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

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 620 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Gloat 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/gloat/alternatives/

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

- Skills Base: 42
- Eightfold AI: 36
- Fuel50: 29
- Pin: 28
- TalentGuard: 15
- Upwork: 14

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #7 of 11 at 2%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 30 of those 83
- GoSkills: first choice in 7 of those 83
- SkillPanel: first choice in 6 of those 83
- MuchSkills: first choice in 4 of those 83
- TalentLMS: first choice in 4 of those 83
- iMocha: first choice in 4 of those 83
- ESCO: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #8 of 16 at 4%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 10 of those 76
- TalentGuard: first choice in 5 of those 76
- iMocha: 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**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #5 of 14 at 4%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 10 of those 61
- Degreed: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Cornerstone OnDemand: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Skills Base: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Skillsoft Percipio: first choice in 2 of those 61
- TechWolf: first choice in 2 of those 61

## Internal talent marketplace

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #5 of 12 at 2%).

- Upwork: first choice in 11 of those 81
- TalentGuard: first choice in 8 of those 81
- Clous Internal Mobility: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Toptal: first choice in 4 of those 81
- BambooHR: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Fiverr: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Teamflect: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Airtable: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Fuel50: first choice in 20 of those 71
- Engagedly: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Clous Internal Mobility: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Upwork: first choice in 3 of those 71
- 365Talents: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Professional.me Internal Mobility: first choice in 2 of those 71
- TalentGuard: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Teamflect: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 40 of 84 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #1 of 12 at 56%).

- Fuel50: first choice in 7 of those 40
- Teamflect: first choice in 2 of those 40
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Braintrust: first choice in 1 of those 40
- SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Toptal: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Workday Talent Marketplace: first choice in 1 of those 40

## Talent intelligence

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #15 of 16 at 0%).

- 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**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- Pin: first choice in 13 of those 72
- Gem: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 5 of those 72
- hireEZ: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Metaview: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Phenom: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #2 of 15 at 6%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 21 of those 54
- Beamery: first choice in 2 of those 54
- SeekOut: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 54
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Brightfield: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Bryq: first choice in 1 of those 54
- Findem: first choice in 1 of those 54

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