FreeConvert · PDF compression
Generously supports files up to 1 GB without login, reducing our 1.66 MB PDF by 77.14% to 379.3 KB with 100% vector text retention, tempered by display ads and an 11.84s processing time.
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
FreeConvert USD web subscriptions, free allowance and volume-tiered options · 2026-10-21
Billed annually at USD 129.90/year; cancel anytime
Billed annually at USD 249.90/year; cancel anytime
Billed annually at USD 299.90/year; cancel anytime
9 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Monthly plans (USD 12.99 / 24.99 / 29.99) and annual billed totals (Basic USD 129.90/year, Standard USD 249.90/year, Pro USD 299.90/year — 2 months free, displayed on cards as USD 10.83 / 20.82 / 24.99 monthly equivalents) are verified from the official pricing page and its SSR payload. Scale and One-time Credit use volume tiers starting at 45 units (1,125 conversion minutes; One-time Credit starts at USD 49.95 for 30 days). Conversion minutes measure processing duration, not file counts.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Subscriptions can be cancelled anytime to stop future renewals and advertise a 100% Money Back Guarantee; one-time credits expire after 30 days without auto-renewal.
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 ↗
Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Official pricing page Yearly toggle and SSR Nuxt billing payload verification ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-23
Free up to 1 GB / Paid plans from $9.99/mo
Freemium (ad-supported free tier + monthly subscriptions)
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page watermark-free vector PDF (379.3 KB, -77.14% reduction)
- Watermark
- No watermark
- Free allowance
- Free up to 1 GB per file (subject to daily free conversion minute allowance)
- Account requirements
- No login required
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page native vector PDF (379.3 KB · -77.14% · watermark-free · free up to 1 GB)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports multi-file batch queues, cloud storage import/export, and REST API
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
FreeConvert uses a quality-prioritized default preset that reduces our 1.66 MB PDF by 77.14% to 379.3 KB in 11.84s while preserving 100% of vector text (02_workspace.png, 03_result.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_pdfcompress_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 11.84 s
- End-to-end reference
- 13.94 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
- Clearly displays "Max file size 1GB" and advanced gear settings inside the upload box
- Interaction
- Downloads work without registration and include gear-icon compression settings, though the free tier displays multiple ad banners around the workspace.
- Entity record
- TRMedia Inc. (United States)
- Origin
- United States
- Domain history record
- 2018–Present
- 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
- Distributed cloud PDF compression cluster
- Retention statement
- Supports immediate manual deletion on the result page or automatic timed purge
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 ↗) · Official feature and pricing page (snapshot ↗) · Official pricing page Yearly toggle and SSR Nuxt billing payload verification (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 92.6/100
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 · 88/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 32 / 35 | Clearly discloses "Max file size 1GB" upfront; allows guest upload of our 1.66 MB PDF and free download of the compressed watermark-free result (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png, 03_result.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 24 / 30 | Downloads work without registration and include gear-icon compression settings, though the free tier displays multiple ad banners around the workspace. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Operated by TRMedia Inc. with ISO/IEC 27001 certification and strong global reputation. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Uses 256-bit SSL encryption and offers manual deletion on the result page alongside automatic server purge. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 94.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 65 / 65 | Deterministic PDF stream inspection: default preset compresses the 1,659.0 KB fixture to 379.3 KB (-77.14%, 4.37× ratio) with high visual fidelity while retaining 100.0% of selectable vector text (7 BT / 10 TJ), 4/4 headings, and 12/12 table cells (65.0/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 19 / 20 | Exports a 379.3 KB watermark-free 2-page vector PDF without login and supports files up to 1 GB on the free tier (19.0/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 10.5 / 15 | Cloud worker queue and PDF compression complete in 11.84s (10.5/15) | 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
- 2026-10-23
Initial PDF stream compression ratio and selectable vector text retention benchmark on Mode A document anchor (anchor_pdfcompress_v1).