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

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 198 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Workday Skills Cloud 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/workday-skills-cloud/alternatives/

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

- Skills Base: 31
- Eightfold AI: 13
- Lightcast Open Skills: 13
- TalentGuard: 9
- TechWolf: 8
- Degreed: 5

## Skills intelligence

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Workday Skills Cloud.

- 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**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Workday Skills Cloud (Workday Skills Cloud is #13 of 16 at 0%).

- TalentGuard: first choice in 9 of those 70
- Skills Base: first choice in 8 of those 70
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 70
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 70
- iMocha: first choice in 4 of those 70
- 365Talents: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Coursera: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 56 of 72 answers did not name Workday Skills Cloud (Workday Skills Cloud is #2 of 10 at 12%).

- Eightfold AI: first choice in 11 of those 56
- Degreed: first choice in 5 of those 56
- Lightcast Open Skills: first choice in 4 of those 56
- TechWolf: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Bryq: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Skills Base: first choice in 2 of those 56
- SkillsDB: first choice in 2 of those 56
- AG5: first choice in 1 of those 56

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