Brave Search vs Exa: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 19 companies use Brave Search and 20 use Exa. 2 companies use both, including Glean and Amazon. Brave Search leads among the Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool, Exa among the DevTools & Infrastructure companies.Latest check Nov 12, 2026: 39 of 39 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. A company on both tools counts at any proof level, and a job post on one side is marked as such.
Who uses Brave Search, Exa, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
17
listed for Brave Search only
2
companies use both
18
listed for Exa only
On usedby, 17 companies are listed for Brave Search only, 18 are listed for Exa only and 2 use both, out of the 37 companies listed for at least one. An absent listing does not prove non-use.
Who uses both
Companies with a public line on both tools, at any proof level: the strongest proofs come first, and a job post is marked.
| Company | First public proof, Brave Search | First public proof, Exa |
|---|---|---|
 Glean | On or before Nov 2026 | On or before Nov 2026 |
 Amazon | — | — |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Brave Search, Exa or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Listed for Brave Search onlyBothListed for Exa only
More common with Brave Search
- Artificial Intelligence5 of the 6 Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool use Brave Search, 1 of them alongside Exa.
More common with Exa
- DevTools & Infrastructure5 of the 6 DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool use Exa.
Source: every usedby line, from confirmed proofs to job-post signals (the weakest proof level).
Side by side
Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.
Vendor facts checked: Brave Search, 0 of 4; Exa, 0 of 4. Missing facts remain unverified, not absent features.
Brave SearchExaNo verified public evidence is available for pricing or trust facts yet. A missing value does not mean the vendor lacks the feature.
What customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Brave Search
No reviewed story for Brave Search yet.
Exa
More than 9.1M Search requests to date
HockeyStack
Vendor case study, exa.ai, captured Nov 12, 2026
More than 7.2M Search requests to date: 11x uses Exa Search for high-volume prospect and account research.
11X
Vendor case study, exa.ai, captured Nov 12, 2026
Questions about Brave Search and Exa
Which is used more, Brave Search or Exa?
Exa has more customers on usedby: 20 against 19 for Brave Search. Brave Search leads among the Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool, Exa among the DevTools & Infrastructure companies.
Do companies use both Brave Search and Exa?
Yes. 2 companies use both on usedby, including Glean and Amazon.
Who uses Brave Search?
19 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Brave Search.
Who uses Exa?
20 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Exa.
How does usedby count customers?
A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of four proof levels: confirmed, declared by the company itself, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company counts as using both tools when it has a line on each, at any level; the list shows the strongest proofs first and marks job posts.