SWIRL AI Search provides federated AI search across enterprise systems, querying live as each signed-in user while enforcing permissions at the source. The maker says source content is not copied, indexed or moved; retrieved text is held for the duration of a request. Results pass through keyword/BM25 ranking, E5-Large-V2 embedding re-ranking with hybrid fusion, and an MS-MARCO cross-encoder. SWIRL generates answers with citations and can flag claims unsupported by retrieved material. It lists more than 150 connectors, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, ServiceNow, GitHub, Confluence, Jira, Box and databases, and supports more than 100 LLMs. Enterprise provides a REST API and MCP server for agents. Deployment can be on-prem, in a private VPC or in a cloud tenant, using Docker Compose or Kubernetes. A free plan is available; paid Departmental licensing starts at $24,000.00 per year. The separately licensed Semantic Cache is an exception to the no-vector-store approach.

Who it is for

It is aimed at enterprises that cannot centralize their data and need search results tied to each user's permissions. Lawyers, analysts and clinicians are examples of users the maker identifies as needing grounded AI answers.

What is good

Queries source systems with permissions enforced at the source.
Generates cited answers and can flag unsupported claims.
Lists more than 150 connectors and supports more than 100 LLMs.
Can run on-prem, in a private VPC or in a cloud tenant.
Free plan available.

What to know first

Semantic Cache is separately licensed.
Departmental licensing starts at $24,000.00 per year.
Enterprise deployment and features may require custom scope.

Verdict

SWIRL is built for permission-aware search and cited answers across enterprise sources, with several deployment options and agent access. Review licensing and deployment requirements, especially if you need Semantic Cache or Enterprise features.

SWIRL AI Search plans and pricing

All plans

Paid pilot $12,000 once 60-90 days; 100% credited to first annual contract Paid evaluation pilot swirlaiconnect.com · 30 Sept 2026

Departmental $24,000/yr per year · annual license One business unit/workspace · core connector pack · SSO · MCP server + REST API · community & email support swirlaiconnect.com · 30 Sept 2026

OEM & Source Code License $60,000/yr from $60K/year plus revenue share Annual platform fee · white-label · source-code option · on-prem deployment · dedicated OEM support swirlaiconnect.com · 30 Sept 2026

Business $72,000/yr per year · annual license Multiple business units/workspaces · full 150+ connector library · business console · production agent/MCP access · standard SLA & priority support swirlaiconnect.com · 30 Sept 2026

Enterprise $150,000/yr per year · custom scope Unlimited business units · FedRAMP/air-gapped/gov-cloud option · on-prem or private-cloud deployment · premium SLA + named technical account manager · custom connectors swirlaiconnect.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on AI enterprise search software

Free plan: Yes
Permission sync: Yes
Answer citations: Yes
Deployment options: hybrid
Indexed content limit: 0 GB
Admin controls: Yes

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The record

Product

SWIRL provides federated AI search across enterprise systems, querying live as each signed-in user with permissions enforced at the source.

Zero-copy retrieval

The maker says searches run against source systems without copying, indexing, or moving source content; retrieved text is held for the request duration.

Ranking

Its three-pass ranking uses keyword/BM25, E5-Large-V2 embedding re-ranking with hybrid fusion, and an MS-MARCO cross-encoder.

Answers

SWIRL generates cited answers from retrieved sources and can flag claims that are not supported by the retrieved material.

Connectors

The maker lists more than 150 connectors, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, ServiceNow, GitHub, Confluence, Jira, Box, and databases.

LLMs

SWIRL supports more than 100 LLMs, including OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Mistral, and on-prem models through Ollama and compatible frameworks.

Agent access

The Enterprise product exposes a REST API and first-class MCP server for agents to access the same ranked, permissioned, cited answers.

Deployment

SWIRL can run inside a customer's environment on-prem, in a private VPC, or in a cloud tenant, using Docker Compose or Kubernetes.

Security

SWIRL Enterprise supports SSO through OAuth2/OpenID Connect, and the maker says source ACLs are preserved by passing through the user's identity.

PII controls

Enterprise can use Microsoft Presidio to detect and redact personal information, with redaction enabled per SearchProvider.

Compliance

The maker says customers configure SWIRL and their surrounding controls to meet their regulatory obligations; it offers configuration guidance and, under NDA, audit-support artifacts.

Limits

The optional Semantic Cache is separately licensed and is the exception to the no-vector-store approach; its caching is based on documents users have already retrieved with their credentials.

Support

Departmental includes community and email support, Business includes a standard SLA and priority support, and Enterprise includes a premium SLA and named technical account manager.

Audience

The maker positions SWIRL for enterprises that cannot centralize their data and identifies lawyers, analysts, and clinicians as examples of users relying on grounded AI answers.

Price from

$2,000/mo