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Citesheet vs CiteProof: two different questionnaire tools
By The Citesheet team · Published
Short answer
Citesheet and CiteProof are different companies with similar names and a similar idea: answer security questionnaires from your own documents, with a citation for each answer. CiteProof, as of 2026-10-20, is self-serve with public prices from $30 per questionnaire and accepts Excel, CSV or pasted portal questions. Citesheet is a founder-led pilot focused on Excel files: it returns the same file filled, checks every quote word for word in code, and has a published test on a 261-question CAIQ.
People mix up the names, so first: Citesheet and CiteProof are separate products from separate companies. We built Citesheet. Everything we say about CiteProof below comes from its own public pages, with the date we read them. If something has changed, tell us and we'll fix it.
At a glance (as of 2026-10-20)
| Question | Citesheet | CiteProof |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Fills security questionnaires from your own policies, with a quote for each answer | "Every answer links back to the exact paragraph in your docs" (home page) |
| Questionnaire input | Excel files, such as the CAIQ | "Excel, CSV, or copy-paste from a portal" (home page) |
| What you get back | The same Excel file, filled, with layout and dropdowns unchanged | Cited answers and a read-only review link; the home page doesn't say whether the original file is returned |
| Quote checking | Code checks every quote exists word for word in your document; if not, the answer isn't written | Answers come with citations; the pages we read don't say how citations are checked |
| No evidence | Row says "No proof found" and goes on a gap list | "We refuse to answer rather than guess" (home page) |
| Published test | GitLab's 261-question CAIQ: 158 of 163 filled answers matched GitLab's own (method) | An internal test on 47 questions: 37 answered with citations, 10 refused, zero hallucinated, per the home page |
| Pricing | First questionnaire free, then pilot pricing | Single $30 (1 questionnaire), Power Pack $200 (5), Always-On $70/month (unlimited) (pricing) |
| How you start | Send your questionnaire and policies; founder-led, same-day turnaround | Self-serve sign-up |
| Extras | None yet | Trust Center and API access on Always-On (pricing) |
| Training on your data | No; the AI step runs on Google's paid Gemini API, which is not used for training | "We never use your data to train AI models" (security) |
Where CiteProof is likely the better fit
- You want to start right now, self-serve, with a known price. CiteProof's pricing is public and starts at $30 per questionnaire. Ours is pilot pricing after the first free questionnaire.
- Your questionnaires live in portals. CiteProof says it accepts copy-paste from a portal. Citesheet is built around Excel files.
- You want a trust center or API in the same tool. CiteProof includes both on its monthly plan. Citesheet has neither.
Where Citesheet is likely the better fit
- You must send back the buyer's own Excel file. Citesheet fills the file you were sent and checks that nothing outside the answer cells changed.
- You need to show exactly where each answer came from. Every Citesheet answer carries a word-for-word quote that code has confirmed exists in your document. Before you choose either tool, ask how citations are verified.
- You want to see a test you can reproduce. Our benchmark uses GitLab's public CAIQ and public handbook, explains the method and lists the misses.
What both get right
Both products refuse to answer when the documents don't support an answer, and both cite sources. That matters more than any feature in the table: a security questionnaire answer is a claim your company may have to stand behind in a contract. Our ChatGPT guide explains why.
How to choose
Run the same questionnaire through both and compare three things: whether every quote really is in your document, how many rows each one refuses (and whether those refusals are right), and whether the file you get back is one you can send to the buyer as is.
Sources
- CiteProof: home page (accessed )
- CiteProof: pricing (accessed )
- CiteProof: security (accessed )
- CiteProof: compare (accessed )
- Product Hunt: CiteProof (accessed )