# ESCO: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/esco

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Skills intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/skills-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 27 | 0% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "Primary: ESCO (European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations) – Free, open-source, and maintained by the EU." (Grok 4.20, Skills intelligence)
- "Alternative if you're EU-based or global: ESCO" (Kimi K2, Skills intelligence)
- "Start with ESCO as your free, multilingual foundation" (MiniMax M2.5, Skills intelligence)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named ESCO, from 10 of the 14 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- disprz.ai: 6
- ovi-me.com: 5
- resources.rework.com: 5
- esco.ec.europa.eu: 4
- hrtechsaas.com: 4
- jobspipe.dev: 4
- lightcast.io: 4
- muchskills.com: 4
- techwolf.ai: 4
- acorn.works: 3

### Pages cited

- https://disprz.ai/blog/skills-gap-analysis-software: 6
- https://ovi-me.com/blog/ai-skills-inference-taxonomy-platforms-2026: 5
- https://jobspipe.dev/blog/skills-taxonomy: 4
- https://acorn.works/best/the-8-best-skills-taxonomy-software-in-2026: 3
- https://firsthr.app/compare/training/skills-management-software: 3
- https://marketintelligencetools.com/rankings/skills-intelligence-platforms: 3
- https://muchskills.com/playbooks/skills-taxonomy: 3
- https://resources.rework.com/libraries/ai-for-hr/ai-skills-inference: 3

## In its own words

What ESCO's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Interactive Product Demo Software (https://escourtly.com/)
- For: founders who move fast (https://escourtly.com/)
- Price stated: $49/ month (https://escourtly.com/)
- Starting price: 49 (https://escourtly.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Install the extension — it's free (https://escourtly.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page escourtly.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 55 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 9 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-16
- comparison: 8 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- Recent: 2026-09-14 comparison: Arcade vs navattic https://escourtly.com/blog/arcade-vs-navattic
- Recent: 2026-09-14 comparison: Navattic vs guideflow https://escourtly.com/blog/navattic-vs-guideflow
- Recent: 2026-09-14 comparison: Storylane vs supademo https://escourtly.com/blog/storylane-vs-supademo
- Recent: 2026-09-14 comparison: Supademo vs arcade https://escourtly.com/blog/supademo-vs-arcade
- Recent: 2026-09-14 comparison: Supademo vs navattic https://escourtly.com/blog/supademo-vs-navattic
- Recent: 2026-09-14 comparison: Userflow vs pendo https://escourtly.com/blog/userflow-vs-pendo

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.