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Alternatives to SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)

Curated replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to stress-test SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) against peers before committing to a long-term plan.

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Quick takeaways

GuruFocus is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in IPO, Insider Data, and 13F while adding Screeners and Stock Ideas coverage and Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors. and All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios. features (category overlap ~73%).

Free tiers remain available through GuruFocus, Fiscal.ai, SEC API (sec-api.io), SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings - Canada), CapEdge, Unusual Whales, Alpha Vantage, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), Fintel, SEC.gov (EDGAR), FinancialReports.eu, OpenBB, Quiver Quantitative, EODHD (EOD Historical Data), TradingView, and MarketWatch for side-by-side testing.

Need mobile access? GuruFocus, CapEdge, and Unusual Whales bring phone-ready workflows that SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) lacks.

Round out your stack with new coverage areas like Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations.

#1 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1653Category overlap: 73%

Shared coverage

IPOInsider Data13F13D/13GNewsAlerts

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • GuruFocus adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors., All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios., and Stock pages combine up to 30-year financial statements, valuation ratios, proprietary GF Score (quality, value, growth, momentum and GF value), dividend data, ownership, operating/segment metrics, filings, transcripts, PDF reports and downloadable charts/tables..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Secondary Offerings, and APIs & SDKs.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations

Standout features: Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors., All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios., Stock pages combine up to 30-year financial statements, valuation ratios, proprietary GF Score (quality, value, growth, momentum and GF value), dividend data, ownership, operating/segment metrics, filings, transcripts, PDF reports and downloadable charts/tables., and Guru and institutional tools track portfolios and trades of thousands of investors, including real-time guru picks, 13F and 13D/13G data for all institutional investors (PremiumPlus+), mutual fund holdings, sector/geographic trends, ETF and options holdings.

#2 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1497Category overlap: 64%

Shared coverage

Insider Data13FNewsAlertsData APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds., Deep fundamental coverage: 10–20+ years of annual and 6–40+ quarters of quarterly financials by plan, with ratios, common-size statements, and adjusted metrics., and Rich segment & KPI database across ~2,300 large-cap names, including company-specific business KPIs that are hard to aggregate manually..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, and Secondary Offerings.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Data Visualizations, and Portfolio

Standout features: Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds., Deep fundamental coverage: 10–20+ years of annual and 6–40+ quarters of quarterly financials by plan, with ratios, common-size statements, and adjusted metrics., Rich segment & KPI database across ~2,300 large-cap names, including company-specific business KPIs that are hard to aggregate manually., and AI Copilot for conversational research, capable of summarizing earnings, screening for ideas, comparing peers, and explaining drivers with citations back to sources.

#3 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1491Category overlap: 78%

Shared coverage

Regulatory Filings MonitoringIPOInsider Data13F13D/13GData APIs

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Financials and Management Compensation coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Comprehensive API endpoints: query, full-text search, real-time streaming via WebSocket, download/PDF generator, XBRL-to-JSON conversion, and section extractors for 10-K/10-Q/8-K filings., Specialized form coverage including ADV, insider filings (Forms 3/4/5), 13F, 13D/G, Form 144, IPO registrations (S-1, 424B4), crowdfunding (Form C, Form D), Reg A filings, and fund reports (N-PORT, N-PX, N-CEN)., and Datasets include executive compensation, directors and board members, audit fees, subsidiaries, and public float/outstanding shares..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Secondary Offerings, News, and Alerts.

Adds coverage: Financials and Management Compensation

Standout features: Comprehensive API endpoints: query, full-text search, real-time streaming via WebSocket, download/PDF generator, XBRL-to-JSON conversion, and section extractors for 10-K/10-Q/8-K filings., Specialized form coverage including ADV, insider filings (Forms 3/4/5), 13F, 13D/G, Form 144, IPO registrations (S-1, 424B4), crowdfunding (Form C, Form D), Reg A filings, and fund reports (N-PORT, N-PX, N-CEN)., Datasets include executive compensation, directors and board members, audit fees, subsidiaries, and public float/outstanding shares., and Historical coverage back to 1993 with support for all 400+ EDGAR form types; new filings made available within ~300 ms of posting.

