★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
Fiscal.ai vs FOIAsearch
Fiscal.ai
Best for stock ideas and screeners
Free • From $468/yr
FOIAsearch
Best for regulatory filings monitoring and flags
Free • Paid plans available
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The verdict
The bottom line
Fiscal.ai and FOIAsearch cover a lot of the same ground (2 shared categories, watchlist and alerts), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. Fiscal.ai simply does more: 29 categories to FOIAsearch's 4, including stock ideas, screeners, and stock comparison. FOIAsearch counters by being completely free.
Key differences at a glance
- Real-time data
- Fiscal.ai
- Free trial
- Fiscal.ai14 days
- Broader coverage
- Fiscal.ai29 vs 4 categories
- API access
- Fiscal.ai
- Global coverage
- Fiscal.ai
- Asset coverage
- Fiscal.aiAdds ETFs and mutual funds
Choose
Fiscal.ai if…
- Delayed quotes won't cut it; you need real-time data
- You want an API so you can script or automate things
- You care about stock ideas, screeners, and stock comparison, things FOIAsearch doesn't offer
- You're a long-term investor who cares more about fundamentals than headlines
Choose
FOIAsearch if…
- You care about regulatory filings monitoring and flags, things Fiscal.ai doesn't offer
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • From $468/yr | Free • Paid plans available |
Free tier | Yes | Yes |
Free trial | 14 days | — |
Plan limits | 61 limits: Terminal - Free: financials history (annual): 10, Terminal - Free: financials history (quarterly): 6 +59 more | — |
| Platforms & access | ||
Web app | Yes | Yes |
Mobile app | No | No |
API access | Yes | No |
Broker sync | No | — |
Integrations | MCP, Claude Connector +7 more | — |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +11 more | — |
Categories covered | 29 | 4 |
Regions | North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, Middle East, Africa | North America |
| Data & capabilities | ||
Data quality | 3 signals: Latency: Real-time, 15-min Delayed, and End of Day, Granularity: EOD +1 more | Latency: End of Day and Granularity: EOD |
Data partners | 5 partners: Fiscal.ai Data Feed, S&P Global Market Intelligence +3 more | — |
Capabilities | 6 signals: Custom formulas, Universe builder +4 more | — |
Security | SOC2 and Status page | — |
| Try it | Visit Fiscal.ai | Visit FOIAsearch |
Standout features
What Fiscal.ai does best
- Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio views, and visualizations across 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and funds.
- Deep fundamentals and segment/KPI coverage, including proprietary KPI feeds for 2,250+ companies in the pricing table and largest 2,300 companies globally by market capitalization in API docs; history depth scales by plan tier.
- AI Copilot for conversational research plus AI summaries and AI-generated reports, designed to speed up earnings, filings, and peer comparisons.
- Fiscal MCP is now documented as a first-class integration surface: Fiscal.ai is an official Claude Connector, and the same Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint works with ChatGPT developer mode, Cursor, Codex CLI, VS Code Copilot, Gemini CLI and other MCP clients via OAuth or API-key bearer auth.
- Fiscal Skills provide packaged analyst workflows for MCP clients, including financials pull, three-statement model, segments/KPIs, comp set, valuation, industry report, ownership activity, filing finder, quality scores and earnings reaction.
What FOIAsearch does best
- Unified search of SEC FOIA Logs with lists for ‘All Requests’ and ‘B7A Exempt Requests’.
- ‘Protect My Portfolio’ email alerts on FOIA activity tied to saved companies/tickers.
- ‘IR Watch’ alerts when hedge funds, research firms, or reporters FOIA your company (IR use‑case).
- Monthly ‘Prominent Reporter Alerts’ to see what journalists are requesting before stories publish.
- B7A (FOIA Exemption 7(A)) call‑outs; academic work shows B7A denials are predictive of ongoing/future SEC investigations.
