# Glean.ai — Accounts payable automation with invoice-level vendor-spend intelligence.

> Source: Tick Mark Books — https://tickmarkbooks.com/glean-ai (structured, researched, re-verified)

This accounts payable platform automates invoice processing, approvals, and payments. It adds machine-learning-powered analysis of vendor spend and invoice line items for finance teams.

**Best for:** High-growth finance teams managing vendor invoices and spend

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.glean.ai/ |
| Category | Accounts payable and bills, Bookkeepers and accounting firms, Works with QuickBooks Online, Works with Xero |
| Open source | No |
| Price | $295 a month |
| Price checked | 30 October 2026 |

Screenshot of Glean.ai: https://tickmarkbooks.com/img/1920/screenshots/glean-ai.webp, captured 28 October 2026

**What we checked**

- Pages last read: 30 October 2026
- Price on its site: From $295 a month (From its pricing page)

## What it costs

A month of books at 100 transactions: Quote only

## Glean.ai price and plans

Prices excluding tax, as Glean.ai publishes them.

| Plan | Price | What's included |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | $295 a month | 35 transactions; Moves you up a plan past the allowance |

Pricing page as we captured it: https://tickmarkbooks.com/img/1920/screenshots/glean-ai/pricing.webp, captured 28 October 2026

Read on https://www.glean.ai/plans, 30 October 2026.

## What we checked on Glean.ai

### What it costs to keep your books

**Cost for a solo freelancer** · Partly — One person pays the same as a team, because the plans are sold by invoice volume and not per user: the cheapest public plan is $295 a month billed annually for up to 35 invoices, and that price does not include the accounting software the product connects to.

> Basic $295/month billed annually Up to 35 /month
> — https://www.glean.ai/plans · Pricing comparison table, Basic plan column, checked 28 October 2026

**Promotion and regular price** · Yes — yearly shown monthly: $295 is shown per month but sold on annual billing; no introductory price is stated.

> $295/month billed annually
> — https://www.glean.ai/plans · Pricing table, Basic column, checked 30 October 2026

**Ledger included** · No — Glean is an accounts payable platform that integrates with a separate accounting system rather than replacing it.

> Integrate Glean AI with your general ledger system to improve productivity and reduce costs.
> — https://www.glean.ai/integrations · Integration introduction, checked 30 October 2026

**What the price is based on** · Yes — Plans are priced by invoice volume rather than by user seats, with unlimited users.

> Pay based on volume, not per user.
> — https://www.glean.ai/plans · Pricing introduction, checked 30 October 2026

**Users included** · Yes — All plans include unlimited users, so the vendor publishes no incremental user fee.

> we offer UNLIMITED USERS across all plans.
> — https://www.glean.ai/plans · Pricing introduction, checked 30 October 2026

**Past your plan’s limits** · Yes — There are no overage charges; after two consecutive months over a level, customers move up.

> Glean.ai does not charge overages. Customer automatically goes to next tier after 2 consecutive months of exceeding a level.
> — https://www.glean.ai/plans · Pricing footnote and FAQ, checked 30 October 2026

**Catching up past months** · Partly — Past invoices can be loaded, but only as a priced extra: the pricing page footnote charges $1.50 for each historical invoice, and it describes no cleanup or reopening of closed months beyond putting those old bills into the system.

> *** $1.50 per historical invoice.
> — https://www.glean.ai/plans · Footnote beneath the pricing comparison table, checked 28 October 2026

### What the AI does with your books

**What the AI does** · Yes — Machine-learning analysis supplies vendor-spend insights and automatically extracts invoice details for review.

> An accounts payable platform to help you understand what's driving your vendor spend with analysis and insights powered by machine learning.
> — https://www.glean.ai/product · Platform introduction and automated data-entry section, checked 30 October 2026

**What the AI costs** · Partly — included: Machine-learning capabilities are presented as product features, but no separate AI charge is published.

> An accounts payable platform to help you understand what's driving your vendor spend with analysis and insights powered by machine learning.
> — https://www.glean.ai/product · Platform introduction, checked 30 October 2026

**Categorizes transactions** · Yes — Bills forwarded in are read and coded to your accounts with no typing, and the vendor says it extracts line items too; its pages do not say whether it learns from corrections you make.

