# Lightcast Open Skills alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 226 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Lightcast Open Skills 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/lightcast-open-skills/alternatives

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

- Skills Base: 51
- Eightfold AI: 12
- MuchSkills: 9
- Workday Skills Cloud: 8
- TalentLMS: 7
- TalentGuard: 6

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Lightcast Open Skills.

- Skills Base: first choice in 36 of those 81
- TalentLMS: first choice in 7 of those 81
- MuchSkills: first choice in 5 of those 81
- ESCO: first choice in 3 of those 81
- GoSkills: first choice in 3 of those 81
- AG5: first choice in 2 of those 81
- O*NET: first choice in 2 of those 81
- SkillsDB: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Lightcast Open Skills (Lightcast Open Skills is #5 of 20 at 9%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 11 of those 74
- TalentGuard: first choice in 6 of those 74
- 365Talents: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Coursera: first choice in 4 of those 74
- MuchSkills: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Gloat: first choice in 2 of those 74
- SkillPanel: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Lightcast Open Skills (Lightcast Open Skills is #4 of 16 at 4%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 12 of those 71
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Degreed: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Skills Base: first choice in 4 of those 71
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 71
- ESCO: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 71

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