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ActiveCampaign VS Marketo Engage_

As of 4 November 2026, Marketo Engage is named by 1,186 companies and ActiveCampaign by 150; ActiveCampaign skews to companies under 200 people (77% vs 31%), Marketo Engage to companies over 1,000 (39% vs 3%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: ActiveCampaign's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Marketo Engage rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

ActiveCampaign: 2–200 employees
77%
Marketo Engage: 2–200 employees
31%
ActiveCampaign: 1,000+ employees
3%
Marketo Engage: 1,000+ employees
39%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.8 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
108,092 · 2,185
150companies name ActiveCampaign
1,186companies name Marketo Engage
16name both
276 · 2,404postings in 90 days, ActiveCampaign · Marketo Engage
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentActiveCampaignshareMarketo EngageshareLeans
Self-employed1611%383%ActiveCampaign
2-10 employees3121%605%ActiveCampaign
11-50 employees5537%12811%ActiveCampaign
51-200 employees3020%18215%ActiveCampaign
201-500 employees96%16414%Marketo Engage
501-1000 employees43%15513%Marketo Engage
1001-5000 employees43%26823%Marketo Engage
10,001+ employees11%12210%Marketo Engage
5001-10000 employees––696%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentActiveCampaignshareMarketo EngageshareLeans
Business & finance services5839%27023%ActiveCampaign
Technology & software3725%59250%Marketo Engage
Consumer services & leisure1711%605%ActiveCampaign
Media & content149%383%ActiveCampaign
Manufacturing & industry64%1059%Marketo Engage
Commerce & trade53%182%even
Property & construction53%182%even
Public, community & associations32%272%even
Transport, logistics & rental21%131%even
Automotive11%––outside top 12
Health care11%171%even
Hospitality & travel11%91%even
Utilities & infrastructure––151%outside top 12
By country
SegmentActiveCampaignshareMarketo EngageshareLeans
United States6946%88274%Marketo Engage
Germany1711%262%ActiveCampaign
Netherlands117%––outside top 12
India85%202%ActiveCampaign
Brazil53%––outside top 12
Italy53%61%ActiveCampaign
Australia32%111%even
Belgium32%71%even
France32%141%even
United Kingdom32%928%Marketo Engage
United Arab Emirates21%––outside top 12
Denmark21%50%even
Canada––282%outside top 12
Sweden––61%outside top 12
Singapore––61%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentActiveCampaignshareMarketo EngageshareLeans
Marketing & communications26866%2,03464%even
Sales359%2398%even
Software engineering154%1224%even
Administration & office102%20%ActiveCampaign
Business development & strategy82%221%even
Product, program & project management82%772%even
IT operations & business systems61%1103%even
Data & AI41%1234%Marketo Engage
Customer service & success31%321%even
Design & UX31%110%even
Engineering (non-software)31%20%even
General management & consulting31%110%even
hospitality and food service10%10%even
Unclassified10%60%even
Travel, leisure & events––391%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––161%outside top 12
Human resources––50%outside top 12
Education & training––30%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––20%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––20%outside top 12
construction and civil––10%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––10%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––10%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––10%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––10%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––10%outside top 12
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Marketo Engage is named by 1,186 companies in job postings and ActiveCampaign by 150; 16 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/activecampaign-vs-adobe-marketo-engage)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

ActiveCampaign vs Marketo Engage: questions

Which is more used, ActiveCampaign or Marketo Engage?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Marketo Engage (1,186) over ActiveCampaign (150). By website-and-DNS footprint, ActiveCampaign (108,092 vs 2,185), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses ActiveCampaign?

77% of ActiveCampaign companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 31% for Marketo Engage. 3% of ActiveCampaign companies have over 1,000 employees, against 39% for Marketo Engage.

Do companies run both?

16 companies name both in their postings, usually ActiveCampaign in marketing and Marketo Engage in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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