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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 444 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Upwork 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/upwork/alternatives

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

- Gloat: 51
- SAP Fieldglass: 30
- Beeline Extended Workforce Platform: 24
- SimpleVMS: 23
- Fuel50: 21
- Conexis VMS: 12

## Contingent workforce management

**Small business**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Upwork (Upwork is #4 of 15 at 11%).

- SimpleVMS: first choice in 15 of those 64
- Conexis VMS: first choice in 7 of those 64
- Deel Contractor: first choice in 7 of those 64
- Rippling: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Worksome: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Connecteam: first choice in 3 of those 64
- TalentDesk.io: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Worksuite: first choice in 2 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Upwork (Upwork is #14 of 16 at 0%).

- SimpleVMS: first choice in 8 of those 69
- SimplifyVMS: first choice in 6 of those 69
- VectorVMS: first choice in 6 of those 69
- Conexis VMS: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Beeline Extended Workforce Platform: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Worksome: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Worksuite: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Magnit: first choice in 3 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Upwork (Upwork is #6 of 10 at 3%).

- SAP Fieldglass: first choice in 30 of those 76
- Beeline Extended Workforce Platform: first choice in 20 of those 76
- Magnit: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Workday VNDLY: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Worksuite: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Worksome: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Deel Contractor: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Deel Hire: first choice in 1 of those 76

## Internal talent marketplace

**Small business**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Upwork (Upwork is #10 of 16 at 0%).

- GoFIGR: first choice in 7 of those 71
- TalentGuard: first choice in 7 of those 71
- BambooHR: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Lattice: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Notion: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Spacewalk: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 71
- MuchSkills: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Upwork (Upwork is #11 of 13 at 0%).

- Fuel50: first choice in 14 of those 80
- Gloat: first choice in 9 of those 80
- Engagedly: first choice in 6 of those 80
- TalentGuard: first choice in 5 of those 80
- 365Talents: first choice in 3 of those 80
- GoFIGR: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Spacewalk: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Teamflect: first choice in 3 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Upwork (Upwork is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Gloat: first choice in 42 of those 84
- Fuel50: first choice in 5 of those 84
- SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace: first choice in 4 of those 84
- SAP SuccessFactors Career and Talent Development: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Workday Opportunity Marketplace: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Workday Talent Marketplace: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Beamery: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 1 of those 84

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