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Tool Comparison

ApeWisdom vs FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) comparison

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

Quick takeaways

ApeWisdom adds Stock Ideas, Market Sentiment, Reddit, and APIs & SDKs coverage that FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) skips.

FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) includes Financials, Acquisitions, and Regulatory Filings Monitoring categories that ApeWisdom omits.

In depth comparison

ApeWisdom

apewisdom.io

Social sentiment tracker for ticker mentions across selected Reddit communities and 4chan /biz. Public web UI and documented public API; no public pricing/plan page found during review (2025-12-26).

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Trending leaderboards for Reddit tickers (past 24h) showing mentions, 30-day trend, and upvotes; includes subreddit-specific leaderboards.
Separate views for Stocks, Cryptos, and an aggregated "All" list; includes a 4chan /biz leaderboard marked as BETA.
Per-ticker pages show last-24h summary metrics (mentions, upvotes, mentioning users), an overall sentiment %, subreddit-specific sentiment (e.g., WSB), and "nearby keywords".
Methodology: scans tracked subreddits twice an hour; detects tickers via uppercase or $-prefix; counts multiple mentions in a single post/comment once; only shows tickers listed on "Infinite Marketcap".
Public API v1.0: list tickers by mentions via filter endpoints (all, all-stocks, all-crypto, specific subreddits, 4chan) with pagination (100 results/page). API docs show direct HTTPS calls with no API key/auth in examples.

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FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)

banks.data.fdic.gov

Official FDIC hub to search FDIC‑insured institutions and programmatically pull institution demographics, branch locations, structural events (mergers/changes), failures & assistance transactions, Summary of Deposits (SOD), and financials. BankFind exposes a public REST API with JSON/CSV output and Elastic‑style filter syntax. Demographic data update weekly; financial data quarterly; SOD is annual (as of June 30). Keys are supported but currently not required. Bulk downloads limit: one quarter for financials and one year for SOD per request.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934.
Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics.
REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination.
‘Common Financial Reports’ starter workbook and interactive docs to craft queries; field lists/definitions via YAML + glossary.
Bulk data: download helpers and constraints (e.g., single quarter for financials; single year for SOD) to keep payloads manageable.

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Where they differ

ApeWisdom

Distinct strengths include:

Stock Ideas Market Sentiment Reddit APIs & SDKs

Trending leaderboards for Reddit tickers (past 24h) showing mentions, 30-day trend, and upvotes; includes subreddit-specific leaderboards.
Separate views for Stocks, Cryptos, and an aggregated "All" list; includes a 4chan /biz leaderboard marked as BETA.
Per-ticker pages show last-24h summary metrics (mentions, upvotes, mentioning users), an overall sentiment %, subreddit-specific sentiment (e.g., WSB), and "nearby keywords".
Methodology: scans tracked subreddits twice an hour; detects tickers via uppercase or $-prefix; counts multiple mentions in a single post/comment once; only shows tickers listed on "Infinite Marketcap".

FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)

Distinct strengths include:

Financials Acquisitions Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934.
Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics.
REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination.
‘Common Financial Reports’ starter workbook and interactive docs to craft queries; field lists/definitions via YAML + glossary.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	ApeWisdom	FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Data APIs Unique: Stock Ideas, Market Sentiment, Reddit, APIs & SDKs	Shared: Data APIs Unique: Financials, Acquisitions, Regulatory Filings Monitoring
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Cryptos	Other, Stocks
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, API	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free	Free
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Trending leaderboards for Reddit tickers (past 24h) showing mentions, 30-day trend, and upvotes; includes subreddit-specific leaderboards. Separate views for Stocks, Cryptos, and an aggregated "All" list; includes a 4chan /biz leaderboard marked as BETA. Per-ticker pages show last-24h summary metrics (mentions, upvotes, mentioning users), an overall sentiment %, subreddit-specific sentiment (e.g., WSB), and "nearby keywords". Methodology: scans tracked subreddits twice an hour; detects tickers via uppercase or $-prefix; counts multiple mentions in a single post/comment once; only shows tickers listed on "Infinite Marketcap". Public API v1.0: list tickers by mentions via filter endpoints (all, all-stocks, all-crypto, specific subreddits, 4chan) with pagination (100 results/page). API docs show direct HTTPS calls with no API key/auth in examples.	Unique Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934. Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics. REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination. ‘Common Financial Reports’ starter workbook and interactive docs to craft queries; field lists/definitions via YAML + glossary. Bulk data: download helpers and constraints (e.g., single quarter for financials; single year for SOD) to keep payloads manageable. Events & Changes (OSCR) search for structural, non‑financial activity; separate Bank Failures & Assistance dataset spanning back to 1934.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do ApeWisdom and FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) both support?

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

Do ApeWisdom and FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) require subscriptions?

Both ApeWisdom and FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access ApeWisdom and FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)?

Both ApeWisdom and FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) 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?

ApeWisdom differentiates itself with Trending leaderboards for Reddit tickers (past 24h) showing mentions, 30-day trend, and upvotes; includes subreddit-specific leaderboards., Separate views for Stocks, Cryptos, and an aggregated "All" list; includes a 4chan /biz leaderboard marked as BETA., and Per-ticker pages show last-24h summary metrics (mentions, upvotes, mentioning users), an overall sentiment %, subreddit-specific sentiment (e.g., WSB), and "nearby keywords"., whereas FDIC - BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) stands out for Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934., Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics., and REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination..

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