# Lightcast Open Skills alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 193 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Lightcast Open Skills 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/lightcast-open-skills/alternatives/

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

- Skills Base: 30
- Eightfold AI: 15
- TalentGuard: 9
- SkillPanel: 6
- Degreed: 5
- Workday Skills Cloud: 5

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 66 of 72 answers did not name Lightcast Open Skills.

- Skills Base: first choice in 20 of those 66
- MuchSkills: first choice in 4 of those 66
- SkillPanel: first choice in 4 of those 66
- GoSkills: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Lattice: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Lessie AI: first choice in 2 of those 66
- TestGorilla: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Toptal: first choice in 2 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Lightcast Open Skills (Lightcast Open Skills is #4 of 16 at 9%).

- TalentGuard: first choice in 9 of those 64
- Skills Base: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 3 of those 64
- iMocha: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Coursera: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 64
- SkillPanel: first choice in 2 of those 64
- 360Learning: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Lightcast Open Skills (Lightcast Open Skills is #4 of 10 at 9%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 12 of those 63
- Degreed: first choice in 5 of those 63
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 63
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Bryq: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Gloat: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Skills Base: first choice in 2 of those 63

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