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CFPB Consumer Complaint Database vs Similarweb comparison

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

Quick takeaways

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database adds Regulatory Filings Monitoring coverage that Similarweb skips.

Similarweb includes App & Website Traffic, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins categories that CFPB Consumer Complaint Database omits.

In depth comparison

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CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

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Official U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) database of consumer financial complaints. Complaints are published after the company responds or after 15 days (whichever comes first); the database generally updates daily. Narratives are published only with consumer consent and are scrubbed to remove personal information. The dataset includes product/issue taxonomies, company names, location fields (state/ZIP with privacy rules), submission channel, dates, company response categories, timeliness, tags (e.g., servicemember, older adult) and more. UI provides filters, trends, and maps; API returns JSON/CSV/Excel formats for programmatic use.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives.
  • Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX.
  • Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published.
  • Detailed fields: product/sub‑product, issue/sub‑issue, company, dates (received/sent to company), state/ZIP (privacy rules), submission channel, tags (e.g., Servicemember, Older American), company public response, response category, timeliness, and (if consented) complaint narrative.
  • Download tools on the site plus API endpoints for bulk or filtered pulls; annual and topical reports summarize trends.

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Digital intelligence platform providing website and app traffic data, engagement benchmarks, and competitive insights. API access is sold separately or bundled with Enterprise plans, and is required for most native integrations (Excel, Sheets, Tableau, Power BI, Salesforce, HubSpot, Snowflake, Databricks). Webhooks support daily and monthly data release notifications. A free DigitalRank API offers basic website ranking data.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool.
  • APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports.
  • Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly.
  • Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.
  • Bulk input support for uploading CSV lists (up to ~1M entries per report) to create large exports.

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Where they differ

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Distinct strengths include:

Regulatory Filings Monitoring
  • Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives.
  • Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX.
  • Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published.
  • Detailed fields: product/sub‑product, issue/sub‑issue, company, dates (received/sent to company), state/ZIP (privacy rules), submission channel, tags (e.g., Servicemember, Older American), company public response, response category, timeliness, and (if consented) complaint narrative.

Similarweb

Distinct strengths include:

App & Website TrafficSheets / Excel Add-ins
  • Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool.
  • APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports.
  • Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly.
  • Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeCFPB Consumer Complaint DatabaseSimilarweb
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Data Visualizations

Unique: Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Shared: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Data Visualizations

Unique: App & Website Traffic, Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Other

Other

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives.
  • Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX.
  • Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published.
  • Detailed fields: product/sub‑product, issue/sub‑issue, company, dates (received/sent to company), state/ZIP (privacy rules), submission channel, tags (e.g., Servicemember, Older American), company public response, response category, timeliness, and (if consented) complaint narrative.
  • Download tools on the site plus API endpoints for bulk or filtered pulls; annual and topical reports summarize trends.

Unique

  • Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool.
  • APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports.
  • Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly.
  • Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.
  • Bulk input support for uploading CSV lists (up to ~1M entries per report) to create large exports.
  • Dashboard and table exports in Excel, PDF, PPT, and PNG formats.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and Similarweb both support?

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

Do CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and Similarweb require subscriptions?

Both CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and Similarweb keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and Similarweb?

Both CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and Similarweb 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?

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database differentiates itself with Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives., Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX., and Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published., whereas Similarweb stands out for Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool., APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports., and Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly..

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