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Oracle Eloqua vs SugarCRM Platform 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

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
SugarCRM Platform
Ranking in Marketing Automation
10th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (8th), CRM (25th), Sales Force Automation (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Marketing Automation category, the mindshare of Oracle Eloqua is 6.7%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SugarCRM Platform is 1.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Marketing Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Eloqua6.7%
SugarCRM Platform1.9%
Other91.4%
Marketing Automation
 

Featured Reviews

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.
reviewer1345677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager / IT Planning & Architecture Services at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Easily customizable, automation enhances the marketing campaigns but support is the main hiccup for us
It has been effective in managing customer relationships. It has sales email campaigns, plus integration with Active Directory. And there are centralized reports for the CEO and the general managers. We work with automation for these marketing and email campaigns. It sends out emails to prospective customers related to sales offers automatically. And it copies the sales team so that they can follow up. They are tracking the sales leads. So, the automation within SugarCRM enhances the marketing campaigns. For now, my work is done because I am the IT strategy and planning manager. I just try to deliver the solution according to the requirements of the business. From my side, it's implemented already, the requirement related to the sales funnel. But if they have any other requirement from the business side, they will submit it to me, and then I will look for a suitable solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution's engine framework is quite simple, giving you the agility you need in the business."
"The solution is stable."
"Oracle Eloqua helps us track data and quickly schedule emails; it is a wonderful tool for working with emails."
"The main value of this solution is its support of really large databases."
"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."
"The solution is good for B2B email marketing."
"Eloqua gets modern marketing, plain and simple."
"Once you get the knowledge to use it, Eloqua is so powerful."
"By default, it comes with a really good model where you can start working with it without having a lot of developers in your team."
"Good, basic out-of-the-box solution, however, in my estimation not a long term play as the design flow and user interface make it a true chore to enter data."
"It works well with Jira. You can customize it to fit your needs."
"This solution's stability is very good, it runs almost without effort, and we don't have any support issues with it."
"The most valuable features of Sugar Enterprise are the exports of graphics, statuses, complaints, and tasks."
"The most valuable features of the SugarCRM platform include its flexibility in customizing fields, layouts, and dashboards."
"Affordable and commercial open source solution is good for organizations with budget constraints."
"My advice to others is this is a good solution for importing or exporting any graphics."
 

Cons

"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 cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"Setup has been over four months now and it has been painful."
"Some times new features get rolled out too soon, but the good thing is they constantly adapt to the demands of their customers."
"The solution should consider adding functionality related to event listening, such as webhooks."
"To get the most out of your investment you'll want to have a dedicated admin or team if you are able."
"The dashboards or the data which we get from insights reports could be improved."
"Data manipulation tools are lacking. Documentation is sketchy and often incomplete."
"In the next release, I would like to see personalization of information about customers or specific businesses or opportunities."
"Functionality and features are well suited for small business companies only."
"Pipelines, forecasts, and reporting in general, are not that good in the free version."
"You cannot include all your entities under one instance at the moment."
"Putting so many things into SugarCRM became a much-hated task, mainly because of the horrible UI."
"The UX was such that it limited the use of it."
"I would appreciate it if SugarCRM could support us in on-premise implementation."
"I would like to see more integration on a mobile platform in the next release."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's quite expensive."
"Our licensing costs are yearly."
"Oracle Eloqua's pricing is medium."
"Oracle Eloqua can be expensive compared to alternatives."
"Oracle Eloqua is quite an affordable solution."
"The solution is expensive."
"The tool is pricey compared to products like Marketo."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
13%
Healthcare Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Construction Company
15%
Engineering Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise21
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sugar Enterprise?
All are almost the same pricing. Maybe the cheapest is Salesforce, I believe.
What needs improvement with Sugar Enterprise?
The only challenge was that we implemented it in our on-premise data center instead of using it in the cloud. That was a little bit of a challenge. But it was overcome with the help of SugarCRM com...
What advice do you have for others considering Sugar Enterprise?
To start with, SugarCRM is a very good platform. It's easy to implement and easily customizable. Might be later when you want to scale, then I would recommend Salesforce. Overall, I would rate it a...
 

Also Known As

Eloqua, Oracle Marketing Cloud
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Sample Customers

Thomson Reuters, The Dow Chemical Company, Avid, LifeSize, and Avalara.
Redglaze Group, TengoInternet, Hilco, Bancvue, Vet Adivsor
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