Top 10 Glean Alternatives for Enterprise Knowledge Teams in 2026

Glean has become the default answer to one question: “How do we find information across all our tools?”

And it does that job well.

But enterprise teams—especially sales, pre-sales, RevOps, legal, and security—are starting to realize something uncomfortable: finding information is not the same as being able to use it.

This blog covers 10 real alternatives to Glean, not as search engines, but as systems that help teams turn scattered knowledge into accurate, approved, and customer-safe outputs. If your organization is using Glean today but still struggling with RFPs, sales questionnaires, or inconsistent answers, this list will feel very familiar.

We’ll start with SparrowGenie, because it addresses the actual problem most teams are facing.

Quick Comparison Table: Top Glean Alternatives

What Actually Matters When Replacing Glean

Most tools look good in demos. Very few hold up in daily use. Here’s what actually matters.

• Search quality over keyword matching Look for context-aware, personalized results. Basic keyword search falls apart with complex questions.
• AI you can trust : Every answer should show its source. Black-box AI and hallucinations kill confidence fast.
• Deep, real integrations: Knowledge lives across Slack, Drive, Confluence, CRMs, and more. One-way syncs don’t scale.
• Speed under pressure: Sub-second results aren’t optional. Slow tools don’t get used.
• Predictable pricing, Flat or per-seat pricing scales cleanly. Per-query models create surprise costs.
• Fast time-to-value: You should be live in days, not months. Long implementations kill momentum.

Bottom line: replacing Glean isn’t about better search—it’s about choosing a system that works when stakes, complexity, and scrutiny increase.

10+ Top Glean Alternatives to Look At

1. SparrowGenie

Source: SparrowGenie

Best for: Sales teams needing enterprise search combined with RFP automation

SparrowGenie is find information—they need to use it. While Glean excels at general enterprise search, SparrowGenie combines that search capability with purpose-built RFP automation, making it ideal for teams managing proposals, questionnaires, and competitive intelligence.

Key Features:

• AI-Powered Enterprise Search: Search across your entire tech stack (Slack, Confluence, Drive, CRM) from one interface
• RFx Response Management: Automates responses to RFPs, RFIs, DDQs, and security questionnaires with context-aware AI
• Knowledge Hub: Centralized content library with automated freshness tracking and version control
• Ask Genie AI: Instant answers to sales questions, pulling from your entire knowledge base
• Compliance-First Design: Built for teams in regulated industries (fintech, healthcare, SaaS)
• Human-Led AI: Every AI-generated response can be reviewed, edited, and approved before submission

Pricing:

• Essentials: $9,999/year (5 users, 10 projects)
• Professional: $16,999/year (20 users, 50 projects)
• Enterprise: Custom pricing (unlimited users/projects)

G2 Rating: N/A (launched 2025)

Whats the best:

✔ Combines enterprise search with RFP automation

✔ Built specifically for sales teams

✔ Human-led AI prevents hallucinations

✔ Transparent, predictable flat pricing

✔ Compliance-first for regulated industries

Why It's Different from Glean:

Glean searches everything but doesn't help you act on that information. SparrowGenie searches and automates RFP responses, so your sales team can find competitive intel and instantly use it in proposals. If your team spends 20+ hours per week on RFPs, SparrowGenie combines the search power of Glean with workflow automation Glean doesn't offer.

Ready to switch from Glean? See how SparrowGenie handles complex RFPs

2. Guru

Source: Guru

Best for: Teams needing real-time knowledge verification

Guru takes a different approach than Glean. Instead of just searching existing content, Guru actively verifies information, ensuring that what teams find is always accurate and up-to-date. It's particularly strong for distributed teams where tribal knowledge gets lost.

