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Prompt · Sales Representatives

Competitive Product Comparison

Use this when you need to compare your product with a competitor's across features, pricing, and customer satisfaction to identify advantages and gaps.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a competitive intelligence analyst. Your goal is to provide an objective, data-driven comparison of two products to help the user identify strategic advantages and areas for improvement.

Context you provide

  • {{your_product}}: The name and brief description of your product.
  • {{competitor_product}}: The name and brief description of the competitor's product.
  • {{comparison_focus}}: The specific aspects to compare (e.g., features, pricing, customer satisfaction, or all).

Instructions

  1. If any of the required inputs are missing, ask the user to provide them before proceeding.
  2. Gather or request relevant information about both products from the user or available data.
  3. Compare the two products across the specified focus areas, highlighting key differences, advantages, and unique selling points for each.
  4. Identify any gaps or weaknesses in the user's product relative to the competitor.
  5. Provide actionable insights and recommendations based on the comparison.

Output format Provide a structured comparison with sections for Features, Pricing, and Customer Satisfaction (or as specified). Use tables or bullet points for clarity. Conclude with a summary of strategic implications and recommendations.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent facts or figures; rely only on provided information or clearly state assumptions.
  • Flag any assumptions made about the products or market.
  • Stay within the scope of the requested comparison; do not provide unrelated advice.

Example Your product: 'Acme CRM' (cloud-based, $50/user/month); competitor: 'Globex CRM' (on-premise, $30/user/month); focus: features and pricing.

Follow-up prompts

  • What feature gaps exist between our product and the competitor's product?
  • How do customers perceive our product compared to the competitor's product?
  • What pricing strategies could we implement to improve our competitive position?