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Sharly AI

A document assistant built around cross-document analysis and citation-backed summaries, aimed at professionals who need to defend their answers against a source.

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What it does

Sharly AI is built around a specific professional need: cross-referencing and synthesizing information across several documents at once, with citations that make it easy to trace an answer back to its source. That focus — plus automatic OCR and broad format support — makes it a stronger fit than single-document chat tools for consultants, analysts, and researchers who routinely need to compare or combine information across multiple files rather than question one document in isolation.

Ideal users

  • Professionals who need to cross-reference and synthesize information across several related documents
  • Anyone who needs to defend a summary or answer later and wants clear citations back to source text
  • Users working with a mix of document formats beyond plain PDFs

Who should avoid it

  • You only need to chat with one document occasionally — a simpler free tool covers that
  • You need the lowest possible cost for heavy regular use — compare the flat $15/month Professional tier against usage-based competitors for your volume
  • You need dedicated team workspace administration — confirm current Business-tier collaboration features directly, as they're less standardized than Humata's

Key features

  • Cross-document analysis — ask questions that span multiple uploaded files at once
  • Automatic OCR for scanned PDFs
  • Support for 50+ document formats beyond plain PDF
  • AI-driven summaries with citation extraction pointing back to source text
  • Collaboration features for team document review

Pros

  • Cross-document analysis is a core built-in feature, not an add-on
  • OCR is included automatically, so scanned documents work without extra setup
  • Citation extraction supports verifying and defending answers against source material
  • Free Basic tier allows real (if limited) daily use — 5 documents/day — before paying

Cons

  • Professional tier is a flat monthly fee regardless of usage, which may not suit very light users
  • Business tier is custom-priced, so exact team costs require contacting sales
  • Smaller brand recognition than ChatPDF or Adobe, so fewer independent long-term reviews exist

Pricing

Free — $12.50/month (Pro tier, billed annually)

Current tiers on sharly.ai/pricing are Free (up to 5 documents/day, 50 messages/month), Pro (~$12.50/month billed annually, unlimited documents, 1,000 messages/month, no LLM training on inputs, advanced security), Team (~$24/month per seat billed annually, up to 100 seats, shared annotations and citation history), and a custom-priced Business tier with SSO/SAML, audit logs, and dedicated support.

Typical workflows

  • A consultant uploads several related reports and asks Sharly to identify inconsistencies or common themes across all of them in one conversation.
  • An analyst uploads a scanned contract alongside a native-PDF summary and cross-references specific clauses between the two without manually re-typing text from the scan.

Integrations

  • Google Drive, Dropbox, and Notion, for uploading or syncing documents directly from those services

Privacy & security notes

Sharly AI's security and privacy pages state that data and chats are encrypted with AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.3 with AES-256 in transit, that uploaded content is not used to retrain its underlying models, and that data is automatically deleted after 30 days of account inactivity — worth noting given the tool's cross-document workflow often keeps several sensitive files together in one workspace.

Frequently asked questions

What does 'cross-document analysis' mean in practice?

It means you can ask a single question that draws on multiple uploaded documents at once — for example, comparing figures across two reports — rather than being limited to one document per conversation, which is the model most competitors in this category use.

Does Sharly AI handle scanned documents?

Yes — it includes automatic OCR, so scanned or image-based PDFs are processed without needing a separate conversion step first.

How does the free Basic plan compare to competitors?

It allows up to 5 documents per day with cross-document analysis and citations included, which is more capable than some competitors' free tiers, though still limited relative to a paid plan for regular professional use.

Is Sharly AI suited for teams?

The Business tier is aimed at teams and organizations, but pricing and specific collaboration features are custom and not fully public — contact Sharly AI directly to confirm what's included for your team size.

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