Key Features:

• Browser Extension & Slack Bot: Access knowledge instantly without leaving your current application
• Real-Time Verification: Automated alerts when content becomes outdated, with workflows to ensure SMEs review regularly
• Context-Aware Suggestions: AI analyzes what you're working on and proactively suggests relevant knowledge
• Card-Based Knowledge: Information is organized in digestible cards that can be quickly consumed and shared
• Enterprise Search: Unified search across all connected apps

Pricing: ~$25/user/mo (10-seat minimum)

G2 Rating: 4.7/5

What We Loved:

✔ Zero-friction access through browser extensions

✔ Verification system keeps information accurate

✔ Context-aware suggestions save time ✔ Strong Slack integration

Why It's Different from Glean:

Glean searches everything. Guru curates everything. If your team's biggest problem is stale information rather than scattered information, Guru's verification workflows solve that.

3. Coveo

Source: Coveo

Best for: Enterprise teams needing personalized AI search at scale

Coveo is the enterprise workhorse for AI-powered search. It's not the cheapest or the easiest to set up, but if you need sophisticated relevance tuning, deep analytics, and personalized recommendations at scale, Coveo delivers.

Key Features:

• AI-Relevance Capabilities: Generative answering, AI recommendations, semantic search, unified personalization
• Unified Indexing Platform: Securely consolidates information from disparate silos (enterprise, social, cloud)
• Personalized Recommendations: AI-powered content and product recommendations based on user behavior
• Complete Analytics: Detailed usage data, search query information, and A/B testing capabilities
• Agentic AI: Newly introduced AI agents for workflow automation

Pricing: Custom (typically starts around $99-114/month or enterprise quotes)

G2 Rating: 4.5/5

What We Loved:

✔ Best-in-class relevance tuning

✔ Deep analytics and insights

✔ Strong personalization capabilities

✔ Proven at enterprise scale

Why It's Different from Glean:

Glean is AI-first, user-friendly, out-of-the-box. Coveo is highly customizable and analytics-driven—built for teams that need granular control over search relevance and user behavior insights.

4. GoSearch

Source: GoSearch

Best for: Teams wanting fast deployment and hybrid search

GoSearch is the new kid on the block gaining serious traction as a Glean alternative. It's built specifically for teams frustrated by Glean's cost, slow rollouts, and rigid architecture.

Key Features:

• Hybrid Search Architecture: Combines indexed content with real-time federated search (eliminates stale content issues)
• AI Agents & Workflows: Built-in automation—you choose your own LLM (OpenAI, Claude, Mistral)
• Lower Total Cost of Ownership: Simple, predictable pricing that scales better than Glean
• Fastest Deployment: Most teams are live in under a week, often in a single afternoon
• Free Tier Available: Test before you buy (unlike Glean)

Pricing: Free tier available; paid plans custom

G2 Rating: 4.8/5

What We Loved:

✔ Hybrid search (indexing + federated) eliminates stale data

✔ Much faster deployment than Glean

✔ Lower cost with predictable pricing

✔ Free tier for testing

Why It's Different from Glean:

GoSearch is built for speed—both deployment speed and search speed. If you need to be live this week (not next quarter), GoSearch delivers.

5. Microsoft Copilot

Source: Microsoft Copilot

Best for: Organizations deeply invested in Microsoft 365

If your company runs on Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint, Microsoft Copilot is the natural choice. It's deeply integrated into the Microsoft ecosystem and understands your M365 data natively.

Key Features:

• Company-Wide Search Within Microsoft Ecosystem: Find information, people, and insights across Microsoft 365 services
• Copilot Studio: Low-code tool to build custom copilots
• Native M365 Integration: Works inside Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Real-Time Permissions: Respects current security settings and user access levels
• Meeting Summaries: AI-powered meeting notes and action items

Pricing: Starts at $30/user/month (requires M365 license)

G2 Rating: 4.3/5

What We Loved:

✔ Deep M365 integration

✔ Works inside existing Microsoft tools

✔ Strong meeting and document summarization

✔ Familiar UI for Microsoft users

Why It's Different from Glean:

Glean connects to everything. Copilot lives inside Microsoft 365. If you're 80%+ Microsoft, Copilot is simpler and cheaper than Glean.

6. Google Cloud Search

Source: Google Cloud Search

Best for: Google Workspace users

Google Cloud Search is Google's solution for enterprise search, specifically designed for organizations that use Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and other Google Workspace tools.

