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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 394 of the 432 answers in the 2 categories where iMocha 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/imocha/alternatives/

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

- TestGorilla: 70
- Skills Base: 27
- Eightfold AI: 17
- Lightcast Open Skills: 10
- SHL: 10
- Bryq: 8

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 67 of 72 answers did not name iMocha (iMocha is #7 of 10 at 0%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 19 of those 67
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 67
- MuchSkills: first choice in 4 of those 67
- SkillPanel: first choice in 4 of those 67
- GoSkills: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Lattice: first choice in 2 of those 67
- TestGorilla: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Toptal: first choice in 2 of those 67

**Mid-market**: 63 of 72 answers did not name iMocha (iMocha is #3 of 16 at 9%).

- Skills Base: first choice in 8 of those 63
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 4 of those 63
- TalentGuard: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 3 of those 63
- TechWolf: first choice in 3 of those 63
- 365Talents: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Coursera: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 63

**Enterprise**: 66 of 72 answers did not name iMocha.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 13 of those 66
- Degreed: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 66
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Fuel50: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Bryq: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Gloat: first choice in 2 of those 66

## Candidate assessment

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

- TestGorilla: first choice in 39 of those 71
- Bryq: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Vervoe: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Hirevire: first choice in 2 of those 71
- TestDome: first choice in 2 of those 71
- TestTrick: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Testlify: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Truffle: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 66 of 72 answers did not name iMocha (iMocha is #5 of 10 at 2%).

- TestGorilla: first choice in 29 of those 66
- Criteria Corp: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Codility: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Vervoe: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Canditech: first choice in 1 of those 66
- HackerEarth: first choice in 1 of those 66
- JobCannon: first choice in 1 of those 66
- SHL: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 61 of 72 answers did not name iMocha (iMocha is #3 of 12 at 8%).

- SHL: first choice in 9 of those 61
- Criteria Corp: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Bryq: first choice in 3 of those 61
- The Predictive Index: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Harver: first choice in 2 of those 61
- JobCannon: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Mercer | Mettl: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Vervoe: first choice in 2 of those 61

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