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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 427 of the 432 answers in the 2 categories where Skillshare 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/skillshare/alternatives/

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

- LinkedIn Learning: 38
- Udemy Business: 35
- Skills Base: 29
- Eightfold AI: 20
- GoSkills: 20
- Lightcast Open Skills: 13

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Skillshare.

- Skills Base: first choice in 21 of those 72
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 5 of those 72
- MuchSkills: first choice in 4 of those 72
- SkillPanel: first choice in 4 of those 72
- GoSkills: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Lattice: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Lessie AI: first choice in 2 of those 72
- TestGorilla: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Skillshare (Skillshare is #15 of 16 at 0%).

- TalentGuard: first choice in 9 of those 71
- Skills Base: first choice in 8 of those 71
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 71
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 71
- iMocha: first choice in 4 of those 71
- 365Talents: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Fuel50: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Skillshare.

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 16 of those 72
- Degreed: first choice in 6 of those 72
- TechWolf: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Workday Skills Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Fuel50: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Bryq: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Gloat: first choice in 2 of those 72

## Online course libraries

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Skillshare.

- GoSkills: first choice in 16 of those 72
- LinkedIn Learning: first choice in 12 of those 72
- Udemy Business: first choice in 12 of those 72
- TalentLMS: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Go1: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Coursera for Business: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Absorb LMS: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Coggno: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Skillshare (Skillshare is #7 of 8 at 0%).

- Udemy Business: first choice in 12 of those 68
- LinkedIn Learning: first choice in 11 of those 68
- ProProfs Training Maker: first choice in 3 of those 68
- TalentLMS: first choice in 3 of those 68
- GoSkills: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Cornerstone Content Subscriptions: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Coursera for Business: first choice in 1 of those 68
- GoodHabitz: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Skillshare.

- LinkedIn Learning: first choice in 15 of those 72
- Udemy Business: first choice in 11 of those 72
- Coursera for Business: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Skillsoft Percipio: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Docebo: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Coggno: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Pluralsight: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Absorb LMS: first choice in 1 of those 72

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