Sharly AI vs AskYourPDF

Sharly AI8.7Visit AskYourPDF8.6Visit

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

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AskYourPDF #7 in AI PDF Tools 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit AskYourPDF

• Sharly AI fits best

  Collaborative teams analyzing varied documents

• AskYourPDF fits best

  Users needing PDF chat across apps and devices

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Side by side

Feature	Sharly AI 8.7/10 Visit ↗	AskYourPDF 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#6 in AI PDF Tools	#7 in AI PDF Tools
Best for	Collaborative teams analyzing varied documents	Users needing PDF chat across apps and devices
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$12.50/seat/mo	$11.99/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Compliance	SOC 2, SSO/SAML	GDPR
Integrations	5 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Sharly AI 0/4 · AskYourPDF 1/4
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	✓ (best)
Specs
Upload limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum file size	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Export formats	APA, MLA, Chicago	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Compares multiple documents and flags contradictions Links answers to source passages with inline citations Supports shared workspaces, annotations, and role-based access	Chat, summaries, OCR, form filling, and knowledge bases in one service Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, and API access Integrates with Drive, Dropbox, ChatGPT, Zotero, and Chrome
Cons	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	Premium and Pro prices are shown with annual billing Advanced capabilities start at $11.99 per month Enterprise pricing uses custom credits rather than a listed price
Our verdict	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 →	AskYourPDF is an AI document platform for students, researchers, professionals, teams, and businesses. It supports chat with PDFs and other uploaded documents, answer extraction, instant summaries, multi-document knowledge bases, AI PDF… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• AskYourPDF — where it wins

  • Chat, summaries, OCR, form filling, and knowledge bases in one service
  • Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, and API access
  • Integrates with Drive, Dropbox, ChatGPT, Zotero, and Chrome

  Where it doesn't

  • Premium and Pro prices are shown with annual billing
  • Advanced capabilities start at $11.99 per month
  • Enterprise pricing uses custom credits rather than a listed price

• Sharly AI8.7/10 · Free plan

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

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• AskYourPDF8.6/10 · Free plan

  A broad PDF assistant with chat, OCR, knowledge bases, and access across major platforms.

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