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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 517 of the 636 answers in the 3 categories where Gem 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/gem/alternatives/

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

- Eightfold AI: 63
- Pin: 49
- Manatal: 37
- Workable: 17
- GoPerfect: 13
- Zoho Recruit: 9

## Recruiting CRM and sourcing

**Small business**: 59 of 72 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #7 of 13 at 2%).

- Pin: first choice in 13 of those 59
- Manatal: first choice in 10 of those 59
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Juicebox: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Recruit CRM: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Fetcher: first choice in 2 of those 59
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Indeed: first choice in 2 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 48 of 72 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #2 of 11 at 18%).

- Lever: first choice in 5 of those 48
- Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 48
- LinkedIn: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Pin: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 2 of those 48
- 100Hires: first choice in 1 of those 48
- ATZ CRM: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Apollo.io: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Enterprise**: 48 of 72 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #4 of 6 at 10%).

- Beamery: first choice in 6 of those 48
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Lever: first choice in 2 of those 48
- LinkedIn Recruiter: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Avature: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Coupa: first choice in 1 of those 48
- SAP Ariba: first choice in 1 of those 48
- SeekOut: first choice in 1 of those 48

## Talent intelligence

**Small business**: 42 of 72 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #2 of 16 at 14%).

- Pin: first choice in 10 of those 42
- Loxo: first choice in 4 of those 42
- Manatal: first choice in 3 of those 42
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Lessie AI: first choice in 2 of those 42
- Aimploy Recruit: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 42
- GoFIGR: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Mid-market**: 58 of 72 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #2 of 17 at 15%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 9 of those 58
- Pin: first choice in 5 of those 58
- Lessie AI: first choice in 3 of those 58
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 58
- hireEZ: first choice in 3 of those 58
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Loxo: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Ashby: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Gem.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 37 of those 68
- SeekOut: first choice in 3 of those 68
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Fuel50: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Gloat: first choice in 1 of those 68
- LinkedIn Talent Insights: first choice in 1 of those 68
- LinkedIn Talent Insights / LinkedIn Recruiter enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 68
- LinkedIn Talent Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 68

## AI recruiting assistants

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Gem.

- Manatal: first choice in 16 of those 72
- Pin: first choice in 15 of those 72
- Workable: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Breezy HR: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Hirevire: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Juicebox: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Zoho Recruit: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Bullhorn: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Gem (Gem is #8 of 13 at 2%).

- GoPerfect: first choice in 8 of those 68
- Workable: first choice in 8 of those 68
- Manatal: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Pin: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Ashby: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Metaview: first choice in 2 of those 68
- TheHireHub.AI: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Autonomy Recruit: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 54 of 60 answers did not name Gem.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 13 of those 54
- GoPerfect: first choice in 5 of those 54
- HireVue: first choice in 5 of those 54
- Workable: first choice in 4 of those 54
- Greenhouse: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Paradox: first choice in 2 of those 54
- iCIMS: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Sapia.ai: first choice in 1 of those 54

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