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Users highly value the speed of information access with Glean, facilitating efficient collaboration and quick results. (4 mentions)
Users value the efficient collaboration enabled by Glean, streamlining access to information across workplace apps. (2 mentions)
Users value the ease of use of Glean, as it streamlines information access and boosts collaboration efficiency. (2 mentions)
Users find Glean's user-focused design helpful for quickly getting answers and enhancing knowledge management efficiency. (2 mentions)
Users appreciate the time-saving capabilities of Glean, enhancing efficiency by simplifying information access across apps. (2 mentions)
Users appreciate the easy access to documents and information, streamlining their workflow and enhancing productivity significantly. (1 mentions)
Users find Glean's search functionality incredibly efficient, surpassing other tools for document access and information retrieval. (1 mentions)
Users find the search functionality lacking due to limited filtering options and unclear relevance in results. (2 mentions)
Users experience slow loading times when accessing search results, particularly with older documents, affecting efficiency. (2 mentions)
Users report that Glean's AI occasionally provides incorrect answers and hallucinates, impacting reliability. (1 mentions)
Users find the inadequate filtering of Glean leads to broad search results, making relevant information harder to locate. (1 mentions)
Users note the missing data issue, which affects search clarity and overall context in Glean. (1 mentions)
Users find the poor UI design of Glean limits their ability to efficiently sort and analyze information. (1 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of Glean

1. Speed
Users highly value the speed of information access with Glean, facilitating efficient collaboration and quick results.
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Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"One-stop Search Across Slack, Jira, and Confluence"

What do you like about Glean?

The ability to search across all our workplace tools (Slack, Confluence, Jira, Gmail, Drive) from a single place saves me tons of time.

Savannah H.
SH

Savannah H.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Glean"

What do you like about Glean?

What I like best about Glean is how seamlessly it helps me find and access information across all my workplace apps. It saves time, reduces duplicated

2. Collaboration
Users value the efficient collaboration enabled by Glean, streamlining access to information across workplace apps.
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Savannah H.
SH

Savannah H.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Glean"

What do you like about Glean?

What I like best about Glean is how seamlessly it helps me find and access information across all my workplace apps. It saves time, reduces duplicated

Mark C.
MC

Mark C.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Connecting Search and RAG AI to elevate Knowledge Management and Productivity"

What do you like about Glean?

The overall focus of Glean is more accutely focused on the user 'get in and get done', recognizing that search is not a destination, but a means to wh

3. Ease of Use
Users value the ease of use of Glean, as it streamlines information access and boosts collaboration efficiency.
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Savannah H.
SH

Savannah H.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Glean"

What do you like about Glean?

What I like best about Glean is how seamlessly it helps me find and access information across all my workplace apps. It saves time, reduces duplicated

Mark C.
MC

Mark C.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Connecting Search and RAG AI to elevate Knowledge Management and Productivity"

What do you like about Glean?

The overall focus of Glean is more accutely focused on the user 'get in and get done', recognizing that search is not a destination, but a means to wh

4. Helpful
Users find Glean's user-focused design helpful for quickly getting answers and enhancing knowledge management efficiency.
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Mark C.
MC

Mark C.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Connecting Search and RAG AI to elevate Knowledge Management and Productivity"

What do you like about Glean?

The overall focus of Glean is more accutely focused on the user 'get in and get done', recognizing that search is not a destination, but a means to wh

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Glean: Fast Answers, But Sometimes Inaccurate"

What do you like about Glean?

Glean is super helpful to get quick answers on various Questions

5. Time-saving
Users appreciate the time-saving capabilities of Glean, enhancing efficiency by simplifying information access across apps.
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Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"One-stop Search Across Slack, Jira, and Confluence"

What do you like about Glean?

The ability to search across all our workplace tools (Slack, Confluence, Jira, Gmail, Drive) from a single place saves me tons of time.

Savannah H.
SH

Savannah H.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Glean"

What do you like about Glean?

What I like best about Glean is how seamlessly it helps me find and access information across all my workplace apps. It saves time, reduces duplicated

6. Easy Access
Users appreciate the easy access to documents and information, streamlining their workflow and enhancing productivity significantly.
See 1 mentions

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Mark C.
MC

Mark C.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Connecting Search and RAG AI to elevate Knowledge Management and Productivity"

What do you like about Glean?

