VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Monday, October 6, 2025

Head-to-head

Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar) vs SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar) adds Brokerage, and Calendar coverage that SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) skips.

SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) includes Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Secondary Offerings, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, Alerts, Data APIs, and Education categories that Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar) omits.

Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar) highlights: IPO hub with tabs: Open, Upcoming, Closed; deal cards show price band, lot size, dates, RHP link, and (where available) GMP context., Covers both Mainboard and SME IPOs; dedicated SME view., and In‑app IPO apply via UPI mandate (enter UPI ID, approve mandate on supported UPI app)..

SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) is known for: 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)., and Company Search with ‘more search options’, plus dedicated searches for Mutual Funds (prospectuses/proxy voting) and Variable Insurance Products..

Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar) ships a mobile app. SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) is web/desktop only.

Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar) logo

Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar)

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Groww provides a retail‑friendly IPO workflow for India: browse upcoming/open/closed IPOs (Mainboard & SME), apply using a UPI mandate, and track allotment/listing. Bond IPOs are now supported on the app. IPO applications on Groww use UPI (₹5 lakh daily cap for capital‑market UPI), while ASBA remains available via banks separately. Allotment status can be checked in‑app if you applied on Groww; otherwise, Groww links to NSE/BSE and registrar pages. Trading APIs (separate, optional subscription) exist for order placement and live data but do not document IPO application endpoints.

Platforms

Web
Mobile
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • IPO hub with tabs: Open, Upcoming, Closed; deal cards show price band, lot size, dates, RHP link, and (where available) GMP context.
  • Covers both Mainboard and SME IPOs; dedicated SME view.
  • In‑app IPO apply via UPI mandate (enter UPI ID, approve mandate on supported UPI app).
  • Allotment tracking: in‑app status if applied on Groww; guides for NSE/BSE/registrar checks.
  • Editorial ‘day‑X subscription’ updates and allotment posts for new issues.

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SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) logo

SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)

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Primary U.S. source for public company, fund, and insider filings. The Full‑Text Search covers filings since 2001 (including exhibits), while the ‘Latest Filings’ view shows near‑real‑time submissions as they are processed. Search tools include Company search, Mutual Fund & Variable Insurance product search, CIK lookup, and RSS subscriptions. Developers can consume JSON via data.sec.gov (Submissions, XBRL Company Facts/Concepts/Frames). Programmatic access must include a descriptive User‑Agent and respect the SEC fair‑access limit (currently 10 requests/sec).

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • 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).

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

3 overlaps

Mutual strengths include IPO, News, and APIs & SDKs.

Where they differ

Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar)

Distinct strengths include:

  • IPO hub with tabs: Open, Upcoming, Closed; deal cards show price band, lot size, dates, RHP link, and (where available) GMP context.
  • Covers both Mainboard and SME IPOs; dedicated SME view.
  • In‑app IPO apply via UPI mandate (enter UPI ID, approve mandate on supported UPI app).
  • Allotment tracking: in‑app status if applied on Groww; guides for NSE/BSE/registrar checks.

SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)

Distinct strengths include:

  • 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).

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeGroww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar)SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: IPO, News, APIs & SDKs

Unique: Brokerage, Calendar

Shared: IPO, News, APIs & SDKs

Unique: Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Secondary Offerings, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, Alerts, Data APIs, Education

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, Bonds

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds, Bonds, Hedge Funds, Private Funds, Real Estate, Funds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile, API

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • IPO hub with tabs: Open, Upcoming, Closed; deal cards show price band, lot size, dates, RHP link, and (where available) GMP context.
  • Covers both Mainboard and SME IPOs; dedicated SME view.
  • In‑app IPO apply via UPI mandate (enter UPI ID, approve mandate on supported UPI app).
  • Allotment tracking: in‑app status if applied on Groww; guides for NSE/BSE/registrar checks.
  • Editorial ‘day‑X subscription’ updates and allotment posts for new issues.
  • Bond IPOs: apply to corporate bond offerings directly from the app.

Unique

  • 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).
  • EDGAR indexes (daily/full/quarterly) and browsable /Archives paths (raw .txt, SGML headers, HTML index pages; VPRR for scanned paper PDFs).
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar) and SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) both support?

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

Do Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar) and SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) require subscriptions?

Both Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar) and SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar) ships a dedicated mobile experience, while SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Groww — IPOs (Apply & Calendar) differentiates itself with IPO hub with tabs: Open, Upcoming, Closed; deal cards show price band, lot size, dates, RHP link, and (where available) GMP context., Covers both Mainboard and SME IPOs; dedicated SME view., and In‑app IPO apply via UPI mandate (enter UPI ID, approve mandate on supported UPI app)., whereas SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) stands out for 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)., and Company Search with ‘more search options’, plus dedicated searches for Mutual Funds (prospectuses/proxy voting) and Variable Insurance Products..

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