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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 388 of the 432 answers in the 2 categories where Upwork 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/upwork/alternatives/

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

- Gloat: 46
- SAP Fieldglass: 32
- SimpleVMS: 31
- Fuel50: 28
- Beeline: 16
- TalentGuard: 13

## Contingent workforce management

**Small business**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Upwork (Upwork is #5 of 13 at 6%).

- SimpleVMS: first choice in 15 of those 60
- Deel: first choice in 7 of those 60
- TalentDesk.io: first choice in 5 of those 60
- Worksome: first choice in 4 of those 60
- Conexis VMS: first choice in 3 of those 60
- WorkMarket: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Worksuite: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Bonsai: first choice in 2 of those 60

**Mid-market**: 65 of 72 answers did not name Upwork (Upwork is #10 of 16 at 2%).

- SimpleVMS: first choice in 16 of those 65
- Magnit: first choice in 6 of those 65
- Worksuite: first choice in 6 of those 65
- Conexis VMS: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Deel: first choice in 3 of those 65
- SAP Fieldglass: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Beeline: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Fiverr: first choice in 2 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 61 of 72 answers did not name Upwork (Upwork is #6 of 12 at 5%).

- SAP Fieldglass: first choice in 29 of those 61
- Beeline: first choice in 14 of those 61
- Workday VNDLY: first choice in 4 of those 61
- SimplifyVMS: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Magnit: first choice in 2 of those 61
- WorkMarket: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Worksome: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Worksuite: first choice in 1 of those 61

## Internal talent marketplace

**Small business**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Upwork (Upwork is #5 of 8 at 0%).

- TalentGuard: first choice in 11 of those 64
- Airtable: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Fuel50: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Toptal: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Gloat: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Notion: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Spacewalk: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Google Sheets: first choice in 2 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Upwork (Upwork is #9 of 12 at 0%).

- Fuel50: first choice in 12 of those 68
- 365Talents: first choice in 8 of those 68
- Gloat: first choice in 8 of those 68
- Engagedly: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Toptal: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Nestor: first choice in 2 of those 68
- TalentGuard: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Teamflect: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Upwork (Upwork is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Gloat: first choice in 34 of those 70
- Fuel50: first choice in 11 of those 70
- Workday Talent Marketplace: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Docebo: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Workday: first choice in 2 of those 70
- 365Talents: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 1 of those 70
- JobCannon: first choice in 1 of those 70

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