The overall focus of Glean is more accutely focused on the user 'get in and get done', recognizing that search is not a destination, but a means to wh

7. Search Functionality
Users find Glean's search functionality incredibly efficient, surpassing other tools for document access and information retrieval.
See 1 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"One-stop Search Across Slack, Jira, and Confluence"

What do you like about Glean?

The ability to search across all our workplace tools (Slack, Confluence, Jira, Gmail, Drive) from a single place saves me tons of time.

Top Cons or Disadvantages of Glean

1. Search Functionality
Users find the search functionality lacking due to limited filtering options and unclear relevance in results.
See 2 mentions

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Mark C.
MC

Mark C.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Connecting Search and RAG AI to elevate Knowledge Management and Productivity"

What do you dislike about Glean?

Search would be improved with greater sorting capabilities, right now relevance (which is not clear to the user) is the main factor but it would be a

Savannah H.
SH

Savannah H.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Glean"

What do you dislike about Glean?

Sometimes the search results can be a bit too broad, and it takes a few extra steps to find the most relevant information. More advanced filtering opt

2. Slow Loading
Users experience slow loading times when accessing search results, particularly with older documents, affecting efficiency.
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Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"One-stop Search Across Slack, Jira, and Confluence"

What do you dislike about Glean?

Sometimes the search results take a few seconds to load, especially for older documents.

Mark C.
MC

Mark C.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Connecting Search and RAG AI to elevate Knowledge Management and Productivity"

What do you dislike about Glean?

Search would be improved with greater sorting capabilities, right now relevance (which is not clear to the user) is the main factor but it would be a

3. Improvement Needed
Users report that Glean's AI occasionally provides incorrect answers and hallucinates, impacting reliability.
See 1 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Glean: Fast Answers, But Sometimes Inaccurate"

What do you dislike about Glean?

Sometimes the answers are incorrect and the AI hallucinates.

4. Inadequate Filtering
Users find the inadequate filtering of Glean leads to broad search results, making relevant information harder to locate.
See 1 mentions

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Savannah H.
SH

Savannah H.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Glean"

What do you dislike about Glean?

Sometimes the search results can be a bit too broad, and it takes a few extra steps to find the most relevant information. More advanced filtering opt

5. Missing Data
Users note the missing data issue, which affects search clarity and overall context in Glean.
See 1 mentions

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Mark C.
MC

Mark C.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Connecting Search and RAG AI to elevate Knowledge Management and Productivity"

What do you dislike about Glean?

Search would be improved with greater sorting capabilities, right now relevance (which is not clear to the user) is the main factor but it would be a

6. Poor UI Design
Users find the poor UI design of Glean limits their ability to efficiently sort and analyze information.
See 1 mentions

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Mark C.
MC

Mark C.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"Connecting Search and RAG AI to elevate Knowledge Management and Productivity"

What do you dislike about Glean?

Search would be improved with greater sorting capabilities, right now relevance (which is not clear to the user) is the main factor but it would be a

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Account Manager
Marketing and Advertising
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Intuitive Knowledge Finder with Room for Improvement"
What do you like best about Glean?

I love how intuitive and easy to use Glean is, making my experience smooth and efficient. The ability of Glean to pull in specific resources and provide a comprehensive summary is incredibly handy, as it saves me time when accessing critical workplace knowledge. This feature allows me to quickly cross-reference and spot check for accuracy, ensuring the information I retrieve is reliable. Overall, Glean significantly improves my workflow by eliminating the need to sift through countless wiki pages and resources manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Glean?

Sometimes the search results don't get exactly what I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Savannah H.
SH
Account Executive
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Glean"
What do you like best about Glean?

What I like best about Glean is how seamlessly it helps me find and access information across all my workplace apps. It saves time, reduces duplicated work, and makes collaboration more efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Glean?

Sometimes the search results can be a bit too broad, and it takes a few extra steps to find the most relevant information. More advanced filtering options could improve the experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer & Network Security
UC
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"One-stop Search Across Slack, Jira, and Confluence"
What do you like best about Glean?

The ability to search across all our workplace tools (Slack, Confluence, Jira, Gmail, Drive) from a single place saves me tons of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Glean?

Sometimes the search results take a few seconds to load, especially for older documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Glean: Fast Answers, But Sometimes Inaccurate"
What do you like best about Glean?

Glean is super helpful to get quick answers on various Questions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Glean?

Sometimes the answers are incorrect and the AI hallucinates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mark C.
MC
Sr. Manager, Digital Workplace & AI Strategy
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Connecting Search and RAG AI to elevate Knowledge Management and Productivity"
What do you like best about Glean?

