edmundSEC adds Improved Filings, AI Chat, and AI Earnings Summary coverage that Trendlyne skips.
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edmundSEC vs Trendlyne comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
Quick takeaways
Trendlyne includes Screeners, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, Alerts, Calendar, News, Dividends, Splits, Acquisitions, IPO, Financials, Scores, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Broker Connectors categories that edmundSEC omits.
edmundSEC highlights: Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface., ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts., and Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end..
Trendlyne is known for: Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more..
Trendlyne keeps a free entry point that edmundSEC lacks.
Trendlyne offers mobile access, which edmundSEC skips.
edmundSEC
edmundsec.com
A web-based platform built around SEC filings and earnings call transcripts. Features include AI-powered search, single-document Q&A, and transcript summaries. A subscription is offered (including an early “Founder” lifetime promotion), though detailed plan tiers and pricing are not publicly listed.
Platforms
Pricing
Quick highlights
- Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface.
- ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts.
- Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end.
- Key Topic Discovery highlights major themes within documents and allows users to define custom topics.
- AI-generated summaries for earnings call transcripts.
Community votes (overall)
Trendlyne
trendlyne.com
Equity research and portfolio platform with coverage of both India and US markets. Screener alerts, backtests, and data downloads are tiered by plan—for example, screener alerts refresh as often as every 15 minutes on Pro/Pro Plus, backtest limits range from 200 to 1200 per year, and data exports expand from 2,000 rows to unlimited. Excel and Google Sheets integration is available on higher plans, with global access on Pro Plus. Broker sync works with major Indian brokers, and transcripts include AI summaries for faster digestion.
Categories
Platforms
Pricing
Quick highlights
- Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers).
- Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests).
- Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more.
- DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.
- Flexible data downloads to Excel/CSV, with row limits on lower plans and unlimited access on higher tiers.
Community votes (overall)
Shared focus areas
1 overlapBoth tools cover this research theme.
Where they differ
edmundSEC
Distinct strengths include:
- Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface.
- ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts.
- Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end.
- Key Topic Discovery highlights major themes within documents and allows users to define custom topics.
Trendlyne
Distinct strengths include:
- Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers).
- Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests).
- Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more.
- DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.
Feature-by-feature breakdown
Attribute | edmundSEC | Trendlyne |
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Categories Which research workflows each platform targets | Shared: Transcripts Unique: Improved Filings, AI Chat, AI Earnings Summary | Shared: Transcripts Unique: Screeners, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, Alerts, Calendar, News, Dividends, Splits, Acquisitions, IPO, Financials, Scores, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Broker Connectors |
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks | Stocks, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures |
Experience levels Who each product is built for | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Platforms Where you can access the product | Web | Web, Mobile |
Pricing High-level pricing models | 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 | Yes |
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists | Standard listing | Standard listing |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which workflows do edmundSEC and Trendlyne both support?
Both platforms cover Transcripts workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.
Which tool offers a free plan?
Trendlyne offers a free entry point, while edmundSEC requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.
Which tool has mobile access?
Trendlyne ships a dedicated mobile experience, while edmundSEC focuses on web or desktop access.
What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?
edmundSEC differentiates itself with Search across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K) and earnings call transcripts in a clean browser interface., ContextAI Search expands queries to surface more relevant matches across filings and transcripts., and Single-document Q&A mode lets users ask direct questions of a filing or transcript, with the AI reading it end-to-end., whereas Trendlyne stands out for Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more..
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