XConvert · PDF compression
Login-free access to 7 presets (Screen, Ebook, Printer) shrank our anchor PDF by 91.02% (148.9 KB) in 5.83s with 100% vector text retained and instant cloud deletion; pages carry ad banners.
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
XConvert USD web Basic / Pro and free conversion · 2026-10-20
5 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Monthly and actual annual bills appear on one pricing page. Daily video counts are not PDF allowances. The PDF-to-DOCX page explicitly says it does not perform OCR.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel anytime in the User Portal; no refunds, with access through the paid period.
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 · 2026-10-26
$4.99/mo (Basic monthly) / $47.88/yr (Basic annual) / $9.99/mo (Pro monthly)
Ad-supported free web queue + Basic/Pro subscriptions
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page watermark-free vector PDF (148.9 KB, -91.02% reduction)
- Watermark
- Watermark-free
- Free allowance
- All 7 compression presets are usable without login; heavy batch jobs are subject to free queue limits
- Account requirements
- No login required
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page native vector PDF (148.9 KB · -91.02% · watermark-free · 7 compression presets)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports multi-file batch PDF compression and ZIP download
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
At the default Screen (Best) preset, XConvert compresses our 1.66 MB anchor PDF to 148.9 KB (-91.02%) in 5.83s while retaining all 27 native vector text operator blocks so text and tables remain 100% selectable and searchable (02_result.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_pdfcompress_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 5.83 s
- End-to-end reference
- 6.6 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
- All 7 compression presets are selectable before upload with zero post-compression paywalls
- Interaction
- No registration or email required to pick compression presets and download; displays Google AdSense banners and social/Trustpilot review prompts on `/downloads`, though the Download button remains distinct.
- Entity record
- XConvert Inc. (Canada)
- Origin
- Canada
- Domain history record
- 2019–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
- Cloud edge compression cluster (ec2-east-29-hv.xconvert.com + WebSocket job notification)
- Retention statement
- Automatically purges files after 2.5 hours and provides an instant "Delete All" button on `/downloads`
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 94.4/100
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 · 87/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 32 / 35 | Headlines "Compress PDF Online — Free, No Watermark" with 7 upfront presets (Extreme, High, Screen, Ebook, Default, Prepress, Printer) (01_landing.png). Tested without login: compresses the 1.66 MB anchor PDF in 5.83s at the default Screen (Best) preset and provides a direct 148.9 KB watermark-free download on `/downloads` with zero paywall blocks (02_result.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 25 / 30 | No registration or email required to pick compression presets and download; displays Google AdSense banners and social/Trustpilot review prompts on `/downloads`, though the Download button remains distinct. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 17 / 20 | Operated by Canada-based XConvert Inc., providing document, audio, video, and image web utilities. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Processes files on AWS US-East edge nodes (ec2-east-29-hv.xconvert.com), states a 2.5-hour automatic purge window on `/downloads`, and provides an instant "Delete All" button to wipe files from the server. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 97.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 65 / 65 | Deterministic PDF stream inspection: shrinks file size from 1,659.0 KB to 148.9 KB (-91.02%, 11.14× ratio) by downsampling embedded raster images while preserving all 27 native vector text operator blocks (BT/TJ), 100.0% of headings (4/4), table cells (12/12), and the Page 2 verification token (65.0/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | Exports a complete 2-page watermark-free standard PDF (148.9 KB) without login, offering 7 upfront compression presets (Extreme, High, Screen, Ebook, Default, Prepress, Printer) for free (20.0/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 12.5 / 15 | Cloud edge worker (ec2-east-29-hv.xconvert.com) completes PDF compression in 5.83s (2026-10-26T05:03:20.791Z -> 05:03:26.618Z) after a 0.77s upload (12.5/15) | 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
- 2026-10-26
Initial PDF stream compression ratio and selectable vector text retention benchmark added via the single-product edge-probing workflow (anchor_pdfcompress_v1).