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October 2026 Edition

Performance and talent management

Managing and moving talent: performance, goals, feedback, succession, internal mobility, skills and talent intelligence. 7 of 8 categories scored, 1 planned.

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Standing in performance and talent management

First-choice share across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, all fourteen models, for the seven performance and talent management categories scored in the October 2026 Edition.
Performance and talent management
Internal talent marketplace
A different leader in every segment
TalentGuardContested
SMB
18%▼−5Since September 2026: 24% → 18%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Fuel50Clear leader
Mid-market
47%▲+19Since September 2026: 26% → 45%, +19 points. Past the 13-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.
GloatClear leader
Enterprise
56%▲+7Since September 2026: 49% → 56%, +7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Performance and talent management
Performance management
A different leader in every segment
Zoho PeopleContested
SMB
18%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Lattice (18%) replaces Effy AI (19% then, 8% now), 10 points clear, inside the 13-point floor.
LatticeClear leader
Mid-market
43%▲+2Since September 2026: 41% → 43%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
BetterworksContested
Enterprise
37%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Betterworks (33%) replaces Workday HCM Performance Management (32% then, 21% now), 12 points clear, inside the 13-point floor.
Performance and talent management
360 feedback
A different leader in every segment
Effy AIContested
SMB
24%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Effy AI (23%) replaces Primalogik (20% then, 15% now), 8 points clear, inside the 13-point floor.
LatticeContested
Mid-market
34%▼−5Since September 2026: 40% → 35%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Culture AmpContested
Enterprise
33%▲+2Since September 2026: 33% → 35%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Performance and talent management
Succession planning
A different leader in every segment
BambooHRContested
SMB
18%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: BambooHR (18%) replaces Paycor (27% then, 6% now), 12 points clear, inside the 13-point floor.
LatticeContested
Mid-market
28%▼−1Since September 2026: 31% → 30%, −1 point. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Workday Succession PlanningContested
Enterprise
39%▼−4Since September 2026: 42% → 38%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Performance and talent management
Talent intelligence
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
PinContested
SMB
21%▲+4Since September 2026: 18% → 22%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Mid-market
27%▲+11Since September 2026: 17% → 28%, +11 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Eightfold AIClear leader
Enterprise
67%▼−3Since September 2026: 72% → 70%, −3 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Performance and talent management
Goals and OKRs
A different leader in every segment
TabilityContested
SMB
30%▼−7Since September 2026: 37% → 30%, −7 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
PerdooContested
Mid-market
24%▼−5Since September 2026: 29% → 24%, −5 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
WorkBoardContested
Enterprise
37%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: WorkBoard (38%) replaces Betterworks (33% then, 24% now), 13 points clear, inside the 13-point floor.
Performance and talent management
Skills intelligence
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Skills BaseClear leader
SMB
45%▲+6Since September 2026: 35% → 40%, +6 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Mid-market
18%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Skills Base (16%) replaces TalentGuard (19% then, 10% now), 6 points clear, inside the 13-point floor.
Eightfold AIClear leader
Enterprise
47%▲+13Since September 2026: 33% → 45%, +13 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.

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Planned categories are in the build queue and are scored exactly like every other.
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