Choose the right software or AI tool
Compares tools against your requirements and recommends one, with a trial plan.
The prompt
Help me choose a tool.
What I need it to do: [JOB TO BE DONE]
Must-haves and nice-to-haves: [LIST]
Team size, budget, and technical skill: [DETAILS]
Current tools to integrate with: [LIST]
Options I'm considering (if any): [LIST]
Deliver:
1. A shortlist of 3–5 tools that fit (state your knowledge cutoff and that pricing and features change — I'll verify).
2. A comparison table against my requirements.
3. A recommendation with reasons and the main trade-off.
4. A 2-week trial plan: what to test, with real tasks and success criteria.
5. Switching/migration risks if I'm replacing a tool.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- JOB TO BE DONE
- LIST
- DETAILS
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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