VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★

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Monday, January 5, 2026

Tool Comparison

BamSEC vs Fintel comparison

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

BamSEC logo

BamSEC

bamsec.com

PricingFree, Subscription
PlatformsWeb
Editor's pickHands-on review
Fintel logo

Fintel

fintel.io

PricingFree, Subscription
PlatformsWeb, API

Comparison highlights

  • Tool score: the chart below shows community vote sentiment over the last 8 weeks. Use it as a signal, not a verdict.
  • Overlap: both cover Screeners, Improved Filings, and Insider Data and 3 other categories.
  • Coverage tilt: BamSEC has 10 categories you won't get in Fintel; Fintel has 10 unique categories.
  • Platforms: BamSEC runs on Web; Fintel runs on Web, API.

Category leaders

  • Screeners: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
  • Portfolio: Fintel is tagged for this workflow; BamSEC has no category votes yet.
  • Watchlist: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
  • News: Fintel is tagged for this workflow; BamSEC has no category votes yet.

Vote sentiment comparison

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BamSECFintel

Side-by-side metrics

AttributeBamSECFintel
Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, Funds

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Options, Bonds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Yes

Not yet

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

Highlighted

Standard listing

Coverage overlap

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do BamSEC and Fintel both support?

Both platforms cover Screeners, Improved Filings, Insider Data, 13F, Alerts, and Watchlist workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do BamSEC and Fintel require subscriptions?

Both BamSEC and Fintel keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access BamSEC and Fintel?

Both BamSEC and Fintel 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?

BamSEC differentiates itself with 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., whereas Fintel stands out for Official short-interest data sourced from NASDAQ and NYSE on individual ticker pages., Off-exchange and dark pool short volume reported from FINRA feeds., and Comprehensive ownership tracking including 13F, 13D/G, NPORT filings, ETF and mutual fund holders, plus UK disclosure data..

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