# Skills Base alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 195 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Skills Base 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/skills-base/alternatives/

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

- Eightfold AI: 29
- Degreed: 9
- TechWolf: 9
- iMocha: 8
- GoSkills: 7
- Lightcast Open Skills: 6

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Skills Base (Skills Base is #1 of 11 at 45%).

- GoSkills: first choice in 7 of those 46
- SkillPanel: first choice in 3 of those 46
- TalentLMS: first choice in 3 of those 46
- ESCO: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 2 of those 46
- iMocha: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Coassemble: first choice in 1 of those 46

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Skills Base (Skills Base is #1 of 16 at 18%).

- iMocha: first choice in 6 of those 69
- 365Talents: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Coursera: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Gloat: first choice in 4 of those 69
- TalentGuard: first choice in 4 of those 69
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Degreed: first choice in 3 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Skills Base.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 23 of those 80
- Degreed: first choice in 6 of those 80
- TechWolf: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Cornerstone OnDemand: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 80

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