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Sharly AI
What Sharly AI is
Sharly AI is a web workspace for summarizing, checking, and collaborating on research documents. It creates summaries and follow-up questions, and can explain tables, charts, and dense passages. Users can query several documents together, compare findings, and examine claims or contradictions with answers linked to source passages. Citation support includes APA, MLA, and Chicago. Listed inputs include PDF, DOCX, PPTX, spreadsheets, URLs, Google Docs, and Notion; Drive, Dropbox, and Notion workspaces can also be synced. Teams can use shared libraries, real-time collaboration, annotations, role-based access, and activity logs. Sharly says data and chats are encrypted with AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.3 with AES-256 in transit. It also says input data is not used to retrain its models and user data is deleted after more than 30 days of inactivity. The free plan allows 10 documents and 50 messages per month. Pro is listed at $12.50/user/mo (annual), with unlimited documents and 1,000 messages per month.
Who it suits
Sharly AI may suit individual researchers who need document summaries and source-linked answers, as well as teams that collaborate on research. The maker also describes it for institutions seeking enterprise security and support needs.
What it does well
- Answers link insights to source passages.
- Supports APA, MLA, and Chicago citations.
- Team tools include annotations and role-based access.
- Integrates Drive, Dropbox, and Notion workspaces.
What to know first
- Free plan is limited to 10 documents monthly.
- Free plan allows 50 messages per month.
- Pro costs $12.50/user/mo (annual).
Limits
The Free plan allows 10 documents and 50 messages per month, with a 10k context, five documents per day, and limited OCR. Pro costs $12.50/user/mo billed annually and allows unlimited documents and uploads, 1,000 messages per month, and a 50k context.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | per seat; billing wording on page: “billet yearly” · 10 documents/month · 50 messages/month · 10k context · 5 docs/day · limited OCR | Free |
| Pro | $150.00 per year (= $12.50/month, billed annually) · Unlimited documents · 1,000 messages/month · 50k context · unlimited uploads | $150 a year |
| Team | per seat, billed yearly · Up to 100 seats · unlimited documents and chats · 124k context | $24 a year |
| Business | per seat; billing wording on page: “billet yearly” · Unlimited seats · custom context · private deployments and dedicated support | On request |
As sharly.ai lists them, read 3 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open https://sharly.ai/ in a web browser.
- Choose the free plan or a paid plan.
- Add supported files, URLs, Google Docs, or Notion inputs.
- Sync Drive, Dropbox, or Notion workspaces if needed.
- Summarize documents or ask questions across them.
Verdict
Sharly AI brings document summaries, cross-document questions, and citation support into a collaborative research workspace. The free plan has monthly document and message limits; Pro raises document access to unlimited and allows 1,000 messages per month.
Questions
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan is listed as free and includes 10 documents and 50 messages per month.
How much does Pro cost?
Pro is listed at $150.00 per year, equivalent to $12.50/month billed annually, and the pricing note gives $12.50/user/mo (annual).
Which platforms can I use?
Web is the listed access platform.
Which documents and sources can Sharly use?
Its product page lists PDF, DOCX, PPTX, spreadsheets, URLs, Google Docs, and Notion. Drive, Dropbox, and Notion workspaces can be synced.
Does it provide citations?
Yes. Answers link to source passages, and citation formats include APA, MLA, and Chicago.
Who makes Sharly AI?
The site identifies VOX AI Inc. as the company behind Sharly.
Facts from Sharly AI's own pages
- Citations
- Sharly links insights to source passages and supports APA, MLA, and Chicago citation formats. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Team features include shared libraries, real-time collaboration, annotations, role-based access, and workspace activity logs. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- Cross-document analysis
- Users can ask questions across multiple documents and compare findings, validate claims, and explore contradictions with source-backed answers. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- Sharly says its models prohibit input data from being used for model retraining and that user data is automatically deleted after more than 30 days of inactivity. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- File formats
- The product page lists PDF, DOCX, PPTX, spreadsheets, and URLs, and also names Google Docs and Notion among supported inputs. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product page says users can sync Drive, Dropbox, and Notion workspaces. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes the product for individual researchers, research teams and labs, and institutions with enterprise security and support needs. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- Operating company
- The site identifies VOX AI Inc. as the company behind Sharly. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- Plan limits
- The pricing comparison lists 10 documents and 50 messages per month for Free, versus unlimited documents and 1,000 messages per month for Pro. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- Plans and support
- The pricing page lists Email support, Email + Chat, Chat + Priority, and Dedicated Line in its support comparison. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy controls
- The company says it uses row-level controls to segregate workspace and organization data and applies source-system permissions to integrations. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Sharly describes itself as a secure AI workspace for summarizing, verifying, and collaborating on research documents. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- Sharly says data and chats are encrypted with AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.3 with AES-256 in transit. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
- Summaries
- It creates document summaries and suggested follow-up questions, and offers one-click explanations of tables, charts, and dense passages. · sharly.ai, 3 Oct 2026
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