★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Friday, June 12, 2026
Tool Comparison · Friday, June 12, 2026
EODHD vs SEC.gov (EDGAR)
Trying to decide between EODHD and SEC.gov (EDGAR)? Here's how they compare on pricing, features, and platforms — and which one fits the way you invest.
EODHD
Best for calendar and news
Market-data API provider (REST + WebSocket) with personal-use and separate commercial-use plans. Free plan shows 20 API calls/day; paid personal plans start at $19.99/mo and support 30+ years of historical data for major markets. EODHD now explicitly positions for AI-agent workflows via an official MCP server, OpenAPI 3.1 spec, AI Agent Skills, and ChatGPT assistant. Paid plans default to 100,000 daily API calls and a 1000-requests/minute rate limit; per-endpoint “API call” consumption varies by dataset. Some datasets are add-ons/marketplace products (e.g., US options; US tick data), and commercial redistribution is covered by separate B2B plans.
SEC.gov (EDGAR)
Best for official sources and regulatory filings monitoring
Official U.S. SEC portal for free public access to EDGAR filings, filing search, RSS feeds, bulk archives, and no-key REST APIs on data.sec.gov. Public data APIs deliver JSON for company submissions and XBRL-derived financial-statement data, and SEC says the JSON structures update throughout the day in real time while bulk ZIP archives are republished nightly around 3:00 a.m. ET. Automated access must comply with SEC privacy/security and fair-access policy, include a declared User-Agent header, and stay within the current 10 requests/second limit. data.sec.gov does not support CORS. Separate EDGAR filer-management APIs exist for filers, tokens, system status, submissions, and filer portal workflows; those are distinct from the public investor/research APIs.
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The verdict
The bottom line: EODHD and SEC.gov (EDGAR) cover a lot of the same ground — 4 shared categories, including data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and IPO — so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. The real difference is focus: only EODHD gives you calendar and news, and only SEC.gov (EDGAR) gives you official sources and regulatory filings monitoring.
Key differences at a glance
Free plan
Both
Both have one
Broader coverage
EODHD
13 vs 11 categories
Desktop app
EODHD
EODHD only
Choose
EODHD if…
- You care about calendar, news, and news sentiment — things SEC.gov (EDGAR) doesn't offer
Choose
SEC.gov (EDGAR) if…
- You care about official sources, regulatory filings monitoring, and improved filings — things EODHD doesn't offer
Consider alternatives if…
- You'd rather have one tool that does it all.
- Neither price feels right for what you'd get.
Comparison snapshot
Standout features
What EODHD does best
- Personal-use pricing: Free ($0), EOD All World ($19.99/mo), EOD+Intraday All World Extended ($29.99/mo), Fundamentals Data Feed ($59.99/mo), All‑In‑One ($99.99/mo).
- Commercial-use pricing: Internal Use ($399/mo) and Enterprise ($2499/mo) are listed, plus a Custom plan (quote).
- Rate limits & quotas: minute request limit is 1000 requests/min; paid plans default to 100,000 daily “API calls” (with different endpoints consuming different call amounts).
- Tick Data API (US equities): available in All‑In‑One, or “by request” as an additional package; dataset begins 2008‑01‑01; consumes 10 API calls/request.
- Stock Market Screener API: available in All‑In‑One and EOD+Intraday All World Extended; supports filter/sort parameters; consumes 5 API calls/request.
What SEC.gov (EDGAR) does best
- Search Filings provides free public access to EDGAR documents and search tools including Company Search, Full Text Search, Latest Filings, Mutual Fund Search, Variable Insurance Products Search, CIK Lookup, SIC lookup, EDGAR RSS feeds, and Search Assistance tutorials.
- EDGAR Full-Text Search covers the full text of electronic filings since 2001, including exhibits/attachments, and filters by keyword/phrase, ticker, company name, CIK, individual/reporter name, filing category/type, filing date, location of principal executive office, and state/country of incorporation.
- Latest Filings shows real-time filings as they are submitted into EDGAR and also daily filings by form type within the past week; SEC search pages and RSS feeds are the practical alert mechanism for public users.
- Mutual Funds Search supports mutual funds and ETFs by name, ticker, CIK, series/class or contract IDs and links to prospectuses, proxy voting records, and other fund filings; Variable Insurance Products Search is a separate EDGAR search tool.
- Developer access: data.sec.gov hosts no-auth RESTful JSON APIs for submissions history by company and XBRL-derived data via companyconcept, companyfacts, and frames endpoints.
Data & access details
| Attribute | EODHD | SEC.gov (EDGAR) |
|---|---|---|
Asset types | StocksETFsMutual FundsBondsOptionsCurrenciesCryptosOther | StocksETFsMutual FundsFunds |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | North America |
Data freshness | StreamingEnd of Day | Real-time |
API access | RESTWebSocket | REST |
Export formats | JSON | JSONXMLPDF |
Seen enough? The fastest way to decide is to open both and poke around for five minutes.
Pricing breakdown
Tool
EODHD
$19.99/mo
Starting price
Plans & pricing
Tool
SEC.gov (EDGAR)
—
Starting price
Plans & pricing
Coverage overlap
What you only get with EODHD.
What you only get with SEC.gov (EDGAR).
Community category leaders
Vote sentiment comparison
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Still deciding? Get hands-on with both — most plans offer a free tier or trial.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between EODHD and SEC.gov (EDGAR)?
EODHD leans toward data APIs, APIs & SDKs, and calendar, while SEC.gov (EDGAR) puts more weight on official sources, regulatory filings monitoring, and improved filings. They overlap in 4 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do EODHD and SEC.gov (EDGAR) cost?
Good news — both EODHD and SEC.gov (EDGAR) have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Do EODHD and SEC.gov (EDGAR) have APIs?
Yes — both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose EODHD or SEC.gov (EDGAR)?
It depends on what you're after. Pick EODHD if calendar and news matter to you; go with SEC.gov (EDGAR) if you'd rather have official sources and regulatory filings monitoring. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do EODHD and SEC.gov (EDGAR) cover?
Both cover stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds. EODHD also handles bonds, options, and currencies. SEC.gov (EDGAR) adds funds on top.
Does EODHD or SEC.gov (EDGAR) have real-time data?
SEC.gov (EDGAR) offers real-time data, which matters if you trade actively. EODHD runs on delayed or end-of-day data — perfectly fine for longer-term investors who don't live and die by the tick.
Which has a better stock screener—EODHD or SEC.gov (EDGAR)?
EODHD has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; SEC.gov (EDGAR) doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
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