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BreachTrigger vs KFilings: an honest comparison
KFilings is a free service for SEC EDGAR email alerts. Its site describes unlimited free alerts — no login or registration required — for one or more SEC registrants and/or filing types, selected by company name, ticker, or CIK, including specific Form 8-K items such as Item 1.05 (Material Cybersecurity Incidents). Alerts can be real-time, daily, or weekly, and the site states it is a public service funded solely by its creator, unaffiliated with the SEC.
Informational only. Facts about KFilings come from its own public website (kfilings.com), verified July 2026 — verify current details there before deciding. Pricing shown is labeled as of July 2026. Last updated .
Choose KFilings when…
- You want free, raw EDGAR alerts and are happy to read the filings yourself — KFilings does this well at $0.
- You want alerts on any form type or issuer, not just cybersecurity items.
- You don't need sector classification, summaries, or a curated digest.
Choose BreachTrigger when…
- You want each filing classified — Item 1.05 material incident vs voluntary Item 8.01 — from the filing text, not just forwarded.
- You want sector and ticker filters and a curated free weekly sector digest.
- You want a one-line summary and sector tag per filing instead of parsing raw 8-Ks.
BreachTrigger vs KFilings, dimension by dimension
| Dimension | BreachTrigger | KFilings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Weekly sector digest is free; Instant Alerts is $199/month with sector and ticker filters. | Free — unlimited alerts, no registration (as of July 2026). |
| Scope | Cybersecurity disclosures: Item 1.05 8-Ks (and voluntary 8.01 cyber disclosures), distinguished from each other. | Any EDGAR filing type for any registrant, including Item 1.05 among many selectable items. |
| Classification | AI-classified sector, materiality signal, and one-line summary from the filing text. | Raw filing alerts — reading and interpretation are up to you. |
| Digest | Free curated weekly sector digest. | Daily or weekly digest formats of your selected raw alerts. |
| Delivery | EDGAR polled every 30 minutes; same-day alerts with sector/ticker filters. | Real-time, daily, or weekly email delivery (per kfilings.com). |
| Best fit | Teams that want breach filings triaged and classified for them. | Anyone who wants free raw EDGAR alerts — a genuinely good free option. |
Pricing note: KFilings is free (as of July 2026) — its site says so plainly. BreachTrigger's digest is also free; Instant Alerts is $199/month.
What KFilings says about itself
Verified from kfilings.com, July 2026:
- kfilings.com: “Create free email alerts for SEC EDGAR filings. No login or registration required.”
- Alerts can target one or more registrants (by name, ticker, or CIK) and/or filing types, including individual 8-K items such as Item 1.05 Material Cybersecurity Incidents.
- Delivery can be real-time, daily, or weekly digest; alerts are shareable and editable via a link.
- The site states it is not affiliated with the SEC and is a public service provided and funded solely by its creator.
Frequently asked questions
- Is KFilings really free?
- Yes — kfilings.com describes free, unlimited SEC EDGAR email alerts with no login or registration, run as a public service by its creator. If raw filing alerts are all you need, it's a legitimately good free choice, and we say so.
- Why pay for BreachTrigger when KFilings is free?
- Only if classification and curation are worth money to you. BreachTrigger reads each filing's text and classifies it — Item 1.05 material incident versus voluntary Item 8.01 disclosure — adds sector and ticker tags and a one-line summary, and curates a free weekly sector digest. KFilings forwards the raw filings; you do the reading. Both link to the primary source on EDGAR.
- Can both alert on Item 1.05 filings?
- Yes. KFilings lets you select Item 1.05 Material Cybersecurity Incidents among its 8-K item filters. BreachTrigger monitors Item 1.05 as its core purpose, polling EDGAR every 30 minutes, and additionally distinguishes voluntary cyber disclosures filed under Item 8.01.
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