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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 181 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Skills Base 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/skills-base/alternatives

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

- Eightfold AI: 20
- TechWolf: 10
- Workday Skills Cloud: 9
- 365Talents: 4
- Coursera: 4
- Degreed: 4

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 39 of 84 answers did not name Skills Base (Skills Base is #1 of 13 at 55%).

- TalentLMS: first choice in 4 of those 39
- O*NET: first choice in 2 of those 39
- Coggno: first choice in 1 of those 39
- ESCO: first choice in 1 of those 39
- GoSkills: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Lightcast (formerly EMSI Burning Glass) Skills Extractor: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Manatal: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Phenom: first choice in 1 of those 39

**Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Skills Base (Skills Base is #1 of 20 at 28%).

- 365Talents: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Coursera: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 64
- TalentGuard: first choice in 3 of those 64
- TechWolf: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Gloat: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Skills Base.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 18 of those 78
- TechWolf: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Degreed: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 78
- ESCO: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Gloat: first choice in 2 of those 78

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