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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 528 of the 648 answers in the 3 categories where Gloat 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/gloat/alternatives/

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

- Skills Base: 31
- Eightfold AI: 25
- Pin: 25
- TalentGuard: 19
- Gem: 18
- Lessie AI: 16

## Internal talent marketplace

**Small business**: 66 of 72 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #3 of 8 at 4%).

- 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
- Fiverr: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Fuel50: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Notion: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Spacewalk: first choice in 3 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 59 of 72 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #4 of 12 at 9%).

- 365Talents: first choice in 7 of those 59
- Fuel50: first choice in 7 of those 59
- Toptal: first choice in 4 of those 59
- Engagedly: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Upwork: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Nestor: first choice in 2 of those 59
- TalentGuard: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Teamflect: first choice in 2 of those 59

**Enterprise**: 32 of 72 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #1 of 9 at 49%).

- Workday Talent Marketplace: first choice in 3 of those 32
- Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 32
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Fuel50: first choice in 1 of those 32
- JobCannon: first choice in 1 of those 32
- MentorcliQ: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Microsoft Viva: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Oracle: first choice in 1 of those 32

## Talent intelligence

**Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #14 of 16 at 0%).

- 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**: 65 of 72 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #16 of 17 at 0%).

- Gem: first choice in 8 of those 65
- Pin: first choice in 8 of those 65
- Lessie AI: first choice in 6 of those 65
- hireEZ: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 4 of those 65
- SeekOut: first choice in 4 of those 65
- Metaview: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 48 of 72 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #3 of 10 at 2%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 18 of those 48
- SeekOut: first choice in 2 of those 48
- LinkedIn Talent Insights: first choice in 1 of those 48
- LinkedIn Talent Insights / LinkedIn Recruiter enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 48
- LinkedIn Talent Solutions: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Phenom: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Talent IQ: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Workday: first choice in 1 of those 48

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 21 of those 71
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 5 of those 71
- MuchSkills: first choice in 4 of those 71
- SkillPanel: first choice in 4 of those 71
- GoSkills: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Lattice: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Lessie AI: first choice in 2 of those 71
- TestGorilla: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #16 of 16 at 0%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 8 of those 68
- TalentGuard: first choice in 8 of those 68
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 68
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 68
- iMocha: first choice in 4 of those 68
- 365Talents: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Coursera: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 48 of 72 answers did not name Gloat (Gloat is #5 of 10 at 5%).

- Degreed: first choice in 5 of those 48
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Bryq: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Skills Base: first choice in 2 of those 48
- SkillsDB: first choice in 2 of those 48
- TechWolf: first choice in 2 of those 48

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