# Glean vs Vespa

| Attribute | Glean | Vespa |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 68.3 (29% (low)) | 58 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 7 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 7,129 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based AI platform that integrates with enterprise applications to provide intelligent search, conversational assistance, and autonomous agents, with built-in security controls and permission enforcement. It is indexed under AI Enterprise Search.","source":"https://www.glean.com","question":"What is Glean?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Glean. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.glean.com","question":"What platforms does Glean support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Glean, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.glean.com","question":"Can Glean be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Glean, including 15Five, Docebo, Lessonly, Nice CXone, Slack, Salesforce Service Cloud, ServiceNow and Zoom AI Companion, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.glean.com","question":"What does Glean integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Glean. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Glean not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.glean.com/platform/security","question":"What security certifications does Glean have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A distributed serving engine that unifies retrieval, ranking, machine learning inference, and real-time serving for business-critical AI applications. It is indexed under Search Engines.","source":"https://vespa.ai/pricing/","question":"What is Vespa?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Vespa offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://vespa.ai/pricing/","question":"Is Vespa free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Vespa supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://vespa.ai/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Vespa support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Vespa can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://vespa.ai/pricing/","question":"Can Vespa be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Vespa, including Python, Cohere, TwelveLabs, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Google Gemini, Cursor and VSCode, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://vespa.ai/pricing/","question":"What does Vespa integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Vespa. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Vespa not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.vespa.ai","question":"What security certifications does Vespa have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Vespa is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa","question":"Is Vespa open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Vespa is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Norway.","source":"https://vespa.ai/pricing/","question":"Where is Vespa available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Glean indexes and provides secure, permissions-aware search and AI agents across 275+ enterprise applications. It enables teams to build AI-powered workflows while maintaining source-system security and compliance standards. | A distributed search and AI platform that handles vectors, tensors, text, and structured data at scale, delivering sub-100ms query latency with continuous data updates and machine-learned relevance ranking. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"deployment_model":"managed_cloud_saas","generative_ai_answer_synthesis_rag":true,"bring_your_own_llm_byo_model_support":true,"hipaa_compliance_for_medical_records":true,"source_system_rbac_permissions_mirroring":true,"admin_dashboard_for_search_analytics_and_gaps":true,"personalization_based_on_user_department_context":true,"pre_built_native_crawlers_for_100_plus_saas_apps":true}` | `{"deployment":"self_hosted","distributed":"sharded","index_engine":"custom","licence_class":"permissive_oss","vector_search":"hybrid_fusion","typo_tolerance":"configurable","deployment_model":"hybrid","relevance_tuning":"ranking_rules","realtime_indexing":"near_real_time","generative_ai_answer_synthesis_rag":true,"multi_lingual_semantic_understanding":true,"hybrid_dense_and_sparse_lexical_reranking":true}` |
| integrations.count | 275 | 12 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"15Five"},{"name":"Docebo"},{"name":"Lessonly"},{"name":"Nice CXone"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Salesforce Service Cloud"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Zoom AI Companion"},{"name":"VS Code","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Claude Desktop","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Windsurf","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Python"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"TwelveLabs"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"OpenAI Codex"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"VSCode"},{"name":"IntelliJ"},{"name":"PyCharm"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"GCP"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"NO","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vespa.ai","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T11:26:49.809Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | free |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 3 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/lsp-v2.6.1","date":"2026-10-06T14:56:06Z","type":"stable","version":"lsp-v2.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.763.13","date":"2026-10-05T02:26:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.763.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.753.16","date":"2026-09-16T23:24:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.753.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/lsp-v2.6.0","date":"2026-09-16T09:27:29Z","type":"stable","version":"lsp-v2.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.751.13","date":"2026-09-07T02:23:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.751.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.750.13","date":"2026-09-03T05:43:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.750.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.748.3","date":"2026-09-01T07:14:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.748.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.746.22","date":"2026-09-01T07:14:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.746.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/lsp-v2.5.0","date":"2026-08-24T08:45:45Z","type":"stable","version":"lsp-v2.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.738.17","date":"2026-08-13T04:51:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.738.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.736.12","date":"2026-08-10T02:24:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.736.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.733.3","date":"2026-08-05T09:03:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.733.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.730.36","date":"2026-07-28T04:47:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.730.36"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.719.5","date":"2026-07-07T02:30:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.719.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.709.19","date":"2026-06-18T18:42:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.709.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.708.30","date":"2026-06-18T04:26:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.708.30"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.707.16","date":"2026-06-16T14:15:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.707.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.703.17","date":"2026-06-09T16:31:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.703.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/v8.702.91","date":"2026-06-09T02:20:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.702.91"},{"url":"https://github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/releases/tag/lsp-v2.4.10","date":"2026-06-08T04:18:37Z","type":"stable","version":"lsp-v2.4.10"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 42001","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"},{"name":"TX-RAMP Level 2","level":"Level 2","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.9 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.glean.com/platform/security | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.yahoo.vespa%3Acontainer-test&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (AI Enterprise Search)

| Capability | Glean | Vespa |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Managed cloud saas | Hybrid |
| Source system RBAC permissions mirroring | ✓ | - |
| Generative AI answer synthesis rag | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hybrid dense and sparse lexical reranking | - | ✓ |
| Pre built native crawlers for 100 plus saas apps | ✓ | - |
| Multi lingual semantic understanding | - | ✓ |
| Personalization based on user department context | ✓ | - |
| Optical character recognition OCR for pdfs | - | - |
| Admin dashboard for search analytics and gaps | ✓ | - |
| Bring your own LLM byo model support | ✓ | - |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | - |
| HIPAA compliance for medical records | ✓ | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:31:14.382Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*