Glean is an AI-powered enterprise search and knowledge platform that helps employees find information across internal tools, documents, and conversations. It integrates with systems like Slack, Google Drive, Jira, Notion, and Confluence - allowing users to search organizational knowledge through a unified interface. Founded in 2019 by former Google engineers, Glean is positioned as a next-generation enterprise search engine for distributed knowledge work.
Core Capabilities
- AI-Powered Search: Uses natural language processing (NLP) to surface answers from internal files, chats, and wikis.
- Semantic Understanding: Understands meaning and context, not just keywords.
- Personalization: Delivers results based on the user’s role, permissions, and activity history.
- Unified Indexing: Connects data across multiple SaaS apps for organization-wide search.
- Q&A and Chat Interface: Provides conversational access to internal documentation.
- Access Control: Respects enterprise-level permissions and data governance.