VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Saturday, November 1, 2025

Tool Comparison

AlphaSense vs This Is Not SEDAR comparison

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

Quick takeaways

AlphaSense adds Diff View, Transcripts, Earnings Calls Sentiment, Notes & Highlights, AI, AI Earnings Summary, AI Report, 13F, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Forecasts, Screeners, News, Alerts, and Data APIs coverage that This Is Not SEDAR skips.

This Is Not SEDAR includes Regulatory Filings Monitoring categories that AlphaSense omits.

This Is Not SEDAR keeps a free entry point that AlphaSense lacks.

AlphaSense ships a mobile app. This Is Not SEDAR is web/desktop only.

In depth comparison

AlphaSense logo

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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This Is Not SEDAR

thisisnotsedar.com

Indie, beta-stage UI for browsing Canadian SEDAR+ filings. Offers a simple ‘Latest Filings’ page and hosts mirrored PDFs; banner indicates it auto‑downloads files and reads headlines for saved ‘portfolio companies’ during a transition to a new site. No published API, pricing, or enterprise/compliance details.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • ‘Latest Filings’ browser focused on Canadian issuers.
  • Mirrored PDF hosting for filings (served from docs.thisisnotsedar.com).
  • Portfolio/watchlist concept: continues downloading files and reading headlines for existing tracked companies while the site migrates.

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Where they differ

AlphaSense

Distinct strengths include:

  • 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.

This Is Not SEDAR

Distinct strengths include:

  • ‘Latest Filings’ browser focused on Canadian issuers.
  • Mirrored PDF hosting for filings (served from docs.thisisnotsedar.com).
  • Portfolio/watchlist concept: continues downloading files and reading headlines for existing tracked companies while the site migrates.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeAlphaSenseThis Is Not SEDAR
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Improved Filings, Watchlist

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

Shared: Improved Filings, Watchlist

Unique: Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Funds

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

Free

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

  • ‘Latest Filings’ browser focused on Canadian issuers.
  • Mirrored PDF hosting for filings (served from docs.thisisnotsedar.com).
  • Portfolio/watchlist concept: continues downloading files and reading headlines for existing tracked companies while the site migrates.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do AlphaSense and This Is Not SEDAR both support?

Both platforms cover Improved Filings, 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?

This Is Not SEDAR 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 This Is Not SEDAR 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 This Is Not SEDAR stands out for ‘Latest Filings’ browser focused on Canadian issuers., Mirrored PDF hosting for filings (served from docs.thisisnotsedar.com)., and Portfolio/watchlist concept: continues downloading files and reading headlines for existing tracked companies while the site migrates..

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