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

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 628 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where SeekOut 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/seekout/alternatives/

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

- Manatal: 70
- Eightfold AI: 58
- Pin: 49
- Workable: 21
- Zoho Recruit: 19
- Gem: 17

## Talent intelligence

**Small business**: 74 of 84 answers did not name SeekOut (SeekOut is #7 of 16 at 4%).

- Pin: first choice in 15 of those 74
- Loxo: first choice in 8 of those 74
- Metaview: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Gem: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Ashby: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Lessie AI: first choice in 2 of those 74
- TalentGuard: first choice in 2 of those 74

**Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name SeekOut (SeekOut is #8 of 13 at 2%).

- Pin: first choice in 9 of those 62
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Gem: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Fuel50: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Phenom: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Arya: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Beamery: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 59 of 84 answers did not name SeekOut (SeekOut is #3 of 15 at 6%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 28 of those 59
- Gloat: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Beamery: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 59
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Brightfield: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Bryq: first choice in 1 of those 59
- Findem: first choice in 1 of those 59

## Recruiting CRM and sourcing

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name SeekOut (SeekOut is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Pin: first choice in 16 of those 76
- Manatal: first choice in 15 of those 76
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 6 of those 76
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Recruit CRM: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Breezy HR: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Workable: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Apollo.io: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name SeekOut (SeekOut is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Lever: first choice in 8 of those 67
- Manatal: first choice in 8 of those 67
- Gem: first choice in 4 of those 67
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Freshteam: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Pin: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Pinpoint: first choice in 2 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 64 of 84 answers did not name SeekOut (SeekOut is #1 of 12 at 18%).

- Beamery: first choice in 6 of those 64
- iCIMS: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Bullhorn: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Gem: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Manatal: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Pin: first choice in 2 of those 64

## AI recruiting assistants

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name SeekOut.

- Manatal: first choice in 24 of those 81
- Workable: first choice in 11 of those 81
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 9 of those 81
- Breezy HR: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Hirevire: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Juicebox: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Pin: first choice in 3 of those 81
- AvaHR: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name SeekOut (SeekOut is #11 of 15 at 0%).

- Manatal: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Workable: first choice in 7 of those 75
- Greenhouse: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Gem: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Ashby: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Humanly: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name SeekOut (SeekOut is #3 of 13 at 4%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 20 of those 70
- HireVue: first choice in 3 of those 70
- GoPerfect: first choice in 2 of those 70
- HiredScore: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Noon AI: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Phenom: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Pin: first choice in 2 of those 70
- SmartRecruiters: first choice in 2 of those 70

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