★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★
VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
Tool comparison edition
Tool Comparison
Fiscal.ai vs SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)
Fiscal.ai
Best for stock ideas and screeners
Free • From $468/yr
SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)
Best for regulatory filings monitoring and IPO
Free
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The verdict
The bottom line
Fiscal.ai and SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) cover a lot of the same ground (6 shared categories, including institutional ownership, news, and alerts), so for the basics you won't go far wrong with either. Fiscal.ai simply does more: 29 categories to SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)'s 10, including stock ideas, screeners, and stock comparison. SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) counters by being completely free.
Key differences at a glance
- Global coverage
- Fiscal.ai
- Free trial
- Fiscal.ai14 days
- Broader coverage
- Fiscal.ai29 vs 10 categories
- Asset coverage
- SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)Adds closed-end funds and bonds
- Free plan
- Both
Choose
Fiscal.ai if…
- You care about stock ideas, screeners, and stock comparison, things SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) doesn't offer
- You're a long-term investor who cares more about fundamentals than headlines
Choose
SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if…
- You care about regulatory filings monitoring, IPO, and corporate actions & special situations, things Fiscal.ai doesn't offer
Comparison snapshot
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & plans | ||
Starting price | Free • From $468/yr | Free |
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 | Yes |
Broker sync | No | No |
Integrations | MCP, Claude Connector +7 more | EDGAR RSS Feeds, data.sec.gov (Submissions & XBRL APIs) +1 more |
| Audience & fit | ||
Experience level | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
Best for | Retail Traders, Pro Retail +11 more | — |
Categories covered | 29 | 10 |
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 | 5 signals: Latency: Real-time and End of Day, Granularity: EOD +3 more |
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 | Data residency: US and Status page |
| Try it | Visit Fiscal.ai | Visit SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) |
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 SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) does best
- Full‑Text Search (since 2001) with fielded filters: word/phrase, company/ticker/CIK/person, filing category/types, filed date ranges, ‘principal executive offices in’ and ‘incorporated in’.
- ‘Latest Filings’ list shows filings as they are submitted (with RSS for any filter; ownership Forms 3/4/5 can be included/excluded/only).
- Company Search with ‘more search options’, plus dedicated searches for Mutual Funds (prospectuses/proxy voting) and Variable Insurance Products.
- CIK Lookup & helper datasets (company_tickers*.json) to map tickers↔CIK (company/fund/series/class).
- Developer APIs on data.sec.gov: submissions by CIK; XBRL endpoints (companyfacts, companyconcept, frames); bulk nightly ZIPs (submissions.zip, companyfacts.zip).
Data & access details
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coverage & fit | ||
Asset types | StocksETFsMutual FundsFunds | StocksETFsMutual FundsClosed-End FundsBondsHedge FundsPrivate FundsReal Estate+1 more |
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: US4 exchangesIdentifiers: Ticker |
| Data | ||
Data freshness | Real-time15-min DelayedEnd of Day | Real-timeEnd of Day |
Data granularity | EOD | EOD |
Data partners | Fiscal.ai Data FeedS&P Global Market IntelligenceMorningstarYChartsPerplexity | Not specified |
| Access & integrations | ||
API protocols | REST | REST |
API auth & delivery | Auth: APIKeyWebhooks50 req/minDocs | Auth: None600 req/min |
Import methods | Manual | Not specified |
Integrations | MCPClaude ConnectorChatGPTCodex CLICursorVS Code CopilotGemini CLIPerplexity+1 more | EDGAR RSS Feedsdata.sec.gov (Submissions & XBRL APIs)EDGAR Public Dissemination Service (PDS) |
Export formats | CSVImagePDF | JSONXMLPDF |
| Plans & trust | ||
Security & compliance | SOC2Status page | Data residency: USStatus page |
Capability signals | Custom formulasUniverse builderPerformance attributionPortfolio attributionCitation pinningAI summaries: Filings, Transcripts, and News | Not specified |
Vendor & support | Stratosphere Technology Inc.Country: CanadaFounded 2021Support: Email | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Country: USSupport: Email and Phone |
Curation ratings | Methodology 5/5Reliability 4/5UX 5/5 | Methodology 5/5Reliability 5/5UX 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
Shared categories
6Where the two tools cover the same ground.
Fiscal.ai strengths
23What you only get with Fiscal.ai.
SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) strengths
4What you only get with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings).
Community category leaders
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between Fiscal.ai and SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)?
Fiscal.ai leans toward stock ideas, screeners, and stock comparison, while SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) puts more weight on regulatory filings monitoring, IPO, and corporate actions & special situations. They overlap in 6 categories, so for most people it comes down to workflow preference and price.
How much do Fiscal.ai and SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) cost?
Good news: both Fiscal.ai and SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) have free plans, so you can run them side by side and only pay if you hit a wall.
Do Fiscal.ai and SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) have APIs?
Yes, both offer API access, so developers and quants can pull data programmatically or wire up their own integrations.
Should I choose Fiscal.ai or SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)?
It depends on what you're after. Pick Fiscal.ai if stock ideas and screeners matter to you; go with SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) if you'd rather have regulatory filings monitoring and IPO. And if you only need the basics both share, let price decide.
What asset classes do Fiscal.ai and SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) cover?
Both cover stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and funds. SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) adds closed-end funds, bonds, and hedge funds on top.
Do Fiscal.ai and SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) offer real-time data?
Yes, both serve real-time market data, so either works when timing matters.
Which covers international markets: Fiscal.ai or SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)?
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. SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) is more region-specific, mainly North America.
Can I export data from Fiscal.ai and SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)?
Fiscal.ai exports to CSV. SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) is stingier about getting data out.
Which has a better stock screener: Fiscal.ai or SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)?
Fiscal.ai has a stock screener for surfacing ideas; SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) doesn't, and focuses its energy elsewhere.
Can I track my portfolio with Fiscal.ai or SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)?
Fiscal.ai handles portfolio tracking. SEC EDGAR - Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) is really a research tool; you'd track your portfolio elsewhere.
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