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Browse this task →| Criterion | CloudConvert PDF compression 98/100 Seven-aspect task score Free login-free, ad-free compression shrinks our test PDF by 90% (to 159.9 KB) in ~2s while keeping 100% selectable vector text, offering profile options and 1-click cloud deletion; free usage is subject to a daily minute quota and cloud processing. Tested export PDF · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-26 | PDFescape PDF compression 93/100 Seven-aspect task score Veteran guest-usable PDF compressor delivering High Compression mode that slashes 1.62 MB dual-page anchor by 98.00% down to 33.2 KB while preserving 100% of 27 vector text operators and tables in 4.62s server wait. Tested export PDF · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-02 |
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| Pricing plans | CloudConvert USD shared web/API credits; all 75 slider capacities · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free 10 conversion credits/day; 1 GB, 5 minutes/task, 5 concurrent; PDF-to-Office has a base cost of at least 4 credits. Package · 500 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 9 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 500 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 500 files. Rules [1] Package · 750 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 13 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 750 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 750 files. 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Rules [2] Package · 1,500 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 25 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1500 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 1500 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 1,500 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 13/month — Monthly 1500 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 1,750 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 28 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1750 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 1750 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 1,750 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 15/month — Monthly 1750 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. 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Rules [2] Package · 230,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,849 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 230000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 230000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 230,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,137/month — Monthly 230000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 240,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,913 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 240000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 240000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 240,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,179/month — Monthly 240000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 250,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,976 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 250000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 250000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 250,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,221/month — Monthly 250000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 260,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 2,038 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 260000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 260000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 260,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,262/month — Monthly 260000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 270,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 2,100 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 270000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 270000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 270,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,303/month — Monthly 270000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 280,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 2,161 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 280000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 280000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 280,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,344/month — Monthly 280000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 290,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 2,222 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 290000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 290000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 290,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,385/month — Monthly 290000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 300,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 2,282 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 300000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 300000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 300,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,425/month — Monthly 300000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 400,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 2,856 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 400000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 400000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 400,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 1,816/month — Monthly 400000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 500,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 3,389 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 500000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 500000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 500,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 2,188/month — Monthly 500000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 600,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 3,890 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 600000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 600000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 600,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 2,546/month — Monthly 600000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 700,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 4,363 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 700000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 700000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 700,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 2,892/month — Monthly 700000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 800,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 4,813 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 800000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 800000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 800,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 3,227/month — Monthly 800000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 900,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 5,243 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 900000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 900000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 900,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 3,553/month — Monthly 900000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Package · 1,000,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 5,655 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1000000 conversion credits, never expire; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits with extra processing time charged separately; not 1000000 files. Rules [1] Subscription · 1,000,000 credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 3,870/month — Monthly 1000000 conversion credits/month; reset monthly without rollover; PDF-to-Office base cost 4 credits plus processing-time charges. Rules [2] Enterprise2026-10-20 ↗ Contact sales Quoted Quoted Large workloads, contracts and dedicated capacity quoted. 