Comparison
SEC Filings to Markdown vs sec-api.io: latest filings as markdown, or all of EDGAR
sec-api.io is a set of APIs over all of SEC EDGAR, sold by monthly plan. SEC Filings to Markdown returns a company’s latest 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filings as markdown split by Item, with key figures, for $0.003 per filing.
Short version. Use sec-api.io to search EDGAR, go back to the 1990s, run full-text search or work with other forms. Use SEC Filings to Markdown when an agent or a RAG pipeline needs a few companies’ latest filings as markdown, paid per filing.
Side by side
| sec-api.io | SEC Filings to Markdown | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A set of APIs: Query, Extractor, Full-Text Search, XBRL-to-JSON and more. | One actor on Apify: tickers or CIK numbers in, one item per filing out. |
| Coverage | Filings since 1993 (Query API); sections of 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K since 1994 (Extractor API). | The newest 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filings of each company, up to 20 per form. No exhibits. |
| Sections | Any section of a 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K, as text or HTML. | Every Item, or the ones you ask for, as markdown, in one item per filing. |
| Figures | XBRL-to-JSON API. | Key XBRL figures of the period: revenue, net income, EPS, assets, cash and more. |
| Full-text search | Since 2001, on the Business plan and above. | No. |
| Cost | First 100 API calls free. Personal & Startups $49 a month, Business Internal Use $199 a month. | $0.003 per filing delivered, no subscription. Companies not found are not charged. |
The cost math
For 100 filings a month, SEC Filings to Markdown costs $0.30. sec-api.io bills by plan, not by filing: your first 100 API calls are free, then plans start at $49 a month, with stated rate limits, and more datasets on higher plans.
sec-api.io: monthly plans
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| First 100 API calls | $0 |
| Personal & Startups | $49 a month |
| Business Internal Use | $199 a month |
Personal & Startups is for individual developers, university researchers and startups under 5 people. Full-Text Search starts at Business.
SEC Filings to Markdown: $0.003 per filing
| Event | Count | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Filing delivered | 100 | $0.30 |
| Total | $0.30 |
Pay per event on Apify, never above the maximum you set. Data from SEC EDGAR’s free APIs.
Who should use which
Use sec-api.io if
- You search across EDGAR, or need full-text search of filings.
- You need history back to 1993, or forms other than 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.
- Your volume is high and steady, and a monthly plan with stated rate limits fits it.
Use SEC Filings to Markdown if
- An agent asks about a company’s latest 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K and needs it as markdown.
- You feed a RAG pipeline with filings split by Item, with key figures and links to the source.
- You read a few filings a month and would rather pay $0.003 each than a plan.
Pay per event on Apify. No subscription. More about SEC Filings to Markdown.