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Forensic vs. Sentieo (now AlphaSense)

AlphaSense (acquired Sentieo) is the AI-powered enterprise search across SEC filings, earnings calls, broker research. Forensic is a focused $9 alternative.

Sentieo (now AlphaSense) price

$10,000+/yr enterprise

Forensic price

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

Their audience

Buy-side analysts and corporate strategy teams

Forensic audience

Retail traders, small RIAs, independent analysts

What Sentieo (now AlphaSense) does well

AI search across all SEC filings + earnings transcripts + analyst research
Enterprise-grade collaboration tools (sharing, annotations)
Broad coverage including non-US filings and private companies
Custom workflow integrations

Where Forensic fills the gap

$10K+/yr enterprise pricing — out of reach for small teams and retail
Search-first product, not red-flag-detection product
Doesn't surface buried 8-K events automatically
Doesn't compute risk scores

When Forensic is the right fit

You can't justify $10K+/yr
You want red-flag detection without doing your own SEC search
You want $9 one-shot reports
You're a retail trader, small RIA, or independent analyst

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When Sentieo (now AlphaSense) is the right fit

Your team is at a buy-side institution that already has AlphaSense
You need enterprise collaboration features
You need broker research integration

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