Valuein
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Valuein vs FactSet

Point-in-time SEC fundamentals, self-serve, with a published price.

FactSet is an institutional data and analytics provider with fundamentals APIs, including a point-in-time endpoint. Valuein is narrower: SEC filings only, self-serve with published pricing, and delivered through API, SDK, Parquet and an MCP server.

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At a glance

The short version, including where FactSet is the better pick.

The key difference

FactSet is broader and deeper: its fundamentals product page describes history since 1999 with known restatements and a point-in-time API, alongside many other datasets. Valuein covers SEC filers back to 1993, is self-serve, and ties each fact to its source filing accession.

Where Valuein leads

How you get access: Self-serve signup, free sample.

Where FactSet is stronger

FactSet covers global companies and many datasets beyond fundamentals

Best for

Independent quants and small funds who want point-in-time fundamentals without an enterprise contract.

Outcomes that matter

What you get done, not just a feature checklist.

  • How you get access

    Valuein
    Self-serve signup, free sample
    FactSet
    Sales-led; developer portal for subscribers
  • Point-in-time

    Valuein
    accepted_at on each fact; as_of_date on tools
    FactSet
    Point-in-time API per FactSet docs
  • Programmatic use

    Valuein
    API, Python SDK, Parquet, MCP
    FactSet
    REST APIs and SDKs, per FactSet developer portal
  • Trace a number to its filing

    Valuein
    fact_id to accession_id to the SEC filing
    FactSet
    See FactSet documentation

Feature comparison

Grouped by what you are trying to do. Scroll sideways on a phone.

Valuein compared with FactSet, feature by feature
FeatureValueinFactSet
Agents and workflow
AI agent accessAgent-safe MCP serverSee vendor documentation
Coverage and depth
CoverageUS SEC filersGlobal, many datasets
Access and pricing
Pricing$0–$49–$499/month, publishedQuote-based; not published
AccessSelf-serveContract

FactSet 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, free sample
  • Point-in-timeaccepted_at on each fact; as_of_date on tools
  • Programmatic useAPI, Python SDK, Parquet, MCP
  • Trace a number to its filingfact_id to accession_id to the SEC filing

Choose FactSet if

  • FactSet covers global companies and many datasets beyond fundamentals
  • FactSet offers point-in-time fundamentals with documented restatement handling, and a mature enterprise support model
  • Valuein is US SEC filers only and has fewer derived datasets

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 FactSet alternative?

For US SEC-filing fundamentals with point-in-time access and no contract, yes. For global coverage, estimates or enterprise integration, FactSet is broader.

Does FactSet offer point-in-time fundamentals?

Yes, FactSet documents a point-in-time fundamentals API and a point-in-time dataset. Valuein's equivalent is built from SEC acceptance timestamps and an as_of_date on every time-series tool.

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Start with the free sample. No card, no sales call; pricing is public.