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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 867 of the 994 answers in the 4 categories where Gem 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/gem/alternatives

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

- Eightfold AI: 78
- Manatal: 77
- Phenom: 50
- Workable: 44
- Teamtailor: 37
- Zoho Recruit: 34

## Recruiting CRM and sourcing

**Small business**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Juicebox: first choice in 10 of those 71
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 9 of those 71
- 100Hires: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Manatal: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Recruit CRM: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Breezy HR: first choice in 3 of those 71
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Crelate: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #1 of 13 at 20%).

- Manatal: first choice in 4 of those 59
- Crelate: first choice in 3 of those 59
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Ashby: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Breezy HR: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Lever: first choice in 2 of those 59
- LinkedIn: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Pin: first choice in 2 of those 59

**Enterprise**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #2 of 13 at 15%).

- SAP Ariba: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Avature: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Coupa Sourcing: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Ivalua: first choice in 3 of those 56
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 56
- iCIMS: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Beamery: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Manatal: first choice in 2 of those 56

## Recruitment marketing and career sites

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Gem.

- Manatal: first choice in 16 of those 82
- Teamtailor: first choice in 15 of those 82
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 13 of those 82
- Workable: first choice in 11 of those 82
- Breezy HR: first choice in 4 of those 82
- TalentLyft: first choice in 3 of those 82
- inploi: first choice in 3 of those 82
- 100Hires: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #6 of 17 at 5%).

- Teamtailor: first choice in 22 of those 73
- Manatal: first choice in 6 of those 73
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 6 of those 73
- Phenom: first choice in 5 of those 73
- Workable: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Greenhouse: first choice in 3 of those 73
- iCIMS Attract: first choice in 3 of those 73
- TalentLyft: first choice in 2 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Gem.

- Phenom: first choice in 42 of those 83
- iCIMS Attract: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Avature: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Beamery: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Radancy: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Greenhouse: first choice in 3 of those 83
- SmartRecruiters: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Bullhorn: first choice in 2 of those 83

## AI recruiting assistants

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Gem.

- Manatal: first choice in 24 of those 82
- Workable: first choice in 12 of those 82
- Pin: first choice in 10 of those 82
- Hirevire: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 82
- 100Hires: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Breezy HR: first choice in 2 of those 82
- JazzHR: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #6 of 13 at 4%).

- Workable: first choice in 12 of those 74
- Manatal: first choice in 11 of those 74
- Ashby: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Greenhouse: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Leelu AI: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Paradox: first choice in 2 of those 74
- 100Hires: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 66 of 70 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 20 of those 66
- HireVue: first choice in 7 of those 66
- Paradox: first choice in 5 of those 66
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 66
- iCIMS: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Pin: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Skima AI: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Workable: first choice in 2 of those 66

## Talent intelligence

**Small business**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #3 of 18 at 10%).

- Manatal: first choice in 9 of those 65
- Loxo: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Pin: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Juicebox: first choice in 6 of those 65
- SeekOut Recruit: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Lessie AI: first choice in 4 of those 65
- Metaview: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Workable: first choice in 3 of those 65

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #8 of 15 at 2%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 16 of those 75
- SeekOut Recruit: first choice in 10 of those 75
- Pin: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Lessie AI: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Lightcast: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Metaview: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Phenom: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Beamery: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Gem.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 42 of those 81
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 81
- SeekOut Recruit: first choice in 2 of those 81
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Eightfold AI – Talent Intelligence: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Gloat: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Phenom: first choice in 1 of those 81

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