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Tool Comparison

AlphaSense vs BamSEC comparison

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

Quick takeaways

AlphaSense adds Earnings Calls Sentiment, AI, AI Earnings Summary, AI Report, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, News, and Data APIs coverage that BamSEC skips.

BamSEC includes Stock Ideas, Financials, Insider Data, Institutional Data, IPO, Spin-offs, and Delisted categories that AlphaSense omits.

BamSEC keeps a free entry point that AlphaSense lacks.

AlphaSense ships a mobile app. BamSEC is web/desktop only.

In depth comparison

AlphaSense

alpha-sense.com

AlphaSense is an enterprise-grade market intelligence platform that combines a massive library of filings, research, transcripts, and news with AI-powered search and summarization. Broker research access depends on entitlements, while premium features like Expert Calls or Canalyst models are offered as add-ons. Enterprise Intelligence expands the platform to include secure integration of a firm’s own internal content.

Platforms

WebMobileAPI

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

Extensive content coverage, including SEC filings, earnings call transcripts, broker and independent research, expert call transcripts, and regulatory news.
Generative AI workflows such as Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, delivering source-cited answers and summaries.
Blackline (redline) comparisons to highlight changes across versions of filings or document sections.
Table Tools to extract structured financial tables and export them to Excel with minimal friction.
Company financial tearsheets combining Reuters Fundamentals with I/B/E/S consensus estimates.

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BamSEC

bamsec.com

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Web-only SEC filings and transcripts research platform focused on EDGAR documents, table extraction and ownership analytics. Browsing all electronically filed SEC documents is free, while premium tools such as Document Search, table downloads, document comparison, insider and institutional ownership views, and advanced alerts are part of the Pro and Enterprise subscriptions (Pro is $69/month billed annually with a 7-day free trial; Enterprise adds team features like consolidated invoicing, usage reporting and priority support).

Platforms

Web

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

Specialized web platform for working with SEC filings and earnings transcripts, marketed as making “financial research easier” for thousands of subscribers including major investment banks and buy-side firms.
Covers all SEC filings submitted electronically via EDGAR from 1994 onward in their original, unmodified form, with new filings typically processed within a minute or two of being filed (and by end of day for confidential filings that later become public). Browsing filings does not require a subscription, but premium features are limited to active subscribers.
All-company screening tools let you instantly search across millions of documents for any term, using filters like industry, market cap, document type and Watch List, plus advanced operators (exact phrases, boolean logic, proximity / distance between words) and email alerts for new matches.
Company-level Document Search shows every mention of a term across a single issuer’s filings and transcripts, with result categorization and an “intuitive workflow” for jumping straight from search hits to the underlying documents without manual Ctrl+F scans.
Table Tools provide one-click Excel downloads for any table in any filing, including most financial tables beyond the three statements, plus Similar Tables to pull prior versions from older filings and Merge Tables to combine data across periods; downloads are cleanly formatted spreadsheets with no merged cells or styling and data taken directly from the filings.

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Where they differ

AlphaSense

Distinct strengths include:

Earnings Calls Sentiment AI AI Earnings Summary AI Report Analyst Recommendations Analyst Price Targets Analyst Forecasts News

Extensive content coverage, including SEC filings, earnings call transcripts, broker and independent research, expert call transcripts, and regulatory news.
Generative AI workflows such as Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, delivering source-cited answers and summaries.
Blackline (redline) comparisons to highlight changes across versions of filings or document sections.
Table Tools to extract structured financial tables and export them to Excel with minimal friction.

