Oodle is an online marketplace and search engine for classified ads. The largest classifieds aggregator in the world, Oodle takes listings from eBay, ForRent.com, and other websites, including national and local sources in the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, and India. Users can also post listings directly to the site. Categories include jobs, real estate, merchandise, personals, services, pets, and cars. Oodle’s engine also powers classifieds for other websites, including Local.com and AOL.
Alternatives to Oodle
Ebay
Company: eBay Inc. | Founder: Pierre Omidyar | CEO: Devin Wenig | Since: 1995
eBay is an e-commerce company that allows both people and businesses to securely buy and sell a broad array of products and services accross the globe. Products can be sold in eBay’s platform through an online auction or through direct…
Craigslist
Company: Craigslist, Inc. | Founder: Craig Newmark | CEO: Jim Buckmaster | Since: 1995
Craigslist is a website for local classifieds and forums, allowing its users to post goods for sale, services, jobs, housing, wanted items, among others. The Company was launched in 1995 in the United States and since then has grown exponentially…
Backpage
Company: Backpage.com, LLC | Founder: Michael Lacey, James Larkin | CEO: Carl Ferrer | Since: 2004
Backpage is a website that allows its users to post classified ads for a broad range of products and services such as jobs listings, real estate and car sales. The website was launched in 2004 and by 2011 it was…
Gumtree
Company: Gumtree.com Limited | Founder: Michael Pennington, Simon Crookall | Since: 2000
Gumtree is a British classifieds website. Originally a local classifieds site for London, Gumtree expanded to cover more of the UK, and eventually launched sites for Warsaw, Berlin, Milan, and Rome. Users can post listings for free, but the site…
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