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Find and update company information (Companies House) vs Listen Notes comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Find and update company information (Companies House) adds Regulatory Filings Monitoring coverage that Listen Notes skips.

Listen Notes includes APIs & SDKs, Education, and Other categories that Find and update company information (Companies House) omits.

Find and update company information (Companies House) highlights: Free search and viewing of company information including registered details, officers, filing history, document images, mortgage charges, and insolvency data., Follow companies and receive email alerts when new filings are accepted, with direct links to the filing history., and Order certified copies and certificates (fees apply, e.g. £15 standard / £50 express)..

Listen Notes is known for: Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing., Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo)., and Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit)..

Listen Notes offers mobile access, which Find and update company information (Companies House) skips.

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Find and update company information (Companies House)

find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

The official UK companies register, providing free search and access to filing histories, document images, and company information. Users can follow companies for email alerts on new filings, and bulk data is available via monthly downloads. Certified copies and certificates are offered for a fee. Developers have access to REST and Streaming APIs with clear rate limits, making the service a reliable, real-time regulatory source.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Free search and viewing of company information including registered details, officers, filing history, document images, mortgage charges, and insolvency data.
  • Follow companies and receive email alerts when new filings are accepted, with direct links to the filing history.
  • Order certified copies and certificates (fees apply, e.g. £15 standard / £50 express).
  • Bulk data available as monthly CSV snapshots of the entire UK companies register.
  • Public REST API providing structured access to company data (companies, officers, persons of significant control, etc.), authenticated via API key; some flows support OAuth2. Rate limit of 600 requests per 5 minutes.

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Listen Notes

listennotes.com

Podcast search engine plus developer Podcast API (search/directory/insights) and purchasable datasets. Free plan allows light testing; PRO is a metered subscription with tiered overages and specific search‑result/rate‑limit allowances; Enterprise relaxes caching/logo rules and increases quotas & SLAs. Listen Alerts monitors 3.6M+ podcasts for keyword mentions with email/RSS and Zapier/IFTTT hooks. Datasets can be exported as CSV/SQLite for analytics, PR/sales, and finance alt‑data use cases. API base URL is https://listen-api.listennotes.com/api/v2 with API‑key auth.

Platforms

Web
API
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription
One-time

Quick highlights

  • Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing.
  • Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo).
  • Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit).
  • Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.
  • Listen Alerts: 24/7 monitoring of new episodes mentioning keywords; daily email digests, per‑alert RSS feeds; connects via Zapier/IFTTT and RSS to Slack/Trello/Airtable etc.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

2 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Alerts, and Data APIs.

Where they differ

Find and update company information (Companies House)

Distinct strengths include:

  • Free search and viewing of company information including registered details, officers, filing history, document images, mortgage charges, and insolvency data.
  • Follow companies and receive email alerts when new filings are accepted, with direct links to the filing history.
  • Order certified copies and certificates (fees apply, e.g. £15 standard / £50 express).
  • Bulk data available as monthly CSV snapshots of the entire UK companies register.

Listen Notes

Distinct strengths include:

  • Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing.
  • Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo).
  • Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit).
  • Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeFind and update company information (Companies House)Listen Notes
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Alerts, Data APIs

Unique: Regulatory Filings Monitoring

Shared: Alerts, Data APIs

Unique: APIs & SDKs, Education, Other

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, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free, Subscription, One-time

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Free search and viewing of company information including registered details, officers, filing history, document images, mortgage charges, and insolvency data.
  • Follow companies and receive email alerts when new filings are accepted, with direct links to the filing history.
  • Order certified copies and certificates (fees apply, e.g. £15 standard / £50 express).
  • Bulk data available as monthly CSV snapshots of the entire UK companies register.
  • Public REST API providing structured access to company data (companies, officers, persons of significant control, etc.), authenticated via API key; some flows support OAuth2. Rate limit of 600 requests per 5 minutes.
  • Streaming API for real-time updates covering company information, filing history, insolvency, and charges.

Unique

  • Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing.
  • Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo).
  • Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit).
  • Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.
  • Listen Alerts: 24/7 monitoring of new episodes mentioning keywords; daily email digests, per‑alert RSS feeds; connects via Zapier/IFTTT and RSS to Slack/Trello/Airtable etc.
  • Podcast Datasets: batch export by keyword/category/playlist/iTunes IDs or full‑database Enterprise export; delivered as CSV or SQLite.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Find and update company information (Companies House) and Listen Notes both support?

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

Do Find and update company information (Companies House) and Listen Notes require subscriptions?

Both Find and update company information (Companies House) and Listen Notes keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Listen Notes ships a dedicated mobile experience, while Find and update company information (Companies House) focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Find and update company information (Companies House) differentiates itself with Free search and viewing of company information including registered details, officers, filing history, document images, mortgage charges, and insolvency data., Follow companies and receive email alerts when new filings are accepted, with direct links to the filing history., and Order certified copies and certificates (fees apply, e.g. £15 standard / £50 express)., whereas Listen Notes stands out for Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing., Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo)., and Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit)..

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