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Sunday, October 5, 2025

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AlphaSense vs edmundSEC comparison

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

Quick takeaways

AlphaSense adds Diff View, Earnings Calls Sentiment, Notes & Highlights, AI, AI Report, 13F, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, Screeners, News, Alerts, Watchlist, and Data APIs coverage that edmundSEC skips.

edmundSEC includes AI Chat categories that AlphaSense omits.

AlphaSense 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., and Blackline (redline) comparisons to highlight changes across versions of filings or document sections..

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..

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

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AlphaSense

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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

Web
Mobile
API

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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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

3 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Improved Filings, Transcripts, and AI Earnings Summary.

Where they differ

AlphaSense

Distinct strengths include:

Diff View
Earnings Calls Sentiment
Notes & Highlights
AI
AI Report
13F
Analyst Recommendations
Analyst Price Targets
  • 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.

edmundSEC

Distinct strengths include:

AI Chat
  • 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

AttributeAlphaSenseedmundSEC
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Improved Filings, Transcripts, AI Earnings Summary

Unique: Diff View, Earnings Calls Sentiment, Notes & Highlights, AI, AI Report, 13F, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, Screeners, News, Alerts, Watchlist, Data APIs

Shared: Improved Filings, Transcripts, AI Earnings Summary

Unique: AI Chat

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks

Stocks

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile, API

Web

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Subscription

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

  • 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 AlphaSense and edmundSEC both support?

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

Do AlphaSense and edmundSEC require subscriptions?

Neither platform maintains a free tier. Budget for a subscription to unlock the research coverage highlighted in this comparison.

Which tool has mobile access?

AlphaSense ships a dedicated mobile experience, while edmundSEC 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 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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