled it, but I assume Zoho might be cheaper. However, I would still prefer HubSpot due to its cleaner and more user-friendly interface."
"I'd rate the solution's pricing in the middle range. I want more regular communication from our customer service manager to help us improve our use of HubSpot Marketing Hub."
"I believe an individual license costs $50 per month."
"Marketo is too expensive for a small-sized company but more affordable for a larger-sized company."
"The solution is expensive compared to others."
"The pricing is not cheap, but it's not that expensive either."
"I'm not sure about the cost because I don't get into this aspect. Clients normally take care of that. I only know that it is costly, and I don't think there are any additional costs to the licensing."
"Marketo is used a lot because it's cheaper and preferred by many firms."
"Marketo's pricing depends on the number of contacts and the level of features you need. Compared to other platforms like Oracle Eloqua and Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Marketo is generally more affordable. Like other platforms, it offers different packages based on your needs."
"The licensing cost usually depends on the users."
"The initial pricing was excellent, but the pricing for renewals is not as good."
"Oracle Eloqua's pricing is medium."
"Our licensing costs are yearly."
"The solution is expensive."
"Oracle Eloqua can be expensive compared to alternatives."
"It's quite expensive."
"The tool is pricey compared to products like Marketo."
"Oracle Eloqua is quite an affordable solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Healthcare Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise21
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with HubSpot Marketing Hub?
The biggest thing HubSpot Marketing Hub needs to improve is to keep up with trends and continue innovating around AI ...
What is your primary use case for HubSpot Marketing Hub?
My main use case for HubSpot Marketing Hub is primarily for our website and all of our demand generation. A specific ...
What advice do you have for others considering HubSpot Marketing Hub?
HubSpot Marketing Hub has positively impacted our organization by allowing us to execute more targeted campaigns, as ...
What do you like most about Marketo?
One of the most important things about Marketo is its focus on GDPR compliance. It helps you follow GDPR and CAN-SPAM...
What needs improvement with Marketo?
The user interface could be improved. I would like to see an updated UI for 2025.
What is your primary use case for Marketo?
As a seasoned Marketo Expert with a decade of experience and a deep understanding of Adobe's ecosystem, I can confide...
What needs improvement with Oracle Eloqua?
Some areas of Oracle Eloqua that could be improved include enhancements for campaign features, such as the ability to...
What is your primary use case for Oracle Eloqua?
In my company, I work with Oracle Eloqua and do not use it internally. My usual use cases for Oracle Eloqua include d...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Eloqua?
I am not sure how to answer that. We take care of emails and fetch the data regarding that only. I have not explored ...
 

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Eloqua, Oracle Marketing Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

Emyth, CRS, ClearPivot, Stitch Live, SoldOut, Waterfall, SnapEngage, Duo
Marketo has a customer base of thousands of companies, including Sony, Citrix, BrightTALK, Curves International, HootSuite, Hyundai, SanDisk, and Samsung Electronics.
Thomson Reuters, The Dow Chemical Company, Avid, LifeSize, and Avalara.
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