Is Netstate a drop-in replacement for OpenCorporates?

For US due diligence, Netstate covers more: the same state registrations plus the UCC liens, licenses, litigation, bankruptcies and permits recorded against a company, cited to source. It is not a replacement for OpenCorporates' global breadth — if you need registrations outside the US and Canada, or its open-data licence across 140+ jurisdictions, OpenCorporates remains the primary source.

Does OpenCorporates have UCC, lien or court data?

OpenCorporates publishes the company registration record — name, status, officers and filings — from official registers. It does not carry UCC financing statements, liens, litigation or permits. Netstate matches those records to each US company alongside its registration, which is the main reason teams use it for due diligence.

Is OpenCorporates free, and what does it cost?

OpenCorporates offers free company search in the browser and a free tier for qualifying public-benefit users, with commercial API access on paid tiers published through its site. Netstate publishes its pricing too: Starter at $15/month, Basic at $39/month and Pro at $99/month, plus one-off exports from $0.004 per record, all self-serve.

Who owns OpenCorporates?

OpenCorporates is a UK-based company that operates the open database as a public-benefit project. Netstate is an independent US-focused company-intelligence platform; this comparison is nominative only and the two are not affiliated.

Alternatives · OpenCorporates

An OpenCorporates alternative with the US records behind the registration.

OpenCorporates is the open database of registrations across 140+ jurisdictions worldwide — the primary company record, under an open-data licence. Netstate goes deeper on the United States: the same state registrations, plus the UCC liens, licenses, litigation and permits recorded against a company — data OpenCorporates does not carry — cited to source and readable in the browser.

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Where the two differ

The two answer different questions. OpenCorporates answers "does this company exist, and where" across the widest set of national registers anywhere — its strength is breadth and an open-data licence that lets you redistribute the registration record. Netstate answers "what is the full US record on this company": it resolves the entity to its Secretary of State filing and then corroborates it with the UCC financing statements, business licenses, court and bankruptcy filings and permits recorded against it — the due-diligence layer beyond the registration itself.

They also differ on access and terms. OpenCorporates offers a free tier for public-benefit users and a commercial API under its own licence; Netstate's search and cited profiles are open in the browser, API search takes a free key, and plans are self-serve at published prices with no share-alike obligation on what you pull. As with any record here, Netstate surfaces filings for a person to review — it is not a consumer reporting agency.

When OpenCorporates is the better fit: if you need company registrations outside the US and Canada, a single global schema across 140+ jurisdictions, or the open-data licence and provenance lineage its ecosystem is built on, OpenCorporates is the primary source and Netstate does not replace it.

Side by side

Netstate

OpenCorporates

Built for

The full US record on a company — registration plus UCC liens, licenses, litigation, bankruptcies and permits, cited to source

The open registration record across 140+ jurisdictions worldwide

Geographic focus

US and Canada in depth — 128 million companies across every US state, DC, Puerto Rico and Canada

Widest global jurisdiction coverage; the US is one of many national registers

Beyond the registration

UCC liens, licenses, litigation, bankruptcies, permits and federal datasets matched to each company

Registration, officers and filings; no UCC, lien, litigation or permit data

Open search

No account needed to search and read profiles; plans are self-serve checkout

Free company search in the browser; free tier for public-benefit users

Pricing

Published: Starter $15, Basic $39 and Pro $99 per month, one-off exports from $0.004/record

Free tier; commercial API tiers published via its site

Licence

No share-alike obligation on records you pull

Open-data / share-alike terms on API data (see their licence)

API access

GET /v1/search with a free API key, /v1/meta open; MCP endpoint for AI agents; full API with Enterprise

REST API; commercial use under its API terms

Source citations

Every field labeled with the government source it was republished from

Each record links to the originating official register

Read a profile for yourself: Howard Concrete Pumping Co., Inc., or start from the jurisdiction directory. The methodology lists every source behind these fields.

Common questions

OpenCorporates is a trademark of its owner; Netstate is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenCorporates. Comparison reviewed against public materials on August 22, 2026 — if something here is out of date, tell us at [email protected].