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You just want a fast, clean way to search and read SEC filings and export sections, without analysis layered on top, at a low price.
AnalystBook vs BamSec
Read the filing faster.
Or have it read for you.
BamSec makes SEC filings fast to search and read. AnalystBook goes further: it reads the filing for you — a grounded Intelligence Brief, sector-calibrated forensic scores, filing-extracted financials, and Ana — from $49/month. Here's an honest look at where each one wins.
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The difference
AI Intelligence you can verify.
AnalystBook's Intelligence Brief reads the official filing and writes the analysis in plain language, grounded in the source. The numbers are computed, not generated, so the same filing always returns the same answer. And you can ask Ana, our in-app AI research analyst, anything about a company: she answers from AnalystBook's own structured, industry-aware data — the filings we organize for every U.S. public company — citing her sources and declining whatever she can't ground. Because we structure and own that data, she reasons over clean, comparable facts, not loose document text. Like any AI it can still make mistakes — which is exactly why her answers cite their sources for you to verify. Intelligence you can verify, not a chatbot you second-guess.
At a glance
AnalystBook vs BamSec, side by side.
| BamSec | AnalystBook | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Anyone who needs to find & read filings fast | Analysts building a thesis from the filings |
| Pricing | Freemium · low-cost plans | From $49/month · 14-day free trial · self-serve · Enterprise available |
| Intelligence Brief | — | Reads the actual filings and writes the analysis in plain English — bound to the source, so it states only what the filing supports |
| AI research assistant | — | Ana, our in-app AI research analyst — reasons only over our structured, industry-aware company data, cites her sources, and refuses anything she can't ground |
| Filing reader & search | Yes — fast full-text filing search & reader | Filing reader with sections extracted & changes flagged |
| The numbers | Filing text & tables | Computed straight from the filing, never generated — the same filing gives the same numbers |
| Forensic scores | Not a forensic tool | Altman Z, Beneish M & earnings quality — sector-calibrated |
| Research workspace | Saved filings & exports | A complete research workspace — build and track your thesis, take notes, manage to-dos, watchlist & quarterly reviews; everything persists per company |
| Coverage | SEC EDGAR filings | U.S. & U.S.-listed international public companies — from official filings |
Which one is right for you
Pick the tool that fits the work.
Choose AnalystBook if…
You want the filing read for you — a grounded Intelligence Brief, sector-calibrated forensic scores, filing-extracted financials, and Ana — not just a faster way to scroll the document.
FAQ
Common questions.
Is AnalystBook a BamSec alternative?
Yes, and it does more. BamSec is a fast filing search and reader. AnalystBook adds a grounded Intelligence Brief, sector-calibrated forensic scores, structured financials, and Ana on top of the reader. If all you need is fast filing search at a low price, BamSec is lean; if you want the filing analyzed, AnalystBook.
What is Ana, AnalystBook's AI research analyst?
Ana is AnalystBook's in-app AI research analyst. Ask her anything about a company and she answers only from AnalystBook's own structured data — the official filings we organize and index, industry-aware, for every U.S. public company — citing her sources. She doesn't use the open web or outside knowledge and gives no buy, sell, or hold verdicts, and she's designed to decline whatever she can't ground. Because we own and structure that data, Ana reasons over clean, comparable facts, not loose document text. Like any AI she isn't infallible, so her answers cite their sources for you to verify. For research only; not investment advice.
Does AnalystBook let me read the original filings like BamSec?
Yes. AnalystBook has a filing reader with sections extracted and changes flagged, and the numbers computed from the filing by fixed rules — plus the Intelligence Brief, forensic scores, and Ana that a plain filing reader doesn't offer.
Is AnalystBook just for reading filings, or does it organize my research too?
Both. Beyond the dossier and the Intelligence Brief, AnalystBook is a research workspace: follow the companies you cover, keep notes pinned to the filing, track open theses and to-dos, and get quarterly review reminders. Your work persists per company, so you pick up where you left off months later.
Read the filing without reading the filing.
14 days free. Sources cited, every number computed.
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