> Eliminate manual tasks with automated data extraction, GL coding, bill approvals & payments, accruals, prepaid amortizations, and more.
> — https://www.glean.ai/ · Homepage, 'Time Saving Automation' card, checked 27 October 2026

**Reconciles your accounts** · Partly — Glean describes reducing manual reconciliation through ledger integrations, without describing statement reconciliation.

> We're here to make your life easier. Eliminate data entry and manual reconciliation.
> — https://www.glean.ai/integrations · Integration introduction, checked 30 October 2026

**Reads receipts and bills** · Partly — Bills can be forwarded by email and their information extracted, but matching to transactions is undisclosed.

> Forward vendor invoices by email. That’s it. Glean AI takes care of extracting the information from your invoices and entering it.
> — https://www.glean.ai/integrations/quickbooks · Payments for Quickbooks users made simple, checked 30 October 2026

**Pays your bills** · Yes — The product processes and approves invoices, then supports ACH, check, and international payments.

> Make ACH, check, & international payments.
> — https://www.glean.ai/product · Check all the boxes, checked 30 October 2026

**Accrual books and reports** · Partly — It automates accrual bookings and reversals, but does not promise complete monthly financial statements.

> Automated accrual bookings and reversals
> — https://www.glean.ai/plans · Next generation AP automation feature list, checked 30 October 2026

### Who checks the AI’s work

**People check the books** · Partly — Approval workflows provide a human control for bills, but bookkeeper review of automated work is undisclosed.

> Approval workflows
> — https://www.glean.ai/product · Glean AI feature comparison, checked 30 October 2026

**Your accountant can sign in** · Yes — Because every plan carries unlimited users at no charge, bringing your accountant or bookkeeper in costs nothing extra on any tier.

> we offer UNLIMITED USERS across all plans. Pay based on volume, not per user.
> — https://www.glean.ai/plans · Pricing page, hero paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

**Accuracy the vendor claims** · Partly — The vendor describes extraction as highly accurate but publishes no measurement or accuracy percentage.

> Automatically extract highly accurate invoice summary and line item details within minutes.
> — https://www.glean.ai/product · Fully-automated data entry & workflows, checked 30 October 2026

### Where your books live and what it connects to

**QuickBooks Online** · Yes — It integrates with QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, and Oracle NetSuite for bill synchronization.

> Glean AI integrates with Quickbooks online and Quickbooks desktop.
> — https://www.glean.ai/integrations · Integration cards, checked 30 October 2026

**Xero** · Yes — It integrates with QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, and Oracle NetSuite for bill synchronization.

> Glean AI integrates with Quickbooks online and Quickbooks desktop.
> — https://www.glean.ai/integrations · Integration cards, checked 30 October 2026

**QuickBooks Desktop** · Yes — Glean AI integrates with Quickbooks online and Quickbooks desktop.

> Glean AI integrates with Quickbooks online and Quickbooks desktop.
> — https://www.glean.ai/integrations · Integration cards, checked 30 October 2026

**NetSuite** · Yes — It integrates with QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, and Oracle NetSuite for bill synchronization.

> Glean AI integrates with Quickbooks online and Quickbooks desktop.
> — https://www.glean.ai/integrations · Integration cards, checked 30 October 2026

**Bank and card feeds** · Partly — You link a bank account so it can pay bills, and the vendor says it analyzes card spend as well as bills, but no page says it imports bank and card transactions daily or how.

> Glean.ai is designed to analyze all of your vendor spend (expenses paid through AP + costs put on credit cards).
> — https://www.glean.ai/plans · Pricing page FAQ, 'What data does Glean.ai capture that's not captured by other AP Automation software?', checked 27 October 2026

**Moves your history in** · Partly — Past bills can be brought in at a published $1.50 each, and the vendor publishes a switching case study, but no page describes moving historical books out of QuickBooks or Xero.

