IMG2GO Compress Image · Image compression
Login-free access offers compression controls and deletion; the default preset reduces size substantially but causes gradient banding, alongside banner ads.
US-West (California, AS2914)
2048 × 2048 · PNG · 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
Website free, monthly, annual and education plans; USD, Business billed per person · 2026-10-20
8 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Actual annual amounts are $77/$278/$854. Absolute removal quotas and per-image credit usage are unpublished; 1×/5×/20× cannot be converted into image counts.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Page advertises a 14-day money-back guarantee and cancellation anytime; eligibility is subject to terms.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-18
Free tier; Pro plans ~$6.50 / month
Free direct export + Credits subscription
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048 × 2048 full-resolution PNG (890.1 KB)
- Attached file dimensions
- 2048 × 2048 · PNG
Read directly from the attached file; this does not establish free download availability at that size.
- Watermark
- Watermark-free
- Free allowance
- Free no-login access to Less / Recommended / Extreme / Lossless presets and Target File Size mode
- Account requirements
- No login required (paid Credits available for heavy batch users)
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 full-resolution PNG free direct export
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports multi-file upload and ZIP archive download
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
IMG2GO offers a comprehensive 7-mode compression settings panel (02_workspace.png). Under the default 'Recommended compression' preset, it aggressively shrinks our 4,137.9 KB PNG by 78.49% to 890.1 KB (03_download.png) at 31.68 dB PSNR; quality-focused users can select 'Less compression' or 'Lossless compression' before clicking Compress Now.
- Fixture
- anchor_compress_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 5.8 s
- End-to-end reference
- 8.3 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
- Displays all compression presets clearly in the Settings panel after file selection
- Interaction
- Displays house ads for sister tools (Audio2Edit / OCR2Edit) and GoDaddy banners at the bottom, while keeping the blue 'Download' button clean and unobstructed (03_download.png).
- Entity record
- QaamGo Web GmbH (IMG2GO / PDF2Go)
- Origin
- Radolfzell, Germany
- Domain history record
- 2016–Present (10-year European online conversion suite)
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud async task queue processing
- Retention statement
- Auto-deleted within 24 hours, with a red 'Delete Task' button for instant manual erasure
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_compress_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 80.3/100
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_compress_v1
Honesty & reputation · 84/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 29 / 35 | Provides 4 clear presets upon upload (Less compression / Recommended compression / Extreme compression / Lossless compression) plus Target File Size and Percentage modes (02_workspace.png) with free no-login download. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 23 / 30 | Displays house ads for sister tools (Audio2Edit / OCR2Edit) and GoDaddy banners at the bottom, while keeping the blue 'Download' button clean and unobstructed (03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Operated by Germany-based QaamGo Web GmbH (parent company of PDF2Go and Online-Convert). | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Provides a prominent red 'Delete Task' button on the result screen for immediate manual server erasure (03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
Capability · 78.7/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 48.7 / 65 | Default 'Recommended' preset aggressively reduces size by 78.49% (4.65×) to 890.1 KB, lowering PSNR to 31.68 dB (SSIM = 0.9906) with slight gradient banding (48.7/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 18.5 / 20 | Preserves full 2048×2048 resolution and native PNG format while offering 7 compression presets (18.5/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 11.5 / 15 | Cloud queue and compression take ~5.8s (~8.3s end-to-end) (11.5/15) | 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
- 2026-10-18
Initial real-machine benchmark and PSNR/SSIM/ratio verification on Mode A compression anchor (anchor_compress_v1).