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Two categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Appcast, as AI models named them

In the September 2026 Edition, 350 of the 432 answers collected in the two categories where Appcast holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
Phenom32
Indeed23
Teamtailor19
Manatal18
Workable18
JazzHR16
First choices in the 350 answers that did not name Appcast, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Job advertising and distribution

Talent acquisition. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Appcast is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessAppcast is #3 of 9 here at 13% of first choices, 26 labels.

Fifty-seven of the seventy-two answers did not name Appcast; it was the first choice in six. The first choices in those fifty-seven answers, sixteen products in all, the eight most named:

Indeed11 of 57Head to head →
JazzHR6 of 57
JobTarget6 of 57Head to head →
ZipRecruiter5 of 57Head to head →
Google for Jobs4 of 57
Joveo4 of 57Head to head →
LinkedIn3 of 57Head to head →
Workable3 of 57
8 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketAppcast is #3 of 11 here at 15% of first choices, 27 labels.

Fifty-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Appcast; it was the first choice in six. The first choices in those fifty-one answers, twelve products in all, the eight most named:

Indeed10 of 51Head to head →
LinkedIn5 of 51Head to head →
JobTarget4 of 51Head to head →
Workable4 of 51
Broadbean2 of 51
Joveo2 of 51Head to head →
LinkedIn Jobs2 of 51
ZipRecruiter2 of 51Head to head →
4 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseAppcast is #1 of 9 here at 36% of first choices, 43 labels.

Thirty-three of the seventy-two answers did not name Appcast; it was the first choice in twenty-five. The first choices in those thirty-three answers, ten products in all, the eight most named:

Broadbean6 of 33
Indeed2 of 33Head to head →
LinkedIn Recruiter2 of 33
Veritone Hire2 of 33
Eightfold AI1 of 33
LinkedIn1 of 33Head to head →
LinkedIn Job Slots1 of 33
SmartRecruiters1 of 33
2 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Recruitment marketing and career sites

Talent acquisition. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Appcast is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessAppcast holds 3 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Appcast; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, nineteen products in all, the eight most named:

100Hires11 of 72
Manatal11 of 72
JazzHR10 of 72
Teamtailor8 of 72
Breezy HR7 of 72
TalentLyft4 of 72
Workable3 of 72
Zoho Recruit3 of 72
11 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketAppcast is #13 of 15 here at 0% of first choices, 11 labels.

Seventy of the seventy-two answers did not name Appcast; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy answers, twenty products in all, the eight most named:

Teamtailor11 of 70
Workable8 of 70
Jobvite7 of 70
Phenom6 of 70
Manatal5 of 70
100Hires3 of 70
Greenhouse2 of 70
Pinpoint2 of 70
12 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterpriseAppcast holds 8 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Sixty-seven of the seventy-two answers did not name Appcast; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those sixty-seven answers, sixteen products in all, the eight most named:

Phenom26 of 67
Greenhouse5 of 67
Avature3 of 67
Beamery3 of 67
Bullhorn3 of 67
Symphony Talent3 of 67
iCIMS3 of 67
Manatal2 of 67
8 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of twelve models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is seventy-two answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Appcast neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Appcast only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Appcast's side.

Every answer and every label is in the free record. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Appcast was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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