# 365Talents alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 595 of the 648 answers in the 3 categories where 365Talents 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/365talents/alternatives/

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

- Eightfold AI: 65
- Gloat: 40
- Fuel50: 28
- Skills Base: 28
- Pin: 25
- Gem: 18

## Internal talent marketplace

**Small business**: 66 of 72 answers did not name 365Talents.

- TalentGuard: first choice in 9 of those 66
- Toptal: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Upwork: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Airtable: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Fuel50: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Fiverr: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Gloat: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Notion: first choice in 3 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 57 of 72 answers did not name 365Talents (365Talents is #2 of 12 at 17%).

- Fuel50: first choice in 8 of those 57
- Gloat: first choice in 6 of those 57
- Toptal: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Engagedly: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Upwork: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Teamflect: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Workday Talent Marketplace: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Airtable: first choice in 1 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 66 of 72 answers did not name 365Talents.

- Gloat: first choice in 31 of those 66
- Fuel50: first choice in 9 of those 66
- Workday Talent Marketplace: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Workday: first choice in 2 of those 66
- JobCannon: first choice in 1 of those 66
- MentorcliQ: first choice in 1 of those 66

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 70 of 72 answers did not name 365Talents.

- Skills Base: first choice in 20 of those 70
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 5 of those 70
- SkillPanel: first choice in 4 of those 70
- MuchSkills: first choice in 3 of those 70
- GoSkills: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Lattice: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Lessie AI: first choice in 2 of those 70
- TestGorilla: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 66 of 72 answers did not name 365Talents (365Talents is #6 of 16 at 6%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 8 of those 66
- TalentGuard: first choice in 7 of those 66
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 66
- iMocha: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Coursera: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 66
- TechWolf: first choice in 2 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 63 of 72 answers did not name 365Talents (365Talents is #8 of 10 at 0%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 14 of those 63
- TechWolf: first choice in 6 of those 63
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 63
- Degreed: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Fuel50: first choice in 3 of those 63
- SkillsDB: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Bryq: first choice in 1 of those 63

## Talent intelligence

**Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name 365Talents.

- Pin: first choice in 17 of those 71
- Gem: first choice in 10 of those 71
- Loxo: first choice in 9 of those 71
- Lessie AI: first choice in 8 of those 71
- Metaview: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Wrangle: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Ashby: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 70 of 72 answers did not name 365Talents (365Talents is #10 of 17 at 0%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 9 of those 70
- Gem: first choice in 8 of those 70
- Pin: first choice in 8 of those 70
- Lessie AI: first choice in 6 of those 70
- hireEZ: first choice in 5 of those 70
- SeekOut: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Metaview: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 66 of 72 answers did not name 365Talents (365Talents is #5 of 10 at 2%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 36 of those 66
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 66
- LinkedIn Talent Insights / LinkedIn Recruiter enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 66
- LinkedIn Talent Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Phenom: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Talent IQ: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Workday: first choice in 1 of those 66

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