> *** $1.50 per historical invoice.
> — https://www.glean.ai/plans · Pricing comparison table, footnotes below the plan columns, checked 28 October 2026

**Platforms** · Yes — android: The vendor links a mobile app to Google Play; web, Windows, Mac, and iOS are undisclosed.

> With Glean’s mobile interface, quickly access key spend summaries, track budget performance, and stay on top of expenses in real-time.
> — https://www.glean.ai/ · Glean.ai for mobile section, checked 30 October 2026

**Getting your books out** · Partly — The terms permit account closure but do not promise a complete export and reserve deletion rights.

> Glean shall not be liable to you or any third party for termination of access to the Service, deletion of your information or Account data, or export of your information or Account Data.
> — https://www.glean.ai/legal · Terms section 13, Termination, checked 30 October 2026

### Taxes

**Files your tax return** · No — The vendor states flatly that it will not calculate, report or remit any tax, so no income tax return is prepared or filed on any plan.

> Glean is not obligated to, and will not, determine whether taxes apply, or calculate, collect, report or remit any taxes to any tax authority arising from your use of the Service.
> — https://www.glean.ai/legal · Terms of Service, Section 12 Taxes, checked 27 October 2026

**Quarterly tax estimates** · No — No quarterly tax estimate or reminder is offered: the terms put the whole job of working out and paying tax on the customer.

> You are responsible for determining any and all taxes assessed, incurred, or required to be collected, paid, or withheld, in connection with your use of the Service.
> — https://www.glean.ai/legal · Terms of Service, Section 12 Taxes, checked 27 October 2026

**Calculates sales tax** · No — Sales tax is not calculated or tracked by state here; the vendor's terms say it does not determine whether taxes apply at all.

> Glean is not obligated to, and will not, determine whether taxes apply, or calculate, collect, report or remit any taxes to any tax authority arising from your use of the Service.
> — https://www.glean.ai/legal · Terms of Service, Section 12 Taxes, checked 27 October 2026

**Files sales tax** · No — It neither files nor pays sales tax returns, and the terms also exclude tax payments from the bills it can pay for you.

> The Bill Payment Services does not support payment to all types of billers, including certain government agencies and bills such as tax payments and court-ordered payments.
> — https://www.glean.ai/legal · Terms of Service, Section 4.2 Limits On Payees, Payment Amounts And Methods, checked 27 October 2026

### What it keeps track of

**Other currencies** · Partly — Paying vendors abroad is covered on both plans, with payments in dollars free and payments in another currency charged $10 plus 0.20% per transaction, but the pricing page says nothing about invoicing or keeping accounts in other currencies.

> USD International payments FREE FX International payments $10 + 0.20% / transaction
> — https://www.glean.ai/plans · Pricing comparison table, USD International payments and FX International payments rows, checked 28 October 2026

**Profit by project or job** · Partly — Spend can be viewed by department and the classes it keeps are written back to QuickBooks, but no page claims profit by project or job.

> Glean.ai sends over the following information automatically to Quickbooks: • Accounts • Classes • Vendors • Bills • Bill Payments
> — https://www.glean.ai/integrations/quickbooks · QuickBooks integration page, 'Maintain control over payments' section, checked 27 October 2026

### Your data and its security

**SOC 2 report** · Yes — Glean states that it maintains a SOC 2 Type II compliance program for customer data.

> Glean.ai maintains SOC 2 Type II compliance, assuring the safety of your data in the cloud.
> — https://www.glean.ai/security · Compliance section, checked 30 October 2026

**Your data trains AI** · Partly — The terms allow aggregated customer data to train machine-learning models; no opt-out is stated.

> Glean may derive Aggregated Statistics from Customer Data in connection with the Service and use Aggregated Statistics for its own business purposes, including training its machine learning models
> — https://www.glean.ai/legal · Terms section 14, Aggregated Statistics, checked 30 October 2026

### Who it is built for

**For accounting firms** · Yes — There is a partner program for accounting firms with training, a dedicated account manager and a listing in the vendor's accountant directory; firm pricing and your own branding are not described.

