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Plantel vs Glean
Glean is enterprise search bolted on. Plantel Brain is search and Plantel is the rest.
Glean is great at indexing the SaaS you already have. Plantel Brain is great at indexing the workspace where everything is one product.
Honest feature matrix
| Feature | Plantel | Glean |
|---|---|---|
| Index across third-party SaaS | Selected | Yes |
| Hybrid retrieval | Yes | Yes |
| Source attribution | Yes | Yes |
| Permissions-aware | Yes | Yes |
| Integrated workspace | Yes | No |
| AI agents who use the search | Configurable workforce | Glean Chat (single) |
When to pick Glean instead
If you're locked into a multi-vendor SaaS stack and need to make it searchable in 90 days, Glean is the right wrapper. If you're rebuilding around one workspace + agents, Plantel is the rebuild.