Companies & Finance

Name	Description	Cost	Tool Review and Guide
527 Explorer	ProPublica's 527 Explorer is a database that allows users to examine the finances of organizations known as 527s in the United States, which can raise unlimited sums for political purposes.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/527-explorer
BlockExplorer	Following a bitcoin trail or following a bitcoin account?	Free	https://blockexplorer.com/
China-related resources	Resources for research on companies in China.		https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/china-related-resources
Companies House	Search companies and individuals in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/companies-house
EDGAR	Database of corporate filings for the US	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/edgar
EDGAR Command Line Interface (edgar-tool)	Tool for the retrieval of corporate and financial data from SEC's EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval) database.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/edgar-suite
Etherscan	An explorer that allows researchers to track wallets, transactions and more on the Ethereum blockchain.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/etherscan
EU consolidated corporate registers	Consolidated company registers covering most of the EU, Iceland Liechtenstein and Norway.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/eu-consolidated-corporate-registers
Global Suppliers Online	A site dedicated to connect suppliers and buyers of goods from all over the world.	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/global-suppliers-online
ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database	Find out who’s behind more than 810k offshore companies, foundations and trusts from the Panama Papers, the Offshore Leaks, the Bahamas Leaks and the Paradise Papers investigations.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/icij-offshore-leaks-database
ImportGenius	Commercial supplier of shipment data for 19 countries.	Paid	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/importgenius
ImportYeti	Search 60 million US customs sea shipment records, find company suppliers.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/importyeti
LittleSis	Connects dots between influential / wealthy individuals in (mostly US) politics and business.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/littlesis
Lumen	A research project collecting and publishing legal takedown notices for online content transparency	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/lumen
North Data	Search for people and companies in EU corporate and trade registers + visualize relationships	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/north-data
OCCRP Aleph	Aleph offers a way to research sanctions lists, corporate registries, leaks, and more	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/occrp-aleph
Open Ownership	Links to beneficial ownership registers.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/open-ownership
OpenCorporates	Comprehensive repository of company registries around the world	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/opencorporates
OpenSanctions	Open-source international database of sanctions data, persons of interest and politically exposed persons.	Partially Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/opensanctions
OpenSecrets	Data on campaign finance, lobbying, and spending in U.S. politics	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/opensecrets
Osint Tools Map	An interactive worldwide map, showcasing business registries, court records, and other publicly available information to aid OSINT investigations and research.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/osint-tools-map
RuPEP	Online database of politically exposed persons in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/rupep
SanctionsExplorer	A comprehensive database of current and historical OFAC/UN/EU sanctions	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/sanctionsexplorer
UN Comtrade Database	United Nations free database of global trade.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/un-comtrade-database
Wikipedia list of registers	Wikipedia list of official business registers around the world.	Free	https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/wikipedia-list-of-registers