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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.

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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 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

  1. Ask for missing inputs, especially source material — never guess at competitor specs or pricing.
  2. Compare on each requested criterion using only supplied or clearly verifiable information.
  3. Identify our clearest differentiators and any honest gaps.
  4. 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?