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Tool Comparison

BamSEC vs InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) comparison

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

Quick takeaways

BamSEC adds Screeners, Stock Ideas, Improved Filings, Diff View, Transcripts, Financials, IPO, Spin-offs, Delisted, and Notes & Highlights coverage that InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) skips.

InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) includes 13D/13G, Buybacks & Authorizations, Secondary Offerings, Data APIs, and Flags categories that BamSEC omits.

BamSEC has a free tier, while InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) requires a paid plan.

In depth comparison

BamSEC

bamsec.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

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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InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore)

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Institutional‑grade datasets and research on insider transactions (Form 4), stock buybacks/authorizations, management changes, and institutional holdings (13F/13D/13G). InsiderScore is now part of Verity’s VerityData suite. Delivery via web platform, REST API, and multiple production feeds (point‑in‑time variants available).

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

Cleaned & context‑rich Form 4 dataset (history back to 2003/2004) with analyst review, 10b5‑1 plan tagging, and noise reduction (e.g., RSU/tax‑related sales).
Comprehensive buyback database (plans & quarterly repurchases) since 2004, including ASRs, tender offers, Dutch auctions, and NCIBs; PIT feeds provided.
Institutional holdings feeds covering 13F, 13D, and 13G (PIT and historical), with instrument typing (e.g., common, ETFs, calls/puts, debt) and event flags.
Management Changes database (CEO/CFO/Board and key officers) with ~40 fields per event and PDF report generation.
‘Unusual Event’ composite signals (e.g., buyback at low price with insider buying) for long/short idea generation.

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Where they differ

BamSEC

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners Stock Ideas Improved Filings Diff View Transcripts Financials IPO Spin-offs

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.

InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore)

Distinct strengths include:

13D/13G Buybacks & Authorizations Secondary Offerings Data APIs Flags

Cleaned & context‑rich Form 4 dataset (history back to 2003/2004) with analyst review, 10b5‑1 plan tagging, and noise reduction (e.g., RSU/tax‑related sales).
Comprehensive buyback database (plans & quarterly repurchases) since 2004, including ASRs, tender offers, Dutch auctions, and NCIBs; PIT feeds provided.
Institutional holdings feeds covering 13F, 13D, and 13G (PIT and historical), with instrument typing (e.g., common, ETFs, calls/puts, debt) and event flags.
Management Changes database (CEO/CFO/Board and key officers) with ~40 fields per event and PDF report generation.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	BamSEC	InsiderScore (VerityData \| InsiderScore)
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, Alerts, Watchlist Unique: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Improved Filings, Diff View, Transcripts, Financials, IPO, Spin-offs, Delisted, Notes & Highlights	Shared: Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, Alerts, Watchlist Unique: 13D/13G, Buybacks & Authorizations, Secondary Offerings, Data APIs, Flags
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, Funds	Stocks, ETFs, Options, Bonds
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	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.	Unique Cleaned & context‑rich Form 4 dataset (history back to 2003/2004) with analyst review, 10b5‑1 plan tagging, and noise reduction (e.g., RSU/tax‑related sales). Comprehensive buyback database (plans & quarterly repurchases) since 2004, including ASRs, tender offers, Dutch auctions, and NCIBs; PIT feeds provided. Institutional holdings feeds covering 13F, 13D, and 13G (PIT and historical), with instrument typing (e.g., common, ETFs, calls/puts, debt) and event flags. Management Changes database (CEO/CFO/Board and key officers) with ~40 fields per event and PDF report generation. ‘Unusual Event’ composite signals (e.g., buyback at low price with insider buying) for long/short idea generation. VerityData API to query processed & unprocessed SEC filings; plus CSV/pipe‑delimited feed delivery.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Yes	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Highlighted	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do BamSEC and InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) both support?

Both platforms cover Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, 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 InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access BamSEC and InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore)?

Both BamSEC and InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) 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 InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) stands out for Cleaned & context‑rich Form 4 dataset (history back to 2003/2004) with analyst review, 10b5‑1 plan tagging, and noise reduction (e.g., RSU/tax‑related sales)., Comprehensive buyback database (plans & quarterly repurchases) since 2004, including ASRs, tender offers, Dutch auctions, and NCIBs; PIT feeds provided., and Institutional holdings feeds covering 13F, 13D, and 13G (PIT and historical), with instrument typing (e.g., common, ETFs, calls/puts, debt) and event flags..

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