Architecture, not policy
There is no HQ server that stores your data. No retention rules. No data agreements to read. The system cannot store what it never receives. This is a structural guarantee, not a promise.
AI inside your business.Zero cloud storage.
Powered by your full business knowledge — Email, Slack, Jira, GitHub, Drive, local files. Nothing leaves your machine. Not by policy. By architecture.
Connect everything you actually use
Email, Slack, Jira, GitHub, Google Drive, your local filesystem. HQ searches them locally — on your machine — and sends only the relevant context to the AI. Not the whole file. Not the whole inbox.
Real work, not chat
HQ generates answers, documents, and reports from your real business data. It cites its sources. It's not a general-purpose chatbot. It's a business tool with a specific job.
How it works
Step 1
Install the app
Desktop application. macOS and Windows. No server setup. No IT team required.
Step 2
Connect your tools
Connections to email, Slack, Jira, GitHub, Drive. Credentials stay on your machine.
Step 3
Ask a question
Plain language. HQ searches your connected tools locally to find relevant context.
Step 4
Context sent to AI
Only the selected context — not your full data — is sent to the cloud AI model to generate a response.
Step 5
Session destroyed
When you close the session, nothing is retained. No logs, no history, no trace in the cloud.
The key constraint: HQ has no database. There is nowhere for your data to be stored, even if we wanted to. This is why you can connect your financials, HR records, legal documents, and trade secrets — data you would never upload to ChatGPT.
Where data is stored
HQ Sovereign
Your machine / network
ChatGPT Enterprise
OpenAI servers
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft servers
Glean
Glean's cloud index
Cloud retention
HQ Sovereign
None — by architecture
ChatGPT Enterprise
30-day opt-out
Microsoft Copilot
HQ Microsoft 365 logs
Glean
Indexed into cloud
Minimum seats
HQ Sovereign
1
ChatGPT Enterprise
1 (no team features)
Microsoft Copilot
300 (M365 Business)
Glean
100
Starting price
HQ Sovereign
$39/device/mo
ChatGPT Enterprise
$30/user/mo
Microsoft Copilot
$30/user/mo
Glean
$50+/user/mo
Searches your actual data
HQ Sovereign
Locally
ChatGPT Enterprise
Via plugin upload
Microsoft Copilot
Via Microsoft graph
Glean
Via cloud index
Sensitive data safe to connect
HQ Sovereign
Yes
ChatGPT Enterprise
Data goes to OpenAI
Microsoft Copilot
Data goes to Microsoft
Glean
Data goes to Glean
Self-serve setup
HQ Sovereign
Download and go
ChatGPT Enterprise
Yes
Microsoft Copilot
IT admin required
Glean
Procurement + onboarding
Attribute
HQ Sovereign
ChatGPT Enterprise
Microsoft Copilot
Glean
Where data is stored
Your machine / network
OpenAI servers
Microsoft servers
Glean's cloud index
Cloud retention
None — by architecture
30-day opt-out
HQ Microsoft 365 logs
Indexed into cloud
Minimum seats
1
1 (no team features)
300 (M365 Business)
100
Starting price
$39/device/mo
$30/user/mo
$30/user/mo
$50+/user/mo
Searches your actual data
Locally
Via plugin upload
Via Microsoft graph
Via cloud index
Sensitive data safe to connect
Yes
Data goes to OpenAI
Data goes to Microsoft
Data goes to Glean
Self-serve setup
Download and go
Yes
IT admin required
Procurement + onboarding
Get early access to HQ
Professional and Business tiers are available via waitlist. Enterprise and Regulated: contact us directly. We'll be in touch with access details and pricing.