Rotato · Video compression
Rotato Web Video Compressor executes 100% client-side via WebCodecs and WebAssembly with zero cloud byte uploads, reducing a 3.97 MB 1080p video by 68.09% to 1.27 MB in just 3.2s while preserving full 1920×1080 resolution, audio track, and watermark-free export, earning an overall score of 98.
US-West (California, AS2914)
MP4 · 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
Rotato free trial and lifetime one-time licensing plans · 2026-10-30
Full UI drag-and-drop import and real-time animation playback；Exported images and video renders include Rotato watermark
Watermark-free 4K export, ProRes4444/H.265 exports, clay mode, multiple shadows
Multi-device scenes, 8K supersampling export, 18 premium video templates, Figma plugin
All video template packs (multi-device, web scroll), 2 website templates, path tracing
4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free trial provides unlimited live rendering (watermarked exports); paid editions are one-time lifetime licenses: Basic ($79 one-time, phones only), Standard ($89 one-time, 30+ devices, 1yr updates), and Premium ($199 one-time, 100+ templates).
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
Rotato Official Pricing Page ↗ · 2026-10-30 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-11-03
Web compressor tool is free; desktop 3D mockup app from one-time
Free web utility + desktop lifetime purchase
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 1920 × 1080 (original resolution, watermark-free, zero cloud upload)
- Watermark
- Not recorded or not verified
- Free allowance
- Not recorded or not verified
- Account requirements
- No login required for web tool
- Maximum specification record
- 1920×1080 (1080p H.264 MP4 native export, watermark-free)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Not recorded or not verified
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Uploaded 1080p 30fps anchor video (anchor_videocompress_v1, 3.97 MB) to Rotato video compressor (tools.rotato.app/compress); compressed locally in-browser via WebCodecs/WASM in 3.2s, reducing size by 68.09% to 1.27 MB, preserving audio track and 1080p resolution with native watermark-free MP4 export (01_landing.png, 02_result.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_videocompress_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Local processing record
- 0 s
- End-to-end reference
- 3.2 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
- Not recorded or not verified
- Interaction
- Not recorded or not verified
- Entity record
- Rotato / Morten Just
- Origin
- Copenhagen, Denmark / US
- Domain history record
- Founded in 2018
- Third-party tracking record
- Google Tag Manager
- External information
- Celebrated 3D mockup and animation tool created by former Google interaction designer Morten Just.
- Processing
- 100% client-side WebCodecs and WebAssembly local encoding
- Retention statement
- Zero cloud retention: video binary data never leaves local browser memory
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_videocompress_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 98.4/100
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_videocompress_v1
Honesty & reputation · 97/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 34 / 35 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 30 / 30 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 15 / 15 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
Capability · 99/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 64 / 65 | Size Reduction: -68.09% (3.97 MB → 1.27 MB, 3.13× ratio) · Duration Retained: 100% (10.01s) · 1080p Resolution Preserved: Yes | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | Watermarked or blocked free export (0/8); Export spec: 1920×1080 (1080p H.264 MP4 native export, watermark-free) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 0s (API mode: client_wasm; network upload 0s / end-to-end 3.2s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 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
- 2026-11-03
Initial benchmark evaluation on standard video compressor anchor; 100% client-side WASM zero-upload compression, native MP4 export, auto-approved for publication.