Compustat-quality SEC fundamentals — no university affiliation required.
WRDS is the gold standard for academic and institutional research, hosting Compustat (the canonical point-in-time fundamentals reference) and many other datasets. It requires institutional affiliation or expensive licensing. Valuein provides point-in-time, survivorship-free SEC fundamentals with modern API/SDK/MCP access and no affiliation barrier.
The short version, including where WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services) is the better pick.
WRDS/Compustat is the academic gold standard for point-in-time fundamentals — but it requires a university affiliation or a $50k+ institutional license. Valuein provides point-in-time, survivorship-free SEC fundamentals self-serve from $49/mo, delivered via API, Python, Parquet, and an agent-safe MCP, with a fact_id on every figure.
Cost to access: $0–$499/mo, no affiliation.
WRDS/Compustat has longer history, more derived metrics, and the canonical PIT reference (Compustat Point-in-Time)
Independent quants, boutique funds, and researchers without university affiliation who need Compustat-quality point-in-time fundamentals at accessible pricing.
What you get done, not just a feature checklist.
Grouped by what you are trying to do. Scroll sideways on a phone.
| Feature | Valuein | WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services) |
|---|---|---|
| Data integrity and audit | ||
| Per-fact Audit Trail | fact_id → SEC filing | Compustat PIT, no per-fact link |
| Agents and workflow | ||
| AI Agent Access | Agent-safe MCP + expert agentic workflows | No MCP support |
| Access and pricing | ||
| Pricing | $0–$49–$499/month | $50,000+/year institutional (est.) |
| Access | Self-serve — active in minutes | Requires affiliation or contract |
| API Format | Bulk API + SDK + MCP + Parquet | SAS, WRDS web query, Python library |
| Format | DuckDB-optimized Parquet | SAS datasets, CSV |
WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services) 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"]])Yes, for independent quants, boutique funds, and researchers without a university affiliation. Valuein gives you point-in-time, survivorship-free SEC fundamentals self-serve from $49/mo, with modern API/SDK/MCP delivery and fact-level provenance — without a $50k+ institutional license.
Compustat PIT has longer history and more derived fields. Valuein matches the core point-in-time, survivorship-free guarantee on SEC fundamentals and adds modern delivery (API/SDK/MCP/Parquet) and a fact_id on every figure — at a fraction of the price and with no affiliation barrier.
Start with the free sample. No card, no sales call; pricing is public.