Similarity score 1478Category overlap: 100%

Shared coverage

Regulatory Filings MonitoringIPOSecondary OfferingsNewsAlertsEducation

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Standout features include Public search across profiles (companies, investment funds, fund groups) and documents; includes lists for Reporting Issuers, Cease Trade Orders, and Disciplined List., Advanced filters: profile name/number, filing category & type (e.g., Annual/Interim MD&A, financials, prospectuses), submitted date ranges, and ‘Document content’ full‑text search., and One‑click download of selected filings as PDFs; export entire document search result set to CSV for offline analysis..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Insider Data, 13F, and 13D/13G.

Standout features: Public search across profiles (companies, investment funds, fund groups) and documents; includes lists for Reporting Issuers, Cease Trade Orders, and Disciplined List., Advanced filters: profile name/number, filing category & type (e.g., Annual/Interim MD&A, financials, prospectuses), submitted date ranges, and ‘Document content’ full‑text search., One‑click download of selected filings as PDFs; export entire document search result set to CSV for offline analysis., and Issuer/fund profile pages with tabs for filings and profile details.

#5 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1441Category overlap: 64%

Shared coverage

IPOSecondary OfferingsInsider Data13F13D/13GNews

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Bonds

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • CapEdge adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Web-based research platform focused on US equity capital markets that lets users instantly search SEC EDGAR filings and earnings transcripts, monitor IPOs, and track investor holdings across time; navigation exposes Earnings, IPOs, Transcripts, Investor Holdings and an EDGAR Filing Screener from the homepage., Advanced EDGAR filing search supports natural-language and keyword queries, filters by ticker, company name, filing type, and date, plus Filing Analysis views that show which companies mention a theme and how its popularity changes over time. Power users can use AND/OR/NOT boolean operators, with search history saved for later reuse., and Improved filing reader for most SEC forms (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 6-K, S-1, F-1, S-4, 20-F, 40-F, DEF 14A, etc.) including similar-filing navigation, customizable font and size, side table-of-contents, and advanced content analysis such as sentiment scores, readability measures, and lists of new and removed words across successive filings..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Data APIs, and APIs & SDKs.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Data Visualizations, and Financials

Standout features: Web-based research platform focused on US equity capital markets that lets users instantly search SEC EDGAR filings and earnings transcripts, monitor IPOs, and track investor holdings across time; navigation exposes Earnings, IPOs, Transcripts, Investor Holdings and an EDGAR Filing Screener from the homepage., Advanced EDGAR filing search supports natural-language and keyword queries, filters by ticker, company name, filing type, and date, plus Filing Analysis views that show which companies mention a theme and how its popularity changes over time. Power users can use AND/OR/NOT boolean operators, with search history saved for later reuse., Improved filing reader for most SEC forms (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 6-K, S-1, F-1, S-4, 20-F, 40-F, DEF 14A, etc.) including similar-filing navigation, customizable font and size, side table-of-contents, and advanced content analysis such as sentiment scores, readability measures, and lists of new and removed words across successive filings., and Diff viewer for financial filings highlights changes between successive 10-K/10-Q documents, coloring removed text in one color and new text in another, and attempting to align similar data-table rows across filings to make numeric changes easier to spot.

#6 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1389Category overlap: 64%

Shared coverage

Insider Data13FNewsAlertsData APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Stocks and ETFs

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Unusual Whales adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, Options & Derivatives, and Portfolio coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy., Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones., and Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, and Secondary Offerings.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, and Paper Trading

Standout features: Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy., Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones., Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals., and Options Profit Calculator to model multi-leg strategies, Greeks, and payoff P/L.

