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USAspending vs Visualping comparison

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

Quick takeaways

USAspending adds Data Visualizations, and Videos coverage that Visualping skips.

Visualping includes Alerts, Webhooks, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Blogs, and Education categories that USAspending omits.

In depth comparison

USAspending

usaspending.gov

Official U.S. federal spending open‑data portal mandated by the DATA Act and operated by Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service. The public REST API powers the site (GET/POST endpoints, JSON responses). Data refreshes daily after a nightly pipeline; underlying source systems update on different cadences (e.g., monthly for Files A/B/C via the DATA Act Broker; next‑day for FPDS contracts; FABS within 2 weeks; FSRS subawards by month‑end; GTAS monthly). Bulk downloads and archives are available for awards back to FY2008.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Advanced Search & profiles across awards, recipients, agencies, federal accounts; filters include date, place of performance, NAICS/PSC, Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA), DEFC for COVID/infrastructure.
Spending Explorer and Agency/Federal Account profiles for top‑down views of obligations/outlays and drill‑downs by budget hierarchy.
Public REST API that powers the website (GET & POST endpoints; JSON responses); tutorial and contracts for commonly used endpoints.
Bulk data: Award Data Archive (pre‑generated, by agency/fiscal year), Custom Award Data, Custom Account Data, and full Database Download.
Award coverage: contracts, contract IDVs, grants, direct payments, loans, insurance, other financial assistance; prime awards and subawards (FSRS).

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Visualping

visualping.io

General-purpose website change monitoring & AI summarization tool used for investment management, regulatory intelligence, compliance monitoring and competitive intelligence. For finance users it functions as an alerting / web-scraping layer on top of regulator, IR, pricing or news sites rather than a traditional market data feed. API, webhooks, most third‑party integrations (Slack/Teams/Sheets), bulk upload, reporting/export and faster check intervals (down to ~2 minutes) are restricted to Visualping for Business / Enterprise tiers.

Platforms

WebOther

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

Monitor any website or selected area for visual, text or HTML/code changes, with AI that flags important changes and sends highlighted before/after screenshots in each alert.
Flexible scheduling and thresholds: run checks as often as every 5 minutes (or 2 minutes on paid plans) up to weekly, and tune change‑percentage thresholds and double‑check options to reduce false positives.
Advanced monitoring controls, including screen type (area, full page, mobile or page fold), configurable wait times, proxies, scroll/click/type actions and xPath/selector targeting for tricky elements.
Multi‑channel notifications delivered to email and SMS by default, with optional Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Discord, Google Sheets and more via Visualping for Business integrations.
Team dashboard and collaboration features for managing many monitored pages, reviewing change history, inviting colleagues and generating scheduled reports; reporting & export are available only on business plans.

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Where they differ

USAspending

Distinct strengths include:

Data Visualizations Videos

Advanced Search & profiles across awards, recipients, agencies, federal accounts; filters include date, place of performance, NAICS/PSC, Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA), DEFC for COVID/infrastructure.
Spending Explorer and Agency/Federal Account profiles for top‑down views of obligations/outlays and drill‑downs by budget hierarchy.
Public REST API that powers the website (GET & POST endpoints; JSON responses); tutorial and contracts for commonly used endpoints.
Bulk data: Award Data Archive (pre‑generated, by agency/fiscal year), Custom Award Data, Custom Account Data, and full Database Download.

Visualping

Distinct strengths include:

Alerts Webhooks Regulatory Filings Monitoring Blogs Education

Monitor any website or selected area for visual, text or HTML/code changes, with AI that flags important changes and sends highlighted before/after screenshots in each alert.
Flexible scheduling and thresholds: run checks as often as every 5 minutes (or 2 minutes on paid plans) up to weekly, and tune change‑percentage thresholds and double‑check options to reduce false positives.
Advanced monitoring controls, including screen type (area, full page, mobile or page fold), configurable wait times, proxies, scroll/click/type actions and xPath/selector targeting for tricky elements.
Multi‑channel notifications delivered to email and SMS by default, with optional Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Discord, Google Sheets and more via Visualping for Business integrations.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	USAspending	Visualping
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Other Unique: Data Visualizations, Videos	Shared: Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Other Unique: Alerts, Webhooks, Regulatory Filings Monitoring, Blogs, Education
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Other	Other
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, API	Web, Other
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Advanced Search & profiles across awards, recipients, agencies, federal accounts; filters include date, place of performance, NAICS/PSC, Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA), DEFC for COVID/infrastructure. Spending Explorer and Agency/Federal Account profiles for top‑down views of obligations/outlays and drill‑downs by budget hierarchy. Public REST API that powers the website (GET & POST endpoints; JSON responses); tutorial and contracts for commonly used endpoints. Bulk data: Award Data Archive (pre‑generated, by agency/fiscal year), Custom Award Data, Custom Account Data, and full Database Download. Award coverage: contracts, contract IDVs, grants, direct payments, loans, insurance, other financial assistance; prime awards and subawards (FSRS). Entity identifiers: UEI (replaced DUNS on Apr 4, 2022) used for recipients as the governmentwide identifier (via SAM.gov).	Unique Monitor any website or selected area for visual, text or HTML/code changes, with AI that flags important changes and sends highlighted before/after screenshots in each alert. Flexible scheduling and thresholds: run checks as often as every 5 minutes (or 2 minutes on paid plans) up to weekly, and tune change‑percentage thresholds and double‑check options to reduce false positives. Advanced monitoring controls, including screen type (area, full page, mobile or page fold), configurable wait times, proxies, scroll/click/type actions and xPath/selector targeting for tricky elements. Multi‑channel notifications delivered to email and SMS by default, with optional Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Discord, Google Sheets and more via Visualping for Business integrations. Team dashboard and collaboration features for managing many monitored pages, reviewing change history, inviting colleagues and generating scheduled reports; reporting & export are available only on business plans. Investment management workflow: monitor price pages, press releases, regulatory approvals, competitor activity, share buybacks, patents and other market‑moving events to build your own web‑native data sets.
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 USAspending and Visualping both support?

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

Do USAspending and Visualping require subscriptions?

Both USAspending and Visualping keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access USAspending and Visualping?

Both USAspending and Visualping 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?

USAspending differentiates itself with Advanced Search & profiles across awards, recipients, agencies, federal accounts; filters include date, place of performance, NAICS/PSC, Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA), DEFC for COVID/infrastructure., Spending Explorer and Agency/Federal Account profiles for top‑down views of obligations/outlays and drill‑downs by budget hierarchy., and Public REST API that powers the website (GET & POST endpoints; JSON responses); tutorial and contracts for commonly used endpoints., whereas Visualping stands out for Monitor any website or selected area for visual, text or HTML/code changes, with AI that flags important changes and sends highlighted before/after screenshots in each alert., Flexible scheduling and thresholds: run checks as often as every 5 minutes (or 2 minutes on paid plans) up to weekly, and tune change‑percentage thresholds and double‑check options to reduce false positives., and Advanced monitoring controls, including screen type (area, full page, mobile or page fold), configurable wait times, proxies, scroll/click/type actions and xPath/selector targeting for tricky elements..

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