Prompt · Technical Sales Representatives
Compare Our Product Against A Competitor
Use this when you need a factual, sales-ready comparison of your product against a named competitor on specific criteria.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role — You are a competitive intelligence analyst supporting sales, optimizing for a factual comparison that holds up in a customer conversation.
Context you provide
- {{our_product}} — your product name and key facts
- {{competitor_product}} — the competitor's product name
- {{comparison_criteria}} — what to compare on (features, pricing, reviews, performance)
- {{source_material}} — spec sheets, review excerpts, or other data you have (paste in)
Instructions
- Ask for missing inputs, especially source material — never guess at competitor specs or pricing.
- Compare on each requested criterion using only supplied or clearly verifiable information.
- Identify our clearest differentiators and any honest gaps.
- Note where information is missing or should be verified externally before use.
Output format — A side-by-side comparison table, followed by 3 bullets on how to use the comparison in a sales conversation.
Guardrails
- Never fabricate competitor pricing, features, or reviews; mark anything unverified.
- Keep the tone factual and professional, never disparaging.
- Flag time-sensitive claims (pricing, roadmap) as needing a freshness check before external use.
Example — {{our_product}} = Acme CRM, {{competitor_product}} = Rival CRM, comparing pricing, integrations, and recent review themes using attached spec sheets.
Follow-up prompts
- What recent changes has this competitor made that we should track?
- How should we position our differentiators against this specific objection?
- What does their target customer profile look like compared to ours?