DeepPDF vs Sharly AI

DeepPDF8.9Visit Sharly AI8.7Visit

Higher score DeepPDF #4 in AI PDF Assistants 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit DeepPDF

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Sharly AI #6 in AI PDF Assistants 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Sharly AI

• DeepPDF fits best

  Broad PDF analysis and document conversion

• Sharly AI fits best

  Collaborative document research teams

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Side by side

Feature	DeepPDF 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Sharly AI 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.7
Ranking	#4 in AI PDF Assistants	#6 in AI PDF Assistants
Best for	Broad PDF analysis and document conversion	Collaborative document research teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$12.50/seat/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DeepPDF 3/3 · Sharly AI 3/3
Multiple PDFs per chat	✓	✓
Source citations	✓	✓
Scanned PDF support	✓	✓
Specs
Maximum file size	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum PDF pages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Export formats	Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PNG	APA, MLA, Chicago
Access platforms	web	web
Our review
Pros	Handles multiple PDFs, cross-file questions, and summaries Supports OCR, citations, translation, charts, tables, and formulas Converts PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image formats	Chat across multiple PDFs and documents with linked inline citations Detect contradictions and compare information in natural language Shared workspaces, annotations, permissions, and activity logs
Cons	Access is limited to the web The Free plan includes limited AI and limited features Pro and Max are shown at $0 only during beta	Free plan is limited to 5 documents per day Advanced collaboration and admin controls require paid tiers Access is provided through the web platform
Our verdict	DeepPDF is a web-based AI PDF assistant for students, researchers, educators, legal teams, business professionals, and content creators. It supports questions about PDF content, summarization, translation, bilingual comparison, OCR for… Read the review →	Sharly AI is a web-based research assistant for individuals, analysts, compliance groups, academics, and research teams. It accepts PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, spreadsheets, URLs, Google Docs, and Notion uploads, then provides summaries, answers,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DeepPDF — where it wins

  • Handles multiple PDFs, cross-file questions, and summaries
  • Supports OCR, citations, translation, charts, tables, and formulas
  • Converts PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image formats

  Where it doesn't

  • Access is limited to the web
  • The Free plan includes limited AI and limited features
  • Pro and Max are shown at $0 only during beta

• Sharly AI — where it wins

  • Chat across multiple PDFs and documents with linked inline citations
  • Detect contradictions and compare information in natural language
  • Shared workspaces, annotations, permissions, and activity logs

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 5 documents per day
  • Advanced collaboration and admin controls require paid tiers
  • Access is provided through the web platform

• DeepPDF8.9/10 · Free plan

  A broad web-based PDF assistant with strong analysis and conversion coverage.

  Visit DeepPDFFull verdict →
• Sharly AI8.7/10 · Free plan

  A collaborative web workspace for multi-document research, citations, and document comparison.

  Visit Sharly AIFull verdict →