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

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 492 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Glassdoor 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/glassdoor/alternatives/

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

- Appcast: 47
- Pave: 37
- Mercer Total Remuneration Survey: 32
- Joveo: 26
- JobTarget: 23
- Payscale: 23

## Job advertising and distribution

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Glassdoor (Glassdoor is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- Indeed: first choice in 11 of those 81
- JobTarget: first choice in 11 of those 81
- Joveo: first choice in 6 of those 81
- Appcast: first choice in 5 of those 81
- ZipRecruiter: first choice in 5 of those 81
- JazzHR: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Talroo: first choice in 4 of those 81
- LinkedIn Jobs: first choice in 3 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Glassdoor (Glassdoor is #12 of 14 at 0%).

- JobTarget: first choice in 12 of those 78
- Appcast: first choice in 8 of those 78
- Indeed: first choice in 8 of those 78
- Joveo: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Talroo: first choice in 5 of those 78
- LinkedIn Jobs: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Workable: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Adway: first choice in 3 of those 78

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

- Appcast: first choice in 34 of those 83
- Joveo: first choice in 13 of those 83
- Broadbean: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Workday Recruiting: first choice in 4 of those 83
- DE Amplify: first choice in 3 of those 83
- SmartRecruiters: first choice in 3 of those 83
- PandoLogic: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Radancy: first choice in 2 of those 83

## Compensation benchmarking data

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Glassdoor (Glassdoor is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- Pave: first choice in 21 of those 82
- Payscale: first choice in 8 of those 82
- Comprehensive.io: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Pave Market Data Lite: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Carta Total Compensation: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Databox: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Glassdoor (Glassdoor is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Pave: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Payscale: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Mercer Total Remuneration Survey: first choice in 6 of those 84
- SalaryCube: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Ravio: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Salary.com CompAnalyst: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Comprehensive.io: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Radford: first choice in 3 of those 84

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

- Mercer Total Remuneration Survey: first choice in 26 of those 84
- Radford: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Pave: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Payscale: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Aon's Radford McLagan Compensation Database: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Deloitte: first choice in 3 of those 84
- SalaryCube: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Willis Towers Watson: first choice in 3 of those 84

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