Key Features:

• Native Google Integration: Searches across Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Sites, and all Workspace apps
• Fast, Simple Search: Google's proven search technology applied to enterprise data
• Real-Time Indexing: Immediate access to newly created or updated content
• Machine Learning Ranking: Learns from user behavior to improve results
• Secure by Default: Respects Google Workspace permissions automatically

Pricing: Custom (typically bundled with Google Workspace Enterprise)

G2 Rating: 4.1/5

What We Loved:

✔ Native Google Workspace integration

✔ Fast, familiar search experience

✔ Simple setup for Google-first companies

✔ No third-party connectors needed

Why It's Different from Glean:

Glean connects to 100+ apps. Google Cloud Search focuses on Google Workspace and does it exceptionally well. If you're Google-native, it's simpler and cheaper than Glean.

7. Elastic Enterprise Search

Source: Elastic Enterprise Search

Best for: Developer-focused teams building custom search

Elastic is the open-source powerhouse behind enterprise search at companies like Uber, Netflix, and Shopify. It's not as user-friendly as Glean, but if you need full control over search infrastructure, Elastic delivers.

Key Features:

• Open-Source Foundation: Built on Elasticsearch, with full API access
• Highly Customizable: Build custom search experiences tailored to your needs
• Powerful APIs: REST APIs for deep integration into applications
• Distributed Architecture: Scales to billions of documents
• Advanced Analytics: Built-in analytics for search performance and user behavior

Pricing: Starts at $95/month (cloud); self-hosted is free

G2 Rating: 4.5/5

What We Loved:

✔ Open-source flexibility

✔ Powerful APIs for custom integrations

✔ Scales to massive data volumes

✔ Self-hosted option available

Why It's Different from Glean:

Glean is turnkey, AI-first, and solution for enterprise search, specifically designed for organizations that user-friendly, developer-first—you build exactly what you need, but you need engineering resources to do it.

8. Notion AI

Source: Notion AI

Best for: Teams wanting a flexible all-in-one workspace

Notion started as a note-taking and project management tool, but with Notion AI, it's become a powerful knowledge management platform with AI-powered search and content generation.

Key Features:

• All-in-One Workspace: Docs, wikis, projects, databases, and AI—all in one place
• AI-Powered Search: Semantic search across all your Notion content
• AI Content Generation: Generate summaries, action items, and insights
• Custom Databases: Build knowledge bases with relational databases
• 100+ Integrations: Connect with Slack, Google Drive, and other tools

Pricing: Plus plan $10/user/month, Business plan $20/user/month (AI add-on $10/user/month)

G2 Rating: 4.6/5

What We Loved:

✔ Incredible flexibility for custom workflows

✔ AI assistance built in

✔ Clean, intuitive interface

✔ Strong collaboration features

Why It's Different from Glean:

Glean searches existing knowledge. Notion creates and organizes knowledge, with AI-powered search built in. If you need both a knowledge base and search, Notion consolidates tools.

9. Hebbia

Source: Hebbia

Best for: Financial services and research-heavy teams

Hebbia is built for teams that need to analyze millions of documents at scale—think credit underwriting, due diligence, portfolio monitoring, and research-intensive workflows.

Key Features:

• Document Analysis at Scale: Extract, structure, and analyze millions of documents
• Full Workflow Automation: Automate diligence, credit underwriting, and portfolio monitoring
• Enterprise-Grade Security: End-to-end encryption for sensitive financial data
• Matrix Collaboration: Analysts collaborate directly within the platform
• Structured Data Extraction: Turn unstructured documents into queryable data

Pricing: Custom (enterprise only)

G2 Rating: N/A (new to market)

What We Loved:

✔ Built for financial services compliance

✔ Handles massive document volumes

✔ Strong security and encryption

✔ Workflow automation built in

Why It's Different from Glean:

Glean is broad (searches everything). Hebbia is deep (analyzes documents at scale for research-heavy workflows).

10. CustomGPT

Best for: Teams needing citation-backed AI answers

CustomGPT solves one of the biggest problems with AI assistants: trust. Every response includes inline citations, so you can verify sources and trust the information.

