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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 192 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Toptal 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/toptal/alternatives/

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

- Gloat: 46
- Fuel50: 28
- TalentGuard: 13
- 365Talents: 10
- Airtable: 5
- Workday Talent Marketplace: 5

## Internal talent marketplace

**Small business**: 59 of 72 answers did not name Toptal (Toptal is #4 of 8 at 0%).

- TalentGuard: first choice in 11 of those 59
- Airtable: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Fuel50: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Gloat: first choice in 4 of those 59
- Notion: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Spacewalk: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Google Sheets: first choice in 2 of those 59
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Toptal (Toptal is #7 of 12 at 0%).

- Fuel50: first choice in 12 of those 64
- 365Talents: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Gloat: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Engagedly: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Nestor: first choice in 2 of those 64
- TalentGuard: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Teamflect: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Workday Talent Marketplace: first choice in 2 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 69 of 72 answers did not name Toptal (Toptal is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- Gloat: first choice in 34 of those 69
- Fuel50: first choice in 11 of those 69
- Workday Talent Marketplace: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Workday: first choice in 2 of those 69
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 69
- JobCannon: first choice in 1 of those 69

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