> Empowering your firm with an intelligent AP platform. Provide insights into what your clients spend without having to pull, manipulate and analyze data.
> — https://www.glean.ai/partner · Partner program page, hero paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

**Several businesses** · Yes — The pricing page charges a separate fee for each additional entity in the account.

> Multiple Entity Fee: $50 for each additonal entity in Glean.ai.
> — https://www.glean.ai/plans · Pricing footnote, checked 30 October 2026

**Australia** · Yes — Canadian, UK, and Australian availability is undisclosed.

> Each Account must be linked to at least one verified U.S. bank account.
> — https://www.glean.ai/legal · Terms section 2, Relationship with Glean, checked 30 October 2026

### Trying it, starting and getting help

**Free trial or free plan** · Partly — The vendor invites visitors to try the product free, but does not state trial duration or limits.

> Try it free, and join leading companies in managing spend.
> — https://www.glean.ai/try-glean-ai-for-free · Hero section, checked 30 October 2026

**Sign up without a sales call** · Partly — A visitor can request a free start, but the vendor funnels this through a demo request form.

> Let us show you how we can help.
> — https://www.glean.ai/try-glean-ai-for-free · Hero and request form, checked 30 October 2026

**Contract and cancelling** · Partly — Terms permit account closure, but an order form can have a term and no duration is published.

> you will not be eligible for a refund if you terminate for convenience before the end of the Term set forth in an applicable Order Form.
> — https://www.glean.ai/legal · Terms section 13, Termination, checked 30 October 2026

**Support** · Yes — Customer support is offered by email, while support hours and phone or chat availability are undisclosed.

> You can terminate this agreement by contacting Glean’s customer support team at support@gleancompany.com.
> — https://www.glean.ai/legal · Terms section 13, Termination, checked 30 October 2026

## Glean.ai alternatives

- [Zoho Books](https://tickmarkbooks.com/zoho-books) · Free plan, then $20 a month: Cloud accounting ledger with Zia AI, bank feeds, sales tax and 1099 e-filing, from $20 a month.
- [FreeAgent](https://tickmarkbooks.com/freeagent) · From £10 a month (about $13): UK cloud accounting with HMRC filing, bank feeds and AI receipt capture, priced per business type.
- [Puzzle](https://tickmarkbooks.com/puzzle) · No list price: AI-native accounting software with optional bookkeeper services for startups and small businesses.
- [Stampli](https://tickmarkbooks.com/stampli) · Price on request: Procure-to-pay workspace for invoices, vendors, payments and card spend, with AI coding and routing.
- [Booke AI](https://tickmarkbooks.com/booke-ai) · No list price: An AI bookkeeper that works inside QuickBooks Online and Xero to categorize transactions and match documents.
- [Pilot](https://tickmarkbooks.com/pilot) · No list price: A bookkeeping and tax service for startups that pairs software-driven dashboards with human financial advisors.
- [SimpleAI](https://tickmarkbooks.com/simpleai) · From $79 a month: AI agents that extract, classify and reconcile accounting documents, then publish them into Xero or QuickBooks.
- [Expensify](https://tickmarkbooks.com/expensify) · Free plan, then $5 a seat a month: Receipt scanning, company cards, bill pay and reimbursements that feed QuickBooks, Xero or NetSuite.
- [Dext](https://tickmarkbooks.com/dext) · From $31.50 a month: Captures receipts, invoices and statements, codes them and publishes to QuickBooks, Xero or Sage.

5 of the 9 publish a price.

[All 9 alternatives](https://tickmarkbooks.com/glean-ai/alternatives/)

## Sources and changes

Last changed 28 October 2026

**Sources on glean.ai** (9)

- https://www.glean.ai/plans, read 30 October 2026
- https://www.glean.ai/legal, read 30 October 2026
- https://www.glean.ai/product, read 30 October 2026
- https://www.glean.ai/integrations, read 30 October 2026
- https://www.glean.ai/, read 30 October 2026
- https://www.glean.ai/integrations/quickbooks, read 30 October 2026
- https://www.glean.ai/try-glean-ai-for-free, read 30 October 2026
- https://www.glean.ai/partner, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.glean.ai/security, read 30 October 2026

**Updates** (1)

- 28 October 2026: Free plan

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