Glean vs. Perplexity

Glean is an enterprise AI platform that brings together AI assistants, AI agents, and enterprise search to help employees find answers, create content, and automate work. Grounded in your company’s knowledge, Glean Assistant answers questions, summarizes information, and drafts content, while Glean Agents enables teams to build and deploy AI agents that execute multi-step workflows across business applications. With 275+ out-of-the-box connectors, Glean connects information across workplace tools and delivers personalized AI that respects existing access permissions.

Perplexity is an AI-powered search engine designed to transform how users discover and interact with information. By processing user queries through advanced language models, it delivers concise, conversational answers backed by verifiable sources. Each response includes citations and links to original content, enabling users to verify information and delve deeper into topics. This approach streamlines the search experience, moving beyond traditional search engines that present numerous links for users to sift through.