Best Glean Alternatives in 2026: Coworker vs Glean

Coworker AI is a context layer for enterprise AI that was built agent-first, while Glean started as enterprise search and launched Glean Agents in February 2025. Coworker builds OM2, a permission-aware company graph across 50+ tools, and its agents update CRMs, file tickets and send follow-ups, inside Coworker or in Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor through Coworker MCP.

Coworker is a Glean alternative for enterprise teams that want agents to do the work, not only find documents. Coworker connects 50+ tools, keeps a permission-aware company graph called OM2, and runs agents that write to Salesforce, HubSpot, Jira, Notion and Slack. Our Glean alternatives guide covers the wider market.

Glean does not publish public pricing; it is quote-based and enterprise-focused. Its Enterprise Flex model combines a per-user seat with pooled usage credits. Buyer-reported contracts on Vendr have a median of about $99,000 a year (range roughly $30,000 to $209,000), and minimums are often 100 to 250 users. For Coworker pricing, book a demo.

Coworker lets you test a Glean renewal before you sign, with pricing scoped to your organization. Coworker runs its 100-task benchmark on your company's data for free and covers the token costs. Glean is quote-based too, and buyers on Vendr report a median of about $99,000 a year. See Glean pricing.

Yes. Glean launched Glean Agents in February 2025 with a no-code builder. Its agents can run on a schedule or when content changes, and use native actions (85+ added in February 2026) plus MCP tools. Both platforms can automate workflows. Coworker differentiates with OM2 organizational memory, meeting notes that run the follow-ups, and faster deployment.

Glean and Coworker both run MCP servers for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor that respect user permissions. Coworker MCP adds OM2, Coworker's organizational memory, and lets any MCP client invoke Coworker agents directly. Glean exposes agents as MCP tools only when they have no write tools and no human approval steps. More in Glean MCP vs Coworker MCP.

Coworker makes that a measured decision instead of a guess. Teams run Coworker next to Glean during the switch, set up their most-used agents in Coworker's no-code agent builder with schedules, triggers and approval gates, and compare results on real work. Coworker also runs its 100-task benchmark on your own company data for free before you commit.

Agents can start working in minutes once your tools are connected, and full setup takes days, not weeks. An onboarding team handles integration setup, and both platforms can run in parallel during the transition.

Yes. Coworker is SOC 2 Type II certified, GDPR compliant and CASA Tier 2 verified. Answers respect the permissions already set in your tools, so people only see what they can already access, and data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Enterprise customers get SAML SSO and a security review.