#7 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1340Category overlap: 55%

Shared coverage

IPOInsider DataNewsData APIsAPIs & SDKsEducation

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News Sentiment, Market Sentiment, and Calendar coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Cloud-native REST APIs for realtime and historical financial data across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, FX, cryptocurrencies, commodities, technical indicators and macroeconomic indicators in a single unified portfolio of endpoints., Global equity time series APIs (daily, weekly, monthly and intraday 1–60 minute bars) with 20+ years of history, optional split/dividend-adjusted prices, and support for extended trading hours where available., and US options data APIs providing realtime and historical option chains with 15+ years of history, full market/volume coverage, and optional Greeks and implied volatility fields in JSON or CSV..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Secondary Offerings, and 13F.

Adds coverage: News Sentiment, Market Sentiment, Calendar, and Dividends

Standout features: Cloud-native REST APIs for realtime and historical financial data across global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, FX, cryptocurrencies, commodities, technical indicators and macroeconomic indicators in a single unified portfolio of endpoints., Global equity time series APIs (daily, weekly, monthly and intraday 1–60 minute bars) with 20+ years of history, optional split/dividend-adjusted prices, and support for extended trading hours where available., US options data APIs providing realtime and historical option chains with 15+ years of history, full market/volume coverage, and optional Greeks and implied volatility fields in JSON or CSV., and Fundamental data suite covering company overview, income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, dividends, splits, shares outstanding, ETF profile & holdings, listing/delisting status, earnings history, earnings estimates, and earnings/IPO calendars.

#8 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1340Category overlap: 55%

Shared coverage

IPOInsider Data13FNewsData APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Calendar, and Dividends coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Multi‑asset data coverage via a single API: equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indexes, forex, crypto, commodities, macroeconomic indicators, ESG and ownership datasets, organized into Market Data, Fundamental & Company Data, News & Calendar Data, Advanced Data, Ownership and Other Markets., Real‑time quotes plus intraday (1‑minute, 5‑minute, 30‑minute, 1‑hour) and end‑of‑day historical bars for stocks and other assets; Premium and Ultimate tiers add intraday chart endpoints, technical indicators and up to 30+ years of history, with Ultimate including 1‑minute intraday charting and full historical access., and Fundamental statement APIs with audited, standardized and as‑reported income statements, balance sheets and cash‑flow statements (annual, quarterly and TTM), plus key metrics, ratios, financial scores, enterprise values and product/geographic segment revenue breakdowns..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Secondary Offerings, and 13D/13G.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Calendar, Dividends, and Splits

Standout features: Multi‑asset data coverage via a single API: equities, ETFs, mutual funds, indexes, forex, crypto, commodities, macroeconomic indicators, ESG and ownership datasets, organized into Market Data, Fundamental & Company Data, News & Calendar Data, Advanced Data, Ownership and Other Markets., Real‑time quotes plus intraday (1‑minute, 5‑minute, 30‑minute, 1‑hour) and end‑of‑day historical bars for stocks and other assets; Premium and Ultimate tiers add intraday chart endpoints, technical indicators and up to 30+ years of history, with Ultimate including 1‑minute intraday charting and full historical access., Fundamental statement APIs with audited, standardized and as‑reported income statements, balance sheets and cash‑flow statements (annual, quarterly and TTM), plus key metrics, ratios, financial scores, enterprise values and product/geographic segment revenue breakdowns., and Built‑in valuation and advanced metrics including DCF models, owner earnings and other formula‑based indicators documented in the Financial Formulas section, with a Custom DCF Calculator and Advanced Market Metrics (e.g., sector performance, technical indicators) available on higher‑tier plans.

#9 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 1332Category overlap: 55%

Shared coverage

Insider Data13F13D/13GNewsAlertsData APIs

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Short Interest, Which ETF includes this Stock?, and ETF Holdings coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Official short-interest data sourced from NASDAQ and NYSE on individual ticker pages., Off-exchange and dark pool short volume reported from FINRA feeds., and Comprehensive ownership tracking including 13F, 13D/G, NPORT filings, ETF and mutual fund holders, plus UK disclosure data..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, and Secondary Offerings.

