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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 205 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where MuchSkills 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/muchskills/alternatives

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

- Skills Base: 24
- Eightfold AI: 20
- TechWolf: 12
- TalentLMS: 7
- Workday Skills Cloud: 7
- Lightcast Open Skills: 5

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 54 of 84 answers did not name MuchSkills (MuchSkills is #2 of 13 at 7%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 12 of those 54
- TalentLMS: first choice in 7 of those 54
- GoSkills: first choice in 3 of those 54
- ESCO: first choice in 2 of those 54
- O*NET: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Coggno: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Lightcast (formerly EMSI Burning Glass) Skills Extractor: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name MuchSkills (MuchSkills is #4 of 20 at 9%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 7 of those 68
- Coursera: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 68
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 68
- 365Talents: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Gloat: first choice in 2 of those 68
- SkillPanel: first choice in 2 of those 68

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

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 18 of those 83
- TechWolf: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Skills Base: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Degreed: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 83
- ESCO: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 83

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