Best Glean Alternatives
Glean is enterprise-only with unpublished pricing and no trial, so smaller companies and single-suite shops often compare AI search built into existing tools.
Glean sells only to enterprises, through demos, with no trial and no published price, which shuts out mid-size companies that want to test AI search first. Its value also depends on how many of its 275-plus connectors a company actually uses. An organization that lives mostly in Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 may already get similar AI search in its suite.
Glean and its alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Best for | Starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Glean (current) | Large enterprises needing permission-aware search across hundreds of apps | Quote-based |
| ChatGPT Enterprise | Large firms standardizing staff on OpenAI models under admin controls | $20/user/mo billed annually, or $25/user/mo billed monthly |
| Notion AI | Staff whose docs and wikis already live in Notion | Free plan |
| Infor GenAI | Infor CloudSuite customers adding AI inside existing ERP screens | Quote-based |
Organizations spread across many tools, with strict document permissions, gain the most from Glean and have little reason to move. Before switching, check two things: how the replacement syncs permissions for each source system, and whether its connectors cover the same apps. A gap in either can surface restricted HR documents to the wrong people.
The alternatives buyers shortlist
ChatGPT Enterprise is OpenAI's company-wide ChatGPT plan, with SSO, SCIM, a Compliance API and regional data residency.
- Pricing
- Per-user pricing
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Free trial
- Not stated
Notion AI is the AI layer inside Notion's Business and Enterprise plans, with meeting notes, enterprise search and custom agents.
- Pricing
- Per-user pricing
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Free trial
- Available
Infor GenAI is the generative AI layer in Infor CloudSuite, running on Amazon Bedrock models.
- Pricing
- Custom quote
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Free trial
- Not stated
Questions buyers ask
What costs less than Glean for company-wide AI search?
For companies standardized on one suite, the AI already in that suite often does. Google Workspace now bundles Gemini into its paid plans, and some knowledge base tools include AI answers. Glean's advantage is breadth: 275-plus connectors with permission-aware results, which matters most for enterprises spread across many systems.