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Best Free SEC Filing Search Tools
Our editor-ranked free SEC filing search tools. Global vote totals are shown separately.
These free SEC filing search tools and EDGAR workflows provide durable free access. Compare filing search, alerts, redlines, table extraction, exhibits, and APIs before paying for professional filing research features.
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SEC EDGAR is the free public source for company, fund, insider, ownership, prospectus, and XBRL filings submitted to the SEC. It has full-text search, latest filings, RSS, CIK lookup, public JSON APIs, archives, and bulk files. Most filings still need parsing before comparison or analysis.
Best forStock researchFundamental researchFundamentals dataResearch reportsInsider and institutional trackingWatch-outsFair-access limits applyRaw filings require parsing - 2
BamSEC speeds up SEC filing and transcript research in a web workspace. Its useful pieces are document search, filing redlines, table extraction, ownership data, watchlists, alerts, highlights, and shareable source links. Most professional features sit behind Pro or Enterprise.
Best forFundamental researchEarnings transcript researchStock researchInsider and institutional trackingPortfolio alertsWatch-outsPremium workflows are paidU.S. filing-centric coverage - 3
Calcbench extracts and standardizes financial data and disclosure text from SEC filings. Users can trace values to source documents, compare filings, work in Excel, or license API access separately.
Best forFundamentals dataFundamental researchFinancial data APIAI agent data accessValuation modelingWatch-outsSEC-centered coverageAPI is a paid add-on - 4
SEC API is a commercial EDGAR service with filing search, real-time feeds, XBRL-to-JSON conversion, section extraction, insider filings, 13F data, and other regulatory datasets. It is for production ingestion rather than building your own parser. The free tier is small and redistribution needs enterprise terms.
Best forFinancial data APIFundamentals dataInsider and institutional trackingMarket monitoringAI agent data accessWatch-outsFree tier is only a starterSEC-only scope - 5
Fiscal.ai combines a company-research terminal with REST, webhook, and MCP access. It covers financials, segments, KPIs, estimates, transcripts, filings, screens, valuation, ownership, fund letters, and AI-assisted research.
Best forAI research workspaceFundamental researchFinancial data APIAI agent data accessValuation modelingWatch-outsFree access is limitedMarket prices are not fully real-time - 6
AlphaResearch puts filings, transcripts, press releases, estimates, news, insider trades, ownership, and fund holdings in one searchable workspace. It is aimed at document-heavy research. Global coverage and spreadsheet add-ins require Enterprise, and the premium trial asks for a card.
Best forAI research workspaceEarnings transcript researchFundamental researchStock screeningInsider and institutional trackingWatch-outsGlobal coverage is EnterpriseSelf-serve terms exclude professional use - 7
StockInsights.ai summarizes filings and earnings calls, categorizes disclosures, monitors watchlists, and exposes company data through APIs and MCP. It covers U.S. and Indian markets. Commercial use, redistribution, webhooks, and custom workflows require Business or Solutions terms.
Best forAI research workspaceEarnings transcript researchStock researchAlertsFinancial data APIWatch-outsAPI commercial terms varyNot a fundamental terminal replacement - 8
Financial Filings provides public-company filings through a free web index, APIs and a hosted MCP server. It supports document search, Markdown extraction, standardized financials, webhooks and enterprise data delivery.
Best forFinancial data APIAI agent data accessMarket monitoringResearch reportsFundamental researchWatch-outsSelf-serve limitsFilings product, not full terminal - 9
Quartr provides earnings calls, live transcripts, filings, reports, decks, estimates, AI chat, and investor-relations data. The app is useful for free call and transcript access; Pro and API serve professional research, MCP, webhooks, and integrations.
Best forEarnings transcript researchAI research workspaceFinancial data APIInvestment research workspaceResearch reportsWatch-outsPro and API are contact-sales productsQualitative research focus - 10
Perplexity Finance combines cited AI answers with stocks, ETFs, funds, crypto, options, news, charts, screens, earnings documents, ownership, government-trading views, and a finance_search tool. Answers still need verification, and consumer plans are billed separately from the API.
Best forAI research workspaceAI agent data accessStock researchFinancial data APIInvestment newsWatch-outsAI answer quality still needs reviewPlan and API billing differ
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Explore the full list of 12 SEC filing search tools, including premium products for document search, table extraction, redlines, exhibits, alerts, and APIs.
See all SEC filing search toolsBest Free SEC Filing Search Tools FAQ
What belongs on this SEC filing search page?
This page is for tools that search, extract, monitor, compare, or analyze SEC filings such as 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, proxies, exhibits, and EDGAR documents.
How is this different from diff view or filing categories?
Diff view and filing category pages remain broader taxonomies. This page is a manually curated shortlist for high-intent SEC filing search and EDGAR workflow tools.
Are transcript tools included?
Only when SEC filings are a strong part of the workflow. Earnings-call transcript tools without filing search or document workflows belong on transcript-focused pages.
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