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Thursday, November 20, 2025

Tool Comparison

PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions) 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

PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions) adds Blogs, and Newsletters 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, APIs & SDKs, and Education categories that PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions) omits.

In depth comparison

PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions)

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Quarterly publication tracking the volume and value of IPOs across EMEA’s principal stock markets. Compiled by PwC’s London capital markets team, it covers new primary market listings and provides exchange/sector/country breakdowns, top deals and outlook. Methodology relies on S&P Capital IQ extracts with a $5m minimum raise threshold; excludes greenshoe, closed‑end funds/BDCs and OTC transactions; intra‑exchange market moves are excluded; dual listings attribute full proceeds to each exchange. Delivered as PDFs; no public API.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Quarterly EMEA IPO survey with totals by proceeds and deal count, plus charts (trend over time, by sector, by region).
Commentary on market drivers and outlook; highlights top deals and exchange rankings per period.
Breakouts for Europe vs EMEA vs UK, and regular references to Middle East/Africa activity.
Clear methodology section in each PDF (data source, inclusion/exclusion rules, timestamp of data extract).
Email sign‑up for future editions (‘IPO Watch quarterly insights’).

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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

WebAPI

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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Where they differ

PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions)

Distinct strengths include:

Blogs Newsletters

Quarterly EMEA IPO survey with totals by proceeds and deal count, plus charts (trend over time, by sector, by region).
Commentary on market drivers and outlook; highlights top deals and exchange rankings per period.
Breakouts for Europe vs EMEA vs UK, and regular references to Middle East/Africa activity.
Clear methodology section in each PDF (data source, inclusion/exclusion rules, timestamp of data extract).

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

Distinct strengths include:

Regulatory Filings Monitoring Secondary Offerings Insider Data 13F 13D/13G Alerts Data APIs APIs & SDKs

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

Attribute	PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions)	SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: IPO, News Unique: Blogs, Newsletters	Shared: IPO, News Unique: Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Secondary Offerings, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, Alerts, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Education
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks	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	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free	Free
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Quarterly EMEA IPO survey with totals by proceeds and deal count, plus charts (trend over time, by sector, by region). Commentary on market drivers and outlook; highlights top deals and exchange rankings per period. Breakouts for Europe vs EMEA vs UK, and regular references to Middle East/Africa activity. Clear methodology section in each PDF (data source, inclusion/exclusion rules, timestamp of data extract). Email sign‑up for future editions (‘IPO Watch quarterly insights’).	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).
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Highlighted

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions) and SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) both support?

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

Do PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions) and SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) require subscriptions?

Both PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions) 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.

How can you access PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions) and SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)?

Both PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions) and SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) 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?

PwC — IPO Watch EMEA (all editions) differentiates itself with Quarterly EMEA IPO survey with totals by proceeds and deal count, plus charts (trend over time, by sector, by region)., Commentary on market drivers and outlook; highlights top deals and exchange rankings per period., and Breakouts for Europe vs EMEA vs UK, and regular references to Middle East/Africa activity., 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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