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Product Comparison Template

A step-by-step guide for a structured way to decide which product to purchase
Shishir Mehrotra

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How to use this template

Whether you’re purchasing a simple product or a complex one, the ideal process can be modeled by this 4 step template:
Step 1: Rank Requirements — First, make a list of
Requirements
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, and clearly rank the Importance of each requirement
Step 2: List Products to Compare — Then, make a list of
Products to Compare
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. For each row, click Add Comparison Rows to generate a row per Requirement for that product
Step 3: Research — For every product, fill in how well it matches each requirement in
Research: Product / Requirements Comparison
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Step 4: Analyze and Decide — Look at the aggregate points for each Product and decide!
To get started:
Copy page to doc
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and
Clear the Requirements and Products Tables
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Step 1: Rank Requirements

Add requirements and fill in Importance for each Requirement:
Requirement
Description
Importance
1
Requirement 1
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2
Requirement 2
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3
Requirement 3
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4
Requirement 4
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There are no rows in this table
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Step 2: List Products to Compare

Add all the products. The Link Info field will auto-generate a card with info from the internet when possible. Click Add Comparison Rows to add rows for research in Step 3.
Product
Link
Link Info
Description / Info
Price
Summary
Score
Add Comparison Rows
1
Product 1
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www.amazon.com
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$1,000.00
✔️✔️
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Requirement 1
✔️✔️✔️
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Requirement 2
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Requirement 3
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Requirement 4
32
​
0
2
Product 2
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​
​
✔️✔️
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Requirement 1
✔️
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Requirement 2
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Requirement 3
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Requirement 4
20
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0
There are no rows in this table
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Step 3: Research

This table should have a row for every requirement for every product you’re trying to compare (if not, click the green Add comparison rows buttons in the previous step). Fill in how well each product meets each requirement
Product
Requirement
Rating
Notes
Points (Rating * Importance)
Summary
Product 1
Requirement 1
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14
✔️✔️
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Requirement 1
Requirement 2
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18
✔️✔️✔️
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Requirement 2
Requirement 3
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0
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Requirement 3
Requirement 4
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0
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Requirement 4
32
Product 2
Requirement 1
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14
✔️✔️
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Requirement 1
Requirement 2
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6
✔️
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Requirement 2
Requirement 3
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0
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Requirement 3
Requirement 4
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0
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Requirement 4
20
52
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If it’s easier to prioritize by Requirement first, this may be a more useful view
Requirement
Req Importance
Product
Product 1
Product 2
Rating
Notes
Points (Rating * Importance)
Rating
Notes
Points (Rating * Importance)
Requirement 1
7
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14
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14
Requirement 2
6
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18
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6
Requirement 3
5
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0
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0
Requirement 4
1
​
0
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0
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Step 4: Analyze and Decide

Here’s your final result! The Score is calculated as the Sum of Requirement Importance * Rating for each Requirement:
Product
Link
Link Info
Description / Info
Price
Summary
Score
1
Product 1
Loading
www.amazon.com
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$1,000.00
✔️✔️
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Requirement 1
✔️✔️✔️
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Requirement 2
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Requirement 3
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Requirement 4
32
2
Product 2
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✔️✔️
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Requirement 1
✔️
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Requirement 2
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Requirement 3
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Requirement 4
20
There are no rows in this table
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