Productivity · Head-to-head

Glean vs Make

Glean vs Make: pricing, features, and which to pick in 2026.

The verdict

Pick Glean if…

→your primary use case is large enterprises with knowledge scattered across 100+ internal apps who need unified, role-aware search and automated workflows.
→you need: research

Try Glean →

Pick Make if…

→you need a genuinely free option
→budget is the constraint
→you want our editor's pick for this category
→your primary use case is teams building multi-step, branching automations who want to see the whole flow on a canvas rather than describe it as a list of steps.

Try Make →

Spec	Glean	Make
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Pricing model	paid	freemium
Headline pricing	Custom enterprise pricing	Free tier with 1,000 credits/mo; paid from $9/mo for 10,000 credits
Free tier	—	Yes, and it runs real scenarios: 1,000 credits a month across 2 active scenarios, with a 15-minute minimum run interval. Annual billing is advertised at 15%+ savings on the paid tiers.
AI Score	8.8/10	8.7/10
Best for	Large enterprises with knowledge scattered across 100+ internal apps who need unified, role-aware search and automated workflows.	Teams building multi-step, branching automations who want to see the whole flow on a canvas rather than describe it as a list of steps.
Editor's pick	—	✓ Yes
Use cases	research productivity agents	productivity agents marketing
Date added	2026-05-01	2026-08-02

Productivity · paid

✓Connects to 100+ enterprise apps for truly unified search across all company knowledge
✓Knowledge graph delivers highly personalized, role-aware results — not just keyword matching
✓93% adoption rate suggests the product actually delivers value employees want to use
✓Agentic capabilities automate multi-step workflows beyond simple Q&A

×Enterprise-only with no self-serve tier — pricing typically runs high six figures annually
×Requires IT-led deployment to connect data sources and configure permissions
×Not accessible to individuals, freelancers, or small teams
×Value depends heavily on how many apps your org uses — less compelling with fewer data sources

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Productivity · freemium

✓Visual canvas makes branching and conditional automations readable in a way a linear step list does not
✓Routers and error handler modules cost zero credits, so defensive structure does not inflate the bill
✓3,000+ connectors including 400+ AI integrations, which covers most of what a small team needs to wire together
✓Free tier runs genuine scenarios on a schedule rather than expiring like a trial
✓Entry pricing starts at $9/mo, well below what comparable platforms charge for a first paid tier

×Credits are consumed per module action, so a multi-step scenario burns the allowance far faster than the plan names suggest
×The advertised $9, $16 and $29 prices are only the 10,000-credit rung of a slider, and real costs climb from there
×Free tier caps scheduling at a 15-minute minimum interval and execution at 5 minutes, which rules out anything time-sensitive
×The canvas is harder to learn than a form-based builder, which is a real cost for occasional users
×Full-text log search sits on Pro, so debugging on the cheaper tiers is more painful than it should be