ERISApedia alternative
Looking for an alternative to ERISApedia?
401kHunter is the modern, pay-as-you-go alternative for financial advisors who want Form 5500 prospecting without the annual contract, the procurement cycle, or the sales-led demo gate. Here’s what carries over, what you gain, and what the switch actually costs.
Updated · By Jacob Parent, Founder, 401kHunter · How we source our data
Who ERISApedia serves well
Compliance-grade 5500 research priced for TPAs — with published pricing, rare in this category.
TPAs and ERISA counsel doing document-level research — reading audit reports, tracing recordkeeper relationships, full-text searching attachments — are squarely ERISApedia's audience. Advisors who need a call list, not a law library, will get more from 401kHunter's fee grades, contact unlocks, and pipeline tracking.
What you keep when you switch
- ✓Same DOL Form 5500 plan universe — every plan you researched in ERISApedia is on 401kHunter too
- ✓Your ERISApedia subscription can stay for attachment-level legal research — the tools are complementary
- ✓TPA/recordkeeper relationship data — 401kHunter surfaces the same provider relationships via Schedule C
What you gain
- →Decision-maker contact unlocks (email, LinkedIn, direct dial) that ERISApedia doesn't offer at all
- →Fee grades A–D and basis-point Schedule C badges instead of raw filings you analyze yourself
- →Pipeline tracking and outreach log built for prospecting, not compliance review
- →$25 to start versus a $2,087/yr subscription commitment
Switching cost
Usually zero, because it's rarely a switch — ERISApedia serves compliance research and 401kHunter serves prospecting. If you were stretching ERISApedia into a prospecting role, moving that workflow to 401kHunter costs $25 to test and there's no contract on either end of the move.
Quick feature comparison
| Topic | ERISApedia | 401kHunter |
|---|---|---|
| Product category | Compliance and legal research tool — document-level search across filings and attachments. | Advisor prospecting tool — find overpaying plans, grade their fees, unlock the people who can move them. |
| Decision-maker contact data | None — ERISApedia does not provide decision-maker or enriched contact data. | Decision-maker unlocks with confidence-scored email, LinkedIn, and direct dial, plus filing-listed admin/signer contacts. |
| Fee analysis | Raw filing and attachment access — you do the fee analysis yourself. | Fee grades A–D, basis-point Schedule C fee badges, and NAICS-sector peer benchmarks computed on every plan. |
| Attachment-level research | Full-text search of 2M+ pages of attachments — audit reports, amendments, schedules. This is their specialty. | Structured Schedule A/C/H/I/R data from the DOL bulk files; we don't full-text-index attachment PDFs. |
| Pricing | Published annual subscriptions: $2,087/yr (1 user) to $4,175/yr (5 users) for Plan Data Intelligence. | $25 of entry credits to start, $100/mo optional Pro plan, no annual commitment. |
Frequently asked
What is the best alternative to ERISApedia?
It depends on what you use ERISApedia for. TPAs and ERISA counsel doing document-level research — reading audit reports, tracing recordkeeper relationships, full-text searching attachments — are squarely ERISApedia's audience. Advisors who need a call list, not a law library, will get more from 401kHunter's fee grades, contact unlocks, and pipeline tracking. For advisors who want Form 5500 prospecting with fee grades, decision-maker contacts and pay-as-you-go pricing, 401kHunter is the closest self-serve alternative.
How hard is it to switch from ERISApedia to 401kHunter?
Usually zero, because it's rarely a switch — ERISApedia serves compliance research and 401kHunter serves prospecting. If you were stretching ERISApedia into a prospecting role, moving that workflow to 401kHunter costs $25 to test and there's no contract on either end of the move.
What do I keep if I switch from ERISApedia?
Same DOL Form 5500 plan universe — every plan you researched in ERISApedia is on 401kHunter too Your ERISApedia subscription can stay for attachment-level legal research — the tools are complementary TPA/recordkeeper relationship data — 401kHunter surfaces the same provider relationships via Schedule C
What do I gain by switching from ERISApedia?
Decision-maker contact unlocks (email, LinkedIn, direct dial) that ERISApedia doesn't offer at all Fee grades A–D and basis-point Schedule C badges instead of raw filings you analyze yourself Pipeline tracking and outreach log built for prospecting, not compliance review $25 to start versus a $2,087/yr subscription commitment
How does 401kHunter pricing compare with ERISApedia?
ERISApedia publishes pricing — rare in this category and worth crediting. Plan Data Intelligence runs $2,087/yr for one user up to $4,175/yr for five; CPA Plan Audit Prospecting is $1,043–$2,711/yr; the AI Search add-on is $120–$240/yr. 401kHunter starts at $25 in credits with no annual subscription.
Test 401kHunter on $25 of credits.
No contract, no procurement cycle. Sign up, search 1M+ plans free, and only pay when you unlock decision-maker contacts.
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