The prompt
Score 10 of 10, Excellent
Use it when You have several quotes or proposals for the same need and want a fair side-by-side comparison against your criteria, with every claim traced to a proposal.
- {{requirements}}
- {{proposals}}
- {{cost_basis}}
- {{need}}
- {{decision_makers}}
Full prompt and why it works
Prompt
<requirements> {{requirements}} </requirements> <proposals> {{proposals}} </proposals> <constraints> - Use only the proposals above. Each one starts with the vendor's name and the date it was sent. Do not use what you know about these vendors from elsewhere. - For every cell in the comparison, give the evidence: a short quote or the proposal section, in brackets. - Where a proposal does not address a requirement, write "Not addressed", which is different from "No". Do not assume a vendor meets a requirement because it seems standard. - Copy prices, terms, service levels and dates exactly. Convert costs to the same basis ({{cost_basis}}) and show the calculation, for example "45 per user per month x 60 users x 12 months = 32,400". - The comparison informs a decision; it does not make one. Do not pick a winner. </constraints> <format> 1. A Markdown table: one row per requirement and one column per vendor, with must-have requirements first. 2. Total cost on the stated basis for each vendor, with calculations. 3. For each vendor, up to 3 strengths and 3 risks or gaps, each tied to the evidence. 4. Questions to send each vendor before deciding: claims to verify, missing answers and terms that need clarifying. </format> <task> Based on the requirements and proposals above, write a comparison for the people choosing a vendor for {{need}}: {{decision_makers}}. It should be fair enough that each vendor would accept how their proposal is described. If proposals are not comparable on a requirement, for example because their scopes differ, say so in that row rather than forcing a comparison. </task>
Variables
- {{requirements}}
- What you need, one per line, each marked must-have or nice-to-have.
- {{proposals}}
- Each proposal or quote as text, starting with the vendor's name and the date it was sent.
- {{cost_basis}}
- The basis for comparing cost, for example "total over 3 years for 60 users, including setup".
- {{need}}
- What you are buying, for example "a payroll provider".
- {{decision_makers}}
- Who will choose, for example "the operations lead and the finance director".
Why it works
- What to avoid. "Not addressed" is kept apart from "No", and no winner is picked, so the people deciding see the gaps rather than a verdict.
- What good looks like. Costs are converted to one basis with the calculation shown, so prices quoted per user, per month or per year can be compared.
- Background facts. Every cell cites the proposal it came from, which makes the table checkable against the documents.