BamSEC

Distinct strengths include:

Stock Ideas Financials Insider Data Institutional Data IPO Spin-offs Delisted

Specialized web platform for working with SEC filings and earnings transcripts, marketed as making “financial research easier” for thousands of subscribers including major investment banks and buy-side firms.
Covers all SEC filings submitted electronically via EDGAR from 1994 onward in their original, unmodified form, with new filings typically processed within a minute or two of being filed (and by end of day for confidential filings that later become public). Browsing filings does not require a subscription, but premium features are limited to active subscribers.
All-company screening tools let you instantly search across millions of documents for any term, using filters like industry, market cap, document type and Watch List, plus advanced operators (exact phrases, boolean logic, proximity / distance between words) and email alerts for new matches.
Company-level Document Search shows every mention of a term across a single issuer’s filings and transcripts, with result categorization and an “intuitive workflow” for jumping straight from search hits to the underlying documents without manual Ctrl+F scans.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	AlphaSense	BamSEC
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Improved Filings, Diff View, Transcripts, Notes & Highlights, 13F, Screeners, Alerts, Watchlist Unique: Earnings Calls Sentiment, AI, AI Earnings Summary, AI Report, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, News, Data APIs	Shared: Improved Filings, Diff View, Transcripts, Notes & Highlights, 13F, Screeners, Alerts, Watchlist Unique: Stock Ideas, Financials, Insider Data, Institutional Data, IPO, Spin-offs, Delisted
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks	Stocks, Funds
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, Mobile, API	Web
Pricing High-level pricing models	Subscription	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Extensive content coverage, including SEC filings, earnings call transcripts, broker and independent research, expert call transcripts, and regulatory news. Generative AI workflows such as Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, delivering source-cited answers and summaries. Blackline (redline) comparisons to highlight changes across versions of filings or document sections. Table Tools to extract structured financial tables and export them to Excel with minimal friction. Company financial tearsheets combining Reuters Fundamentals with I/B/E/S consensus estimates. AI-powered sentiment scoring across filings, transcripts, and research documents.	Unique Specialized web platform for working with SEC filings and earnings transcripts, marketed as making “financial research easier” for thousands of subscribers including major investment banks and buy-side firms. Covers all SEC filings submitted electronically via EDGAR from 1994 onward in their original, unmodified form, with new filings typically processed within a minute or two of being filed (and by end of day for confidential filings that later become public). Browsing filings does not require a subscription, but premium features are limited to active subscribers. All-company screening tools let you instantly search across millions of documents for any term, using filters like industry, market cap, document type and Watch List, plus advanced operators (exact phrases, boolean logic, proximity / distance between words) and email alerts for new matches. Company-level Document Search shows every mention of a term across a single issuer’s filings and transcripts, with result categorization and an “intuitive workflow” for jumping straight from search hits to the underlying documents without manual Ctrl+F scans. Table Tools provide one-click Excel downloads for any table in any filing, including most financial tables beyond the three statements, plus Similar Tables to pull prior versions from older filings and Merge Tables to combine data across periods; downloads are cleanly formatted spreadsheets with no merged cells or styling and data taken directly from the filings. Historical Similar Tables coverage spans almost every financial table (for example, segment breakdowns or pension tables), enabling multi-year model building and benchmarking without manually opening each historical filing.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Highlighted

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do AlphaSense and BamSEC both support?

Both platforms cover Improved Filings, Diff View, Transcripts, Notes & Highlights, 13F, Screeners, Alerts, and Watchlist workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

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

Which tool has mobile access?

AlphaSense ships a dedicated mobile experience, while BamSEC focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

AlphaSense differentiates itself with Extensive content coverage, including SEC filings, earnings call transcripts, broker and independent research, expert call transcripts, and regulatory news., Generative AI workflows such as Generative Search, Generative Grid, and Deep Research, delivering source-cited answers and summaries., and Blackline (redline) comparisons to highlight changes across versions of filings or document sections., whereas BamSEC stands out for Specialized web platform for working with SEC filings and earnings transcripts, marketed as making “financial research easier” for thousands of subscribers including major investment banks and buy-side firms., Covers all SEC filings submitted electronically via EDGAR from 1994 onward in their original, unmodified form, with new filings typically processed within a minute or two of being filed (and by end of day for confidential filings that later become public). Browsing filings does not require a subscription, but premium features are limited to active subscribers., and All-company screening tools let you instantly search across millions of documents for any term, using filters like industry, market cap, document type and Watch List, plus advanced operators (exact phrases, boolean logic, proximity / distance between words) and email alerts for new matches..

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