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MeshTale vs Glean:search for the whole company, or memory per client.
Glean is enterprise search and an assistant across hundreds of company apps. MeshTale is a governed memory your own AI agents read and write, kept separate per client. Here is where each one fits.
Last checked 29 Oct 2026, from Glean's own pages.
- Search across hundreds of company apps: GleanGlean
- Mature compliance portfolio for a large enterprise: GleanGlean
- Run in your own cloud account, operated for you: GleanGlean
- One workspace per client, separate by default: MeshTaleMeshTale
- Your coding agents read and write team memory over MCP: MeshTaleMeshTale
- Start free, self-serve, without a sales call: MeshTaleMeshTale
Glean 0MeshTale 0Different jobs, both valid.
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Where Glean is strong,in its own words and docs.
Enterprise search, an assistant and agents across a large company's apps. These are the things it does well, taken from the sources listed at the bottom of this page.
Permission-aware search
Access is permission-aware from the source systems, built for one company's existing permissions.
A strong compliance portfolio
Glean lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, HIPAA, TX-RAMP Level 2 and GDPR.
A polished assistant with citations
Glean Assistant gives inline citations, deep-linked to the exact passage when the agentic engine is on, and can run in your own GCP or AWS account.
Glean and MeshTale,side by side.
"Not stated" means we checked Glean's pages and found nothing either way. It does not mean the feature is missing.
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- Partly
- Not stated
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| What you are comparing | Glean | MeshTale |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Enterprise search, Glean Assistant (chat) and an agents platform across company apps. Proprietary. | One governed memory for every person and AI agent on a team: hosted app, MCP, REST API with workspace-scoped keys, and a command-line sync tool. |
| Who it is for | Large enterprises, across financial services, healthcare, retail, tech and more. | Teams and agencies that share context across people and AI agents, usually for several clients. |
| Open source and self-hosting | PartlyNot open source. Glean-hosted, or Customer Hosted in your own GCP or AWS account, operated by Glean. | PartlySource-available under FSL-1.1-MIT. Runs as a hosted service; a supported self-host offering is not part of the plans. |
| Separate spaces per client | Not statedBuilt around one company's permissions. Separate workspaces per client are not stated. | YesOne workspace per client, separate by default: one client's context never reaches another client's agent. |
| Review before recall | Not statedNothing either way on the pages we checked. | YesNew memories can wait in a review queue for a person's OK; trust rules let matching items skip it. |
| Personal-data masking | PartlyGlean Protect scans connected sources for personal data, card data and credentials and can hide flagged content from Search and Assistant. Masking before storage is not stated. | YesEmails, phone numbers and ID numbers are detected and can be masked before storage, with per-workspace data policies. |
| When memories disagree | Not statedNothing either way on the pages we checked. | YesConflict alerts. When two memories disagree a person picks which is accurate (or keeps both with context); the other is marked superseded and the decision is logged. |
| Connectors to business tools | Yes275+ work apps and data sources, including Slack, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, GitHub and Salesforce. | Yes26 connectors, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, Notion, Google Drive, Jira, GitHub, HubSpot, Granola and Zoom, plus webhooks and export. |
| MCP, works with AI tools | YesThe Glean Remote MCP Server connects MCP hosts to an organisation's Glean knowledge; Glean also hosts supported third-party MCP servers. | YesTwo tools to connect; works in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, Grok, Windsurf, Zed and anything that speaks the protocol. |
| Built-in chat with citations | YesGlean Assistant with inline citations and "View sources"; deep-linked citations with the agentic engine. | YesChat with citations on every plan; every answer points back to its sources. |
| Audit log | YesAdmin audit logs on by default, exportable to a SIEM. | YesEvery recall is logged: which agent, which workspace, what came back, when. History kept 7 days to 2 years by plan. |
| Compliance claims | YesIn its own words: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, HIPAA, TX-RAMP Level 2, GDPR. | None claimedMeshTale makes no certification claims. |
| Pricing model | Per user per month (Core Suite or Enterprise Flex credits). Seat price not public; no free tier mentioned. | Free tier, no card required. Paid plans: Pro, Agency, Scale and Enterprise. |
Glean compliance claims are quoted as Glean states them. MeshTale facts come from MeshTale's own product and pricing pages.
Which one to pick,depending on the job.
If the left column sounds like you, Glean is probably the better fit, and that is fine.
Pick Glean when
- You are a large enterprise wanting permission-aware search and an assistant across hundreds of company apps.
- You need a mature compliance portfolio.
- You have budget for per-seat enterprise pricing.
Pick MeshTale when
- You are a smaller team or agency with several clients to keep apart.
- Your own AI agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) need to read and write one governed memory over MCP.
- You want a free tier and a self-serve start.
Worth knowing. Glean's connector count (275+) and its certifications are far beyond MeshTale's today.
Last checked 29 Oct 2026
Where these facts come from
Every Glean fact on this page comes from Glean's own website, docs or official GitHub repository, opened on 29 October 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
Building it yourself, or keeping memory on your own computer? See those comparisons.
- glean.comPositioning, connectors, permissions, compliance list
- docs.glean.com: Core Suite pricingPer-seat pricing model
- docs.glean.com: deploymentGlean-hosted and Customer Hosted options
- docs.glean.com: Glean ProtectSensitive-content scanning and hiding
- developers.glean.com: MCPRemote MCP Server
- docs.glean.com: secure configurationAdmin audit logs, SIEM export
- docs.glean.com: citationsInline and deep-linked citations
Questions aboutMeshTale and Glean.
No. Glean searches a company's apps under its existing permissions. MeshTale keeps a memory per client that people and AI agents add to and draw on, with review, masking and a recall log.
No. MeshTale has 26 connectors plus webhooks and export. Glean lists 275+.
MeshTale has a free tier with no card required. The Glean pages checked describe per-seat pricing, do not publish the seat price and mention no free tier.
Give every agent and every teammatethe right context.
One governed memory, a workspace per client, and a log of every answer. Start on the free tier and see if it fits.
Free tier, no card required.