The 4 Types of Company Brains in 2026: Self-Hosted vs Vendor Maintained
femke_plantinga · x · 2026-09-02
The post categorizes enterprise knowledge solutions into four families based on maintenance (you vs vendor) and architecture (layer vs feature):
- Dedicated company brains (e.g., Slite, Glean): Vendor-maintained, independent layer.
- Self-hosted patterns (e.g., GBrain, personal repos): You maintain it, offering total control.
- Embedded features: Integrated as a feature within existing tools.
- Fake company brains: The unstructured reality most teams actually have.
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