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

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 875 of the 1,008 answers in the 4 categories where Gem 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/gem/alternatives/

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

- Eightfold AI: 81
- Manatal: 75
- Phenom: 43
- Pin: 39
- Workable: 38
- Zoho Recruit: 38

## Recruiting CRM and sourcing

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #9 of 12 at 2%).

- Manatal: first choice in 15 of those 72
- Pin: first choice in 14 of those 72
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Recruit CRM: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Breezy HR: first choice in 3 of those 72
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Apollo.io: first choice in 2 of those 72
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #1 of 10 at 15%).

- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Manatal: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Lever: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Freshteam: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Pin: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Pinpoint: first choice in 2 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #2 of 12 at 14%).

- Beamery: first choice in 5 of those 66
- iCIMS: first choice in 5 of those 66
- SeekOut: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Bullhorn: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 66
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Pin: first choice in 2 of those 66

## Talent intelligence

**Small business**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #4 of 16 at 8%).

- Pin: first choice in 7 of those 59
- Loxo: first choice in 4 of those 59
- Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Metaview: first choice in 3 of those 59
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Workable: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Lessie AI: first choice in 2 of those 59
- TalentGuard: first choice in 2 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #2 of 13 at 14%).

- Pin: first choice in 10 of those 67
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 9 of those 67
- Fuel50: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Phenom: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Manatal: first choice in 2 of those 67
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Arya: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Beamery: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #14 of 15 at 0%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 46 of those 80
- Gloat: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Beamery: first choice in 2 of those 80
- SeekOut: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 80
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Brightfield: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Bryq: first choice in 1 of those 80

## Recruitment marketing and career sites

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Gem.

- JazzHR: first choice in 15 of those 82
- Manatal: first choice in 10 of those 82
- Workable: first choice in 10 of those 82
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Breezy HR: first choice in 7 of those 82
- TalentLyft: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Teamtailor: first choice in 5 of those 82
- 100Hires: first choice in 4 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #5 of 17 at 7%).

- Teamtailor: first choice in 13 of those 77
- Phenom: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Breezy HR: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Jobvite: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Joveo: first choice in 4 of those 77
- TalentLyft: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Workable: first choice in 4 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Gem.

- Phenom: first choice in 32 of those 83
- Beamery: first choice in 10 of those 83
- iCIMS Attract: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Greenhouse: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Avature: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Bullhorn: first choice in 3 of those 83
- MokaHR: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Radancy: first choice in 3 of those 83

## AI recruiting assistants

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Gem.

- Manatal: first choice in 24 of those 82
- Workable: first choice in 11 of those 82
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 9 of those 82
- Breezy HR: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Pin: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Hirevire: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Juicebox: first choice in 3 of those 82
- AvaHR: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #5 of 15 at 6%).

- Manatal: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Workable: first choice in 10 of those 75
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Greenhouse: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Humanly: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Breezy HR: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #6 of 13 at 2%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 21 of those 71
- HireVue: first choice in 3 of those 71
- GoPerfect: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Noon AI: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Phenom: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Fetcher: first choice in 1 of those 71
- HiredScore: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Noon: first choice in 1 of those 71

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