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# SpecStream vs Parallel (2026): datasets with no run fee

Checked Nov 3, 2026

# SpecStream vs Parallel

Your product gets only the rows that meet every condition, up to 10,000 in one request, at 5¢, 15¢ or $1 a row with no fee per run, so a run that finds nothing costs nothing.

[Sign up](https://specstream.ai/workspace/signup?returnTo=%2Fworkspace%2Fask%3Fq%3DEvery%2520open%2520federal%2520contract%2520notice%2520for%2520computer%2520systems%2520design%2520services%2520(NAICS%2520541512)%2520set%2520aside%2520for%2520small%2520businesses%252C%2520with%2520the%2520agency%252C%2520the%2520notice%2520type%252C%2520the%2520set-aside%252C%2520the%2520place%2520of%2520performance%252C%2520the%2520response%2520deadline%2520and%2520the%2520notice%2520on%2520SAM.gov&utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=parallel-alternatives)[Pricing](https://specstream.ai/pricing?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=parallel-alternatives)

|  | SpecStream | Parallel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web search | Searches the live web for every match | Ranked URLs with compressed excerpts[P2](https://parallel.ai/pricing) |
| Scrape and crawl | Reads each page, PDF or scan needed | Extract API; site crawl not stated[P2](https://parallel.ai/pricing) |
| Extract structured fields | Typed rows with the fields you name | Task API enriches structured data[P7](https://docs.parallel.ai/llms.txt) |
| Datasets we already hold | Form D, grants, contracts, rules, nonprofits, places[S2](https://specstream.ai/data?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=parallel-alternatives) | Not stated. |
| Enrich a list you have | Fills the missing facts in your list | Task API and FindAll enrichments[P7](https://docs.parallel.ai/llms.txt) |
| Monitor and rerun on a schedule | Hourly to yearly, each row change labeled | Monitor API sold separately; FindAll schedule not stated[P2](https://parallel.ai/pricing) |
| Map and area filters | Results on a map, filtered by area | Not stated. |
| Deliver to your tools | Sheets, CRMs, Slack, Teams, n8n, Zapier, webhooks | API and webhooks[P7](https://docs.parallel.ai/llms.txt) |
| Agents and MCP | MCP, A2A, REST API, SDKs, pay per request | Remote MCP server, CLI and SDKs[P6](https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/quickstart)[P7](https://docs.parallel.ai/llms.txt) |
| Price per result | 5¢, 15¢ or $1 per matching row[S1](https://specstream.ai/pricing?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=parallel-alternatives) | $0.10 to $10 per run, plus per match[P1](https://docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing.md) |
| Quote before the run | Maximum shown and approved before anything runs | Not stated. |
| Source URL on each value | Source URL and read time on every value | Citations, excerpts and reasoning per field[P3](https://docs.parallel.ai/findall-api/findall-quickstart.md) |

## Where SpecStream does more

### Only the matches reach your product

FindAll returns every candidate marked matched or unmatched[P3](https://docs.parallel.ai/findall-api/findall-quickstart.md). SpecStream delivers only the rows that meet every condition, up to 10,000 in one request, and a candidate that fails never reaches your product or your bill. Records of two kinds never merge, so a tender and its agency stay two records.

### No fee per run

Each FindAll run carries a fee of $0.10 to $10.00 plus $0.00 to $1.00 per match, and a cancelled run is charged for the work done[P1](https://docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing.md)[P5](https://docs.parallel.ai/findall-api/core-concepts/findall-generator-pricing.md). SpecStream charges 5¢, 15¢ or $1 per matching row and nothing per run, so a run that finds nothing costs nothing[S1](https://specstream.ai/pricing?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=parallel-alternatives).

### The same request, every week

Parallel sells its Monitor API as a separate product, and its pages state no schedule for FindAll[P2](https://parallel.ai/pricing). A saved SpecStream request reruns hourly to yearly, labels each row changed, unchanged or no longer matching, and sends new matches to Slack, email, a sheet, a CRM or a signed webhook.

### Rows in your tools as well as your product

Parallel delivers through its API and webhooks[P7](https://docs.parallel.ai/llms.txt). SpecStream serves your product over the REST API, the Python and TypeScript SDKs, A2A and MCP, and also writes rows into HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive and Attio, matched to the records already there, and into Sheets, Slack and Teams.

One row from our federal contracts data, each value with the notice it was read from and when.[Open the page](https://specstream.ai/data/contracts/naics/541512-computer-systems-design-services?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=parallel-alternatives)

Notice

TOTAL ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION SERVICES (TEIS) IV On-Ramp Opportunity[sam.gov](https://sam.gov/opp/cc27ec73e5cc440ab07820f6982e0f54/view)Read Nov 2, 2026, 07:44 UTC

Agency

Department of the Army[sam.gov](https://sam.gov/opp/cc27ec73e5cc440ab07820f6982e0f54/view)Read Nov 2, 2026, 07:44 UTC

Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation[sam.gov](https://sam.gov/opp/cc27ec73e5cc440ab07820f6982e0f54/view)Read Nov 2, 2026, 07:44 UTC

Set-aside

Small Business Set Aside - Partial[sam.gov](https://sam.gov/opp/cc27ec73e5cc440ab07820f6982e0f54/view)Read Nov 2, 2026, 07:44 UTC

NAICS

541512[sam.gov](https://sam.gov/opp/cc27ec73e5cc440ab07820f6982e0f54/view)Read Nov 2, 2026, 07:44 UTC

Place

Fort Huachuca, AZ[sam.gov](https://sam.gov/opp/cc27ec73e5cc440ab07820f6982e0f54/view)Read Nov 2, 2026, 07:44 UTC