The overall focus of Glean is more accutely focused on the user 'get in and get done', recognizing that search is not a destination, but a means to what the user really wants... the answer. Go links for short urls and quick recognition/recall, collections to create logical grouping and drive ownership and good points for data owners to currate content.

The verification system is another offering that demonstrates the understanding that as we move foward with knowledge management and AI, garbage in IS garbage out and companies need to address it with easy to manage and use user interfaces that favor clarity and ease (again, lets make life easy for users to encourage useful and frequent updates)

AI Apps are a game changer, the best company SME (Subject Matter Experts) are constrained on time and access so building an app that your best can keep updated and fed means your users can always have an SMA (Subject Matter AI/Assistant) on point and ready 24x7.

The support staff is engaged and interested in helping to build a better experience, while doing their best to help us understand where things are headed and why they are the way they are. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Glean?

Search would be improved with greater sorting capabilities, right now relevance (which is not clear to the user) is the main factor but it would be a relative easy addition to allow users to SORT BY date (Z-A or A-Z)

People, while hooked to identity management lacks some flexibility in manual overrides to deal with some user situations with off shore, contractors etc leading to some odd results or missing context

Generative AI is still new and transforming at speed and scale. Keeping up with that pace of change is a significant challenge. Glean seems to struggle with completeness vs accuracy as the development team works out how to contend with how much data the backend LLMs can accept and not miss context or material.

Analytics is a little inflexible but nothing that cant be fixed in the UI. Though you can download the CSV file and slice and dice however you wish, simply setting date ranges and getting clearer indicators that could help drive adoption or be useful reports to more easily email to department leads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kelly G.
KG
Associate Sourcer, Technology
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Helps me quickly find the things I need to find!"
What do you like best about Glean?

I like Gleans homepage. I frequently use it to click on items in the "recent" tab to have easy access to documents that I am working on. I also like that I can look up people in my company along with their tenure, location, reporting chain, etc. Laslty, I enjoy using the gleanbot to quickly find answers to almost everything. I have used other chat AI bots and this is the best one I've seen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Glean?

My company is very concered about security, so I don't think we are getting the full use of glean because we do not have everything integrated (IE slack and email). This isn't really a glean issue per say, but I wish my company would allow this. Maybe after glean is more tenured and trusted in the market, this will be an option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sarin B.
SB
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"The best enterprise productivity tool that I've ever used!"
What do you like best about Glean?

Answers! In a large enterprise, information is scattered across thousands of documents, Slack messages, JIRA tickets and what not. Previously, Glean search used to be a great tool to identify these which in itself saved time) but still one had to spend a lot of time to understand and "glean" the right information out from the results. But Glean Chat totally changed the game, with the ability to provide direct answers, saving hours of work at a time! I ended up using it multiple times daily, getting answers more than 90% of the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Glean?

I don't dislike anything about Glean Chat Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Madison M.
MM
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Glean has improved my productivity exponentially!"
What do you like best about Glean?

Glean has saved me countless hours searching our internal systems to find the answer to a question or a particular resource. The search functionality is always spot on and helps me uncover things that I would have never found without Glean. I use Glean multiple times per day and have never had any technical issues with it. It's the best investment our team has ever made! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Glean?

I cannot think of anything I dislike! There are definitely features I could take advantage of more though, like collections and answers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chelsea A.
CA
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A story about my best friend, Glean!"
What do you like best about Glean?

During onboarding, Glean helped me ramp quickly and acquire all the institutional knowledge I needed to be successful. The landing page gives me a great overview of upcoming calls, trending resources, and suggested documents to review so I know what to do next and how to prioritize my day. The search function is easy to use and customize based on my specific role and the applications I use most frequently. It's saved me a tremendous amount of time. I no longer have to constantly toggle between applications and lose context and focus as I go. I'm thankful that Grammarly provides Glean company-wide as it helps us all collaborate and work better together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Glean?

I've found no downsides yet. Given how robust their resource center it, I'm sure if I have any questions or issues, I'll quickly be able to self-serve and find support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"So easy to use and set up!"
What do you like best about Glean?

The ability to easily access any information across our systems has been super helpful! I like to be able to see all possible options when either looking for information for internal needs OR when I need to share something with a customer. Really has helped me save time when searching or asking someone else. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Glean?

No dislikes at the moment - glean was very easy to install and I was able to start working with it instantly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.