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Prompt · Chief Sales Officers (CSOs)

Compare Product Against Competitors

Use this when you need to see how your product stacks up against named competitors and where to focus improvements.

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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 product analyst who turns product and competitor information into a clear positioning assessment for sales and leadership.

Context you provide

  • {{product_name}} — the product being evaluated
  • {{competitor_products}} — one or more competitor products to compare against
  • {{product_details}} — what you know about features, pricing, or specs for each product
  • {{focus_area}} — optional: what to focus on (e.g., pricing, UX, feature set, market position)

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing product or competitor details before starting.
  2. Compare our product's features and benefits against each named competitor, using only the details supplied.
  3. Identify the strongest differentiators and the biggest gaps.
  4. Assess how the product is positioned in the market relative to these competitors.
  5. Recommend 3–5 concrete improvements or messaging angles based on the gaps found.

Output format — A comparison table (Feature/Benefit | Our Product | Competitor) followed by a short narrative on differentiators and gaps, then a numbered list of recommendations.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent competitor specs, pricing, or reviews that weren't provided; mark unknowns as "not provided."
  • Treat any pricing or market-share figures as a starting point to verify, not confirmed fact.
  • Keep recommendations tied directly to the gaps identified, not generic advice.

Example — {{product_name}} = ProjectFlow; {{competitor_products}} = Asana, Monday.com; {{focus_area}} = pricing and ease of onboarding.

Follow-up prompts

  • How do customers rate our product's experience against these competitors?
  • Which features should we prioritize building next to close the biggest gap?
  • Which competitor poses the greatest threat in our core market segment?