PDF Resizer · PDF compression
PDF Resizer provides completely free, login-free online PDF compression and optimization with 0.41s server processing, 100% vector text retention, and 1-hour automatic file deletion, though its default prepress preset achieves negligible size reduction on mixed-content PDFs.
US-West (California, AS2914)
PDF · Output attached · Open native file ↗
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
PDFResizer entire web utility suite · 2026-10-31
Includes PDF resizing, merging, splitting, cropping, rotation, optimization, and N-up layout；Queue-based server processing; files automatically purged after 1 hour
1 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Official site explicitly declares all tools are free to use without limits or paid subscriptions, supported by advertising.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Completely free without subscription; no cancellation or refunds needed.
Official homepage and tools overview ↗ · 2026-10-31 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-31
Completely free
Completely free (ad-supported)
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page native vector PDF (1,662 KB, no watermarks)
- Watermark
- No watermark
- Free allowance
- Completely free with no limits; standard file size support
- Account requirements
- Direct upload and download with zero login required
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page native vector PDF (1,662 KB, no watermarks)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports multi-file batch upload/merge; no public REST API
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
PDF Resizer accepted the sample without login, processed it in 0.41s on the server, preserved 100% vector text, and exported a 1.62 MB watermark-free PDF (01_landing.png, 02_result.png, 03_download.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_pdfcompress_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 0.41 s
- End-to-end reference
- 0.41 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Homepage and tool pages clearly state 100% free usage and 1-hour auto deletion
- Interaction
- Not recorded or not verified
- Entity record
- SIA Open Idea
- Origin
- Not recorded or not verified
- Domain history record
- Not recorded or not verified
- Third-party tracking record
- Google Ads · Setupad · Amazon Ads
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud Debian Linux + Ghostscript / pdftk
- Retention statement
- Uploaded and generated files are automatically deleted after 1 hour
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_pdfcompress_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 74.8/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_pdfcompress_v1
Honesty & reputation · 93/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 35 / 35 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 28 / 30 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 17 / 20 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
Capability · 67/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 34 / 65 | Size Reduction: --0.18% (1659 KB → 1662 KB, 1× ratio) · Selectable Vector Text Retained: 100% · Page 2 Preserved: Yes | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 18 / 20 | Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export spec: Full 2-page native vector PDF (1,662 KB, no watermarks) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 0.41s (API mode: cloud_ghostscript_linux; network upload 0s / end-to-end 0.41s shown for reference only, never penalized) | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-31
Completed anchor_pdfcompress_v1 benchmark verifying compression ratio and vector text retention