# Fuel50 alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 414 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Fuel50 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/fuel50/alternatives

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

- Skills Base: 56
- Eightfold AI: 19
- TalentGuard: 18
- Upwork: 14
- Gloat: 12
- MuchSkills: 12

## Internal talent marketplace

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Fuel50 (Fuel50 is #6 of 16 at 4%).

- Upwork: first choice in 11 of those 81
- TalentGuard: first choice in 7 of those 81
- BambooHR: first choice in 6 of those 81
- Lattice: first choice in 6 of those 81
- GoFIGR: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Notion: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Spacewalk: first choice in 3 of those 81
- MuchSkills: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Fuel50 (Fuel50 is #1 of 13 at 30%).

- TalentGuard: first choice in 5 of those 58
- Gloat: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Spacewalk: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Teamflect: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Upwork: first choice in 3 of those 58
- 365Talents: first choice in 2 of those 58
- DevSkiller TalentBoost: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Toptal: first choice in 2 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 37 of 84 answers did not name Fuel50 (Fuel50 is #3 of 10 at 7%).

- Gloat: first choice in 6 of those 37
- Workday Opportunity Marketplace: first choice in 2 of those 37
- SAP SuccessFactors Career & Talent Development: first choice in 1 of those 37
- SAP SuccessFactors Career and Talent Development: first choice in 1 of those 37
- SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace: first choice in 1 of those 37
- TalentGuard: first choice in 1 of those 37
- Toptal: first choice in 1 of those 37

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Fuel50.

- Skills Base: first choice in 38 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**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Fuel50 (Fuel50 is #12 of 20 at 0%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 13 of those 77
- TalentGuard: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Coursera: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 77
- MuchSkills: first choice in 4 of those 77
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 77
- 365Talents: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Fuel50 (Fuel50 is #7 of 16 at 2%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 17 of those 78
- TechWolf: first choice in 8 of those 78
- Skills Base: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Degreed: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 78
- ESCO: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Gloat: first choice in 2 of those 78

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