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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
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Management (5th)
Oracle Eloqua
Ranking in Marketing Automation
4th
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 March 2026, in the Marketing Automation category, the mindshare of Marketo is 9.9%, down from 14.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Eloqua is 5.4%, down from 9.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Marketing Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Marketo9.9%
Oracle Eloqua5.4%
Other84.7%
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.
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 product has been stable."
"I like that the solution is flexible."
"Advanced capabilities for closed-loop lead management"
"The main feature of Marketo is sending out emails, so that would be the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable features of Marketo are its ease of use and flexibility."
"Marketo is excellent in terms of hands-on usability and lead database management."
"The smart campaign looks quite interesting and useful."
"Great ease of use creation for campaigns."
"Eloqua is a fantastic tool for managing your communication strategy and your contact strategy."
"I like the insight part, where we can pull the reports. Oracle Eloqua can generate reports on the activities that customers take or that we do. That is one interesting part that I enjoy working with."
"Eloqua's marketing automation tool has made me not only a better marketer but has given me a new outlook on marketing."
"Lead scoring has helped with the process of qualifying leads."
"In Oracle Eloqua, the most valuable feature from the marketer's user experience perspective is the design editor, which is very feasible, allowing a marketer to design emails and landing pages in a very short amount of time through drag and drop of email components, making them ready to use instantly."
"​Lead scoring is very useful for both measuring the effectiveness of campaigns as well as deciding which leads to send sales’ way."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"It is a user-friendly product."
 

Cons

"Pricing. It is NOT cheap, given the functionality of the product. Feels like I could be paying less."
"In terms of scalability, the more leads you have, the longer it takes to sync with Salesforce."
"Marketo is still very slow."
"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."
"Takes time to setup and manage."
"For the moment, we migrated some of our processes to Marketo and implemented them there. We had some difficulties related to this."
"Our experience with the renewal process has been frustrating. Marketo bakes a substantial price increase into each contract which has required renegotiation every year."
"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."
"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."
"Costs a bit more than some of the other providers and there's a bit of a learning curve compared to less powerful Marketing Automation Platforms (MAPs) Some advances features like Eloqua for Sales are at an additional cost."
"The solution should consider adding functionality related to event listening, such as webhooks."
"Eloqua has great integration with Salesforce.com, but I'd love to see a little more of that rolled into a more intuitive UI."
"Eloqua doesn't have built-in features for WhatsApp marketing or SMS functionality."
"​Reporting is very clunky and not user friendly.​"
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Insurance Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Healthcare Company
9%
Insurance Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
 

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 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 rules. For example, with Marketo, I won't accidentally target audiences without...
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 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 do you like most about Oracle Eloqua?
I've used other marketing automation tools, like Marketo, that require more technical knowledge. Eloqua is straightforward and user-friendly.
 

Also Known As

No data available
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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