Sharly AI

What Sharly AI does

Sharly AI, operating under the legal entity VOX AI Inc., is a San Francisco-based, privately held software company founded in 2023 that provides an AI-powered research assistant for document analysis. The platform accepts over 50 file formats (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, Notion exports, scanned documents via OCR, and more, with files up to 100MB), and produces chat-based summaries, semantic extractions, cross-document comparisons, and citation-backed answers in APA, MLA, and Chicago formats. Underlying reasoning is delivered through third-party foundation models (OpenAI GPT-4o, o1-preview, and Anthropic Claude), accessible via a user-facing model selector with Quick, Balanced, and Thinking modes.

The product is offered in four tiers: a free plan (5 documents per day, limited messages), Pro at $12.50/month or $7.50/month on annual billing, Team at $24 per seat per month (up to 100 seats) with shared workspaces and 30-day knowledge retention, and a custom-priced Business tier with SSO/SAML, audit logs, role-based access, and private deployment. Distribution is product-led through a self-serve web app (app.sharly.ai) and a native iOS application, supplemented by direct enterprise sales for universities, think tanks, and compliance-oriented organizations. Cloud integrations with Google Drive, Dropbox, and Notion reduce import friction, and an Academic Partner Program offers free pilots to research institutions.

Sharly reports a user base of more than 2 million researchers and teams, and publishes outcome claims including 65% faster cross-functional alignment, 12+ hours saved per analyst weekly, 60% faster compliance triage (HAHN Automation Group), 75% faster literature review (Scientific University of the South), and a 4x faster insight-to-decision cycle (Indelible Ventures). The company has raised $200,000 in a single seed round dated April 2023 and operates with 1-10 employees, making it an early-stage venture whose strategic priorities are converting free users to paid tiers and building enterprise pipeline.

Name

Sharly AI

Legal name

VOX AI Inc.

Website

https://sharly.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sharly AI (VOX AI Inc.) is a San Francisco-based SaaS platform, founded in 2023, that uses large language models to summarize, compare, and generate citation-backed answers across 50+ document formats for individual researchers, research teams, and enterprise institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Document Intelligence

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise AI Data & Knowledge Platforms (Vector Databases, Knowledge Graphs) (HDAEANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Model Serving, Inference & Deployment Platforms (APIs, Edge/On-Prem) (HDAEANAC), Audit, Explainability & Accountability Tooling (traceability, reporting) (HDAAAKAL)

Keywords

• Document analysis software
• AI research assistant
• Citation management tools
• Document summarization platform
• Knowledge management software

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS: Four-tier subscription model: Free (limited uploads/questions), Pro ($12.5/month billed annually, unlimited usage), Team ($24/seat/month billed annually, up to 100 seats with shared workspaces), Business (custom unlimited seats with enterprise features). Yearly billing offers 20% discount vs monthly. Payments processed through Stripe.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sharly AI is a SaaS research assistant platform that lets users upload documents and use large language models to summarize, extract, compare, and cite information across multiple files simultaneously. The platform supports 50+ file formats, provides source-verified answers with page-level citations in APA, MLA, or Chicago formats, and offers team workspaces, shared annotations, and enterprise security features (SSO/SAML, audit logs, role-based permissions). It is delivered as a freemium web app with subscription tiers for individuals, teams, and organizations.

Product overview

Sharly AI is a unified AI research assistant platform that provides document summarization, extraction, comparison, and citation-backed chat across over 50 file types (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, TXT, HTML, EPUB, Notion exports, and more). The platform is offered across four plan tiers — Free, Pro, Team, and Business — with escalating capabilities from individual use to enterprise deployment. Core capabilities include AI-powered document understanding (powered by GPT-4o, o1-preview, and Claude models), multi-document comparison and validation, citation and source tracking, and cloud sync with Google Drive, Dropbox, and Notion. The Team and Business tiers add collaborative features including shared workspaces, annotations, version history, and usage analytics, while the Business plan adds SSO/SAML and private deployment options. A native iOS mobile app extends access to mobile users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sharly AI Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 2M+ researchers and teams trust Sharly
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party authentication provider for user login (Google Sign-in). Also integrated via Google Drive for direct document import into Sharly workspace.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party authentication provider for user login (Microsoft/Outlook/Office 365 sign-in). Enterprise users can configure SSO/SAML for organizational access.
• ApplecoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party authentication provider for user login via Apple ID sign-in.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing partner for all subscription billing. Supports credit/debit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. Invoice history and receipts managed through Stripe customer portal.
• OpenAI (GPT-4)coreTechnology or IntegrationAI model provider enabling advanced reasoning capabilities in Sharly. Users can select from GPT-4o, o1-preview, Claude, or other supported models.
• Anthropic (Claude)coreTechnology or IntegrationAI model provider offering alternative model option for users in Sharly's model selector.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ChatPDF: AI chat over PDF documents with source-grounded answers. Closest direct competitor in the document Q&A category, targeting students, researchers, and professionals with similar summarization and citation workflows.
• Humata AI: Document-grounded AI assistant that lets users ask questions across PDFs and generate cited summaries. Direct competitor in the source-cited research assistant category.
• AskYourPDF: AI-powered PDF chat and summarization tool with citation-backed answers. Comparable in target user (students and researchers) and core chat-over-document mechanic.
• Elicit: AI research assistant focused on literature review, paper summarization, and citation extraction for academic and scientific researchers. Direct overlap in research workflow automation.
• Consensus: AI-powered academic search engine that synthesizes findings across peer-reviewed papers with citations. Direct competitor in the cited-research-assistant category for academic users.
• Scite: Citation-based research platform that classifies how scientific papers cite each other. Comparable in citation-anchored verification and academic research positioning.
• PDF.ai: Conversational AI over PDF and document files with citation-backed answers. Closely comparable in user experience, target audience, and document Q&A feature set.

Broad incumbents

• NotebookLM (Google): Google's AI notebook that ingests source documents and produces grounded summaries, audio overviews, and cited answers. Broad incumbent with massive distribution and free pricing that commoditizes document-grounded chat.
• Notion AI: Embedded AI features inside Notion's workspace, including document summarization, Q&A, and writing assistance. Broad incumbent that competes via existing workflow distribution rather than a standalone product.
• Perplexity: AI answer engine with source citations across the open web and uploaded documents. Competes in adjacent 'cited AI answers' territory with significantly more capital and consumer brand recognition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SharlyAI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sharly-ai

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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