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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 238 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Handshake 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/handshake/alternatives

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

- Appcast: 47
- JobTarget: 35
- Joveo: 34
- Indeed: 19
- Broadbean: 9
- LinkedIn Jobs: 9

## Job advertising and distribution

**Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Handshake (Handshake is #11 of 14 at 0%).

- JobTarget: first choice in 17 of those 79
- Indeed: first choice in 10 of those 79
- Joveo: first choice in 8 of those 79
- ZipRecruiter: first choice in 7 of those 79
- Appcast: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Betterteam: first choice in 4 of those 79
- LinkedIn Jobs: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Broadbean: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Handshake (Handshake is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- Appcast: first choice in 12 of those 77
- JobTarget: first choice in 12 of those 77
- Joveo: first choice in 11 of those 77
- Indeed: first choice in 9 of those 77
- Workable: first choice in 8 of those 77
- LinkedIn Jobs: first choice in 6 of those 77
- JobTarget Programmatic+: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Broadbean: first choice in 3 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Handshake.

- Appcast: first choice in 31 of those 82
- Joveo: first choice in 15 of those 82
- JobTarget: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Broadbean: first choice in 4 of those 82
- eQuest: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Phenom: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Radancy: first choice in 2 of those 82
- JobTarget Programmatic+: first choice in 1 of those 82

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