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Three categories · what the models named instead

Alternatives to Phenom, as AI models named them

In the September 2026 Edition, 546 of the 648 answers collected in the three categories where Phenom holds a standing named it neither as a first choice nor as an alternative. These are the products those answers put first, category by category and buyer by buyer. The output is the models' output.

Named instead, most often
Gloat39
Eightfold AI30
Pin25
Fuel5022
Manatal21
Gem17
First choices in the 546 answers that did not name Phenom, every category and segment above added together; a product can be counted in several. Each category below keeps its own denominator.

Recruitment marketing and career sites

Talent acquisition. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Phenom is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPhenom is #16 of 16 here at 0% of first choices, 21 labels.

Seventy-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Phenom; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-two answers, nineteen products in all, the eight most named:

100Hires11 of 72Head to head →
Manatal11 of 72
JazzHR10 of 72
Teamtailor8 of 72Head to head →
Breezy HR7 of 72
TalentLyft4 of 72Head to head →
Workable3 of 72Head to head →
Zoho Recruit3 of 72
11 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPhenom is #5 of 15 here at 4% of first choices, 35 labels.

Fifty-seven of the seventy-two answers did not name Phenom; it was the first choice in six. The first choices in those fifty-seven answers, seventeen products in all, the eight most named:

Teamtailor8 of 57Head to head →
Manatal5 of 57
Workable5 of 57Head to head →
100Hires3 of 57Head to head →
Jobvite3 of 57Head to head →
Pinpoint2 of 57
Rally2 of 57
TalentLyft2 of 57Head to head →
9 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePhenom is #1 of 13 here at 41% of first choices, 51 labels.

Thirty-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Phenom; it was the first choice in twenty-eight. The first choices in those thirty-one answers, eight products in all:

Greenhouse2 of 31Head to head →
Manatal2 of 31
SmartRecruiters2 of 31
iCIMS2 of 31
Jobvite1 of 31Head to head →
Workable1 of 31Head to head →
ZipRecruiter1 of 31
iCIMS Career Sites1 of 31
The full enterprise standing →

Internal talent marketplace

Performance and talent management. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Phenom is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPhenom holds 9 labels here, under the 10-label cutoff, so it is unranked.

Seventy-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Phenom; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-one answers, thirty-four products in all, the eight most named:

TalentGuard11 of 71Head to head →
Toptal6 of 71
Upwork6 of 71
Airtable5 of 71
Fuel504 of 71Head to head →
Gloat4 of 71Head to head →
Fiverr3 of 71
Notion3 of 71
26 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPhenom is #6 of 12 here at 2% of first choices, 14 labels.

Sixty-three of the seventy-two answers did not name Phenom; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those sixty-three answers, twenty products in all, the eight most named:

Fuel509 of 63Head to head →
365Talents6 of 63Head to head →
Gloat5 of 63Head to head →
Engagedly4 of 63Head to head →
Toptal4 of 63
Upwork3 of 63
Nestor2 of 63
TalentGuard2 of 63Head to head →
12 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePhenom is #7 of 9 here at 0% of first choices, 15 labels.

Sixty-six of the seventy-two answers did not name Phenom; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those sixty-six answers, eighteen products in all, the eight most named:

Gloat30 of 66Head to head →
Fuel509 of 66Head to head →
Workday Talent Marketplace3 of 66
Docebo2 of 66
Workday2 of 66
365Talents1 of 66Head to head →
Eightfold AI1 of 66
JobCannon1 of 66
10 more in the record.The full enterprise standing →

Talent intelligence

Performance and talent management. Six framings, twelve models, one answer each per buyer segment; an answer counts here when Phenom is not its first choice or an alternative in it.
Small businessPhenom is #15 of 16 here at 0% of first choices, 22 labels.

Seventy-one of the seventy-two answers did not name Phenom; it was the first choice in zero. The first choices in those seventy-one answers, twenty products in all, the eight most named:

Pin17 of 71
Gem9 of 71
Loxo9 of 71
Lessie AI8 of 71
Metaview5 of 71
Manatal3 of 71
Wrangle3 of 71
Ashby2 of 71
12 more in the record.The full small business standing →
Mid-marketPhenom is #9 of 17 here at 2% of first choices, 23 labels.

Sixty-three of the seventy-two answers did not name Phenom; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those sixty-three answers, fourteen products in all, the eight most named:

Gem8 of 63
Pin8 of 63
Lessie AI6 of 63
Eightfold AI5 of 63
hireEZ5 of 63
SeekOut4 of 63
Metaview3 of 63
Loxo2 of 63
6 more in the record.The full mid-market standing →
EnterprisePhenom is #4 of 10 here at 2% of first choices, 36 labels.

Fifty-two of the seventy-two answers did not name Phenom; it was the first choice in one. The first choices in those fifty-two answers, five products in all:

Eightfold AI24 of 52
SeekOut3 of 52
LinkedIn Talent Insights / LinkedIn Recruiter enterprise1 of 52
Talent IQ1 of 52
Workday1 of 52
The full enterprise standing →

How to read this

A category is asked six ways of each of twelve models on behalf of each buyer segment, so a segment is seventy-two answers. An answer belongs on this page when the judge labeled Phenom neither its first choice nor an alternative in it; the products listed are the first choices those answers made, counted once per answer. An answer that named nothing first, or named Phenom only in passing, is in the denominator and adds to no product. The counts are not the category standing, which is on the category page with its share and rank; they are the same record read from Phenom's side.

Every answer and every label is in the free record. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index, and a product named instead of Phenom was named by a model, not endorsed by anyone.

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