01 Glean
Enterprise Work AI platform unifying AI search, an assistant, and agents over a permission-aware company knowledge graph
AI Search & Research from Custom free tier: no Verified JUL 12, 2026
Guru alternatives
6 alternatives compared · prices last verified Jul 14, 2026 · how we verify
Glean is the top Guru alternative in our directory: it covers the same category (AI Search & Research), starts at Custom, and has no free tier. The lowest-priced option with a free tier is Coda, starting at $0. All 6 alternatives below are compared on pricing verified against the official pricing pages, on the dates shown.
Ranked by category overlap with Guru, free-tier availability, then lowest verified starting price — computed from our verified data, never sponsorships.
Guru alternatives compared
| Alternative | Category | Starting price | Free tier | Price verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glean | AI Search & Research | Custom | no | Jul 12, 2026 |
| Coda | AI Productivity | $0 | yes | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Microsoft Copilot | AI Chatbots | $0 | yes | Jun 22, 2026 |
| NotebookLM | AI Search & Research | $7.99/mo | yes | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Notion | AI Productivity | $10/member/mo | yes | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Perplexity | AI Search & Research | $20/mo | yes | Jun 11, 2026 |
Each alternative, in brief
02 Coda
All-in-one workspace blending docs, spreadsheet-style tables, and no-code apps, with Coda AI built in for chat, generation, and AI columns
AI Productivity from $0 free tier: yes Verified JUL 14, 2026
03 Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's GPT-5-powered AI assistant for chat, search, and AI inside Word, Excel, and Teams
AI Chatbots from $0 free tier: yes Verified JUN 22, 2026
04 NotebookLM
Google's AI research assistant that answers questions grounded in your own uploaded sources
AI Search & Research from $7.99/mo free tier: yes Verified JUN 11, 2026
05 Notion
AI workspace combining docs, databases, projects, and autonomous agents in one platform
AI Productivity from $10/member/mo free tier: yes Verified JUN 11, 2026
06 Perplexity
AI-powered answer engine that searches the live web and cites every source
AI Search & Research from $20/mo free tier: yes Verified JUN 11, 2026
When to stay with Guru
Documented strengths from our Guru review — switching isn't always the right call:
- Knowledge maintenance is the core product, not an afterthought — scheduled verification and auto-archival fight the stale-wiki problem directly
- When Guru last published prices, AI credits were included in the base seat rather than sold as a separate per-user add-on
- MCP server means Guru feeds existing AI tools instead of forcing employees into another chat window