Adds coverage: Short Interest, Which ETF includes this Stock?, ETF Holdings, and Improved Filings

Standout features: Official short-interest data sourced from NASDAQ and NYSE on individual ticker pages., Off-exchange and dark pool short volume reported from FINRA feeds., Comprehensive ownership tracking including 13F, 13D/G, NPORT filings, ETF and mutual fund holders, plus UK disclosure data., and Dedicated “Which ETF holds this stock?” pages showing ETF-level exposure by ticker.

#10 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1207Category overlap: 83%

Shared coverage

Insider Data13FAlertsData APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Improved Filings coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Search Filings provides free public access to EDGAR documents and search tools (e.g., Full Text Search, Latest Filings, Mutual Fund Search)., EDGAR Full-Text Search covers electronic filings since 2001 (including exhibits/attachments) and supports queries by keyword, ticker, company name, CIK, and reporter; boolean/wildcards and advanced search are supported (natural-language search is not)., and Latest Filings provides a real-time listing of filings as they are submitted; SEC recommends Latest Filings + RSS for near-real-time access and notes EDGAR filing email alerts are not offered (RSS instead)..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, and Secondary Offerings.

Adds coverage: Improved Filings

Standout features: Search Filings provides free public access to EDGAR documents and search tools (e.g., Full Text Search, Latest Filings, Mutual Fund Search)., EDGAR Full-Text Search covers electronic filings since 2001 (including exhibits/attachments) and supports queries by keyword, ticker, company name, CIK, and reporter; boolean/wildcards and advanced search are supported (natural-language search is not)., Latest Filings provides a real-time listing of filings as they are submitted; SEC recommends Latest Filings + RSS for near-real-time access and notes EDGAR filing email alerts are not offered (RSS instead)., and Mutual Funds Search supports searching funds/ETFs by name, series/class or contract IDs, ticker, or CIK, and links to prospectuses and proxy voting records; users can subscribe via RSS.

Similarity score 1204Category overlap: 60%

Shared coverage

Secondary OfferingsInsider Data13F13D/13GAlertsData APIs

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Bonds

Experience: Intermediate and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Institutional Data, Buybacks & Authorizations, and Watchlist coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Cleaned & context‑rich Form 4 dataset (history back to 2003/2004) with analyst review, 10b5‑1 plan tagging, and noise reduction (e.g., RSU/tax‑related sales)., Comprehensive buyback database (plans & quarterly repurchases) since 2004, including ASRs, tender offers, Dutch auctions, and NCIBs; PIT feeds provided., and Institutional holdings feeds covering 13F, 13D, and 13G (PIT and historical), with instrument typing (e.g., common, ETFs, calls/puts, debt) and event flags..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, and News.

Adds coverage: Institutional Data, Buybacks & Authorizations, Watchlist, and Flags

Standout features: Cleaned & context‑rich Form 4 dataset (history back to 2003/2004) with analyst review, 10b5‑1 plan tagging, and noise reduction (e.g., RSU/tax‑related sales)., Comprehensive buyback database (plans & quarterly repurchases) since 2004, including ASRs, tender offers, Dutch auctions, and NCIBs; PIT feeds provided., Institutional holdings feeds covering 13F, 13D, and 13G (PIT and historical), with instrument typing (e.g., common, ETFs, calls/puts, debt) and event flags., and Management Changes database (CEO/CFO/Board and key officers) with ~40 fields per event and PDF report generation.

#12 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 1190Category overlap: 50%

Shared coverage

Regulatory Filings MonitoringIPOInsider DataAlertsData APIs

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Improved Filings, Screeners, and AI Filings Summary coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Real‑time filings ingestion (<5 min typical) with continuous 30‑minute source refresh; 4.5M+ filings from 16,645 companies across 44 markets., Programmatic access to filings, company metadata, languages, countries, filing types, sources; Markdown extraction endpoint for filing text., and Watchlist & email alerts the moment a tracked company files; ‘Live Filings Feed’ UI (30‑minute update cycle)..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Secondary Offerings, 13F, and 13D/13G.

