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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 176 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Skills Base 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/skills-base/alternatives/

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

- Eightfold AI: 20
- Lightcast Open Skills: 11
- TechWolf: 10
- TalentGuard: 7
- Degreed: 6
- Workday Skills Cloud: 6

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 48 of 72 answers did not name Skills Base (Skills Base is #1 of 10 at 35%).

- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 3 of those 48
- SkillPanel: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Lattice: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Lessie AI: first choice in 2 of those 48
- TestGorilla: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Toptal: first choice in 2 of those 48
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 48
- AG5: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Mid-market**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Skills Base (Skills Base is #2 of 16 at 17%).

- TalentGuard: first choice in 7 of those 60
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 60
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 60
- 365Talents: first choice in 3 of those 60
- iMocha: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Coursera: first choice in 2 of those 60
- SkillPanel: first choice in 2 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Skills Base.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 16 of those 68
- Degreed: first choice in 6 of those 68
- TechWolf: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Fuel50: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Bryq: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Gloat: first choice in 2 of those 68

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