iLovePDF · PDF compression
Offers three free compression presets without login; default preset auto-downloads in 2.32s, shrinking the 1.66 MB 2-page PDF by 94.94% to 84.0 KB with 100% selectable vector text retained and instant deletion.
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
iLovePDF USD single-seat web plans; 25+ users quoted · 2026-10-20
5 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Monthly and annual controls confirm USD 9/month and USD 60/year. Free processing is limited without exact figures; education and seat discounts require eligibility checks.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Upgrade, downgrade or cancel in account settings. The page says prices include applicable VAT, with regional invoice treatment. Refund terms were not separately verified.
Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-23
$4 / month (billed annually at $48/yr; $7/mo monthly)
Free standard tier + Premium subscription (unlocks larger batch concurrency and desktop app)
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page watermark-free vector PDF (84.0 KB, -94.94% reduction)
- Watermark
- Watermark-free
- Free allowance
- Free tier unlocks all 3 compression presets (Extreme / Recommended / Less); Premium increases per-batch file count and size limits
- Account requirements
- No login required for direct compression and auto-download
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page native vector PDF (84.0 KB · -94.94% · watermark-free · 3 free presets)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports Google Drive / Dropbox integration and developer REST API
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
At its default Recommended preset, iLovePDF achieves the highest size reduction in our batch (-94.94%, 1,659.0 KB -> 84.0 KB) in 2.32s while keeping all 27 native vector text operator blocks intact (02_result.png, 03_download.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_pdfcompress_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 2.32 s
- End-to-end reference
- 2.82 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 3 compression level descriptions upfront on the right panel before compression
- Interaction
- Clicking Compress PDF without login reaches the download screen in ~2.32s, auto-triggers the browser download, displays "95% SAVED (1.62 MB → 83.99 KB)", and provides a one-click server delete button.
- Entity record
- iLovePDF (ilovepdf.com)
- Origin
- Barcelona, Spain
- Domain history record
- 2010–Present (16-year global PDF utility 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
- Cloud distributed PDF object stream optimizer and image re-encoding cluster
- Retention statement
- Users can wipe files immediately via the trash icon on the download screen, or let automatic purge delete them within 2 hours
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 ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 96.8/100
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 · 94/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 33 / 35 | Exposes Extreme, Recommended (default), and Less Compression presets for free on the sidebar before compression, without locking high compression behind a post-upload paywall (01_landing.png, 02_result.png, 03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 28 / 30 | Clicking Compress PDF without login reaches the download screen in ~2.32s, auto-triggers the browser download, displays "95% SAVED (1.62 MB → 83.99 KB)", and provides a one-click server delete button. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 | Independently operated in Barcelona, Spain since 2010 with ISO/IEC 27001 certification. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | End-to-end HTTPS encryption with an instant trash-icon file wipe button on the download screen and automatic server deletion within 2 hours. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 98/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 65 / 65 | Deterministic PDF stream inspection: default Recommended preset shrinks the 1,659.0 KB fixture to 84.0 KB (-94.94%, 19.75× ratio — smallest output in batch) while retaining 100.0% of all 27 native vector text operator blocks (BT/TJ), 4/4 headings, 12/12 table cells, and the Page 2 token (65.0/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 19 / 20 | Free tier exports a complete 84.0 KB 2-page watermark-free vector PDF without login; only higher batch file concurrency requires Premium (19.0/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 14 / 15 | Fast cloud PDF compression cluster completes in 2.32s and auto-triggers browser download (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).