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Internal talent marketplace · October 2026 Edition

Engagedly vs TalentGuard

One of fourteen models named Engagedly first on the direct prompt; zero named TalentGuard. Engagedly was named by nine of the fourteen models and TalentGuard by eight and both carry 17 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.

Engagedly

accepted challenger

Named in ten categories this edition.

TalentGuard

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share11%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1717Equal, which is what makes the shares comparable.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Engagedly reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Fuel50 was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Fuel50 vs Engagedly · Fuel50 vs TalentGuard · Engagedly vs 365Talents

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the internal talent marketplace page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
EngagedlyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTalentGuard
Direct10
Paraphrase30
Comparative00
Budget-constrained02
Scale-constrained11
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Engagedly and TalentGuard stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Engagedly TalentGuard first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Engagedly on the left and TalentGuard on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Engagedly and TalentGuard stood in it.

Engagedly first, TalentGuard not the choice

1 of 14 modelsTalentGuard was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallEngagedly, Fuel50

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashNestor alternatives: 365Talents, Fuel50, TalentGuard
Perplexity SonarFuel50 alternatives: Engagedly
Grok 4.1 FastFuel50 alternatives: 365Talents, TalentGuard
DeepSeek V4 FlashFuel50 alternatives: Cornerstone OnDemand, Engagedly, TalentGuard, Workday Talent Marketplace
GLM 4.7 FlashXFuel50 alternatives: 365Talents, Engagedly, Reejig
MiniMax M2.5Fuel50 alternatives: 365Talents, Engagedly, TalentGuard
Muse Glimmer 30BFuel50, SkillPanel alternatives: Sprad, TalentGuard

Neither was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Eightfold AI, Fuel50
GPT-5.4 miniFuel50 alternatives: 365Talents, Workday Talent Marketplace
Llama 4 MaverickSkima AI alternatives: Fuel50, Sprad
Qwen 3.7 FlashFuel50 alternatives: Nestor
Kimi K2Fuel50 alternatives: 365Talents
GPT-6 LunaFuel50 alternatives: Gloat, Workday’s own Career Hub and Talent Marketplace

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
TalentGuard leads by sixteen points.
TalentGuard18%#1 of 12
Engagedly2%#– of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Engagedly leads at mid-market.
Engagedly11%#2 of 13
TalentGuard6%#3 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Engagedly0%#– of 12
TalentGuard0%#– of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Engagedly

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.

“Mid-Market Sweet Spot: Look at platforms like Engagedly (which integrates performance, succession, and readiness-driven mobility for the 500+ segment)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Engagedly is the most recommended due to its comprehensive features for talent mobility, succession planning, and AI-driven matching” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about TalentGuard

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.

“TalentGuard - Offers comprehensive talent mobility with skills visibility... Good balance of features and affordability for small to mid-sized businesses.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“the strongest fit in the results is TalentGuard because it is explicitly positioned as budget-conscious” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.