CEO Watcher adds News, Newsletters, and Scores coverage that FinancialReports.eu skips.
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Saturday, December 6, 2025
Tool Comparison
CEO Watcher vs FinancialReports.eu comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
Quick takeaways
FinancialReports.eu includes Improved Filings, IPO, Data APIs, Screeners, AI Filings Summary, AI Chat, and Watchlist categories that CEO Watcher omits.
In depth comparison
CEO Watcher
ceowatcher.com
US‑insider trade discovery & ranking tool. CEO Watcher calculates historical forward returns after insiders’ trades (e.g., 1m/3m/6m/1y) and uses this to rank which insiders are worth following. Premium offers a pre‑market daily email of top buys/sells, largest trades, and unusual activity; a 30‑day free trial is advertised. Real‑time notifications are available via the community/Discord channel for paying users. No public API is documented.
Platforms
Web
Pricing
FreeSubscription
Quick highlights
- Calculates each insider’s historical forward returns after their trades to rank signal quality.
- Daily pre‑market email with top insider buys/sells (proprietary ranking), largest buys/sells, and companies with most insider activity.
- Running feed of high‑signal insider trades; real‑time notifications for new filings via Discord for paying users.
- Focus on U.S. SEC Form 4 activity; supports case‑study write‑ups and pattern archetypes (e.g., momentum buys).
- 30‑day free Premium trial (no credit card) frequently promoted.
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FinancialReports.eu
financialreports.eu
Real‑time European filings database and API. Covers 4M+ filings across ~16.6k listed companies in 44 markets, with processing typically <5 minutes after publication and a 30‑minute collection cycle. Includes insider trades, IPOs, a company screener, watchlists with email alerts, webhooks, a bulk downloader, and an AI assistant for filings Q&A. API is key‑based REST with a Python SDK. EU hosting declared (Azure/AWS Frankfurt).
Categories
Platforms
WebAPI
Pricing
FreeSubscription
Quick highlights
- Real‑time filings ingestion (<5 min typical) with continuous 30‑minute source refresh; 4.5M+ filings from 16,645 companies across 44 markets.
- Programmatic access to filings, company metadata, languages, countries, filing types, sources; Markdown extraction endpoint for filing text.
- Watchlist & email alerts the moment a tracked company files; ‘Live Filings Feed’ UI (30‑minute update cycle).
- Insider trades browser and country drill‑downs; IPO/exchange/index reference sections.
- Webhooks and bulk data downloader; enterprise delivery via REST API, S3/cloud storage options.
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Where they differ
CEO Watcher
Distinct strengths include:
- Calculates each insider’s historical forward returns after their trades to rank signal quality.
- Daily pre‑market email with top insider buys/sells (proprietary ranking), largest buys/sells, and companies with most insider activity.
- Running feed of high‑signal insider trades; real‑time notifications for new filings via Discord for paying users.
- Focus on U.S. SEC Form 4 activity; supports case‑study write‑ups and pattern archetypes (e.g., momentum buys).
FinancialReports.eu
Distinct strengths include:
- Real‑time filings ingestion (<5 min typical) with continuous 30‑minute source refresh; 4.5M+ filings from 16,645 companies across 44 markets.
- Programmatic access to filings, company metadata, languages, countries, filing types, sources; Markdown extraction endpoint for filing text.
- Watchlist & email alerts the moment a tracked company files; ‘Live Filings Feed’ UI (30‑minute update cycle).
- Insider trades browser and country drill‑downs; IPO/exchange/index reference sections.
Feature-by-feature breakdown
| Attribute | CEO Watcher | FinancialReports.eu |
|---|---|---|
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets | Shared: Insider Data, Alerts, Regulatory Filings Monitoring Unique: News, Newsletters, Scores | Shared: Insider Data, Alerts, Regulatory Filings Monitoring Unique: Improved Filings, IPO, Data APIs, Screeners, AI Filings Summary, AI Chat, Watchlist |
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks | Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds |
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 |
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor | Unique
| Unique
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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 CEO Watcher and FinancialReports.eu both support?
Both platforms cover Insider Data, Alerts, and Regulatory Filings Monitoring workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.
Do CEO Watcher and FinancialReports.eu require subscriptions?
Both CEO Watcher and FinancialReports.eu keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.
How can you access CEO Watcher and FinancialReports.eu?
Both CEO Watcher and FinancialReports.eu 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?
CEO Watcher differentiates itself with Calculates each insider’s historical forward returns after their trades to rank signal quality., Daily pre‑market email with top insider buys/sells (proprietary ranking), largest buys/sells, and companies with most insider activity., and Running feed of high‑signal insider trades; real‑time notifications for new filings via Discord for paying users., whereas FinancialReports.eu stands out for Real‑time filings ingestion (<5 min typical) with continuous 30‑minute source refresh; 4.5M+ filings from 16,645 companies across 44 markets., Programmatic access to filings, company metadata, languages, countries, filing types, sources; Markdown extraction endpoint for filing text., and Watchlist & email alerts the moment a tracked company files; ‘Live Filings Feed’ UI (30‑minute update cycle)..
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