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AlphaSense vs Perplexity comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AlphaSense
Ranking in AI Research
4th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Intelligence (4th)
Perplexity
Ranking in AI Research
1st
Average Rating
3.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
AI-Powered Chatbots (5th), AI Content Creation (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the AI Research category, the mindshare of AlphaSense is 2.1%. The mindshare of Perplexity is 5.6%, down from 29.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Research Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Perplexity5.6%
AlphaSense2.1%
Other92.3%
AI Research
 

Featured Reviews

Kayde Robert - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Manager at Unilever
Research management has transformed our earnings work and consistently saves over half our time
AlphaSense handles image and screen captures very well. The imaging screen capture feature helps my team in practice by making research notes more useful. Another valuable feature that AlphaSense offers is AI summaries of earnings reports. AlphaSense has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to publish notes in the system to ensure everyone has the latest thinking from coverage analysis.
Malte Landwehr - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President, Seo at idealo Internet GmbH
Attempts to be versatile but falls short of specialized performance
I use Perplexity primarily as an online search engine when I need information I use Perplexity primarily as an online search engine when I need information. However, I cannot recommend it as Google is a better web search engine, and ChatGPT is a better LLM-based answer engine. I find information…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"AlphaSense has positively impacted my organization by saving time on routine tasks."
"A specific outcome that shows how AlphaSense has helped my team is that it has saved our team between 40 to 55 percent of our time."
"AlphaSense has positively impacted my organization, and I have seen a significant time saving in research, about fifty to seventy percent."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"Perplexity has nothing that makes it unique, and it tries to do everything at once but does nothing well."
 

Cons

"AlphaSense could improve by incorporating an Excel API so that I can extract the information more easily directly with an Excel plugin."
"AlphaSense can be improved by having a mechanism to add comments inside my own notes."
"Perplexity has nothing that makes it unique, and it tries to do everything at once but does nothing well."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
43%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise34
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with AlphaSense?
AlphaSense can be improved with more flexibility to search reports. I would also add that the workbook is helpful, but it can be easier to export so I can get the notes back into my internal workfl...
What is your primary use case for AlphaSense?
My main use case for AlphaSense is for the investor relations team, as AlphaSense provides us access to sell-side research, a tremendous search function to search SEC documents and an easy way to t...
What advice do you have for others considering AlphaSense?
My advice to others looking into using AlphaSense is that it is a great tool; it can be really useful for searching and researching companies, and it is a very cost-effective tool especially when y...
What needs improvement with Perplexity?
The core feature and the core ranking algorithm of Perplexity should be improved. Perplexity is trying to be everything at once, such as providing stock information and e-commerce, and should make ...
What is your primary use case for Perplexity?
I use Perplexity primarily as an online search engine when I need information.
What advice do you have for others considering Perplexity?
I would advise using something else instead. Perplexity has nothing that makes it unique, and it tries to do everything at once but does nothing well. Its competitors are better in every way. I rat...
 

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