Adds coverage: Improved Filings, Screeners, AI Filings Summary, and AI Chat

Standout features: Real‑time filings ingestion (<5 min typical) with continuous 30‑minute source refresh; 4.5M+ filings from 16,645 companies across 44 markets., Programmatic access to filings, company metadata, languages, countries, filing types, sources; Markdown extraction endpoint for filing text., Watchlist & email alerts the moment a tracked company files; ‘Live Filings Feed’ UI (30‑minute update cycle)., and Insider trades browser and country drill‑downs; IPO/exchange/index reference sections.

#13 Alternative

Similarity score 1172Category overlap: 55%

Shared coverage

Regulatory Filings MonitoringInsider Data13F13D/13GNewsAlerts

Assets: Stocks and ETFs

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Calendar, Special Situations, and Acquisitions coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Merger Arbitrage Tool with announced‑deal lists, spread tracking, calendars and deal updates; ‘Deals in the Works’ and deal post‑mortems., Insider data hub with ‘Insider Weekends’, cluster buys, buys near highs, flip‑floppers, top‑performing insiders and sector heat‑map., and Buyback suite: daily buyback announcements, searchable buyback history, ‘Buyback Wednesdays’, and ‘Double Dipper’ (insiders + buybacks)..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need IPO, Secondary Offerings, and Data APIs.

Adds coverage: Calendar, Special Situations, Acquisitions, and Spin-offs

Standout features: Merger Arbitrage Tool with announced‑deal lists, spread tracking, calendars and deal updates; ‘Deals in the Works’ and deal post‑mortems., Insider data hub with ‘Insider Weekends’, cluster buys, buys near highs, flip‑floppers, top‑performing insiders and sector heat‑map., Buyback suite: daily buyback announcements, searchable buyback history, ‘Buyback Wednesdays’, and ‘Double Dipper’ (insiders + buybacks)., and Spinoff suite: upcoming/completed spinoffs and ‘Spinsider’ screen; CVR deals database with outcomes.

#14 Alternative

Hands-on Tested
Similarity score 1166Category overlap: 45%

Shared coverage

Insider DataNewsAlertsData APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and ETF Comparison coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Research workspace with Fundamental Charts, robust screeners, comp tables, scatter plots, scenario tools, and Quickflows to speed common tasks., Portfolio analytics for model and client accounts: optimizer and rebalancing (daily through annual), correlation matrices, attribution and transition analysis, drift/overlap checks, and exposure breakdowns., and Broad data coverage: U.S. and Canadian equities, ETFs and CEFs, plus mutual funds and SMAs as add-ons; 4,000+ fundamental metrics, S&P Global analyst estimates, MSCI ESG datasets, and a large set of macro indicators..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, and Secondary Offerings.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, ETF Comparison, and Data Visualizations

Standout features: Research workspace with Fundamental Charts, robust screeners, comp tables, scatter plots, scenario tools, and Quickflows to speed common tasks., Portfolio analytics for model and client accounts: optimizer and rebalancing (daily through annual), correlation matrices, attribution and transition analysis, drift/overlap checks, and exposure breakdowns., Broad data coverage: U.S. and Canadian equities, ETFs and CEFs, plus mutual funds and SMAs as add-ons; 4,000+ fundamental metrics, S&P Global analyst estimates, MSCI ESG datasets, and a large set of macro indicators., and Monitoring built in: dashboards, watchlists, alerts, and a live news feed (MT Newswires). Intraday quotes update on a short delay (~90–120 seconds).

#15 Alternative

Free Tier
Similarity score 1128Category overlap: 45%

Shared coverage

Regulatory Filings MonitoringIPONewsData APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Bonds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Custom Dashboards, and Dividends coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include REST API and Python client with JSON-serializable endpoints; local API deployment supported., Wide coverage across equities, ETFs, options, fixed income, macroeconomics, news, transcripts, and regulatory filings., and Command-line interface (successor to the legacy OpenBB Terminal) plus Python workflows..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Secondary Offerings, Insider Data, and 13F.

Adds coverage: Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Custom Dashboards, Dividends, and Splits

Standout features: REST API and Python client with JSON-serializable endpoints; local API deployment supported., Wide coverage across equities, ETFs, options, fixed income, macroeconomics, news, transcripts, and regulatory filings., Command-line interface (successor to the legacy OpenBB Terminal) plus Python workflows., and Workspace dashboards and apps with customizable widgets; unlimited dashboards on the Community tier.

