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Forensic vs. sec-api.io

sec-api.io is the most-cited SEC EDGAR API. Forensic is a forensic risk-analysis layer on top of similar data. Here's the honest comparison.

sec-api.io price

$29/mo - $299/mo+

Forensic price

$9 one-shot · $29/mo Pro · $99/mo Elite

Their audience

Developers integrating SEC filings into apps

Forensic audience

Retail traders, small RIAs, independent analysts

What sec-api.io does well

Broad form coverage — every SEC form type
Full archive depth back to 1993
Webhook delivery with low latency
Excellent developer documentation
Stable API with versioned endpoints

Where Forensic fills the gap

No risk-scoring layer — they give you raw filings, you build the analysis
No body-text classification (Item 8.01 buried-event detection)
Expensive at the high tiers ($299/mo for full archive)
No per-ticker reports — only data feeds

When Forensic is the right fit

You want a risk score per ticker, not raw filings
You want bear-case narratives + cited filings, not JSON to parse
You want $9 per report instead of $29-299/mo
You want buried-event detection (Item 8.01 misclassification)

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When sec-api.io is the right fit

You're integrating SEC data into a product at scale — sec-api.io's developer experience is better for that use case
You need every form type — Forensic only ingests 8-K, S-3, 424B5 today

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