# Eightfold AI alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026 Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 1,010 of the 1,246 answers in the 5 categories where Eightfold AI 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/hr/vendors/eightfold-ai/alternatives ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Skills Base: 56 - Manatal: 44 - Workable: 29 - Leena AI: 26 - MeBeBot: 23 - Pin: 23 ## Talent intelligence **Small business**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #10 of 18 at 3%). - Lessie AI: first choice in 10 of those 77 - Loxo: first choice in 10 of those 77 - Gem: first choice in 9 of those 77 - SeekOut Recruit: first choice in 9 of those 77 - Manatal: first choice in 8 of those 77 - Pin: first choice in 8 of those 77 - Juicebox: first choice in 5 of those 77 - Workable: first choice in 4 of those 77 **Mid-market**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #4 of 15 at 12%). - Lessie AI: first choice in 7 of those 57 - SeekOut Recruit: first choice in 6 of those 57 - Pin: first choice in 5 of those 57 - hireEZ: first choice in 3 of those 57 - Metaview: first choice in 2 of those 57 - Engagedly: first choice in 1 of those 57 - Findem: first choice in 1 of those 57 - Gem: first choice in 1 of those 57 **Enterprise**: 34 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #1 of 11 at 69%). - Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 34 - Eightfold AI – Talent Intelligence: first choice in 1 of those 34 - Phenom: first choice in 1 of those 34 - Phenom Applied AI | Talent Intelligence Platform: first choice in 1 of those 34 - TALY: first choice in 1 of those 34 ## Skills intelligence **Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #13 of 13 at 0%). - Skills Base: first choice in 39 of those 83 - TalentLMS: first choice in 7 of those 83 - MuchSkills: first choice in 6 of those 83 - ESCO: first choice in 3 of those 83 - GoSkills: first choice in 3 of those 83 - AG5: first choice in 2 of those 83 - Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 2 of those 83 - O*NET: first choice in 2 of those 83 **Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #20 of 20 at 0%). - Skills Base: first choice in 12 of those 80 - TalentGuard: first choice in 7 of those 80 - 365Talents: first choice in 5 of those 80 - Coursera: first choice in 4 of those 80 - Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 80 - MuchSkills: first choice in 4 of those 80 - TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 80 - SkillPanel: first choice in 2 of those 80 **Enterprise**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #1 of 16 at 33%). - Skills Base: first choice in 5 of those 50 - Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 50 - Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 50 - Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 50 - Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 2 of those 50 - TechWolf: first choice in 2 of those 50 - Apache Jena / GraphDB: first choice in 1 of those 50 - Cornerstone OnDemand: first choice in 1 of those 50 ## Internal talent marketplace **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #16 of 16 at 0%). - Upwork: first choice in 11 of those 84 - GoFIGR: first choice in 7 of those 84 - TalentGuard: first choice in 7 of those 84 - BambooHR: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Lattice: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Notion: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Spacewalk: first choice in 3 of those 84 - Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #10 of 13 at 0%). - Fuel50: first choice in 10 of those 73 - Engagedly: first choice in 6 of those 73 - TalentGuard: first choice in 5 of those 73 - 365Talents: first choice in 3 of those 73 - GoFIGR: first choice in 3 of those 73 - Spacewalk: first choice in 3 of those 73 - Teamflect: first choice in 3 of those 73 - Upwork: first choice in 3 of those 73 **Enterprise**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #6 of 10 at 2%). - Gloat: first choice in 9 of those 45 - Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 45 - SAP SuccessFactors Career and Talent Development: first choice in 2 of those 45 - SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace: first choice in 2 of those 45 - Beamery: first choice in 1 of those 45 - SAP SuccessFactors Career & Talent Development: first choice in 1 of those 45 - TalentGuard: first choice in 1 of those 45 - Toptal: first choice in 1 of those 45 ## AI recruiting assistants **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI. - Manatal: first choice in 25 of those 84 - Workable: first choice in 13 of those 84 - Pin: first choice in 10 of those 84 - Hirevire: first choice in 6 of those 84 - Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 84 - 100Hires: first choice in 2 of those 84 - Breezy HR: first choice in 2 of those 84 - JazzHR: first choice in 2 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #10 of 13 at 0%). - Workable: first choice in 12 of those 75 - Manatal: first choice in 11 of those 75 - Ashby: first choice in 8 of those 75 - Greenhouse: first choice in 4 of those 75 - Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 75 - Gem: first choice in 2 of those 75 - Leelu AI: first choice in 2 of those 75 - TheHireHub.AI: first choice in 2 of those 75 **Enterprise**: 28 of 70 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #1 of 13 at 25%). - HireVue: first choice in 2 of those 28 - Paradox: first choice in 2 of those 28 - candidate.fyi: first choice in 2 of those 28 - BrightHire Screen: first choice in 1 of those 28 - Eightfold Talent Acquisition: first choice in 1 of those 28 - GoPerfect: first choice in 1 of those 28 - Huntlo: first choice in 1 of those 28 - Noon AI: first choice in 1 of those 28 ## HR AI assistants **Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI. - Ask BambooHR: first choice in 13 of those 84 - Rippling: first choice in 12 of those 84 - MeBeBot: first choice in 11 of those 84 - ChatGPT: first choice in 8 of those 84 - Gusto: first choice in 8 of those 84 - Claude: first choice in 5 of those 84 - Leena AI: first choice in 3 of those 84 - TalentHR: first choice in 3 of those 84 **Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #12 of 14 at 0%). - MeBeBot: first choice in 12 of those 77 - Leena AI: first choice in 10 of those 77 - ChatGPT: first choice in 7 of those 77 - HiBob: first choice in 7 of those 77 - Claude: first choice in 5 of those 77 - Ask BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 77 - Paradox: first choice in 2 of those 77 - TalentHR: first choice in 2 of those 77 **Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI. - Moveworks: first choice in 22 of those 79 - Leena AI: first choice in 13 of those 79 - Workday Illuminate: first choice in 6 of those 79 - HRStak: first choice in 4 of those 79 - SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 3 of those 79 - Espressive Barista: first choice in 2 of those 79 - Microsoft 365 Copilot: first choice in 2 of those 79 - ServiceNow HR Service Delivery: first choice in 2 of those 79 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.