ChatDOC vs Sharly AI

ChatDOC8.8Visit Sharly AI8.7Visit

Higher score ChatDOC #5 in AI PDF Tools 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit ChatDOC

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Sharly AI #6 in AI PDF Tools 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Sharly AI

• ChatDOC fits best

  Multi-document research with citations

• Sharly AI fits best

  Collaborative teams analyzing varied documents

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Side by side

Feature	ChatDOC 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Sharly AI 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#5 in AI PDF Tools	#6 in AI PDF Tools
Best for	Multi-document research with citations	Collaborative teams analyzing varied documents
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$89.90/yr	$12.50/seat/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ChatDOC 0/4 · Sharly AI 0/4
Multi-file chat	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Source citations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
AI for scanned PDFs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Upload limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum file size	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Export formats	Not checked yet	APA, MLA, Chicago
Our review
Pros	Cites answers with page numbers and linked references Analyzes tables, formulas, scanned pages, and document text Supports multi-document chat, URL imports, web, API, and Chrome extension	Compares multiple documents and flags contradictions Links answers to source passages with inline citations Supports shared workspaces, annotations, and role-based access
Cons	Free plan limits uploads and questions Pro plans allow 300 files every 30 days OCR for scanned pages is available on Pro	Paid access starts at $12.50 per seat monthly with annual billing Business features such as SSO/SAML are reserved for the Business tier Web access only; there is no listed desktop or mobile platform
Our verdict	ChatDOC is a web-based AI assistant for asking questions about PDFs and other documents. It suits researchers, analysts, students, and teams that need to summarize files, extract information, inspect tables and formulas, or compare content… Read the review →	Sharly AI is a web-based research assistant for individuals, research teams, analysts, compliance groups, academics, and organizations. It accepts PDFs, DOCX, PPTX files, spreadsheets, URLs, Google Docs, and Notion uploads, then provides… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ChatDOC — where it wins

  • Cites answers with page numbers and linked references
  • Analyzes tables, formulas, scanned pages, and document text
  • Supports multi-document chat, URL imports, web, API, and Chrome extension

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan limits uploads and questions
  • Pro plans allow 300 files every 30 days
  • OCR for scanned pages is available on Pro

• Sharly AI — where it wins

  • Compares multiple documents and flags contradictions
  • Links answers to source passages with inline citations
  • Supports shared workspaces, annotations, and role-based access

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid access starts at $12.50 per seat monthly with annual billing
  • Business features such as SSO/SAML are reserved for the Business tier
  • Web access only; there is no listed desktop or mobile platform

• ChatDOC8.8/10 · Free plan

  A capable research assistant for asking cited questions across PDFs and documents.

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• Sharly AI8.7/10 · Free plan

  A capable web workspace for teams that need answers grounded in multiple documents.

  Visit Sharly AIFull verdict →