On usedby, 43 companies use Dust and 49 use Glean. 1 company uses both, including Vanta. Glean leads among the Fintech & Payments companies on usedby that use either tool.Latest check Oct 8, 2026: 67 of 92 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. Companies named on both have a confirmed or observed line on each side.
Who uses Dust, Glean, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
42
use only Dust
1
company uses both
48
use only Glean
42 companies use only Dust, 48 use only Glean and 1 uses both, out of the 91 companies on usedby that use at least one of them.
Where it lands
Newest customers
No new customer since tracking started on October 2, 2026.
Where it lands
Newest customers
No new customer since tracking started on October 7, 2026.
Who uses both
Companies with a confirmed or observed line on both tools.
| Company |
|---|
 Vanta |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Dust, Glean or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Dust onlyBothGlean only
More common with Glean
- Fintech & Payments6 of the 10 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.
- Marketing Tech3 of the 5 Marketing Tech companies on usedby that use either tool use Glean.
Source: confirmed and observed usedby lines. Job-post signals, the weakest proof level, are left out of these shares.
Side by side
Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.
DustGleanWhat customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Dust
Today, a dozen people, from engineers to executives, access cost data weekly through Dust.
Dailymotion
Vendor case study, dust.tt, published Jun 25, 2026
Within six months, 87% of the company was active monthly
Alma
Vendor case study, dust.tt, published Jun 30, 2026
Glean
30+ min saved on searches with Glean
Pure Storage
Vendor case study, glean.com, captured Oct 7, 2026
What once took PMs up to 4 hours per document now takes just minutes
Nile
Vendor case study, glean.com, captured Oct 7, 2026
Questions about Dust and Glean
Which is used more, Dust or Glean?
Glean has more customers on usedby: 49 against 43 for Dust.
Do companies use both Dust and Glean?
Yes. 1 company uses both on usedby, including Vanta.
Who uses Dust?
43 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Dust.
Who uses Glean?
49 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 three proof levels: confirmed, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company is named as using both tools when its lines on both are confirmed or observed.