Responses due

Nov 25, 2026[sam.gov](https://sam.gov/opp/cc27ec73e5cc440ab07820f6982e0f54/view)Read Nov 2, 2026, 07:44 UTC

## Pricing side by side

|  | SpecStream | Parallel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| How it bills | Each matching row: 5¢, 15¢ or $1, plus 5¢ for an email and 15¢ for a phone[S1](https://specstream.ai/pricing?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=parallel-alternatives); no fee per run | FindAll: $0.10 to $10.00 per run plus $0.00 to $1.00 per match; Search $1 to $5 per 1,000[P1](https://docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing.md) |
| Free start | $10 of work on sign-up for your first 30 days, no card | Up to 5,000 requests a month[P2](https://parallel.ai/pricing) |
| A typical job | 100 matching rows at 5¢ each: $5 | FindAll core with 100 matches: $2.00 plus $15.00[P1](https://docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing.md) |
| Not charged | A run that finds nothing, rows left out, rows you already own, and reading or pricing a request | Not stated; a cancelled run is charged for the work done[P5](https://docs.parallel.ai/findall-api/core-concepts/findall-generator-pricing.md) |

## Switch from Parallel

1.  Send your FindAll query and its match conditions as a plain-words request, with the facts to bring back.
2.  Read how SpecStream reads the request back, and edit any condition or fact.
3.  Approve the most the run can cost. Nothing runs before you do.
4.  Send the rows to your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent, and save the request to rerun it on your schedule.

```
claude mcp add --transport http specstream https://api.specstream.ai/mcp
```

## How we checked

We read every Parallel figure on Parallel's own pages on Nov 3, 2026, and each marker links to its page. Where those pages say nothing, the cell reads "Not stated". Our own figures come from [specstream.ai/pricing](https://specstream.ai/pricing?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=parallel-alternatives).

### Changes

-   Nov 3, 2026: page published; every figure read on Parallel's own pages that day.

Tarek Etman, Founder & CEO, SpecStream

### Sources, each checked Nov 3, 2026

1.  S1[specstream.ai/pricing](https://specstream.ai/pricing?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=parallel-alternatives)
2.  S2[specstream.ai/data](https://specstream.ai/data?utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=parallel-alternatives)
3.  P1[docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing.md](https://docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing.md)
4.  P2[parallel.ai/pricing](https://parallel.ai/pricing)
5.  P3[docs.parallel.ai/findall-api/findall-quickstart.md](https://docs.parallel.ai/findall-api/findall-quickstart.md)
6.  P5[docs.parallel.ai/findall-api/core-concepts/findall-generator-pricing.md](https://docs.parallel.ai/findall-api/core-concepts/findall-generator-pricing.md)
7.  P6[docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/quickstart](https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/quickstart)
8.  P7[docs.parallel.ai/llms.txt](https://docs.parallel.ai/llms.txt)

## Frequently asked questions

Something we didn't answer? [Talk to a human](https://specstream.ai/talk-to-a-human.md)

What is the best Parallel alternative?

SpecStream. Your product sends a plain-words request with its conditions and receives only the rows that meet all of them, with the source URL and read time on every value. There is no fee per run, the most a run can cost is approved first, and the saved request reruns on your schedule.

How does SpecStream compare with Parallel FindAll?

Both take a plain-words request with conditions. FindAll returns candidates as matched or unmatched, with a basis for each condition[P3](https://docs.parallel.ai/findall-api/findall-quickstart.md), and bills a fee per run plus a rate per match[P1](https://docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing.md). SpecStream returns the matches alone as finished records, bills only those rows, delivers them to your product or tools, and reruns the request on a schedule.

What does a run cost compared with FindAll?

A FindAll run costs a fixed fee of $0.10 to $10.00 plus $0.00 to $1.00 per match, by tier[P1](https://docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing.md). A SpecStream run costs 5¢, 15¢ or $1 per matching row and nothing more, so a run that finds nothing costs nothing.

What happens to results that fail a condition?

They are dropped before delivery and never billed. `get_find_decisions` shows each condition's answer for every delivered row, with its reason, value, source and time.

Can a FindAll-style request run on a schedule?

Parallel prices its Monitor API as a separate product, and its pages state no schedule for FindAll[P2](https://parallel.ai/pricing)[P1](https://docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing.md). On SpecStream, any saved request reruns hourly to yearly, each row labeled changed, unchanged or no longer matching, at half the rate for a changed row and 1¢ for an unchanged one.

Can my product call SpecStream the way it calls Parallel?

Yes. Use the REST API, the Python or TypeScript SDK, A2A, or the MCP server at `https://api.specstream.ai/mcp` with OAuth or an API key, and your product gets finished rows under a maximum it approves.

## Describe the dataset your product needs

Send the request your product would send to FindAll. SpecStream reads it back, quotes the maximum, and delivers the matching rows when you approve. You get $10 of work on sign-up for your first 30 days, no card.

[Sign up](https://specstream.ai/workspace/signup?returnTo=%2Fworkspace%2Fask%3Fq%3DEvery%2520open%2520federal%2520contract%2520notice%2520for%2520computer%2520systems%2520design%2520services%2520(NAICS%2520541512)%2520set%2520aside%2520for%2520small%2520businesses%252C%2520with%2520the%2520agency%252C%2520the%2520notice%2520type%252C%2520the%2520set-aside%252C%2520the%2520place%2520of%2520performance%252C%2520the%2520response%2520deadline%2520and%2520the%2520notice%2520on%2520SAM.gov&utm_source=compare&utm_campaign=parallel-alternatives)[Talk to a human](https://specstream.ai/talk-to-a-human.md)