FirmAPI vs. FinStat
If company data is needed by your system rather than by a person in a browser, the difference matters. Below is a feature-by-feature comparison and what you get from FirmAPI today.
The short answer
FirmAPI is company data as an API, not as a portal
Data from 48 public registers plugs into your own CRM, e-shop, ERP or invoicing system in minutes. Credit pricing is public, the PHP and JavaScript SDKs are official, webhooks push changes straight into your system, and every field in the response carries its source register and last synchronisation time. You can open an account without a payment card, and search and company detail in the web panel cost no credits.
What FirmAPI covers
- Company identity from the Register of Legal Entities and the Commercial Register, including shareholders, officers and registered activities.
- Tax status: VAT payer, tax reliability index, erased VAT payers, VAT ID validation through EU VIES.
- Financial statements with a multi-year series of revenue, profit, assets and equity.
- Risk profile: five debtor lists, insolvency, enforcement authorizations, illegal employment, procurement debarment.
- Public sector: the Central Contract Register, public procurement including EU-funded contracts, and the register of public sector partners with beneficial owners.
- EU and OFAC sanctions lists with a match score, so you can judge whether a hit is real.
Feature comparison
| Feature | FirmAPI | FinStat |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | A REST API designed to be integrated into your own systems | A web portal for manual search and analysis |
| REST API | Yes, available on the free plan – you generate a key right after signing up | Yes, priced on request |
| Transparent API pricing | Public credit pricing starting at €0, paid plans from single-digit euros a month | On request |
| Official SDKs | PHP and JavaScript/TypeScript SDKs maintained alongside the API | Not stated |
| Change notifications | Webhooks pushed straight into your system, plus email notifications | Email change monitoring |
| Public registers in one call | 48 registers under one company ID – Commercial Register, financial statements, Tax Authority registers, debtor lists, insolvency, enforcement authorizations, procurement, sanctions lists and more | An extensive database including financial data and debts |
| Provenance in the response | Every field carries its source register and last synchronisation time | Not stated at the level of individual fields |
| Financial data | Financial statements including a multi-year series of revenue, profit, assets and liabilities | Advanced analysis, scoring and rankings |
| Bulk processing | Batch endpoints accepting a list of company IDs or names in one call | Not publicly stated |
| Output for AI and LLM tooling | Markdown endpoints, llms.txt and a published OpenAPI specification | Not stated |
| Free entry | An account with no payment card – search and full company detail in the web panel cost no credits, plus 20 API credits a month | Basic search on the website |
Information about FinStat is based on publicly available sources as of August 2026 and may change – verify current terms with the provider directly. FinStat is a trademark of FinStat, s. r. o.; FirmAPI is not affiliated with it in any way.
What this means for your project
FirmAPI is the right choice if…
- you are building a CRM, e-shop, ERP or invoicing system and want company data filled in by company ID automatically,
- you need programmatic screening of business partners – debts, insolvency, enforcement authorizations, sanctions, procurement debarment,
- you want changes to arrive in your system as a webhook rather than in an inbox as an email,
- you need to know which register each field came from and when it was last synchronised,
- you process lists of companies in bulk and do not want to click through them one at a time,
- you want to start free, with no payment card and no pricing conversation.
Switching to FirmAPI
- Sign up and generate an API key – it takes a minute and needs no payment card.
- Call a company ID you know and compare the fields against what you use today.
- Install the official PHP or JavaScript SDK and swap your existing calls over to it.
- Turn on webhooks for the companies you track so changes arrive in your system directly.
- Control the breadth of data with the scope parameter, so you pay only for what you actually read.
Frequently asked questions
How quickly can I switch to FirmAPI?
You can make your first call within five minutes of signing up. The account is free and needs no payment card, you generate the API key yourself, and the official PHP and JavaScript SDKs cover the whole API including selecting the breadth of data with the scope parameter.
Do I have to spend credits on search?
No. Company search and the company detail page in the web panel cost no credits – credits are spent on API calls and on an on-demand immediate resynchronisation of a specific company. A free account can therefore be used for manual checking without limit.
Is the data in FirmAPI current?
Yes, and you can verify it per field. Every response carries the source register and the last synchronisation time. Insolvency, the Commercial Journal, the Central Contract Register, sanctions lists and the Tax Authority registers are pulled daily; the Register of Legal Entities and financial statements weekly; debtor lists on the cadence each institution publishes them.
Does FirmAPI provide company financial data?
Yes. We return financial statements from the Register of Financial Statements including a multi-year series of revenue, profit, assets, equity and liabilities, so you can compute your own ratios over the raw figures. We deliberately do not offer a packaged analytical score – a hidden score cannot be audited, and when deciding about a counterparty you want to see what is behind the number.
Can FirmAPI process a list of companies in bulk?
Yes. Batch endpoints accept a list of company IDs or names in a single call and you collect the result once it is processed. That is exactly what enriching an existing customer database calls for, rather than clicking through companies one by one.
Try FirmAPI for free
Sign up with no payment card. Search in the web panel costs no credits, 20 API credits a month, and your first call within five minutes.