Brave Search vs Glean: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 19 companies use Brave Search and 59 use Glean. 1 company uses both, including Apollo.io. Brave Search leads among the Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool, Glean among the Fintech & Payments companies.Latest check Nov 12, 2026: 72 of 78 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, Glean, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
18
listed for Brave Search only
1
company uses both
1 of them is listed through a job post on one side, the weakest proof.
58
listed for Glean only
On usedby, 18 companies are listed for Brave Search only, 58 are listed for Glean only and 1 uses both, 1 of them through a job post on one side, out of the 77 companies listed for at least one. An absent listing does not prove non-use.
Where it lands
Recently publicly listed customers
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, Glean |
|---|---|
 Apollo.iojob post for Glean | Job post, Oct 2026 |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Brave Search, Glean or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Listed for Brave Search onlyBothListed for Glean only
More common with Brave Search
- Artificial Intelligence5 of the 8 Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool use Brave Search.
More common with Glean
- Fintech & Payments6 of the 7 Fintech & Payments companies on usedby that use either tool use Glean.
- Data & Analytics5 of the 6 Data & Analytics companies on usedby that use either tool use Glean.
- Media & Publishing5 of the 5 Media & Publishing companies on usedby that use either tool use Glean.
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 5; Glean, 3 of 5. Missing facts remain unverified, not absent features.
Brave SearchGleanWhat 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.
Glean
saving more than 1,500 hours monthly
Super
Vendor case study, glean.com, captured Nov 11, 2026
With 92% adoption, Glean helps Upside employees find what they need
Upside
Vendor case study, glean.com, captured Nov 11, 2026
Evidence for your decision: Glean
Source observations. Check the required plan and conditions before choosing.
Documented tasks
McCarthy HoldingsAutomate internal business workflows
With Glean's agent capabilities, McCarthy teams are now building and deploying purpose-built agents that automate complex, data-intensive workflows.
NileAutomate internal business workflows
Glean has enabled teams across Nile to build customized agents for their most important workflows, as well as bring other applications and AI tools into one agentic ecosystem.
Choice criteria
Integration: BoxSourced observation
Plan: Unknown
Easily integrate 275+ apps across ecosystems out of the box.
Integration: Google ChatSourced observation
Plan: Unknown
Conditions: Product scope needs verification
Product: glean
Setup and limits: Named plan, contract entitlement, connector scopes, permissions, volume limits and regional eligibility remain unknown.; Documented only; not_tested. No authenticated vendor operation executed.; Named integration listing only; operation semantics and data direction are not established.
Google ChatNativeCommunication
Questions about Brave Search and Glean
Which is used more, Brave Search or Glean?
Glean has more customers on usedby: 59 against 19 for Brave Search. Brave Search leads among the Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool, Glean among the Fintech & Payments companies.
Do companies use both Brave Search and Glean?
Yes. 1 company uses both on usedby, including Apollo.io.
Who uses Brave Search?
19 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Brave Search.
Who uses Glean?
59 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Glean.
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.