Institutional-grade SEC data at a fraction of Bloomberg's cost.
Bloomberg Terminal (~$28k–32k/year per seat, reported) bundles market data, news, analytics, and messaging, with a genuine point-in-time fundamentals database. Valuein focuses on what quants and AI agents actually need from SEC data: standardized, point-in-time, survivorship-free fundamentals with fact-level provenance — self-serve, no contract.
The short version, including where Bloomberg Terminal is the better pick.
Bloomberg wraps fundamentals (and PIT) inside a ~$28k/year closed, entitlement-gated ecosystem an individual can't self-serve. Valuein exposes point-in-time, survivorship-free SEC fundamentals via open API, Python, and an agent-safe MCP — starting free, then $49/mo, with a fact_id on every figure.
Cost per analyst / year: $0 – $490 – $4,790.
Bloomberg has vastly more breadth — global, multi-asset, real-time, estimates, news, and messaging
Quants, indie funds, and RIAs who need institutional-quality, auditable SEC fundamentals and have no use for Bloomberg's broader terminal, real-time, and messaging features.
What you get done, not just a feature checklist.
Grouped by what you are trying to do. Scroll sideways on a phone.
| Feature | Valuein | Bloomberg Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Data integrity and audit | ||
| Per-fact Audit Trail | fact_id → SEC filing | PIT database, no per-fact public lineage |
| Agents and workflow | ||
| AI Agent Access | Individually-accessible agent-safe MCP | ASKB on MCP — institutional only |
| Access and pricing | ||
| Pricing | $0–$49–$499/month | ~$28,000+/year per seat (reported) |
| Access | Self-serve — active in minutes | Sales contract + entitlements |
| API Access | Bulk API + Python SDK + MCP | BLPAPI / Data License ($$$ separate) |
| Redistribution | Licensable under a separate Redistribution Licence | Tightly licensed / restricted |
Bloomberg Terminal 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.
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.
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"]])For SEC fundamentals, yes — at a fraction of the cost and without a sales contract. Valuein gives you point-in-time, survivorship-free, auditable US fundamentals via API/SDK/MCP. It is not a replacement for Bloomberg's real-time, global, multi-asset, news, and messaging breadth.
Bloomberg's PIT lives inside a ~$28k/year entitlement-gated terminal an individual can't self-serve. Valuein offers comparable PIT rigor on SEC fundamentals, self-serve from $49/mo, with a fact_id on every figure and an individually-accessible agent-safe MCP.
Start with the free sample. No card, no sales call; pricing is public.