# 14 California Secretary of State (CALICO) alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 11, 2026.

The best alternatives to California Secretary of State for business verification APIs: GovFiles, Didit and CompanyData.com, by our benchmark. California Secretary of State's website is calicodev.sos.ca.gov.

## Business verification API alternatives

[GovFiles](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/govfiles/free#top-up), [Didit](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/didit/top-up-from-50) and [CompanyData.com](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/companydata-com/free-api-credits#249-monthly) are the best [business verification API providers](https://datacircle.dev/best-business-verification-api) in the Datacircle benchmark for companies in any country.

On our [California Secretary of State (CALICO) plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/california-secretary-of-state-calico/free), we compare each California Secretary of State (CALICO) plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 companies first.

- [BZSt eVatR, free](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/bzst-evatr/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [INSEE, free](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/insee/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Latinfo, free, GET /co/rues/registry/search](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/latinfo/free-get-co-rues-registry-search): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Milquery, free](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/milquery/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Scoris, free](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/scoris/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies

Compare every business verification API plan: [Business verification API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-api-pricing)

## Company discovery API alternatives

[GetProspect](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/getprospect/free#49-monthly), [Hunter](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/hunter/free-post-discover#49-monthly-starter-post-discover) and [PeopleSearch.im](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/free#5-pack) are the best [company discovery API providers](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api) in the Datacircle benchmark.

On our [California Secretary of State (CALICO) plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/california-secretary-of-state-calico/free), we compare each California Secretary of State (CALICO) plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 companies first.

- [AnVendor, free, POST /v1/leads/search](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/anvendor/free-post-v1-leads-search): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Brasil.IO, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/brasil-io/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [GetProspect, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/getprospect/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Hunter, free, POST /discover](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/hunter/free-post-discover): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [PeopleSearch.im, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies

Compare every company discovery API plan: [Company discovery API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-api-pricing)

## Company enrichment API alternatives

[Venture Atlas](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/venture-atlas/free), [GLEIF](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/gleif/free) and [TrustMRR](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/trustmrr/free) are the best [company enrichment API providers](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-enrichment-api) in the Datacircle benchmark for companies in any country.

On our [California Secretary of State (CALICO) plan pages](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/california-secretary-of-state-calico/free), we compare each California Secretary of State (CALICO) plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 companies first.

- [Bosco Labs, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/bosco-labs/free): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [GovConAPI, free trial, GET /api/v1/entities/by-cage/{cage}](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/govconapi/free-trial-get-api-v1-entities-by-cage-cage): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [Latinfo, free, GET /pe/ruc/{ruc}](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/latinfo/free-get-pe-ruc-ruc): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [data.ct.gov, free, With an app token](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/data-ct-gov/free-with-an-app-token): $0.00 per 1,000 companies
- [g0v Taiwan Company, free, GET /api/bulkquery](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/g0v-taiwan-company/free-get-api-bulkquery): $0.00 per 1,000 companies

Compare every company enrichment API plan: [Company enrichment API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-api-pricing)

## See also

- [BZSt eVatR alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/bzst-evatr-alternatives)
- [INSEE alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/insee-alternatives)
- [Latinfo alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/latinfo-alternatives)
- [Milquery alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/milquery-alternatives)
- [Scoris alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/scoris-alternatives)
- [AnVendor alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/anvendor-alternatives)
- [Brasil.IO alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/brasil-io-alternatives)
- [GetProspect alternatives](https://datacircle.dev/getprospect-alternatives)