#16 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1088Category overlap: 45%

Shared coverage

Insider Data13FNewsAlertsData APIs

Assets: Stocks and ETFs

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Quiver Quantitative adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, Watchlist, and Backtesting coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Alternative data dashboards spanning Congress trading, insider activity, government contracts, lobbying, app ratings, Google Trends, U.S. patents, ETF and institutional holdings, and more., Congress Trading dashboard parses public disclosures, tracks post-trade performance, and shows cumulative returns by individual politicians., and Institutional Holdings (13F) dashboard, with a backtesting tool for premium users to evaluate fund-level positioning over time..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, and Secondary Offerings.

Adds coverage: Screeners, Watchlist, Backtesting, and US Government Trades

Standout features: Alternative data dashboards spanning Congress trading, insider activity, government contracts, lobbying, app ratings, Google Trends, U.S. patents, ETF and institutional holdings, and more., Congress Trading dashboard parses public disclosures, tracks post-trade performance, and shows cumulative returns by individual politicians., Institutional Holdings (13F) dashboard, with a backtesting tool for premium users to evaluate fund-level positioning over time., and Premium adds advanced tools like stock screeners, alerts, institutional and congressional backtesters, Smart Score/Bull–Bear metrics, watchlists, exportable data samples, and early access to curated content. Pricing is $25/month or $300/year, with free trials (7 or 30 days).

#17 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1067Category overlap: 36%

Shared coverage

Insider DataNewsData APIsAPIs & SDKs

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web and API

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • Expands into News Sentiment, Analyst Forecasts, and Dividends coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include End-of-day OHLCV data via API with daily, weekly, and monthly series, fully adjusted for splits and dividends. JSON and CSV supported., Intraday historical prices available at 1-minute, 5-minute, and 1-hour intervals., and Delayed live quotes: 15–20 minute delay for stocks, 1-minute delay for FX; supports multi-ticker queries..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, and Secondary Offerings.

Adds coverage: News Sentiment, Analyst Forecasts, Dividends, and Splits

Standout features: End-of-day OHLCV data via API with daily, weekly, and monthly series, fully adjusted for splits and dividends. JSON and CSV supported., Intraday historical prices available at 1-minute, 5-minute, and 1-hour intervals., Delayed live quotes: 15–20 minute delay for stocks, 1-minute delay for FX; supports multi-ticker queries., and Real-time WebSocket streaming (<50 ms latency) for US equities, forex, and crypto, with up to 50 simultaneous tickers and pre/post-market support.

#18 Alternative

Analyst PickHands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1051Category overlap: 36%

Shared coverage

NewsAlertsAPIs & SDKsEducation

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Bonds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • TradingView adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Screeners, ETF Screeners, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Advanced multi‑asset charting with 20+ chart types, minute‑ and second‑level history, 400+ built‑in indicators, 100K+ community indicators, and 110+ smart drawing tools across web, desktop, and mobile., Comprehensive technical toolset including volume profile and footprint, candlestick pattern recognition, auto chart patterns, Seasonals, and intraday charts based on custom spread formulas., and Cloud‑based alerts for prices, indicators, strategies, drawings, and watchlists, with multi‑condition logic, second‑based triggers, and delivery via browser pop‑ups, email, TradingView apps, and webhooks..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, and Secondary Offerings.

Adds coverage: Screeners, ETF Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Options & Derivatives

Standout features: Advanced multi‑asset charting with 20+ chart types, minute‑ and second‑level history, 400+ built‑in indicators, 100K+ community indicators, and 110+ smart drawing tools across web, desktop, and mobile., Comprehensive technical toolset including volume profile and footprint, candlestick pattern recognition, auto chart patterns, Seasonals, and intraday charts based on custom spread formulas., Cloud‑based alerts for prices, indicators, strategies, drawings, and watchlists, with multi‑condition logic, second‑based triggers, and delivery via browser pop‑ups, email, TradingView apps, and webhooks., and Global multi‑asset screeners (stocks, ETFs, bonds, crypto coins, CEX and DEX pairs) with 400+ filter fields, multiple timeframes, auto‑refresh, and data export for external analysis.

