Mustashar · Glean alternative
A Glean alternative in Arabic, on your own servers.
Glean is a well-known enterprise search and AI platform, run by Glean in its cloud or in yours. When you need the assistant on your own servers or in a UAE cloud, working in Arabic as well as English, Mustashar is built for that.
- Your servers or a UAE cloud region
- Arabic and English, including mixed documents
- Answers cited to the page
Birbal Assistant
Private · on your serversYou
What is the notice period for contractors?
Assistant
Contractors need 30 days’ written notice, unless their contract says otherwise.
You
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Assistant
يُسمح بالعمل عن بُعد يومين في الأسبوع بموافقة المدير المباشر.
Authorized vendor to
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Interior
- DGE Abu Dhabi
- Etihad Aviation
- EDGE Group
Delivered for
- Hindustan Unilever
- Nokia
- Linde
- USA Today
- JSL
Procurement-ready
- Emirati national company
- National ICV certificate
- Abu Dhabi Government Procurement Gate
- UAE Ministry of Finance, federal procurement
- Registered ADNOC vendor
Side by side
Mustashar and Glean compared
Glean facts come from Glean's own documentation and security standard, checked on 14 November 2026.
| What you get | Mustashar | Glean |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | A private assistant and agents grounded in your documents and systems | Enterprise search, an assistant and AI agents across company apps |
| Where it runs | Your servers or private cloud, or a UAE cloud region we run for you | Glean's cloud, with standard regions in the US and EU, or managed by Glean inside your own GCP or AWS account |
| Who operates it | Your team on your servers, with our support, or us in a UAE cloud | Glean, including in your cloud account; Glean says this isn't a traditional self-hosted model |
| Arabic | Search, chat and summaries in Arabic and English, including mixed documents | Arabic keyword search in early access; Arabic semantic search and interface aren't listed as available |
| Your systems | SharePoint, Google Drive, SAP, Oracle and CRMs, through connectors we build | Connectors to company apps, with private connectivity for on-premises sources |
| On-premises | Yes, on your own servers | An on-premises architecture with Dell, announced in May 2025 |
Be fair to Glean
When Glean is the better choice
Glean does a lot well. If these describe you, it may be all you need.
You want managed SaaS
With Glean Hosted there's no infrastructure to run on your side.
Your cloud is GCP or AWS
Glean can run in your own cloud account, and it offers lower licensing costs when you host it there.
Your content is mostly English
If your documents and questions are in English, Arabic support matters less.
Where Mustashar fits
When Mustashar is the better choice
Arabic first
Search, chat and summaries in Arabic and English, including documents that mix both.
Your servers or a UAE cloud
Install it in your data center or private cloud, or let us run it for you in a UAE cloud region.
Your own systems
Connectors to SharePoint, Google Drive, SAP, Oracle and CRMs, built for your access rules.
Answers you can check
Every answer cites the exact page it came from.
Access follows permissions
People only get answers from documents they're allowed to open.
A local team
Built and supported by an Abu Dhabi team, under NDA.
Switching
Trying Mustashar beside Glean
- 01
Choose a team
Pick one department and the documents it searches most.
- 02
Connect the same sources
We connect those file stores and systems with your access rules.
- 03
Pilot for 14 days
Users ask real questions, in Arabic and English; we measure answer quality and time saved.
- 04
Decide with evidence
You get a report on answer quality and time saved, and a clear quote.
Sources
Where the Glean facts come from
Glean's own pages, checked on 14 November 2026. Products change, so check the current pages before you decide.
14-day pilot
Start a 14-day private pilot
We set up a private assistant on one team's documents, on infrastructure you choose. At the end you get a report on answer quality and time saved.
- Your data stays in your environment
- Arabic and English questions
- Clear pricing before any rollout
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FAQ
Glean alternative: questions buyers ask
Can Glean be self-hosted?
Glean offers Customer Hosted: Glean deploys and runs its software as a managed service inside your own GCP or AWS account. Glean's documentation says this is not a traditional self-hosted model, because Glean keeps the access it needs to operate it. Glean also announced an on-premises architecture with Dell in May 2025.
Does Glean support Arabic?
According to Glean's language support matrix, Arabic keyword search is in early access, enabled through your Glean representative; Arabic semantic search and an Arabic interface aren't listed as available. Mustashar works in Arabic and English, including documents that mix both.
Where does Glean host data?
Glean's standard hosting regions are the United States and the EU, and other supported regions can be requested, according to its security standard. With Customer Hosted, data stays in your own GCP or AWS account.
What is a good Glean alternative in the UAE?
If you need the assistant on your own servers or in a UAE cloud region, in Arabic and English, with connectors to systems like SAP and Oracle, Mustashar is built for that. Start with a 14-day pilot on one team's documents.
How is Mustashar priced?
It depends on users, data volume and hosting. You get a clear quote after the pilot.
Does our data train the AI?
No. Your documents and conversations are never used to train public models.