Foxit · PDF compression
Foxit's free web compressor requires no login and adds no watermark, but only performs a lossless structure rewrite without recompressing embedded raster streams (0.0% reduction on our 1.66 MB fixture).
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
Foxit free web converter and personal/team PDF Editor plans; USD · 2026-10-21
10 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Verified across all three billing tabs on 2026-10-21: Annual plan paid in full is USD 129.99/year (PDF Editor) and USD 159.99/year (PDF Editor+); Annual plan billed monthly is USD 10.99/month (PDF Editor) and USD 13.99/month (PDF Editor+); flexible Monthly plan is USD 16.99/month (PDF Editor) and USD 19.99/month (PDF Editor+); plus USD 209.99 perpetual licence and 30+ seat Volume Licensing by quote.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies.
Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Foxit PDF Editor pricing page capture across all three billing tabs ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-23
Free online converter; Foxit PDF Editor+ from ~$12.99/mo
Free web converter + Desktop/Cloud suite subscriptions
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page watermark-free vector PDF (1,659.1 KB, 0.0% reduction)
- Watermark
- No watermark
- Free allowance
- Free guest usage on the web; advanced image downsampling requires Foxit PDF Editor
- Account requirements
- No login required
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page native vector PDF (1,659.1 KB · 0.0% reduction · watermark-free)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Single-file web tool; enterprise Foxit PDF SDK and REST API available
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Foxit's free online compressor completed in 2.25s without login, but only rewrote the PDF object table without recompressing the embedded FlateDecode raster stream, leaving the output at 1,659.1 KB (02_workspace.png, 03_result.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_pdfcompress_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 2.25 s
- End-to-end reference
- 8.38 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
- Runs a single default lossless pass without compression level selectors
- Interaction
- Provides a direct Download your file button upon completion alongside a non-blocking Start free trial banner for Foxit PDF Editor.
- Entity record
- Foxit Software Inc.
- Origin
- Fremont, California, USA (Founded 2001)
- Domain history record
- 2001–Present (25-year global PDF leader)
- 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
- Foxit enterprise cloud PDF engine
- Retention statement
- Temporary cloud files are automatically purged according to Foxit security policy
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.
Official feature and pricing page (snapshot ↗) · Official feature and pricing page (snapshot ↗) · Official feature and pricing page (snapshot ↗) · Foxit PDF Editor pricing page capture across all three billing tabs (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 71/100
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 · 92/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 32 / 35 | Allows free guest upload and direct download on the web without requiring login or a credit card (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png, 03_result.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 26 / 30 | Provides a direct Download your file button upon completion alongside a non-blocking Start free trial banner for Foxit PDF Editor. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 20 / 20 | Operated by Foxit Software Inc. (founded in 2001), one of the world's leading enterprise PDF technology vendors. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Backed by Foxit's ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certified cloud infrastructure with automatic temporary file deletion. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 62/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 34 / 65 | Deterministic PDF stream inspection: preserves 100.0% of selectable vector text (32 BT / 32 TJ), 4/4 headings, and 12/12 table cells, but Foxit's free web compressor only rewrites the PDF object/xref structure without recompressing the embedded FlateDecode image stream, outputting 1,659.1 KB (0.0% reduction, 1.00× ratio) (34.0/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 14 / 20 | Free watermark-free export without login, but lacks compression level controls on the web and achieves 0.0% reduction on embedded Flate images (14.0/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 14 / 15 | Cloud processing completes in 2.25s after upload (14.0/15) | 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).