docAnalyzer vs Sharly AI

docAnalyzer9.1Visit Sharly AI8.7Visit

Higher score docAnalyzer #3 in AI PDF Assistants 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit docAnalyzer

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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

• docAnalyzer fits best

  Teams needing workflows, APIs, and rich exports

• Sharly AI fits best

  Collaborative document research teams

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Side by side

Feature	docAnalyzer 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Sharly AI 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#3 in AI PDF Assistants	#6 in AI PDF Assistants
Best for	Teams needing workflows, APIs, and rich exports	Collaborative document research teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$8/mo (best)	$12.50/seat/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	SSO/SAML	SOC 2, SSO/SAML
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features docAnalyzer 3/3 · Sharly AI 3/3
Multiple PDFs per chat	✓	✓
Source citations	✓	✓
Scanned PDF support	✓	✓
Specs
Maximum file size	50 MB	Not checked yet
Maximum PDF pages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Export formats	PDF, XLSX, HTML, SVG, ZIP, Markdown, JSON, CSV, TSV, XML, YAML, TXT, DOCX, RTF, PPTX, ODP, ODS, EPUB, MOBI	APA, MLA, Chicago
Access platforms	web	web
Our review
Pros	Deep page-, section-, and cell-level citations with links OCR, multi-document chat, and reusable document workflows Exports to PDF, spreadsheets, HTML, charts, diagrams, and more	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 web and API Community includes 20 free monthly credits Files are limited to 50 MB	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	docAnalyzer is an AI workspace for analyzing PDFs and other documents, asking questions across one or multiple sources, and producing structured outputs. It is designed for expert practitioners, students, analysts, organizations, and teams… 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

• docAnalyzer — where it wins

  • Deep page-, section-, and cell-level citations with links
  • OCR, multi-document chat, and reusable document workflows
  • Exports to PDF, spreadsheets, HTML, charts, diagrams, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • Access is limited to web and API
  • Community includes 20 free monthly credits
  • Files are limited to 50 MB

• 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

• docAnalyzer9.1/10 · Free plan

  A citation-rich document workspace with OCR, workflows, APIs, and broad exports.

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

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

  Visit Sharly AIFull verdict →