Head-to-head
Glean vs Monday
Monday uniquely has 13 features · Glean uniquely has 8 features.
The verdict
Glean or Monday?
Section 01
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Glean
Glean does not publish a plan list we could read.
Monday
Free
$0/mo
Up to 2 seats, up to 3 boards, up to 3 Docs, 200+ templates
Basic
$12/seat/mo · $9/seat/mo
Total $36/mo monthly or $27/mo annually; Basic AI: 3 tools, 1,000 AI credits/month
Standard
$14/seat/mo · $12/seat/mo
Total $42/mo monthly or $36/mo annually; AI essentials: 5 tools, 2,000 AI credits/month; Special offer $20 off/mo
Pro
$24/seat/mo · $19/seat/mo
Total $72/mo monthly or $57/mo annually; Premium AI: 6 tools, 3,000 AI credits/month; Special offer $30 off/mo
Enterprise
Custom
Enterprise AI: 6 tools, custom AI credits; enterprise-grade security, portfolio & resource management
Section 02
Pros and cons
From each tool's full review, written from the same checked facts.
Glean
Pros
- Connects to over 100 enterprise apps and builds a unified knowledge graph that understands company-specific context, not just generic information.
- Permission-aware architecture ensures users only receive answers sourced from content they are already authorized to access.
- Real-world deployments at massive scale — Booking.com (14,000 employees) and Ericsson (20,000 employees) signal proven enterprise reliability.
- Natural language search returns answers with cited sources and full context, reducing time wasted hunting through siloed tools.
- Company-specific knowledge indexing means the AI understands internal project names, terminology, and history that generic LLMs cannot.
- Agentic AI capabilities now allow the tool to execute tasks across connected apps, not just surface information passively.
- Backed by a strong customer list including Zillow and GCash, indicating broad enterprise applicability across industries.
Cons
- Pricing structure is described as patience-testing, suggesting high cost or opaque procurement before you even access the product.
- Built for a very specific buyer profile — enterprises with large headcounts — making it a poor fit for smaller organizations.
- No hands-on trial was available for this review, meaning real-world UX nuances may differ from documented and reported behavior.
- G2 reviews were found to contradict each other, suggesting inconsistent user experiences across different deployments.
- Vendor marketing was noted as overstated relative to actual user reports, raising questions about feature reliability or ease of implementation.
- The shift toward agentic capabilities is recent, meaning that layer of the product is less battle-tested than the core search functionality.
Monday
Pros
- The AI agent layer is more developed than most competitors, with pre-built agents for research, reporting, meeting summaries, and process optimization.
- Custom AI agents can be built and connected to external models including Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini via integrations and MCP-connected tools.
- The Process Automator agent actively scans workflows and identifies where repetitive manual work can be eliminated, going beyond simple rule-based automation.
- Paid plans include up to 25,000 automation actions per month, which is more than most teams will ever need.
- Monday covers project management, CRM, and service workflows under one roof, reducing the need for multiple separate tools.
- With 225,000+ organizations on the platform since 2012, the product is mature and stable rather than still finding its footing.
- Core project management infrastructure is robust, including Gantt charts, timeline views, portfolio management, and resource tracking.
Cons
- The platform's breadth across project management, CRM, and service workflows can be a liability depending on what a team actually needs.
- Pricing details are not fully transparent on the homepage, requiring additional research to understand true costs.
- The shift to AI-first and 'agent workforce' positioning may feel like overreach for teams that simply need straightforward task tracking.
- The volume of features and configuration options creates complexity that smaller or simpler teams may find overwhelming.
- Teams that don't need the AI layer are still paying into a platform that has been significantly restructured around it.
Side by side
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2019 | 2012 |
| HQ | San Francisco, CA, USA | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| AI model | Multi-model (supports 100+ LLMs including GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, and others via Model Hub) | Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini (multi-model via integrations), Proprietary AI |
| User base | Millions of enterprise users (customers include Booking.com 14k employees, Ericsson 20k+ employees, Zillow, GCash, TIME) | 225,000+ organizations |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Chrome Extension, Slack, Microsoft Teams | Web, iOS, Android |
| Languages | 25+ | 25+ |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | — | Freemium |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Starting price | — | $12/mo |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing — contact sales | Custom price |
| All plans | — | Free — $0/mo Basic — $12/seat/mo Standard — $14/seat/mo Pro — $24/seat/mo Enterprise — Custom |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Enterprise teams seeking AI-powered workplace search and knowledge management | Teams and enterprises needing AI-powered project management, CRM, and service workflows |
| Differentiator | Trusted answers grounded in company data with turnkey AI ecosystem implementation on one centralized platform | An open AI work platform where human teams and AI agents collaborate side-by-side, with full agent control, permissions, simulation mode, and multi-model AI connectivity (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, MCP). |
| Competitors | Microsoft Copilot, Notion AI, Guru, Coveo, Elasticsearch, Perplexity for Enterprise, Moveworks | Asana, ClickUp, Notion, Jira, Smartsheet |
| Features | ||
| AI Meeting Notetaker | — | ✓ |
| AI Powered Search | ✓ | — |
| API Access | — | ✓ |
| Agent/Workflow Capabilities | ✓ | — |
| Automations | — | ✓ |
| Chrome Extension (CRM) | — | ✓ |
| Custom Data Sources | ✓ | — |
| Google Calendar Connector | ✓ | — |
| Guest Access | — | ✓ |
| Hundreds of Direct Connectors | ✓ | — |
| Timeline & Gantt Views | — | ✓ |
| Zapier Integration | ✓ | — |
| AI Assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | ✓ | — |
| Calendar Integration | — | ✓ |
| Document Creation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email Management | — | ✓ |
| Meeting Summary | — | ✓ |
| Mobile App | ✓ | ✓ |
| Note Taking | — | ✓ |
| Offline Mode | ✕ | — |
| Project Management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Research Assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spreadsheet AI | — | ✓ |
| Task Automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ||
| API Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | ✓ | — |
| Google Calendar | — | ✓ |
| Google Drive | ✓ | ✓ |
| Key Integrations | Slack, Google Drive, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, GitHub, Salesforce, plus 100+ connectors via Connectors platform | Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Jira, GitHub, Zapier, Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, MCP-connected tools |
| Microsoft 365 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slack Integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Zapier | — | ✓ |
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