Similarity score 1049Category overlap: 57%

Shared coverage

Regulatory Filings MonitoringIPOAlertsData APIs

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Why investors switch

  • Expands into Flags, Bankruptcy, and Acquisitions coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Audit & Compliance: audit fees since ~2000, auditor changes & engagements/tenure, audit opinions (incl. going concern), SOX 302/404 controls, financial restatements, non‑timely filings., Accounting & Oversight: Critical Audit Matters (CAMs) for SEC registrants, PCAOB inspection reports, AAERs and related oversight datasets., and Corporate & Legal: SEC comment letters + threaded responses, bankruptcies, IPOs, M&A, federal litigation, shareholder activism, tax footnotes, transfer agents..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Secondary Offerings, Insider Data, and 13F.

Adds coverage: Flags, Bankruptcy, and Acquisitions

Standout features: Audit & Compliance: audit fees since ~2000, auditor changes & engagements/tenure, audit opinions (incl. going concern), SOX 302/404 controls, financial restatements, non‑timely filings., Accounting & Oversight: Critical Audit Matters (CAMs) for SEC registrants, PCAOB inspection reports, AAERs and related oversight datasets., Corporate & Legal: SEC comment letters + threaded responses, bankruptcies, IPOs, M&A, federal litigation, shareholder activism, tax footnotes, transfer agents., and Geographic modules: Canada (SEDAR) and Europe (audit fees/opinions, KAMs, transparency reports).

#20 Alternative

Hands-on TestedFree Tier
Similarity score 1037Category overlap: 36%

Shared coverage

IPOInsider DataNewsAlerts

Assets: Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds

Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

Platforms: Web

Pricing: Free

Why investors switch

  • MarketWatch adds mobile access for on-the-go monitoring.
  • Expands into Calendar, Screeners, and Data Visualizations coverage beyond what SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offers.
  • Standout features include Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts., and Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates..
  • Pair it with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you still need Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Secondary Offerings, and 13F.

Adds coverage: Calendar, Screeners, Data Visualizations, and Watchlist

Standout features: Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts., Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates., and BigCharts advanced charting platform with multiple timeframes (intraday to monthly) and technical overlays; intraday data typically delayed 15 minutes.

Coverage Snapshot

Where alternatives already align

Most shared categories across the top matches.

Insider Data×16Alerts×15Data APIs×15News×1513F×11APIs & SDKs×10IPO×1013D/13G×6

New angles introduced

Categories the alternatives add beyond SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings).

Screeners+12Financials+11ETF Holdings+10Calendar+9Dividends+9ETF Overview+9Watchlist+9Data Visualizations+8

Access & Pricing

Free options

16/20

16 of 20 alternatives keep a free tier for trials.

Mobile ready

6/20

6 alternatives bring native mobile access.

API availability

14/20

14 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.

Quality checks

8 starred / 13 tested

8 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 13 have been hands-on tested.

Avg. coverage overlap

58%

Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best alternatives to SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)?

SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) users most often consider GuruFocus, Fiscal.ai, and SEC API (sec-api.io) as their go-to alternatives.

Which alternatives keep a free tier?

GuruFocus, Fiscal.ai, SEC API (sec-api.io), SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings - Canada), CapEdge, Unusual Whales, Alpha Vantage, Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), Fintel, SEC.gov (EDGAR), FinancialReports.eu, OpenBB, Quiver Quantitative, EODHD (EOD Historical Data), TradingView, and MarketWatch offer a free plan or trial option, making them easy to test before committing to a paid subscription.

Which workflows do the top SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) alternatives cover?

Expect deep coverage across 13D/13G, 13F, Alerts, APIs & SDKs, Data APIs, Education, Insider Data, IPO, News, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, and Secondary Offerings, so you can port most SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) workflows without much friction.

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