# Skai alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 382 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Skai holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/skai/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Amazon Ads: 82
- Google Ads: 28
- Optmyzr: 23
- Walmart Connect: 23
- Meta Ads: 21
- Adzooma: 16

## Retail media platforms

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Skai.

- Amazon Ads: first choice in 37 of those 83
- Walmart Connect: first choice in 9 of those 83
- LinkedIn Campaign Manager: first choice in 3 of those 83
- AdLib: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Amazon Sponsored Products: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Instacart Ads: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Quartile: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Amazon Ads self-service sponsored ads: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Skai (Skai is #4 of 9 at 4%).

- Amazon Ads: first choice in 38 of those 72
- Walmart Connect: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Amazon Advertising: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Target Roundel: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Amazon DSP: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Constructor: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Criteo: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Instacart Ads: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Skai (Skai is #1 of 14 at 40%).

- Amazon Ads: first choice in 7 of those 51
- Amazon Advertising: first choice in 6 of those 51
- Walmart Connect: first choice in 6 of those 51
- AdLib: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Criteo: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Epsilon Retail Media: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Instacart’s enterprise retail media stack: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Kevel Retail Media Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 51

## Search and social advertising platforms

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Skai (Skai is #13 of 14 at 0%).

- Google Ads: first choice in 19 of those 84
- Meta Ads: first choice in 15 of those 84
- AdFlint: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Adzooma: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Optmyzr: first choice in 11 of those 84
- HubSpot Ads: first choice in 10 of those 84
- AdEspresso: first choice in 5 of those 84
- LinkedIn Campaign Manager: first choice in 3 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Skai (Skai is #6 of 18 at 4%).

- Optmyzr: first choice in 11 of those 64
- Google Ads: first choice in 9 of those 64
- Meta Ads: first choice in 6 of those 64
- Adzooma: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Metadata.io: first choice in 5 of those 64
- HubSpot Ads: first choice in 4 of those 64
- AdFlint: first choice in 3 of those 64
- HubSpot Marketing Hub: first choice in 3 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 28 of 84 answers did not name Skai (Skai is #1 of 10 at 67%).

- Google Search Ads 360: first choice in 1 of those 28
- Marin Software: first choice in 1 of those 28
- Optmyzr: first choice in 1 of those 28
- Salesforce Marketing Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 28
- Skai, formerly Kenshoo: first choice in 1 of those 28
- Smartly: first choice in 1 of those 28

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