Glean and osFoundry both bring AI to your work — but in opposite directions: one indexes your sprawling tools, the other consolidates them. Here’s an honest comparison for 2026. (dgm implements osFoundry as an independent partner; we’ll be fair to both.)
At a glance
| Glean | osFoundry | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Work AI / enterprise search | Orchestration & consolidation platform |
| Approach | Index & connect your tools | Consolidate & orchestrate |
| Models | Model-agnostic (per-chat choice) | Model-agnostic, bring-your-own-key |
| Pricing | Sales-led, ~seat min (secondary) | Usage-priced, no per-seat fees |
| Hosting | AMER/EMEA/APAC residency | Self-host or US/EU/JP |
As of 2026 — confirm with each vendor.
What each is
Glean is a Work AI / enterprise-search platform: 100+ connectors, an Enterprise Graph, and AI that finds and acts on information across your existing tools. It’s strong on permissions and security (ISO 42001/27001, SOC 2 II).
osFoundry is an orchestration platform that consolidates chat, agents, apps and knowledge into one workspace, usage-priced and self-hostable.
The key difference: index vs consolidate
This is the crux. Glean sits on top of your sprawling tool estate and makes it searchable; osFoundry aims to reduce that estate by consolidating tooling. If your problem is “we can’t find anything across 50 tools”, Glean fits. If it’s “we have too many overlapping tools”, osFoundry fits. (See how to cut SaaS costs with AI.)
Models and data
Both are model-agnostic (Glean per-chat, admin-gated; osFoundry via bring-your-own-key) and don’t train on your data. Glean offers AMER/EMEA/APAC residency; osFoundry offers US/EU/JP regions (no UK region) and self-hosting in your own UK/EU cloud — the most direct route for strict UK residency.
Pricing
Glean is sales-led with a seat minimum (secondary sources cite ~$45–50/user/mo + AI add-on, ~100 seats — confirm). osFoundry is usage-priced, no per-seat fees, no stated seat minimum — often more accessible for smaller teams.
Who each is best for
- Glean — enterprises with a large, sprawling tool estate wanting powerful search and AI across it.
- osFoundry — businesses wanting to consolidate and orchestrate in one platform.
They can be complementary: Glean for cross-estate search, osFoundry for consolidation.
Which should a UK business choose?
Large, sprawling estate you can’t consolidate? Glean. Want to reduce tool sprawl and orchestrate AI in one place? osFoundry — and dgm can help you evaluate and implement.
dgm is an independent integration partner with zero integrations so far. To compare these, book a consultation with dgm. General information; verify current vendor pricing.