VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

PRICE: 5 CENTS

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Head-to-head

SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada) vs Trendlyne comparison

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

Quick takeaways

SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada) adds Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Secondary Offerings, and Education coverage that Trendlyne skips.

Trendlyne includes Screeners, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, Acquisitions, Financials, Scores, Transcripts, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, and Broker Connectors categories that SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada) omits.

SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada) highlights: Public search across profiles (companies, investment funds, fund groups) and documents; includes lists for Reporting Issuers, Cease Trade Orders, and Disciplined List., Advanced filters: profile name/number, filing category & type (e.g., Annual/Interim MD&A, financials, prospectuses), submitted date ranges, and ‘Document content’ full‑text search., and One‑click download of selected filings as PDFs; export entire document search result set to CSV for offline analysis..

Trendlyne is known for: Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more..

Trendlyne offers mobile access, which SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada) skips.

SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada) logo

SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada)

sedarplus.ca

Official Canadian public‑filings system operated by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA). Public users can search issuer profiles and disclosure documents (financial statements, MD&A, prospectuses, material change reports, etc.), as well as CSA lists such as Reporting Issuers, Cease Trade Orders, and the Disciplined List. Advanced search supports ‘Document content’ full‑text queries. Search results can be exported to CSV; individual filings download as PDFs. Ticker lookup is not the primary key—use issuer/fund profile name or profile number.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Public search across profiles (companies, investment funds, fund groups) and documents; includes lists for Reporting Issuers, Cease Trade Orders, and Disciplined List.
  • Advanced filters: profile name/number, filing category & type (e.g., Annual/Interim MD&A, financials, prospectuses), submitted date ranges, and ‘Document content’ full‑text search.
  • One‑click download of selected filings as PDFs; export entire document search result set to CSV for offline analysis.
  • Issuer/fund profile pages with tabs for filings and profile details.
  • Help Centre and system status pages maintained by CSA; service generally available 24/7 with periodic maintenance windows.

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Trendlyne

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Hands-on review

Equity research and portfolio platform with coverage of both India and US markets. Screener alerts, backtests, and data downloads are tiered by plan—for example, screener alerts refresh as often as every 15 minutes on Pro/Pro Plus, backtest limits range from 200 to 1200 per year, and data exports expand from 2,000 rows to unlimited. Excel and Google Sheets integration is available on higher plans, with global access on Pro Plus. Broker sync works with major Indian brokers, and transcripts include AI summaries for faster digestion.

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers).
  • Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests).
  • Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more.
  • DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.
  • Flexible data downloads to Excel/CSV, with row limits on lower plans and unlimited access on higher tiers.

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

3 overlaps

Mutual strengths include IPO, News, and Alerts.

Where they differ

SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada)

Distinct strengths include:

  • Public search across profiles (companies, investment funds, fund groups) and documents; includes lists for Reporting Issuers, Cease Trade Orders, and Disciplined List.
  • Advanced filters: profile name/number, filing category & type (e.g., Annual/Interim MD&A, financials, prospectuses), submitted date ranges, and ‘Document content’ full‑text search.
  • One‑click download of selected filings as PDFs; export entire document search result set to CSV for offline analysis.
  • Issuer/fund profile pages with tabs for filings and profile details.

Trendlyne

Distinct strengths include:

  • Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers).
  • Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests).
  • Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more.
  • DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeSEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada)Trendlyne
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: IPO, News, Alerts

Unique: Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Secondary Offerings, Education

Shared: IPO, News, Alerts

Unique: Screeners, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Data Visualizations, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, Watchlist, Backtesting, Investor Holdings, Calendar, Dividends, Splits, Acquisitions, Financials, Scores, Transcripts, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Broker Connectors

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

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

Stocks, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Public search across profiles (companies, investment funds, fund groups) and documents; includes lists for Reporting Issuers, Cease Trade Orders, and Disciplined List.
  • Advanced filters: profile name/number, filing category & type (e.g., Annual/Interim MD&A, financials, prospectuses), submitted date ranges, and ‘Document content’ full‑text search.
  • One‑click download of selected filings as PDFs; export entire document search result set to CSV for offline analysis.
  • Issuer/fund profile pages with tabs for filings and profile details.
  • Help Centre and system status pages maintained by CSA; service generally available 24/7 with periodic maintenance windows.

Unique

  • Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers).
  • Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests).
  • Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more.
  • DVM score (Durability-Valuation-Momentum) available with historical charts and exportable to CSV/XLS.
  • Flexible data downloads to Excel/CSV, with row limits on lower plans and unlimited access on higher tiers.
  • Excel Connect and Google Sheets add-ins to pull live data directly into spreadsheets—available by plan, with full India+US coverage on Pro Plus.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada) and Trendlyne both support?

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

Do SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada) and Trendlyne require subscriptions?

Both SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada) and Trendlyne keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

Trendlyne ships a dedicated mobile experience, while SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada) focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

SEDAR+ (CSA Public Filings — Canada) differentiates itself with Public search across profiles (companies, investment funds, fund groups) and documents; includes lists for Reporting Issuers, Cease Trade Orders, and Disciplined List., Advanced filters: profile name/number, filing category & type (e.g., Annual/Interim MD&A, financials, prospectuses), submitted date ranges, and ‘Document content’ full‑text search., and One‑click download of selected filings as PDFs; export entire document search result set to CSV for offline analysis., whereas Trendlyne stands out for Stock screener with over 1,000 parameters, plus prebuilt strategies and optional screener alerts (up to every 15 minutes on premium tiers)., Backtesting at both strategy and stock level, with plan-based limits (from a few hundred to over a thousand annual backtests)., and Consensus estimates platform (“Forecaster”) with historical and real-time views on revenue, EPS, profit, dividends, cash flow, capex, and more..

Curation & Accuracy

This directory blends AI‑assisted discovery with human curation. Entries are reviewed, edited, and organized with the goal of expanding coverage and sharpening quality over time. Your feedback helps steer improvements (because no single human can capture everything all at once).

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