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FinancialReports.eu vs OpenCorporates comparison

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

Quick takeaways

FinancialReports.eu adds Improved Filings, IPO, Insider Data, Alerts, Screeners, AI Filings Summary, AI Chat, and Watchlist coverage that OpenCorporates skips.

OpenCorporates includes Other categories that FinancialReports.eu omits.

In depth comparison

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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).

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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OpenCorporates

opencorporates.com

The world’s largest open database of legal entities, offering both a public-facing search and an API. Free access is available for personal or public-benefit use, while commercial API access and bulk datasets require a paid plan. Bulk deliveries are provided via SFTP in CSV format, and the platform includes a public status page for web, API, knowledge base, and SFTP availability.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • 230M+ company records spanning 145+ jurisdictions, aggregated from 140+ official registries with full provenance and source links.
  • Versioned REST API with JSON (default) or XML output; API keys required. Free tier provides up to 200 requests per month (50 per day).
  • OpenRefine Reconciliation API allows entity-matching from company names to legal identifiers.
  • Enterprise bulk access via SFTP, with six structured CSV datasets (Companies, Officers, Non-Registered Addresses, Alternative Names, Additional Identifiers, and Relationships).
  • Relationships dataset includes 30M+ links covering subsidiaries, branches, control statements, and shareholdings, with data from sources like the SEC and UK PSC.

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Where they differ

FinancialReports.eu

Distinct strengths include:

Improved FilingsIPOInsider DataAlertsScreenersAI Filings SummaryAI ChatWatchlist
  • 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.

OpenCorporates

Distinct strengths include:

Other
  • 230M+ company records spanning 145+ jurisdictions, aggregated from 140+ official registries with full provenance and source links.
  • Versioned REST API with JSON (default) or XML output; API keys required. Free tier provides up to 200 requests per month (50 per day).
  • OpenRefine Reconciliation API allows entity-matching from company names to legal identifiers.
  • Enterprise bulk access via SFTP, with six structured CSV datasets (Companies, Officers, Non-Registered Addresses, Alternative Names, Additional Identifiers, and Relationships).

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeFinancialReports.euOpenCorporates
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Data APIs

Unique: Improved Filings, IPO, Insider Data, Alerts, Screeners, AI Filings Summary, AI Chat, Watchlist

Shared: Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Data APIs

Unique: Other

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds

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, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • 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.
  • AI chat for filings (100 queries/mo on Analyst plan) and an open Financial Reporting Classification Framework (FRCF).

Unique

  • 230M+ company records spanning 145+ jurisdictions, aggregated from 140+ official registries with full provenance and source links.
  • Versioned REST API with JSON (default) or XML output; API keys required. Free tier provides up to 200 requests per month (50 per day).
  • OpenRefine Reconciliation API allows entity-matching from company names to legal identifiers.
  • Enterprise bulk access via SFTP, with six structured CSV datasets (Companies, Officers, Non-Registered Addresses, Alternative Names, Additional Identifiers, and Relationships).
  • Relationships dataset includes 30M+ links covering subsidiaries, branches, control statements, and shareholdings, with data from sources like the SEC and UK PSC.
  • Data acquisition ranges from hourly to quarterly; registry ingestion checks run every 5 minutes. Bulk deliveries are typically no more than one month behind official registries.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do FinancialReports.eu and OpenCorporates both support?

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

Do FinancialReports.eu and OpenCorporates require subscriptions?

Both FinancialReports.eu and OpenCorporates keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access FinancialReports.eu and OpenCorporates?

Both FinancialReports.eu and OpenCorporates 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?

FinancialReports.eu differentiates itself with 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)., whereas OpenCorporates stands out for 230M+ company records spanning 145+ jurisdictions, aggregated from 140+ official registries with full provenance and source links., Versioned REST API with JSON (default) or XML output; API keys required. Free tier provides up to 200 requests per month (50 per day)., and OpenRefine Reconciliation API allows entity-matching from company names to legal identifiers..

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