Absolutely not. Glean has strict permission enforcement. It only shows you the information you already have permission to access in the source application. If any permissions change, Glean’s results reflect those changes immediately.

Unlike some other search tools that only search through documents you’ve previously visited or only by the document title, Glean searches across the entire breadth of your company and into the depth of content within your docs. Glean also uses context, language, behavior, and relationships with others to make sure the results are highly relevant to you.

Glean comes ready with 100+ connectors. See our full list of connectors.

Glean enforces SSO for all authentication. Glean supports OpenID and SAML providers like Google SSO, Azure AD, Okta, and Onelogin.

That’s your choice. You have the option to self-host Glean in your own cloud environment or host in Glean’s managed cloud environment. In both cases, you will have a fully managed SaaS experience.

If the customer chooses to self-host Glean in their cloud environment, then the Glean team will not have access to the customer’s data. If the customer chooses to host in Glean’s managed cloud environment, then the Glean team is bound by strict policies and rules that prevent access to the customer’s data unless necessary for debugging.

Yes. Glean mirrors the documentation retention policies of the source applications, so all your existing GDPR and CCPA processes work as they are.

Glean is SOC 2 Type II Certified— the most comprehensive certification that our system is designed to keep our customers’ sensitive data secure. Glean also performs annual penetration tests conducted by independent testers. Read more about our security at Glean.

Yes. Glean provides a large set of APIs and tools that enable integration with and extension of Glean. These enable activities such as adding custom data sources and organization data into Glean, or embedding a Glean search box for intranet pages. All API documentation is available at developers.glean.com.

It’s easy to get started with Glean. You’ll start by connecting Glean to the apps your company already uses. This initial setup takes as little as an hour and scales to the capabilities and control needed for the largest enterprises. No professional services are required for setup. After initial setup, Glean indexes your data, which typically takes a few days, depending on how much data your company has to index. Glean then starts delivering highly relevant and personalized results, without any manual fine-tuning or maintenance.