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

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 223 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where SHL 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/shl/alternatives/

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

- TestGorilla: 82
- Criteria Corp: 13
- HackerRank: 6
- Harver: 5
- Toggl Hire: 4
- iMocha: 4

## Candidate assessment

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name SHL (SHL is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- TestGorilla: first choice in 49 of those 83
- EmployTest: first choice in 3 of those 83
- JobCannon: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Toggl Hire: first choice in 2 of those 83
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Adaface: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Bryq: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Canditech: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 81 of 84 answers did not name SHL (SHL is #10 of 12 at 0%).

- TestGorilla: first choice in 29 of those 81
- Criteria Corp: first choice in 9 of those 81
- HackerRank: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Codility: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Evalart: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Hirevire: first choice in 2 of those 81
- TestDome: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Toggl Hire: first choice in 2 of those 81

**Enterprise**: 59 of 84 answers did not name SHL (SHL is #1 of 11 at 20%).

- Harver: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Criteria Corp: first choice in 4 of those 59
- TestGorilla: first choice in 4 of those 59
- iMocha: first choice in 4 of those 59
- HackerRank: first choice in 2 of those 59
- HireVue: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Bryq: first choice in 1 of those 59
- JobCannon: first choice in 1 of those 59

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