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Alpha Vantage vs edmundSEC comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Alpha Vantage adds Data APIs, News, News Sentiment, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, IPO, Delisted, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, GDP, Interest Rates, Options & Derivatives, ETF Holdings, Insider Data, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins coverage that edmundSEC skips.

edmundSEC includes Improved Filings, AI Chat, and AI Earnings Summary categories that Alpha Vantage omits.

Alpha Vantage highlights: Equity time series for global stocks (intraday down to 1-minute, plus daily/weekly/monthly) with 20+ years of history, including pre- and post-market support and adjustment toggles for splits and dividends., US options coverage with real-time and historical data spanning over 15 years, including optional greeks and implied volatility outputs in JSON or CSV., and Fundamentals and corporate actions such as company overviews, financials, dividends, splits, plus ETF profiles and holdings..

edmundSEC is known for: Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface., ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts., and Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end..

Alpha Vantage has a free tier, while edmundSEC requires a paid plan.

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Alpha Vantage

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Hands-on review

REST APIs delivering global market data in JSON and CSV. The free tier allows 25 requests per day, while premium plans remove limits and unlock real-time and 15-minute delayed US equities plus real-time US options. Entitlements and account management are handled through the Alpha X Terminal.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Equity time series for global stocks (intraday down to 1-minute, plus daily/weekly/monthly) with 20+ years of history, including pre- and post-market support and adjustment toggles for splits and dividends.
  • US options coverage with real-time and historical data spanning over 15 years, including optional greeks and implied volatility outputs in JSON or CSV.
  • Fundamentals and corporate actions such as company overviews, financials, dividends, splits, plus ETF profiles and holdings.
  • Corporate calendars: earnings announcements, IPO schedules, listings, and delisting status.
  • Alpha Intelligence datasets with market news and sentiment, earnings call transcripts, insider transactions, and daily gainers/losers.

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edmundSEC

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A web-based platform built around SEC filings and earnings call transcripts. Features include AI-powered search, single-document Q&A, and transcript summaries. A subscription is offered (including an early “Founder” lifetime promotion), though detailed plan tiers and pricing are not publicly listed.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface.
  • ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts.
  • Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end.
  • Key Topic Discovery highlights major themes within documents and allows users to define custom topics.
  • AI-generated summaries for earnings call transcripts.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

1 overlap

Both tools cover this research theme.

Where they differ

Alpha Vantage

Distinct strengths include:

Data APIs
News
News Sentiment
Calendar
Dividends
Splits
IPO
Delisted
  • Equity time series for global stocks (intraday down to 1-minute, plus daily/weekly/monthly) with 20+ years of history, including pre- and post-market support and adjustment toggles for splits and dividends.
  • US options coverage with real-time and historical data spanning over 15 years, including optional greeks and implied volatility outputs in JSON or CSV.
  • Fundamentals and corporate actions such as company overviews, financials, dividends, splits, plus ETF profiles and holdings.
  • Corporate calendars: earnings announcements, IPO schedules, listings, and delisting status.

edmundSEC

Distinct strengths include:

Improved Filings
AI Chat
AI Earnings Summary
  • Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface.
  • ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts.
  • Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end.
  • Key Topic Discovery highlights major themes within documents and allows users to define custom topics.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

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Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Transcripts

Unique: Data APIs, News, News Sentiment, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, IPO, Delisted, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, GDP, Interest Rates, Options & Derivatives, ETF Holdings, Insider Data, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Shared: Transcripts

Unique: Improved Filings, AI Chat, AI Earnings Summary

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Options, Currencies, Cryptos, Commodities, Mutual Funds

Stocks

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Equity time series for global stocks (intraday down to 1-minute, plus daily/weekly/monthly) with 20+ years of history, including pre- and post-market support and adjustment toggles for splits and dividends.
  • US options coverage with real-time and historical data spanning over 15 years, including optional greeks and implied volatility outputs in JSON or CSV.
  • Fundamentals and corporate actions such as company overviews, financials, dividends, splits, plus ETF profiles and holdings.
  • Corporate calendars: earnings announcements, IPO schedules, listings, and delisting status.
  • Alpha Intelligence datasets with market news and sentiment, earnings call transcripts, insider transactions, and daily gainers/losers.
  • Coverage across FX and crypto exchange rates (including intraday), commodities (oil, metals, agriculture), and US macro indicators like GDP, CPI, interest rates, and unemployment.

Unique

  • Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface.
  • ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts.
  • Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end.
  • Key Topic Discovery highlights major themes within documents and allows users to define custom topics.
  • AI-generated summaries for earnings call transcripts.
  • Subscription offering confirmed, including an initial lifetime “Founder” promotion at launch, though ongoing plan details are not disclosed.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Alpha Vantage and edmundSEC both support?

Both platforms cover Transcripts workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

Alpha Vantage offers a free entry point, while edmundSEC requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access Alpha Vantage and edmundSEC?

Both Alpha Vantage and edmundSEC prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Alpha Vantage differentiates itself with Equity time series for global stocks (intraday down to 1-minute, plus daily/weekly/monthly) with 20+ years of history, including pre- and post-market support and adjustment toggles for splits and dividends., US options coverage with real-time and historical data spanning over 15 years, including optional greeks and implied volatility outputs in JSON or CSV., and Fundamentals and corporate actions such as company overviews, financials, dividends, splits, plus ETF profiles and holdings., whereas edmundSEC stands out for Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface., ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts., and Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end..

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