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

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

Quick takeaways

SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) adds Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, Secondary Offerings, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, Alerts, and Education coverage that Tiingo skips.

Tiingo includes Dividends, and Splits categories that SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) omits.

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

Tiingo is known for: End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage., Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history., and Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events..

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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Tiingo

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Flat-rate market data platform with simple, transparent plans. Tiingo provides end-of-day and real-time APIs for equities, mutual funds, ETFs, forex, and crypto, alongside corporate actions, fundamentals, and news. Plans range from a free Starter tier to affordable paid subscriptions, with usage limits and data history varying by plan. Enterprise or commercial use is supported via higher tiers.

Platforms

Web

API

Pricing

Free

Subscription

Quick highlights

End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage.
Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history.
Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events.
IEX real-time equity feed with tick-level data via REST and WebSocket.
Forex API with real-time and historical data for 140+ currency pairs.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

3 overlaps

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

Where they differ

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

Distinct strengths include:

Regulatory Filings Monitoring

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).

Tiingo

Distinct strengths include:

Dividends

Splits

End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage.
Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history.
Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events.
IEX real-time equity feed with tick-level data via REST and WebSocket.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings)	Tiingo
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: News, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs Unique: Regulatory Filings Monitoring, IPO, Secondary Offerings, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, Alerts, Education	Shared: News, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs Unique: Dividends, Splits
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds, Bonds, Hedge Funds, Private Funds, Real Estate, Funds	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Cryptos, Currencies
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
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	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).	Unique End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage. Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history. Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events. IEX real-time equity feed with tick-level data via REST and WebSocket. Forex API with real-time and historical data for 140+ currency pairs. Crypto API aggregating data from multiple exchanges, with REST and WebSocket endpoints.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) and Tiingo both support?

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

Do SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) and Tiingo require subscriptions?

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

How can you access SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) and Tiingo?

Both SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) and Tiingo 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?

SEC EDGAR — Company Filings (Full‑Text Search & Search Filings) differentiates itself with 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., whereas Tiingo stands out for End-of-day (EOD) price API with proprietary error-checking and broad historical coverage., Coverage spans 65,000+ US stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, ADRs, plus Chinese equities with 50+ years of history., and Corporate actions API for dividends and splits, including both historical and announced events..

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