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Marketo vs Oracle Eloqua comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Marketo
Ranking in Marketing Automation
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Management (7th)
Oracle Eloqua
Ranking in Marketing Automation
6th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Marketing Automation category, the mindshare of Marketo is 8.0%, down from 12.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Eloqua is 5.9%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Marketing Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Marketo8.0%
Oracle Eloqua5.9%
Other86.1%
Marketing Automation
 

Q&A Highlights

AS
Community Manager at PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)
Jul 17, 2014
 

Featured Reviews

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.
VK
Application Development Team Lead at Accenture
Customizable design tools empower users to develop campaigns effortlessly
One improvement I would suggest for Oracle Eloqua is establishing data modeling capabilities where you can link various custom data objects to create multiple tables together, allowing access to data through SQL queries for better manipulation. I've found that when you get into very granular data analysis or complex segmentation, the current filter-based approach can become cumbersome. The filter wizard can only handle a certain number of conditions at a time, which can force you to build multiple 'shared filters' and combine them. An integrated SQL editor, or a more flexible data query tool, would allow for more efficient and sophisticated data manipulation

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The main feature of Marketo is sending out emails, so that would be the most valuable feature."
"The smart campaign looks quite interesting and useful."
"I like that the solution is flexible."
"Marketo helps us easily segment and target the appropriate users for the relevant events."
"One feature I like is the user interface. Compared to other tools I've used, it's much more friendly and easy to navigate. Additionally, it offers a wide range of features, which makes tasks like segmenting data much simpler."
"We are scoring based on behavior without pressure, and it keeps producing excellent results."
"Marketo gives me the toolset necessary to create automated drip email campaigns to my customers and prospects, delivering HUGE ROI with great customer service and a relatively nimble dev team always willing to help, even in special or one-off scenarios."
"Automated customer outreach from sign up to upgrade"
"Eloqua has a drag-and-drop interface based on HTML5 and is the easiest WYSIWYG editor for creating landing pages and HTML emails that I've ever seen."
"Prior to Eloqua our processes were cumbersome and clunky; this tool made our marketers feel the power behind our campaigns and gave them the tools and confidence to execute campaigns themselves."
"I find Oracle Eloqua to be a highly useful tool for clients and easy for developers, which I believe makes it one of the best options available for B2B marketing."
"It provides good support for really large databases."
"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."
"The ease of maintenance is the most valuable feature."
"The main value of this solution is its support of really large databases."
 

Cons

"Pricing. It is NOT cheap, given the functionality of the product. Feels like I could be paying less."
"Changing a campaign in progress (i.e. changing the wait period between emails) is unnecessarily complicated."
"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."
"I had an issue while integrating JavaScript with forms."
"Technical support is not good. I would rate them a two out of five."
"Customer Service: This is where Marketo falls short. Their customer service is awful."
"It could be more scalable."
"Its APIs need to be more flexible because there are some things that are not available in the API."
"There are some things where improvement is needed. For me, it would be great if they integrated a tool like AI configuration capabilities within Eloqua itself."
"The product's initial setup process could be better."
"​Reporting is very clunky and not user friendly.​"
"Email WYSWIG editor is far from being the best I've seen, I recommend to work with FrontPage or Dreamweaver before and copy HTML code."
"Due to its advanced nature, some traditional marketing users can be put of by the different approaches and requirements"
"Eloqua has great integration with Salesforce.com, but I'd love to see a little more of that rolled into a more intuitive UI."
"There are some limitations with the platform in terms of creativity."
"The dashboards or the data which we get from insights reports could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"It is expensive. We have a yearly license."
"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."
"The licensing cost usually depends on the users."
"The initial pricing was excellent, but the pricing for renewals is not as good."
"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 tool is pricey compared to products like Marketo."
"Oracle Eloqua's pricing is medium."
"Our licensing costs are yearly."
"It's quite expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
"Oracle Eloqua can be expensive compared to alternatives."
"Oracle Eloqua is quite an affordable solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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 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 confidently say that the primary use case for Marketo lies in empowering businesses wit...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Marketo?
The solution is cheaper than Alacor. That said, I do not know the exact price.
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 filter contacts based on date intervals or related functionalities that current...
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 day-to-day work, where I'm currently working on implementation-related tasks, spe...
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 many other options given by Oracle Eloqua.
 

Also Known As

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Eloqua, Oracle Marketing Cloud
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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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