150 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Confirmed 75 package and 73 monthly subscription capacities; subscriptions start at 1,000 credits. The table says 10 free credits/day while the footer says 10 conversions/day; this conflict does not establish 10 PDFs. PDF-to-Office has a 4-credit base and longer processing incurs more, replacing the historical mixed minutes/count description. Cancellation, sources & verification recordMonthly subscriptions can be cancelled anytime without a minimum term; remaining credits expire when changing subscriptions. Optional package auto-refill must be enabled separately. Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ | PDFescape Free online tools, Premium and Ultimate annual desktop suites · 2026-10-31 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free Online2026-10-31 ↗ Free Free Free Up to 10 stored files for 7 days, 10 MB per file limit Web-based PDF viewing, basic editing, form filling & creation, encryption, and sharing；Ad-supported; lacks desktop offline text/image editing and advanced conversion Premium (billed yearly)2026-10-31 ↗ — Annual price not verified Annual Up to 100 stored files for 30 days, 40 MB per file limit Ad-free, desktop & online PDF editing, PDF to Word conversion, merge & compress, page numbering & watermarks；Displayed as $2.99/month billed yearly without disclosing the upfront annual invoice total Ultimate (billed yearly)2026-10-31 ↗ — Annual price not verified Annual No expiration on online file storage, 40 MB per file limit All Premium features plus advanced form designer, digital signatures, and permanent redaction；Displayed as $5.99/month billed yearly without disclosing the upfront annual invoice total 3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Free online tools allow up to 10MB/10 files without registration; Premium and Ultimate display monthly equivalents ($2.99/mo and $5.99/mo billed yearly) without stating the upfront annual billing invoice total. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified PDFescape Plans & Pricing ↗ · 2026-10-31 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free tier includes ~10-25 daily conversions (metered by conversion minutes) without login, including full access to Options profiles | Free guest processing for files under 10MB with Regular and High levels, zero paywall intercept |
| Cancellation & refunds | Monthly subscriptions can be cancelled anytime without a minimum term; remaining credits expire when changing subscriptions. Optional package auto-refill must be enabled separately. | Not verified |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Completely upfront on pricing and workspace pages with zero post-processing paywalls | Pricing page discloses monthly and annual subscriptions with monthly equivalent presentation |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | File reduction: 90.36% · Output size: 159.9 KB · Selectable text retained: 100% · Page 2 preserved: Yes | File reduction: 98% · Output size: 33.2 KB · Selectable text retained: 100% · Page 2 preserved: Yes |
| Fixture findings | Shrinks 1,659.0 KB to 159.9 KB (-90.36%, 10.37x) while retaining 100.0% of all 27 vector text operators and 12/12 table cells. | Guest export of full 2-page watermark-free PDF (33.2 KB · -98.00%) retaining 100% of 27 native vector text operators, 4/4 headings, and 12/12 table cells with page 2 token intact in 4.62s server wait. |
| Original historical observation | Powered by pdftools 1.14.0, CloudConvert compressed our 1,659.0 KB test PDF down to 159.9 KB (-90.36%, 10.37x) in 2.09s, displaying 'File size reduced by 90%' while keeping all 27 native vector text streams 100% selectable (03_download.png). | PDFescape completed compression on the 1.62 MB dual-page PDF anchor in 4.62s server wait, achieving 98.00% size reduction down to 33.2 KB with all 27 vector text operators, 4/4 headings, and 12/12 table cells intact. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Professionals and developers valuing an ad-free workspace, GDPR/ISO 27001 privacy, and configurable 90%+ lossless vector PDF compression | Users seeking a trusted guest-usable tool to drastically compress PDF file sizes while retaining full dual-page vector text and table fidelity |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | PDF · Output attached · No watermark in test | PDF · Output attached · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | Complete 2-page watermark-free vector PDF (159.9 KB, 90.36% reduction) | 2-page intact watermark-free vector PDF (-98.00% extreme reduction) |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-free | Watermark-free |
| Batch & API | Supports multi-file batch queues on web plus full REST API v2 and Webhooks | Web application handles single files without login; desktop client supports batch workflows |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 2.09s · End-to-end reference: 4.7s | Network-observed server wait: 4.62s · End-to-end reference: 4.91s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-26 · anchor_pdfcompress_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-11-02 · anchor_pdfcompress_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) |
| Repeated tests & reliability | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. |
| Interaction experience | ||
| Account requirements | No login in this test | No login in this test |
| Sign-in methods | No login required; supports Email / Google / GitHub login | Basic online compression tools usable without login; email/password accounts supported for desktop suite |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Not verified | Not verified |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Lunaweb GmbH | Avanquest Software (Claranova SE) |
| Recorded origin | Munich, Germany (est. 2012) | France / USA / Canada |
| Domain history record | 2012–Present | Founded in 2007 (operating for nearly 20 years) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Not verified | Not verified |
| External reputation record | Trusted European cloud conversion platform with ISO/IEC 27001 certification. | Veteran document utility operating since 2007, now maintained by public software group Avanquest / Claranova. |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | No third-party services listed in this record; this is not proof that none exist. | Google Analytics · Google Tag Manager · Axeptio · Avanquest Analytics |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | ||
| Interaction restraint | ||
| Background & reputation | ||
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Task quality | 65 / 65 Size Reduction: -90.36% (1659 KB → 159.9 KB, 10.37× ratio) · Selectable Vector Text Retained: 100% · Page 2 Preserved: Yes | 65 / 65 Size Reduction: -98% (1659 KB → 33.2 KB, 50.04× ratio) · Selectable Vector Text Retained: 100% · Page 2 Preserved: Yes |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export spec: Complete 2-page watermark-free vector PDF (159.9 KB, 90.36% reduction) | 19 / 20 Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export spec: 2-page intact watermark-free vector PDF (-98.00% extreme reduction) |
| Processing speed | 14 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 2.09s (API mode: cloud_cloudconvert_pdftools_worker; network upload 2.61s / end-to-end 4.7s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 13 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 4.62s (API mode: async_verified; network upload 0s / end-to-end 4.91s shown for reference only, never penalized) |
