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Talent marketplaces assume you already know what skills your people have. SkillsDB helps you figure that out first — then makes mobility meaningful.

Quick Verdict
Skills-First Methodology
Custom Competency Frameworks
Proficiency Assessment
Gap Analysis
Interactive Skills Matrix
18
Years in skills intelligence
F500
Enterprise customer base
SOC2
Type II certified + GDPR compliant
30+
Countries served
Worldwide
Major languages supported
Side by Side

Feature Comparison

Skills-First Methodology
SkillsDB
Assess skills, then develop them
Gloat
AI-inferred skills for opportunity matching
Custom Competency Frameworks
SkillsDB
Build in your org's language
Gloat
AI-generated skills ontology
Proficiency Assessment
SkillsDB
Manager + self-assessment with benchmarks
Gloat
No structured proficiency grading
Gap Analysis
SkillsDB
Real-time gap visualization with radar charts
Gloat
Skill gaps implied by opportunity fit scores
Interactive Skills Matrix
SkillsDB
Live, filterable matrix across entire org
Gloat
No skills matrix view
Career Pathways
SkillsDB
Skill-based progression with visible requirements
Gloat
AI-driven career pathing and opportunity matching
Internal Talent Marketplace
SkillsDB
Expert finder and skill search across org
Gloat
Full marketplace with gigs, projects, and roles
Certification Tracking
SkillsDB
Full lifecycle with expiry alerts
Gloat
Not a core feature
API & Integrations
SkillsDB
Full GraphQL API, SSO, SCIM
Gloat
API integrations with major HCM platforms
Language Support
SkillsDB
150+ languages
Gloat
20+ languages
Security & Compliance
SkillsDB
SOC2 Type II, GDPR
Gloat
SOC2, GDPR
Implementation
SkillsDB
Weeks, not months
Gloat
Enterprise rollout with change management
Overview

About Gloat

Gloat is an internal talent marketplace that uses AI to match employees with opportunities — projects, gigs, mentorships, and open roles — based on skills and career interests. Their platform focuses on internal mobility, workforce agility, and helping organizations redeploy talent dynamically.

Best forLarge enterprises that want to create an internal gig economy and improve talent mobility across the organization.

But a talent marketplace is only as good as the skills data feeding it. If you don't have a reliable picture of what skills your workforce actually has — assessed, not assumed — your marketplace is matching on incomplete data. That's the foundation SkillsDB provides.

Differentiation

Why Teams Choose SkillsDB

Assess First, Then Match

Gloat matches people to opportunities based on AI-inferred skills. SkillsDB gives you assessed, verified proficiency data — so every match, mobility decision, and development plan is grounded in reality, not inference.

The Foundation Marketplaces Need

A talent marketplace is only as good as its skills data. SkillsDB provides the assessed skills foundation that makes marketplace matching accurate — proficiency grades, gap analysis, and competency benchmarks.

Development, Not Just Deployment

Gloat helps you move people to opportunities. SkillsDB helps you develop people so they're ready for those opportunities — structured assessments, learning plans tied to gaps, and measurable skill growth.

SOC 2 Type II Certified
GDPR Compliant
SSO + SCIM
Full REST API
Major languages supported
Fortune 500 Customers

Trusted by some of the world's best companies

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See the Difference for Yourself

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Frequently Asked Questions

Gloat is a talent marketplace — it matches people to internal opportunities using AI-inferred skills. SkillsDB is a skills intelligence platform that assesses what skills people actually have, identifies gaps, builds development plans, and tracks growth. Think of it this way: SkillsDB builds the skills foundation; a marketplace like Gloat can use that foundation for better matching.

Yes, and they're complementary. SkillsDB provides the assessed skills data — verified proficiency, gap analysis, competency frameworks — that makes Gloat's matching more accurate. Use SkillsDB to know what skills exist; use Gloat to mobilize that talent.

If your primary goal is creating an internal talent marketplace for gigs, projects, and lateral moves, Gloat is purpose-built for that. If you need to first understand what skills your workforce has, assess proficiency, close gaps, and build career pathways with verified data, SkillsDB solves that problem.

SkillsDB includes expert finder and skill search — you can search for people by skill, certification, or flag across your entire org. It's not a full gig marketplace, but it solves the "who can do what" question that precedes mobility.

Yes. SOC2 Type II certified, GDPR compliant, SSO and SCIM supported. Fortune 500 customers. Visit trust.skillsdb.com for details.

Most SkillsDB implementations are measured in weeks. We configure your competency frameworks, set up assessments, and get skills data flowing quickly — no lengthy change management program required.