The key difference
Capital IQ is a full platform: broad company and market data far beyond SEC filings. Valuein is deliberately narrow and developer-first: SEC fundamentals back to 1993, self-serve pricing, and agent access via MCP.
Institutional platform
Valuein vs S&P Capital IQ
SEC fundamentals via API and MCP, without a platform seat.
S&P Capital IQ (from S&P Global Market Intelligence) is a broad financial-data platform for analysts and bankers, with desktop, Excel and data-feed delivery. Valuein is a focused alternative for SEC filings: point-in-time, delisted filers included, self-serve, with API, SDK, Parquet and an MCP server.
At a glance
The short version, including where S&P Capital IQ is the better pick.
Where Valuein leads
How you get access: Self-serve signup.
Where S&P Capital IQ is stronger
Capital IQ covers far more than SEC filings, including private companies, transactions and non-US issuers
Best for
Developers and small funds who need SEC fundamentals in code without a platform seat.
Outcomes that matter
What you get done, not just a feature checklist.
How you get access
- Valuein
- Self-serve signup
- S&P Capital IQ
- Sales-led subscription
Scope
- Valuein
- SEC fundamentals, ratios, smart-money filings
- S&P Capital IQ
- Broad company, market and deal data
Programmatic use
- Valuein
- API, SDK, Parquet, MCP
- S&P Capital IQ
- Excel plug-in and data feeds, per S&P
Trace a number to its filing
- Valuein
- fact_id to accession_id to the SEC filing
- S&P Capital IQ
- See S&P documentation
Feature comparison
Grouped by what you are trying to do. Scroll sideways on a phone.
| Feature | Valuein | S&P Capital IQ |
|---|---|---|
| Agents and workflow | ||
| AI agent access | Agent-safe MCP server | See vendor documentation |
| Access and pricing | ||
| Pricing | $0–$49–$499/month, published | Quote-based; not published |
| Access | Self-serve, free sample | Sales contract |
| Format | DuckDB-ready Parquet | Platform, Excel and feed formats |
S&P Capital IQ details and pricing are based on publicly available information as of June 2026 and may have changed; verify on their site. Where a competitor's figure is vendor-reported or estimated, we say so.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Valuein if you need
- How you get accessSelf-serve signup
- ScopeSEC fundamentals, ratios, smart-money filings
- Programmatic useAPI, SDK, Parquet, MCP
- Trace a number to its filingfact_id to accession_id to the SEC filing
Choose S&P Capital IQ if
- Capital IQ covers far more than SEC filings, including private companies, transactions and non-US issuers
- Capital IQ is the familiar tool in banking and corporate-finance workflows
- Valuein has no desktop terminal or Excel add-in of Capital IQ's scope
Switching takes minutes
Install the SDK and read a company with no token and no card: the free sample runs the same code your plan will. Add a key later and nothing else changes.
valuein_sdkpython
from valuein_sdk import ValueinClient with ValueinClient() as client: # What a ticker or CIK resolves to. A CIK also reaches delisted companies. print(client.resolve(["AAPL", 320193])) # One company's rows from a table, with the point-in-time filter applied. facts = client.read_table( "fact", tickers="AAPL", columns=["standard_concept", "period_end", "fiscal_period", "numeric_value"], limit=10, ) print(facts) # Named SQL templates. Pass parameters as keyword arguments. print(client.list_templates()[:5]) df = client.run_template("fundamentals_by_ticker", ticker="AAPL") print(df.head()) # Links to the SEC filings behind the numbers. links = client.filing_links("AAPL", form_types=["10-K"], limit=3) print(links[["form_type", "filing_date", "document_url"]]) # Restatement Radar: figures a later filing changed (every plan). changed = client.restatements(ticker="AAPL", limit=5) print(changed[["standard_concept", "period_end", "first_value", "current_value", "disclosure_class"]])Frequently asked questions
Is Valuein a Capital IQ alternative?
For SEC-filing fundamentals used in code or by AI agents, yes. For deal data, private companies, non-US coverage or a desktop workflow, Capital IQ is the broader tool.
Can I get Capital IQ-style data into Python?
With Valuein, pip install valuein-sdk gives you a free sample with no token and no card, and DuckDB-ready Parquet on paid tiers.
Keep exploring
- Valuein vs FactSetPoint-in-time SEC fundamentals, self-serve, with a published price
- Valuein vs Financial Modeling Prep (FMP)Same affordable, developer-first spirit — but point-in-time correct and auditable to the filing
- Valuein vs Polygon.ioPolygon owns market data — Valuein owns auditable SEC fundamentals
- The datasetTables, coverage and how to try the free sample
- Point-in-time dataHow as-of queries avoid look-ahead bias
Try it on your own ticker.
Start with the free sample. No card, no sales call; pricing is public.