SECSift
Summary
SEC filings are long, inconsistently formatted, and buried under boilerplate — and most analysts spend more time finding the right table than reading it. SECSift is a document reader and search layer built specifically for EDGAR filings, designed to cut the time between 'I need the 10-K' and 'I have the number I need.'
The core workflow is filing retrieval, in-document search, and financial table extraction with growth and common-size formatting applied automatically. Comparing the current filing against the prior-year version — the task that normally means two browser tabs and manual diffing — is handled inside the tool. AI-assisted chat with the document is a paid-only feature, so free-tier users get reading and search without the question-and-answer layer. Export works for tables and annotated documents, which means the output lands in a spreadsheet without a copy-paste intermediary. The tool operates as a hosted web product with no API and no self-hosted option, so teams that need filing data piped into their own systems hit a dead end at the UI boundary.
Bottom line: SECSift works well for an analyst who needs to read, annotate, and export a 10-K without rebuilding the table structure by hand — but teams that need filing data to flow into a proprietary model or internal database will find no programmatic exit point.
Pricing Plans
Subscription- Price
- $15/month
- Free Tier
- 100 credits to start, limited AI messages, up to 10 saved filings
Free Plan
Basic reading, filtering, and copying
- Read any SEC filing
- 100 credits to start
- Standard model
Analyst Plan
For active investors
- 1,000 credits a month
- Sift AI analysis
- Up to 120 saved filings
Pro Plan
For heavy coverage
- 3,000 credits a month
- Pro and Max models
- Up to 250 saved filings
View full pricing on secsift.com →
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Pros
Sign in to edit- Automatic growth-rate and common-size formatting on financial tables, so you do not rebuild period-over-period math by hand before analysis can start.
- In-document search across the full filing text, which means you locate the specific disclosure or footnote without scrolling the entire document.
- Side-by-side or diff-style comparison between current and prior filings, so language changes, restated figures, and shifted segment definitions surface without a manual two-document review.
- Table and annotated document export, so the structured output moves into a spreadsheet without copy-paste data loss or reformatting overhead.
- Hosted, no-install access to EDGAR filings, which removes the EDGAR navigation overhead and the setup cost of a local parsing environment.
Cons
Sign in to edit- No API and no self-hosted option means filing data cannot leave the UI programmatically — teams that need structured filing data inside a model, database, or internal tool hit a hard wall and move to a financial data API provider instead.
- AI document chat is paid-only, so free-tier users who want to ask questions across a filing rather than search manually are blocked until they upgrade — at which point the value proposition shifts from 'free reader' to 'paid analyst tool' with credits-based usage to manage.
- The tool covers SEC filings exclusively, so analysts who also work with earnings call transcripts, international filings, or broker research need a second platform for anything outside EDGAR — at which point the workflow fragmentation SECSift was supposed to reduce comes back through a different door.
About
- Platforms
- Web
- API Available
- No
- Self-Hosted
- No
- Last Updated
- 2026-08-16T23:23:30.721Z
Best For
Who it's for
- Equity analysts reviewing filings
- Investors comparing company reports
- Researchers needing clean table exports
What it does well
- Read and search any SEC filing quickly
- Analyze financial tables with growth and common-size views
- Compare current and prior filings for changes
- Export tables and annotated documents for modeling
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Sign Up to ContributeFrequently Asked Questions
- Is SECSift free?
- SECSift has a permanent free tier alongside paid upgrades (paid plans from $15/month). You can keep using a baseline version indefinitely without paying.
- Is SECSift open source?
- No — SECSift is a closed-source tool. Source code is not publicly available.
- What platforms does SECSift support?
- SECSift is available on: Web.
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SEC filings are long, inconsistently formatted, and buried under boilerplate — and most analysts spend more time finding the right table than reading it.
How SECSift works
SECSift pulls EDGAR filings, runs in-document search, and extracts financial tables with growth rates and common-size formatting applied automatically. Side-by-side or diff-style comparison between the current filing and the prior-year version happens inside the tool instead of two browser tabs. Table and annotated document exports move directly into spreadsheets. AI document chat is available only on paid plans.
Pricing and limits
The tool costs $15 per month on a subscription basis. Free-tier users start with 100 credits, face limits on AI messages, and can save up to 10 filings.
Who it is for / who should skip it
Equity analysts reviewing filings, investors comparing company reports, and researchers who need clean table exports will find the automatic formatting and comparison features useful. Teams that require an API, self-hosted deployment, or coverage beyond SEC filings should look elsewhere.