# Eightfold AI alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026 HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 797 of the 1,008 answers in the 4 categories where Eightfold AI 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/eightfold-ai/alternatives/ ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - Manatal: 45 - Skills Base: 42 - Fuel50: 32 - Pin: 31 - Workable: 27 - Gloat: 14 ## Talent intelligence **Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #12 of 16 at 2%). - Pin: first choice in 15 of those 82 - Loxo: first choice in 10 of those 82 - Metaview: first choice in 6 of those 82 - Gem: first choice in 4 of those 82 - Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 82 - SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 82 - Workable: first choice in 3 of those 82 - hireEZ: first choice in 3 of those 82 **Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #4 of 13 at 8%). - Pin: first choice in 10 of those 65 - Gem: first choice in 6 of those 65 - hireEZ: first choice in 4 of those 65 - Fuel50: first choice in 3 of those 65 - Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 65 - Metaview: first choice in 2 of those 65 - Phenom: first choice in 2 of those 65 - 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 65 **Enterprise**: 31 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #1 of 15 at 67%). - SeekOut: first choice in 2 of those 31 - 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 31 - Reejig: first choice in 1 of those 31 - Sapia.ai: first choice in 1 of those 31 ## Internal talent marketplace **Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #12 of 12 at 0%). - Upwork: first choice in 11 of those 83 - TalentGuard: first choice in 7 of those 83 - Clous Internal Mobility: first choice in 5 of those 83 - Toptal: first choice in 4 of those 83 - BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Fiverr: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Teamflect: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Airtable: first choice in 2 of those 83 **Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #6 of 13 at 2%). - Fuel50: first choice in 19 of those 70 - Engagedly: first choice in 5 of those 70 - Clous Internal Mobility: first choice in 4 of those 70 - Upwork: first choice in 3 of those 70 - 365Talents: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Professional.me Internal Mobility: first choice in 2 of those 70 - TalentGuard: first choice in 2 of those 70 - Teamflect: first choice in 2 of those 70 **Enterprise**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #3 of 12 at 6%). - Gloat: first choice in 14 of those 56 - Fuel50: first choice in 10 of those 56 - Teamflect: first choice in 2 of those 56 - Workday Talent Marketplace: first choice in 2 of those 56 - 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 56 - Avature: first choice in 1 of those 56 - Braintrust: first choice in 1 of those 56 - Cornerstone OnDemand: first choice in 1 of those 56 ## AI recruiting assistants **Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #9 of 9 at 0%). - Manatal: first choice in 24 of those 81 - Workable: first choice in 12 of those 81 - Zoho Recruit: first choice in 9 of those 81 - Breezy HR: first choice in 4 of those 81 - Pin: first choice in 4 of those 81 - Juicebox: first choice in 3 of those 81 - AvaHR: first choice in 2 of those 81 - Metaview: first choice in 2 of those 81 **Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #10 of 15 at 2%). - Manatal: first choice in 15 of those 77 - Workable: first choice in 11 of those 77 - Greenhouse: first choice in 5 of those 77 - Zoho Recruit: first choice in 4 of those 77 - Gem: first choice in 3 of those 77 - Ashby: first choice in 2 of those 77 - Humanly: first choice in 2 of those 77 - Breezy HR: first choice in 1 of those 77 **Enterprise**: 42 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #1 of 13 at 44%). - GoPerfect: first choice in 2 of those 42 - Noon AI: first choice in 2 of those 42 - Pin: first choice in 2 of those 42 - Noon: first choice in 1 of those 42 - Phenom: first choice in 1 of those 42 - Sapia.ai: first choice in 1 of those 42 - SmartRecruiters: first choice in 1 of those 42 - Workable: first choice in 1 of those 42 ## Skills intelligence **Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #4 of 11 at 4%). - Skills Base: first choice in 30 of those 82 - GoSkills: first choice in 7 of those 82 - SkillPanel: first choice in 6 of those 82 - MuchSkills: first choice in 4 of those 82 - TalentLMS: first choice in 4 of those 82 - iMocha: first choice in 4 of those 82 - ESCO: first choice in 3 of those 82 - Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 2 of those 82 **Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #11 of 16 at 2%). - Skills Base: first choice in 10 of those 76 - iMocha: first choice in 6 of those 76 - TalentGuard: first choice in 5 of those 76 - Coursera: first choice in 4 of those 76 - 365Talents: first choice in 3 of those 76 - Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 3 of those 76 - MuchSkills: first choice in 3 of those 76 - TechWolf: first choice in 3 of those 76 **Enterprise**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Eightfold AI (Eightfold AI is #1 of 14 at 47%). - Degreed: first choice in 6 of those 52 - Cornerstone OnDemand: first choice in 2 of those 52 - Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 52 - Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 2 of those 52 - Skills Base: first choice in 2 of those 52 - Skillsoft Percipio: first choice in 2 of those 52 - TechWolf: first choice in 2 of those 52 - 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 52 Published under CC BY 4.0. 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