# Fuel50 alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 339 of the 432 answers in the 2 categories where Fuel50 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/fuel50/alternatives/

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

- Skills Base: 30
- TalentGuard: 16
- Lightcast Open Skills: 13
- Eightfold AI: 11
- Toptal: 10
- Gloat: 9

## Internal talent marketplace

**Small business**: 62 of 72 answers did not name Fuel50 (Fuel50 is #2 of 8 at 9%).

- TalentGuard: first choice in 10 of those 62
- Toptal: first choice in 6 of those 62
- Upwork: first choice in 6 of those 62
- Airtable: first choice in 5 of those 62
- Fiverr: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Notion: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Gloat: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Google Sheets: first choice in 2 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 44 of 72 answers did not name Fuel50 (Fuel50 is #1 of 12 at 26%).

- Toptal: first choice in 4 of those 44
- Upwork: first choice in 3 of those 44
- 365Talents: first choice in 2 of those 44
- Teamflect: first choice in 2 of those 44
- Airtable: first choice in 1 of those 44
- Bitrix24: first choice in 1 of those 44
- Engagedly: first choice in 1 of those 44
- Fiverr: first choice in 1 of those 44

**Enterprise**: 38 of 72 answers did not name Fuel50 (Fuel50 is #2 of 9 at 16%).

- Gloat: first choice in 7 of those 38
- Workday Talent Marketplace: first choice in 3 of those 38
- Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Workday: first choice in 2 of those 38
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 1 of those 38
- MentorcliQ: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Microsoft Viva: first choice in 1 of those 38
- Oracle: first choice in 1 of those 38

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Fuel50.

- Skills Base: first choice in 20 of those 70
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 5 of those 70
- MuchSkills: first choice in 4 of those 70
- SkillPanel: first choice in 4 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**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Fuel50 (Fuel50 is #8 of 16 at 2%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 8 of those 64
- TalentGuard: first choice in 6 of those 64
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 64
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 64
- 365Talents: first choice in 3 of those 64
- iMocha: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Coursera: first choice in 2 of those 64
- 360Learning: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 61 of 72 answers did not name Fuel50 (Fuel50 is #6 of 10 at 5%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 10 of those 61
- Degreed: first choice in 5 of those 61
- TechWolf: first choice in 5 of those 61
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 61
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Bryq: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Skills Base: first choice in 2 of those 61
- SkillsDB: first choice in 2 of those 61

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