PDF2Go · PDF compression
Veteran German tool by QaamGo offering free guest access to Basic and Strong compression, shrinking our 1.66 MB PDF by 95.24% to 79.0 KB in 3.31s with 100% vector text retention.
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
PDF2Go USD single-user plans and education eligibility plan · 2026-10-20
8 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
The annual view explicitly shows full-year USD 77/278/854; old monthly equivalents are not extrapolated. Paid plans use shared credits without full PDF credit rules here, so no file-count conversion is made.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
The page states cancel anytime and a 14-day money-back guarantee; eligibility is subject to official refund terms.
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 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-23
$6.50 / month (billed annually; $8.50/mo monthly)
Free guest allowance + Premium credit subscriptions / pay-as-you-go packs
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page watermark-free vector PDF (79.0 KB, -95.24% reduction)
- Watermark
- No watermark
- Free allowance
- Basic and Strong compression presets are free for guests within standard file-size/credit limits
- Account requirements
- No login required
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page native vector PDF (79.0 KB · -95.24% · watermark-free · Basic/Strong free)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports multi-file upload, Google Drive/Dropbox integration, and ZIP download
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
PDF2Go reduced our 1.66 MB PDF by 95.24% to 79.0 KB in 3.31s at the default Basic preset while keeping all vector text selectable (02_workspace.png, 03_result.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_pdfcompress_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 3.31 s
- End-to-end reference
- 6.83 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 labels free presets versus crown-badged custom DPI options before starting
- Interaction
- Clicking START finishes in ~3.31s and leads to a clean download screen with direct PDF/ZIP download and cloud export options without forced sign-up.
- Entity record
- QaamGo Web GmbH (pdf2go.com)
- Origin
- Radolfzell, Germany
- Domain history record
- 2016–Present (10-year German online PDF platform)
- 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
- German cloud PDF compression cluster
- Retention statement
- Instant manual deletion on the result screen or automatic removal after 24 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 ↗) · 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 95.9/100
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 | Unlocks both Basic Compression and Strong Compression presets (plus grayscale option) for free without login, reserving only granular custom DPI presets for Premium (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png, 03_result.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 27 / 30 | Clicking START finishes in ~3.31s and leads to a clean download screen with direct PDF/ZIP download and cloud export options without forced sign-up. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 | Operated by QaamGo Web GmbH in Radolfzell, Germany, part of the long-standing German document conversion suite alongside Img2Go. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | GDPR-compliant German infrastructure with an instant delete button on the result page and automatic 24-hour file expiration. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 97.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 65 / 65 | Deterministic PDF stream inspection: default Basic Compression shrinks the 1,659.0 KB fixture to 79.0 KB (-95.24%, 21.00× ratio) while preserving 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 79.0 KB watermark-free 2-page vector PDF without login, including free Basic and Strong presets plus grayscale toggle (19.0/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 13.5 / 15 | Cloud compression job finishes in 3.31s (13.5/15) | 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).