Enterprise search without per-user pricing
Looking for a Glean alternative? QueryNow Search delivers AI-powered enterprise search for a one-time fee, deployed in your Azure tenant. Same capabilities. 91% lower 3-year cost.
Why companies switch from Glean
Glean is a capable enterprise search product. But its pricing model, data residency, and vendor lock-in create problems for security-conscious, cost-conscious organizations.
Per-user pricing that scales against you
Glean charges ~$50/user/month with a 100-seat minimum. At 1,000 employees, that's $600,000/year. Hire 200 more people? Your search bill jumps by $120K. With QueryNow, your cost is fixed.
Your data in someone else's cloud
Glean indexes your enterprise data in their cloud infrastructure. That means BAAs, data processing agreements, and a compliance surface area you can't fully control. QueryNow keeps everything in your Azure tenant.
Vendor lock-in deepens over time
The longer you use Glean, the harder it is to leave. Your search workflows, analytics, and configurations are in their platform. With QueryNow, you own the infrastructure and the code.
Limited customization
Glean offers configuration options within their platform. QueryNow gives you the source code. Customize the search UI, add new connectors, modify ranking algorithms. It's your system.
The 100-seat minimum
Even if you have 80 employees, you pay for 100 with Glean. QueryNow has no minimum. Our Foundation tier starts at $25K for companies as small as 50 employees.
Infrastructure you can't inspect
Glean manages their infrastructure. You can't audit network rules, encryption keys, or access logs the same way you can in your own Azure subscription. With QueryNow, you have Azure Portal access to everything.
Glean vs. QueryNow at a glance
| Glean | QueryNow Search | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ~$50/user/month | One-time fee: $25K-$150K |
| 3-year cost (1,000 users) | $1,800,000 | $165,000 |
| Data location | Glean cloud | Your Azure tenant |
| Minimum commitment | 100 seats, annual contract | None |
| Source code access | No | Yes |
| Vendor lock-in | High | None |
| AI search | Proprietary model | Azure AI Search + OpenAI |
| Task completion | Limited | Action agents |
| Customization | Configuration only | Full code access |
The question isn't whether AI search is worth it
Employees spend 1.8 hours per day searching for information. AI search pays for itself. The question is whether you should rent it from a vendor for $600K/year or own it for $75K.
QueryNow Search: same AI search capabilities, 91% lower cost, your data stays home.
See what $75K gets you vs. $1.8M
We'll walk you through QueryNow Search and show you exactly how it compares to Glean for your specific environment.
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