Glean alternative
Glean or Chat with Work?
Glean is a serious enterprise search platform — it syncs your data into a permanent index, takes weeks to roll out, and prices like an enterprise contract. Chat with Work is the focused alternative when all three of those are a problem.
Side by side.
Both solve a real problem. They aim at different buyers.
| Dimension | Glean | Chat with Work |
|---|---|---|
| Target customer | Large enterprise. | Smaller teams and mid-market. |
| How it searches | Builds and syncs a permanent index of your enterprise data. | Searches Drive and Slack live. Nothing is permanently copied; cached text is encrypted and deleted after 30 days unused. |
| Time to first answer | Weeks to months for a rollout. | Immediately after signup. |
| Pricing | Enterprise contract, not publicly listed; budgeted at enterprise scale. | €5–€50 per seat per month. Self-serve. |
| Buying motion | Enterprise sales cycle and procurement. | Self-serve sign-up. |
| Connector count | 100+ across enterprise apps. | Google Drive and Slack today; more coming. |
| Model choice | Platform-managed. | Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, and others — all routed through EU endpoints. |
| EU hosting | Available. | Default (Hetzner, Germany). |
| Self-host | Some plans. | Yes. Email us to self-host. |
Glean's connector count and plan details change over time; see the Glean AI search page for current figures.
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