LightPDF · PDF compression
Delivers an extreme 98.22% size reduction (down to 29.5 KB) with 100% selectable vector text retention for logged-in free accounts, though guests face a sign-in gate and 20.01s cloud wait.
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
LightPDF Individual Free, Monthly, Annual and Perpetual plans; Team & Business and Education tabs priced separately · 2026-10-21
Promotional price USD 19.99/month (strikethrough USD 29.99), billed monthly, cancel anytime；Unused AI credits expire monthly
3-day free trial then USD 49.99/year (strikethrough USD 89.99; skipping trial saves USD 5)；1,000 AI credits per month expire monthly
40,000 AI credits granted instantly and valid until used
4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Individual pricing lists Free, Monthly USD 19.99, Annual USD 49.99 (with 3-day trial or $5 skip-trial discount), and Perpetual USD 109.99; per-feature AI credit deductions require hover tooltips and enterprise plans require custom quotes.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel recurring subscriptions via support ticket or payment platform email link; money-back guarantee is 30 days for Perpetual, 7 days for Annual, and 3 days for Monthly.
LightPDF official Individual pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-23
Free single-file export after login; VIP plans from ~$13.99/mo or $59.95/yr
Free registered account tier + Monthly/Annual VIP subscriptions
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page watermark-free vector PDF (29.5 KB, -98.22% reduction)
- Watermark
- No watermark
- Free allowance
- Free watermark-free single-file export after logging into a free account; bulk compression requires VIP
- Account requirements
- Requires free account login (Google / email) to download
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page native vector PDF (29.5 KB · -98.22% · watermark-free · requires free login)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports cloud document management and PDF API; batch compression requires VIP
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
LightPDF compressed our 1.66 MB PDF down to 29.5 KB (-98.22% reduction) in 20.01s while keeping 100% of vector text and table cells selectable (02_workspace.png, 03_result.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_pdfcompress_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 20.01 s
- End-to-end reference
- 23.21 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
- Prompts unauthenticated guests to sign in after compression completes
- Interaction
- Displays a clear "File size reduced by 98.22% (1.7MB → 30.24KB)" summary and direct download when logged in, though guests encounter a post-compression login prompt.
- Entity record
- AI Document Tool Suite (Wangxu Tech / Apowersoft)
- Origin
- Hong Kong / Shenzhen (Wangxu Technology)
- 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
- aoscdn.com cloud asynchronous PDF compression pipeline
- Retention statement
- Temporary files are automatically purged or can be manually deleted from account cloud storage
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 87.5/100
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 · 77/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 26 / 35 | Unauthenticated guests are prompted to sign in after compression before downloading; once signed in with a free account, clicking Download directly exports the 29.5 KB watermark-free PDF without payment (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png, 03_result.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 22 / 30 | Displays a clear "File size reduced by 98.22% (1.7MB → 30.24KB)" summary and direct download when logged in, though guests encounter a post-compression login prompt. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 16 / 20 | Operated by Wangxu Technology (Apowersoft team), offering web and desktop PDF utilities. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Uses HTTPS transport via aoscdn.com cloud storage with scheduled cleanup of temporary files. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 92/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 65 / 65 | Deterministic PDF stream inspection: compresses the 1,659.0 KB fixture down to just 29.5 KB (30,241 bytes, -98.22% reduction, 56.18× ratio — highest in category) while retaining 100.0% of selectable vector text (7 BT / 10 TJ), 4/4 headings, 12/12 table cells, and the Page 2 token (65.0/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 17.5 / 20 | Exports a 29.5 KB watermark-free 2-page vector PDF on a free logged-in account, gated only by account sign-in (17.5/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 9.5 / 15 | Cloud asynchronous compression job completes in 20.01s (9.5/15) | 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).