# edX alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 479 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where edX holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/edx/alternatives/

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

- Udemy Business: 54
- Skills Base: 40
- LinkedIn Learning: 36
- Eightfold AI: 30
- GoSkills: 20
- TalentLMS: 14

## Online course libraries

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name edX.

- Udemy Business: first choice in 26 of those 83
- LinkedIn Learning: first choice in 15 of those 83
- GoSkills: first choice in 12 of those 83
- TalentLMS: first choice in 7 of those 83
- LearnWorlds: first choice in 2 of those 83
- SC Training: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Teachable: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Thinkific: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name edX (edX is #6 of 8 at 0%).

- Udemy Business: first choice in 19 of those 74
- LinkedIn Learning: first choice in 9 of those 74
- TalentLMS: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Go1: first choice in 2 of those 74
- 360Learning: first choice in 1 of those 74
- GoSkills: first choice in 1 of those 74
- HubSpot Academy: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Litmos: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name edX (edX is #7 of 10 at 2%).

- LinkedIn Learning: first choice in 12 of those 77
- Udemy Business: first choice in 9 of those 77
- Docebo: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Go1: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Coursera for Business: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Skillsoft Percipio: first choice in 3 of those 77
- 360Learning: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Cornerstone Content Subscriptions: first choice in 1 of those 77

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name edX.

- Skills Base: first choice in 30 of those 84
- GoSkills: first choice in 7 of those 84
- SkillPanel: first choice in 6 of those 84
- MuchSkills: first choice in 4 of those 84
- TalentLMS: first choice in 4 of those 84
- iMocha: first choice in 4 of those 84
- ESCO: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name edX (edX is #14 of 16 at 0%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 10 of those 77
- TalentGuard: first choice in 7 of those 77
- 365Talents: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Gloat: first choice in 5 of those 77
- iMocha: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 4 of those 77
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 3 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name edX.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 24 of those 84
- Degreed: first choice in 6 of those 84
- TechWolf: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Cornerstone OnDemand: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 84

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