Organize Research With Perplexity Spaces For Team Citation Trails

Perplexity Spaces is a collaborative research layer that transforms Deep Research from a one-off tool into a persistent knowledge base. Instead of running isolated research queries and losing track of sources, you create a Space for each project, upload PDFs and reference materials once, and run as many Deep Research queries as you need against that shared context.

For a market analysis project, you'd create a Space, upload competitor financial reports and industry whitepapers, then run Deep Research queries like "What are the top three customer pain points in this space?" or "How are competitors pricing this feature?" Every claim comes with numbered citations linking back to the sources in your Space. Your team members see the same research, click the same sources, and everyone builds on what's already been researched-no duplicate effort.

The workflow works like this: First, create a new Space and name it by project (e.g., "Q4 Market Research"). Upload reference PDFs-these stay available to everyone in the Space as searchable context. Run Deep Research queries; Perplexity reads 30+ sources and synthesizes a structured report with inline citations in 2-4 minutes. Tag important findings or questions and follow up with targeted queries. Use Collections within the Space to organize research by theme ("Pricing Strategy," "Customer Sentiment," etc.). Invite team members to the Space; they can see all prior research and build on it.

On the Pro plan ($20/month), each team member can access shared Spaces and upload files. On Enterprise Pro ($40/user/month), you get team-level controls: admin can manage who sees what, SSO provisioning, audit logs, and Perplexity's guarantee that they don't train on your research data. This matters for legal, financial, or competitive research where confidentiality is non-negotiable.