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Tool Comparison

BamSEC vs SecForm4.Com comparison

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

Quick takeaways

BamSEC adds Stock Ideas, Improved Filings, Diff View, Transcripts, Financials, IPO, Spin-offs, Delisted, and Notes & Highlights coverage that SecForm4.Com skips.

SecForm4.Com includes 13D/13G, Investor Holdings, Data Visualizations, Money Flow, and Dividend categories that BamSEC omits.

BamSEC has a free tier, while SecForm4.Com 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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SecForm4.Com

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A US-focused insider trading and ownership tracking service with real-time alerts, institutional dashboards, and specialized screeners. Plans gate access to features: Advanced allows up to 100 watchlist alerts, while Pro unlocks unlimited alerts, user-defined triggers, and daily CSV downloads. Several modules (insider screener, dividend screener, buy/sell ratios) are Pro-only. Both tiers include a 7-day free trial.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

Real-time insider trading tracker with watchlists (“Insider Watch”) and email alerts. Advanced users can track up to 100; Pro removes the cap.
Insider Trading Screener to filter by role, sector, or time window. Available only on Pro; free/non-subscribers see data delayed by six months.
Dividend Stock Screener with filters for yield and volume, plus an option to highlight recent insider buying (Pro feature).
Buy/sell ratio charts showing both number of filings and dollar flow. Available in Pro.
Interactive sector and industry graphs to explore insider activity across time and industries.

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Where they differ

BamSEC

Distinct strengths include:

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

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.

SecForm4.Com

Distinct strengths include:

13D/13G Investor Holdings Data Visualizations Money Flow Dividend

Real-time insider trading tracker with watchlists (“Insider Watch”) and email alerts. Advanced users can track up to 100; Pro removes the cap.
Insider Trading Screener to filter by role, sector, or time window. Available only on Pro; free/non-subscribers see data delayed by six months.
Dividend Stock Screener with filters for yield and volume, plus an option to highlight recent insider buying (Pro feature).
Buy/sell ratio charts showing both number of filings and dollar flow. Available in Pro.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	BamSEC	SecForm4.Com
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Screeners, Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, Alerts, Watchlist Unique: Stock Ideas, Improved Filings, Diff View, Transcripts, Financials, IPO, Spin-offs, Delisted, Notes & Highlights	Shared: Screeners, Insider Data, Institutional Data, 13F, Alerts, Watchlist Unique: 13D/13G, Investor Holdings, Data Visualizations, Money Flow, Dividend
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, Funds	Stocks, Options, Bonds
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web	Web
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 Real-time insider trading tracker with watchlists (“Insider Watch”) and email alerts. Advanced users can track up to 100; Pro removes the cap. Insider Trading Screener to filter by role, sector, or time window. Available only on Pro; free/non-subscribers see data delayed by six months. Dividend Stock Screener with filters for yield and volume, plus an option to highlight recent insider buying (Pro feature). Buy/sell ratio charts showing both number of filings and dollar flow. Available in Pro. Interactive sector and industry graphs to explore insider activity across time and industries. 13D/13G daily filings with historical access and CSV export. Pro required.
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 SecForm4.Com both support?

Both platforms cover Screeners, 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 SecForm4.Com requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access BamSEC and SecForm4.Com?

Both BamSEC and SecForm4.Com 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 SecForm4.Com stands out for Real-time insider trading tracker with watchlists (“Insider Watch”) and email alerts. Advanced users can track up to 100; Pro removes the cap., Insider Trading Screener to filter by role, sector, or time window. Available only on Pro; free/non-subscribers see data delayed by six months., and Dividend Stock Screener with filters for yield and volume, plus an option to highlight recent insider buying (Pro feature)..

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