AvePDF · PDF compression
Powered by Nutrient (GdPicture), unlocks all 4 compression levels without login and shrinks our 1.66 MB PDF by 94.56% to 90.3 KB in 0.91s with 100% vector text retention, though limited to 2 free actions and AI-training terms on the free tier.
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
AvePDF web Free and Annual Premium plans · 2026-10-21
Billed annually as a single USD 55 payment; cancel anytime with a 30-day money-back guarantee
2 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
The official pricing page offers a Free tier (2 actions per 6 hours, 128 MB file limit) and an annual AvePDF Premium tier billed once at USD 55/year, with no standalone monthly plan.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel anytime; the official pricing page states a 30-day money-back guarantee.
AvePDF official pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-23
2 free actions included; AvePDF Premium ~$55/yr
Freemium (2 Free Guest Actions + Annual Premium Subscription)
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page watermark-free vector PDF (90.3 KB, -94.56% reduction)
- Watermark
- No watermark
- Free allowance
- All 4 compression presets (Low, Medium, High, Very high) are free within the 2-action guest allowance
- Account requirements
- No login required (2 free guest actions)
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page native vector PDF (90.3 KB · -94.56% · watermark-free · 4 free presets)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports local upload, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Web URL import
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Powered by Nutrient (GdPicture), AvePDF compressed our 1.66 MB PDF by 94.56% down to 90.3 KB in just 0.91s of server processing while preserving all 27 native vector text operator blocks (02_workspace.png, 03_result.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_pdfcompress_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 0.91 s
- End-to-end reference
- 11.34 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
- Top banner clearly displays "You have 2 free actions left" before upload
- Interaction
- No registration required; choose from 4 compression levels, click COMPRESS, and download directly with a clear "We compressed your file by 95%, from 1.62 MB to 90.28 KB" summary.
- Entity record
- Orpalis / Nutrient (GdPicture SDK) Web Tool
- Origin
- France / United States (Orpalis Imaging SAS d/b/a Nutrient)
- Domain history record
- 2020–Present (Orpalis founded in 2003)
- Third-party tracking record
- No third-party services listed in this record; this is not proof that none exist.
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Nutrient / GdPicture.NET enterprise cloud document optimization engine
- Retention statement
- Files auto-expire after 30 minutes, though free-tier Terms permit retaining uploaded files for AI/algorithm training
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 95.4/100
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 · 87/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 31 / 35 | Upfront banner clearly states "You have 2 free actions left", unlocks all four compression levels (Low, Medium, High, Very high) without login, and provides a direct "Download 90.28 KB" button after compression (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png, 03_result.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 26 / 30 | No registration required; choose from 4 compression levels, click COMPRESS, and download directly with a clear "We compressed your file by 95%, from 1.62 MB to 90.28 KB" summary. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 | Developed by Orpalis Imaging SAS (now part of enterprise document leader Nutrient / GdPicture.NET). | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 11 / 15 | Supports manual deletion and 30-minute auto-wipe, but its Terms of Service note that free-tier documents may be retained to train AI/algorithms (full non-retention requires AvePDF Premium). | Evidence A → |
Capability · 99/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 65 / 65 | Deterministic PDF stream inspection: powered by the GdPicture/Nutrient engine, compresses the 1,659.0 KB fixture down to 90.3 KB (92,447 bytes, -94.56% reduction, 18.38× ratio) while preserving 100.0% of all 27 native vector text operator blocks (BT/TJ), 4/4 headings, and 12/12 table cells (65.0/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 19 / 20 | Exports a 90.3 KB watermark-free 2-page vector PDF without login and unlocks all four compression levels (Low to Very high) for free (19.0/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 | Once upload preparation completes, the server `compress-pdf-action` endpoint finishes compression in just 0.91s (15.0/15) | 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
- 2026-10-23
Initial PDF stream compression ratio and selectable vector text retention benchmark on Mode A document anchor (anchor_pdfcompress_v1).