Ahel vs OpenCorporates
Legal-entity data from official registers in 140+ jurisdictions, sold as API calls or bulk data.
What they sell and charge
Sells API calls by subscription, in pounds: Essentials £225 a month for 500 calls, Starter £660 for 2,500, Basic £1,200 for 5,000.
source · Seen 2026-10-20
That is about £0.24 to £0.45 per call on monthly plans.
source · Seen 2026-10-20 · our sum from their figures
No self-serve free tier; free access for public-benefit users on application.
source · Seen 2026-10-20
No alert or monitoring product: you look companies up, it does not tell you when they change.
source · Seen 2026-10-20
Covers 140+ jurisdictions from official primary sources.
source · Seen 2026-10-20
What their users say
“doesn't seem to work with Argentina companies though.”
“When I contacted them about outdated data, it worked fine.”
What Ahel does differently
- Company watch: follow a company and hear when its owners, directors or status change, with the source.
- Per 50 rows instead of per call, so a lookup costs a fraction of a cent a row.
- Nordic and Baltic depth: Estonian taxes paid, beneficial owners, pledges and court rulings beside the registers.
- Pushed to your AI, inbox or Slack on a schedule. No contract.
Side by side
| OpenCorporates | Ahel | |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay for | API calls a month | Per 50 rows, in cents |
| Entry price | £225 a month for 500 calls | 2 to 7 cents per 50 rows; samples, counts and empty runs free |
| Free | Public-benefit users, on application | A starting balance, no card |
| Contract | Monthly or annual plans | None; pause any day |
| Alerts | None | Company watch, 2 cents per company a month |
| Coverage | 140+ jurisdictions | EU and Nordic registers, tenders and gazettes |
When they fit better
Pick OpenCorporates if you need one lookup across 140+ jurisdictions or bulk register files.
Company monitoring: hear when a company changes.