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GovFiles vs Recordwire

GovFiles is a search and enrichment API over company and officer records in all 50 states, at $0.01 per result, with monthly bulk snapshots. It publishes no change feed, webhooks, or MCP server.[1][2][3][4] Recordwire covers twelve states and sends each formation and change as a dated event.[5] Pick GovFiles for broad, cheap search. Pick Recordwire to act on changes as states publish them.

Vendor facts from each vendor's own public pages, read 2026-10-16. Sources are listed below.

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GovFilesRecordwire
ModelCompany and officer search API, plus monthly bulk snapshots in Parquet.[6][3]Change feed plus lookup. Each new state file is compared with the last, and every difference is stored as a dated event. REST API, MCP server, and webhooks.[7]
U.S. state coverageAll 50 states; its docs say coverage rolls out per state.[1][8]12 states. Florida, New York, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, and Oregon from official bulk files and open data. Massachusetts, Idaho, Wyoming, and Missouri from the state's public search, new formations only. Delaware from a licensed data partner, new formations only.[5]
FreshnessAPI freshness not published. Bulk is a full monthly snapshot.[3]As often as each state publishes: daily in Florida, New York, Colorado, and Oregon, monthly in Pennsylvania, weekly in Virginia, nightly in Connecticut, every 3 hours in Massachusetts and Missouri, every 6 hours in Idaho, continuously in Wyoming, and several times a day in Delaware.[5]
Change events and historyName and status history back 20+ years where the registry provides it, and filings per company. No events endpoint.[6][4]Six event types: formed, renamed, status, address, registered agent, officers. Full change events in the seven file states; new formations only in the other five. Virginia and Florida include state-published history.[9][5]
WebhooksNone published.[4][1]Yes. Signed webhooks per subscription, filtered by state, event type, or up to 10,000 company IDs.[7]
MCP serverNone published; it offers setup instructions for coding agents instead.[6]Yes. Remote server at api.recordwirehq.com/mcp: five read tools and three for webhook subscriptions, one bearer key.[10]
OfficersYes, officers, directors, and registered agents.[1]Where the state publishes them: Florida, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Wyoming; partly in New York, Virginia, Oregon. None in Colorado, Idaho, Missouri.[5]
Published pricing$0.01 per result after 1,000 free credits; bulk by quote.[2]$100 a month for one state, $200 for any three, $500 for all. No free trial.[11]

When to pick GovFiles

You enrich leads or resolve companies across every state and want officers, directors, and registered agents with each record. It starts free with 1,000 credits and costs $0.01 per result after that; bulk comes as Parquet or warehouse shares.[1][2][6]

When to pick Recordwire

You need to know what changed, not just what a record says today. Recordwire compares each state file with the last, so formations, status changes, and new registered agents arrive as dated events through webhooks, REST, or MCP, with no lookup per company. Prices are flat and published. It covers twelve states, so check the coverage page first.[9][11][5]

Questions

Does GovFiles have change events?

It keeps name and status history back 20+ years where the registry provides it, but its API has no events endpoint and it publishes no webhooks.[6][4]

How fresh is GovFiles data?

API freshness is not published. Bulk deliveries are a full monthly snapshot.[3]

How much does GovFiles cost?

The first 1,000 credits are free, then $0.01 per credit; company and officer search cost 1 credit per result. Bulk is priced by quote.[2]

Can I use GovFiles and Recordwire together?

Yes. Use Recordwire events to learn which companies changed in the states it covers, then use GovFiles for anything Recordwire does not cover.[5]

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    Sources

    1. GovFiles llms.txt. https://govfiles.dev/llms.txt. Accessed 2026-10-16.
    2. GovFiles pricing. https://govfiles.dev/pricing. Accessed 2026-10-16.
    3. GovFiles docs: bulk delivery. https://docs.govfiles.dev/bulk.md. Accessed 2026-10-16.
    4. GovFiles OpenAPI spec. https://docs.govfiles.dev/openapi.json. Accessed 2026-10-16.
    5. Recordwire coverage by state. https://recordwirehq.com/states. Accessed 2026-10-16.
    6. GovFiles home page. https://govfiles.dev/. Accessed 2026-10-16.
    7. Recordwire API docs. https://recordwirehq.com/docs. Accessed 2026-10-16.
    8. GovFiles docs: jurisdictions. https://docs.govfiles.dev/guides/jurisdictions.md. Accessed 2026-10-16.
    9. Recordwire change events. https://recordwirehq.com/change-events. Accessed 2026-10-16.
    10. Recordwire MCP server. https://recordwirehq.com/mcp. Accessed 2026-10-16.
    11. Recordwire pricing. https://recordwirehq.com/#pricing. Accessed 2026-10-16.

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