VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Tool Comparison

Financial Datasets vs InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Financial Datasets adds News, Financials, Interest Rates, and APIs & SDKs coverage that InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) skips.

InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) includes Institutional Data, 13D/13G, Buybacks & Authorizations, Secondary Offerings, Alerts, Watchlist, and Flags categories that Financial Datasets omits.

Financial Datasets has a free tier, while InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) requires a paid plan.

In depth comparison

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Financial Datasets

financialdatasets.ai

Developer‑first US‑equities API designed for AI agents and quant apps: real‑time quotes + minute/EOD historical prices, standardized financial statements & metrics, SEC filings (with section extraction), insider trades (Form 4), institutional ownership (13F), company news with sentiment, segmented financials, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices. Auth via X‑API‑KEY; Developer plan includes 1,000 req/min; Pro supports unlimited and redistribution. Also offers a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and community integrations (LangChain, Dify, n8n). US market only; options/indices/FX not yet covered.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscriptionOther

Quick highlights

  • REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices.
  • US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers).
  • Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting.
  • Simple auth (X‑API‑KEY) and straightforward request model; OpenAPI schema published; tickers lists available per endpoint (e.g., /prices/tickers).
  • AI/agent integrations: official remote MCP server (HTTP/SSE) for assistants; ecosystem plugs include LangChain toolkit, a Dify plugin, and example n8n workflows.

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InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) logo

InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore)

insiderscore.com

Institutional‑grade datasets and research on insider transactions (Form 4), stock buybacks/authorizations, management changes, and institutional holdings (13F/13D/13G). InsiderScore is now part of Verity’s VerityData suite. Delivery via web platform, REST API, and multiple production feeds (point‑in‑time variants available).

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Cleaned & context‑rich Form 4 dataset (history back to 2003/2004) with analyst review, 10b5‑1 plan tagging, and noise reduction (e.g., RSU/tax‑related sales).
  • Comprehensive buyback database (plans & quarterly repurchases) since 2004, including ASRs, tender offers, Dutch auctions, and NCIBs; PIT feeds provided.
  • Institutional holdings feeds covering 13F, 13D, and 13G (PIT and historical), with instrument typing (e.g., common, ETFs, calls/puts, debt) and event flags.
  • Management Changes database (CEO/CFO/Board and key officers) with ~40 fields per event and PDF report generation.
  • ‘Unusual Event’ composite signals (e.g., buyback at low price with insider buying) for long/short idea generation.

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Where they differ

Financial Datasets

Distinct strengths include:

  • REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices.
  • US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers).
  • Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting.
  • Simple auth (X‑API‑KEY) and straightforward request model; OpenAPI schema published; tickers lists available per endpoint (e.g., /prices/tickers).

InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore)

Distinct strengths include:

  • Cleaned & context‑rich Form 4 dataset (history back to 2003/2004) with analyst review, 10b5‑1 plan tagging, and noise reduction (e.g., RSU/tax‑related sales).
  • Comprehensive buyback database (plans & quarterly repurchases) since 2004, including ASRs, tender offers, Dutch auctions, and NCIBs; PIT feeds provided.
  • Institutional holdings feeds covering 13F, 13D, and 13G (PIT and historical), with instrument typing (e.g., common, ETFs, calls/puts, debt) and event flags.
  • Management Changes database (CEO/CFO/Board and key officers) with ~40 fields per event and PDF report generation.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeFinancial DatasetsInsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore)
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data APIs, Insider Data, 13F

Unique: News, Financials, Interest Rates, APIs & SDKs

Shared: Data APIs, Insider Data, 13F

Unique: Institutional Data, 13D/13G, Buybacks & Authorizations, Secondary Offerings, Alerts, Watchlist, Flags

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, Cryptos

Stocks, ETFs, Options, Bonds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Intermediate, Advanced

Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, API

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription, Other

Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices.
  • US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers).
  • Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting.
  • Simple auth (X‑API‑KEY) and straightforward request model; OpenAPI schema published; tickers lists available per endpoint (e.g., /prices/tickers).
  • AI/agent integrations: official remote MCP server (HTTP/SSE) for assistants; ecosystem plugs include LangChain toolkit, a Dify plugin, and example n8n workflows.
  • Flexible pricing: subscriptions (Developer $200/mo; Pro $1,000/mo; Enterprise) plus pay‑as‑you‑go credits with per‑endpoint pricing and some free endpoints (e.g., company facts, earnings press releases, macro rates).

Unique

  • Cleaned & context‑rich Form 4 dataset (history back to 2003/2004) with analyst review, 10b5‑1 plan tagging, and noise reduction (e.g., RSU/tax‑related sales).
  • Comprehensive buyback database (plans & quarterly repurchases) since 2004, including ASRs, tender offers, Dutch auctions, and NCIBs; PIT feeds provided.
  • Institutional holdings feeds covering 13F, 13D, and 13G (PIT and historical), with instrument typing (e.g., common, ETFs, calls/puts, debt) and event flags.
  • Management Changes database (CEO/CFO/Board and key officers) with ~40 fields per event and PDF report generation.
  • ‘Unusual Event’ composite signals (e.g., buyback at low price with insider buying) for long/short idea generation.
  • VerityData API to query processed & unprocessed SEC filings; plus CSV/pipe‑delimited feed delivery.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Financial Datasets and InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) both support?

Both platforms cover Data APIs, Insider Data, and 13F workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

Financial Datasets offers a free entry point, while InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access Financial Datasets and InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore)?

Both Financial Datasets and InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) 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?

Financial Datasets differentiates itself with REST API covering financial statements (income/balance/cash‑flow), financial metrics, stock prices (snapshot + minute/day/week/month/year), SEC filings lists & item extraction, insider trades, institutional ownership (13F), segmented revenues, company news with sentiment, interest‑rate snapshots, and crypto prices., US coverage only with 30,000+ tickers (active & delisted) and 30+ years of fundamentals; endpoint‑specific counts vary (e.g., prices/metrics pages show different tickers)., and Real‑time endpoints where applicable (e.g., stock price snapshot, Form 4 updates, news/press releases via RSS, interest‑rate announcements); historical series for backtesting., whereas InsiderScore (VerityData | InsiderScore) stands out for Cleaned & context‑rich Form 4 dataset (history back to 2003/2004) with analyst review, 10b5‑1 plan tagging, and noise reduction (e.g., RSU/tax‑related sales)., Comprehensive buyback database (plans & quarterly repurchases) since 2004, including ASRs, tender offers, Dutch auctions, and NCIBs; PIT feeds provided., and Institutional holdings feeds covering 13F, 13D, and 13G (PIT and historical), with instrument typing (e.g., common, ETFs, calls/puts, debt) and event flags..

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