FreePDFConvert Merge PDF · PDF merge & split
First merge exports a watermark-free 3-page PDF without login in 0.38s server time, preserving 100% of vector text, tables, and page order with one-click deletion; free use is limited to one task per hour without page-level splitting.
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
FreePDFConvert USD web membership · 2026-10-20
Page shows USD 5/month equivalent without an explicit annual bill; not extrapolated.
4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Reloading confirmed USD 8 monthly and USD 120 once. The 12-month membership shows only USD 5/month equivalent without the full annual charge, so that bill remains unverified. Numeric free wait intervals, counts and size limits are not published.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies.
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
$6.00/month (monthly) or $5.00/month (annual monthly average, total annual bill unstated); plus $10.00/200 credits prepaid packs
Rate-limited free tier + monthly/annual subscriptions or one-time credit packs
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Complete 3-page native vector merged PDF (315.4 KB · watermark-free · thumbnail drag reordering)
- Watermark
- Watermark-free
- Free allowance
- Free tier allows 1 login-free merge task per hour before triggering an hourly cooldown or PRO upgrade prompt
- Account requirements
- No login required; supports Email and Google login
- Maximum specification record
- Complete 3-page native vector merged PDF (315.4 KB · watermark-free · thumbnail preview & drag ordering)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports multi-file thumbnail ordering, mixed Office/image merging, and enterprise ConvertAPI integration
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Powered by ConvertAPI, FreePDFConvert uploaded both PDFs in 0.81s and merged them in just 0.38s server time into a 315.4 KB 3-page PDF, keeping all 37 native vector text streams and cross-document page order 100% intact with a 1-click delete button on the download screen (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_pdfmerge_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 0.38 s
- End-to-end reference
- 1.76 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
- First task exports directly without login; hourly cooldown appears on consecutive tasks
- Interaction
- Clean merge and download flow without third-party ad popups or fake download buttons, offering 1-click chaining to Compress or Protect.
- Entity record
- Baltsoft Software Ltd. (ConvertAPI)
- Origin
- Vilnius, Lithuania (est. 2005)
- Domain history record
- 2005–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
- ConvertAPI cloud document merge engine (/upload + /convert/pdf/to/merge + v2.convertapi.com)
- Retention statement
- Provides a 1-click trash-can button on the download page to immediately delete merged files from the server
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_pdfmerge_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 93.2/100
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_pdfmerge_v1
Honesty & reputation · 82/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 25 / 35 | Within the free allowance, guests can upload both test PDFs (268.0 KB + 48.9 KB) without login, preview thumbnails, and click Merge PDF to receive a direct Download button in 0.38s for the complete 3-page watermark-free PDF (315.4 KB); however, the 1-task-per-hour free cooldown is not prominently disclosed upfront and annual pricing lists only the monthly average (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 25 / 30 | Clean merge and download flow without third-party ad popups or fake download buttons, offering 1-click chaining to Compress or Protect. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18.5 / 20 | Operated since 2005 by Baltsoft Software Ltd. (Vilnius, Lithuania), the company behind the enterprise ConvertAPI platform. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13.5 / 15 | 256-bit SSL transfer to ConvertAPI cloud nodes (v2.convertapi.com) with a trash-can icon on the download screen for immediate manual file deletion. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 98/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 65 / 65 | Deterministic multi-document PDF stream check: uses the ConvertAPI merge engine (/convert/pdf/to/merge) to losslessly combine 2 test PDFs (3 pages total, 316.8 KB) into a 315.4 KB standard PDF with 3/3 pages in exact sequence (DOC1-P1 -> DOC1-P2 -> DOC2-P3), preserving all 37 native vector text operators (BT/TJ), 5/5 headings, and 12/12 financial table cells at 100.0% recall (65.0/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 18 / 20 | Exports a complete 3-page watermark-free standard PDF (315.4 KB) without login on the first task, supporting thumbnail zoom preview, drag-and-drop file ordering, and mixed Office/image merging; subject to a 1-task/hour free cooldown (18.0/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 | After clicking Merge PDF, the ConvertAPI endpoint (/convert/pdf/to/merge) completes server-side merging in just 0.38s (10:08:37.091Z → 10:08:37.475Z), with 0.81s parallel upload time (15.0/15) | 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
- 2026-10-26
Completed same-anchor PDF merge & split evaluation (anchor_pdfmerge_v1) and cross-document vector text verification via the single-product edge probing workflow.