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ON24 vs PathFactory

Last updated: February 2026 · By AI-Ready CMO Editorial Team

data-analytics

Strategic Summary

ON24 and PathFactory both serve the data-analytics space, but they target different segments of the market and solve fundamentally different problems.

ON24: Run webinars with built-in audience intelligence — ON24 captures engagement data and content performance without bolting on separate analytics tools.

PathFactory: Enterprise content intelligence platform that maps buyer journeys and surfaces the content moments that actually drive deal velocity.

In our 9-dimension evaluation, ON24 scores 78/100 and PathFactory scores 7.8/100. ON24 pulls ahead with stronger scores across strategic fit, reliability, and ROI dimensions.

ON24's key advantage: Run webinars with built-in audience intelligence — ON24 captures engagement data and content perform

PathFactory's key advantage: Content-to-revenue attribution that moves beyond vanity metrics to actual pipeline impact, showing which assets correlate with faster cycles and larger deals

Our take on ON24: The enterprise webinar standard. The AI audience intelligence provides genuine value for B2B event programs.

Our take on PathFactory: Answers the question marketing can't usually answer: which content actually influenced the deal?

Choose ON24 if your team focuses on enterprise teams, data & analytics workflows. Choose PathFactory if you prioritize enterprise b2b organizations with $50m+ arr and complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles, marketing teams managing 100+ content assets and seeking content-to-revenue attribution.

Watch out: ON24 — Newer entry — full review in progress. PathFactory — Requires substantial implementation effort and data integration work; expect 2-3 months for full deployment and meaningful insights to emerge.

Our Recommendation: PathFactory

PathFactory scores higher at 78/100 vs 78/100. Answers the question marketing can't usually answer: which content actually influenced the deal?.

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Choose ON24 when...

Choose ON24 if your team needs enterprise-level data & analytics capabilities. The enterprise webinar standard. The AI audience intelligence provides genuine value for B2B event programs.

Choose PathFactory when...

Choose PathFactory if your team needs enterprise-level data & analytics capabilities. Answers the question marketing can't usually answer: which content actually influenced the deal?

Score Breakdown

Strategic Fit
8.5
8.5
Reliability
8
7.5
Compliance
7.5
7.5
Integration
8
7.5
Ethical AI
7
7
Scalability
8.5
8.5
Support
7.5
7.5
ROI
7.5
7.5
User Experience
7.5
7.5
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