Key Features:

• Citation-Backed Answers: Every response includes inline sources for verification
• RAG API Access: Build custom AI applications with retrieval-augmented generation
• Multi-Agent Support: Create specialized AI agents for different use cases
• 60M Words Storage: Store massive knowledge bases
• Integration with Major Tools: Slack, Notion, Google Drive, and more

Pricing: From $99/mo (or $89/mo annually)

G2 Rating: 4.7/5

What We Loved:

✔ Citations build trust in AI responses

✔ Affordable for small teams

✔ RAG API for custom integrations

✔ Multi-agent support

Why It's Different from Glean:

Glean's AI can hallucinate. CustomGPT always cites sources, making it more trustworthy for high-stakes decisions.

11. GoLinks

Best for: Simplifying knowledge access with memorable links

GoLinks isn't a search platform—it's a link management system that makes internal resources instantly accessible through memorable short links like go/g2-reviews or go/pricing-2026.

Key Features:

• Memorable Short Links: Transform long URLs into short, memorable go links
• Instant Access: Type go/ + keyword in any browser
• Team Collaboration: Share knowledge with simple keywords
• Integration: Works with Google Workspace, Slack, Microsoft Teams
• Analytics: Track which resources are most accessed

Pricing: Free tier; paid from about $2/user/mo

G2 Rating: 4.7/5

What We Loved:

✔ Simplest way to access internal resources

✔ No context switching required ✔ Works in any browser or app

✔ Low learning curve

Why It's Different from Glean:

Glean searches for information. GoLinks shortcuts to information. If you know what you're looking for and just want the fastest path, GoLinks wins.

The Future of Enterprise Search

Enterprise search is quietly going through a shift. Not a flashy one. A practical one. And it’s less about finding information faster and more about what happens next.

AI Agents Will Take Action, Not Just Search

Today’s enterprise search tools stop at retrieval. You ask a question, you get links.

Tomorrow’s systems won’t stop there.

Search will become the starting point for action. A single query won’t just surface information—it’ll trigger workflows. Draft an email based on the answer. Open a Jira ticket. Schedule a follow-up meeting. Populate an RFP response. Route a task to the right owner.

This matters because knowledge work doesn’t end at “I found it.” It ends when something is done. The enterprise tools that win will collapse search and execution into one flow—without forcing users to jump across five apps.

Search becomes intent. Intent becomes action.

Why SparrowGenie Is a Better Alternative

• Built for decisions, not just discovery: SparrowGenie focuses on turning found information into approved, customer-ready answers—not just surfacing links.
• Human-led AI reduces risk: AI drafts responses, but humans review, approve, and own them. No black-box answers going straight to buyers.
• Designed for complex, high-stakes use cases: Handles long, multi-part RFPs, security questionnaires, and compliance reviews without breaking down.
• Confidence and accountability: You can build clear ownership, freshness tracking, approval workflows, and audit trails—so teams know what’s safe to send.
• Optimized for real deal outcomes : Faster responses are good. Accurate, defensible responses win deals. SparrowGenie is built for the second part.

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Conclusion

Glean pioneered AI-powered enterprise search, but it's not the only option—and for many teams, it's not the best option.

Gurus lead teams needing verified, always-accurate knowledge. Coveo dominates enterprise-scale personalization. GoSearch wins on speed and cost. Microsoft Copilot and Google Cloud Search excel for native ecosystems. Specialized tools like Hebbia, CustomGPT, and GoLinks solve specific problems more effectively than general-purpose platforms.

Key Takeaways:

• Match the tool to your tech stack (Microsoft, Google, or multi-cloud)
• Prioritize search quality over feature lists
• Start with free trials—don't skip the POC
• Monitor adoption and search success rates post-launch

Ready to stop wasting time searching for information? Pick 2-3 tools from this list, start trials this week, and involve your team in the decision. For SparrowGenie's Free Demo. Click Below.

The teams that master enterprise search today will outpace competitors tomorrow.