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsMutual FundsFunds | Stocks |
Experience | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced |
Target audience | Retail TradersPro RetailInstitutional InvestorsAnalystsQuants/DevelopersLong-term InvestorsValue InvestorsGrowth Investors+5 more | Not specified |
Regions | North AmericaEuropeAPACLatAmMiddle EastAfrica | North America |
Coverage details | Identifiers: Ticker, CUSIP, ISIN, and FIGI | Countries: US |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Real-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day | End of Day |
Data granularity | EOD | EOD |
Data partners | Fiscal.ai Data FeedS&P Global Market IntelligenceMorningstarYChartsPerplexity | Not specified |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | REST | Not specified |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKeyWebhooks50 req/minDocs | Not specified |
Import methods | Manual | Not specified |
Integrations | MCPClaude ConnectorChatGPTCodex CLICursorVS Code CopilotGemini CLIPerplexity+1 more | Not specified |
Export formats | CSVImagePDF | Not specified |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | SOC2Status page | Not specified |
Capability signals | Custom formulasUniverse builderPerformance attributionPortfolio attributionCitation pinningAI summaries: Filings, Transcripts, and News | Not specified |
Vendor & support | Stratosphere Technology Inc.Country: CanadaFounded 2021Support: Email | Dorsey Research LLCSupport: Email |
Curation ratings | Methodology 5/5Reliability 4/5UX 5/5 | Methodology 3/5Reliability 3/5UX 4/5 |
Green tags are exclusive to that tool in this comparison.
Pricing breakdown
$468/yr
Starting price
Plans & pricing
- financials history (annual): 10
- financials history (quarterly): 6
- +8 more
- financials history (annual): 15
- financials history (quarterly): 20
- +10 more
- financials history (annual): 15
- financials history (quarterly): 20
- +10 more
- financials history (annual): 20+
- financials history (quarterly): 40+
- +10 more
- financials history (annual): 20+
- financials history (quarterly): 40+
- +10 more
- api calls per day: 250
- burst requests per minute: 50
- +1 more
Free
Lower starting price
Plans & pricing
Coverage overlap
Fiscal.ai strengths
27What you only get with Fiscal.ai.
FOIAsearch strengths
2What you only get with FOIAsearch.
Community category leaders
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between Fiscal.ai and FOIAsearch?
Fiscal.ai leans toward stock ideas, screeners, and stock comparison, while FOIAsearch puts more weight on alerts, regulatory filings monitoring, and watchlist. They overlap in 2 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do Fiscal.ai and FOIAsearch cost?
Good news: both Fiscal.ai and FOIAsearch have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Does Fiscal.ai or FOIAsearch have an API?
Fiscal.ai has an API for programmatic access and custom integrations. FOIAsearch doesn't, so you're working through its interface.
Should I choose Fiscal.ai or FOIAsearch?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Fiscal.ai if stock ideas and screeners matter to you; go with FOIAsearch if you'd rather have regulatory filings monitoring and flags. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Fiscal.ai and FOIAsearch cover?
Both cover stocks. Fiscal.ai also handles ETFs, mutual funds, and funds.
Does Fiscal.ai or FOIAsearch have real-time data?
Fiscal.ai offers real-time data, which matters if you trade actively. FOIAsearch runs on delayed or end-of-day data, which is perfectly fine for longer-term investors who don't live and die by the tick.
Which covers international markets: Fiscal.ai or FOIAsearch?
Fiscal.ai has documented international coverage (North America, Europe, APAC, LatAm, and more), so it's the safer bet if you hold non-US stocks. FOIAsearch is more region-specific, mainly North America.
Can I export data from Fiscal.ai and FOIAsearch?
Fiscal.ai exports to CSV. FOIAsearch is stingier about getting data out.
Which has a better stock screener: Fiscal.ai or FOIAsearch?
Fiscal.ai has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; FOIAsearch doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
Can I track my portfolio with Fiscal.ai or FOIAsearch?
Fiscal.ai handles portfolio tracking. FOIAsearch is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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