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| Image compression | 84/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 82/100 JPEG · Output attached | Active task |
| PDF to Word | 92/100 Full 2-page .docx (9.4 KB, 44 paragraphs, 16/16 table cells) · Historical description; output not attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | FreeConvert Image Compressor Image compression 84/100 Seven-aspect task score Login-free access accepts large files and offers deletion while retaining full-size PNG; limited free compute and dense search ads are the trade-offs. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-18 | Bulk Resize Photos Image compression 82/100 Seven-aspect task score Bulk Resize Photos was benchmarked on 2026-11-01: fully guest-accessible and purely client-side via Canvas/WASM, reducing a 4.14 MB image by 97.7% to 94.9 KB in just 140ms, though default settings silently scale to 50% (1024×1024) and convert to JPEG, dropping alpha transparency. Tested export JPEG · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-01 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | FreeConvert USD web subscriptions, free allowance and volume-tiered options · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free 20 conversion minutes/day; up to 5 conversion minutes/file; 1 GB web file limit. Basic2026-10-20 ↗ USD 12.99/month — Monthly 1,500 conversion minutes/month; 1.5 GB files; up to 100 concurrent conversions; shared web/API allowance. Basic (Annual)2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 129.9/year Annual Billed annually at USD 129.90/year (USD 10.83/month equivalent, 2 months free); 1,500 conversion minutes/month, 1.5 GB max file size, shared web/API allowance. Billed annually at USD 129.90/year; cancel anytime Standard2026-10-20 ↗ USD 24.99/month — Monthly 2,000 conversion minutes/month; 2 GB files; up to 100 concurrent conversions; shared web/API allowance. Standard (Annual)2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 249.9/year Annual Billed annually at USD 249.90/year (USD 20.82/month equivalent, 2 months free); 2,000 conversion minutes/month, 2 GB max file size, shared web/API allowance. Billed annually at USD 249.90/year; cancel anytime Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 29.99/month — Monthly 4,000 conversion minutes/month; 5 GB files; up to 100 concurrent conversions; shared web/API allowance. Pro (Annual)2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 299.9/year Annual Billed annually at USD 299.90/year (USD 24.99/month equivalent, 2 months free); 4,000 conversion minutes/month, 5 GB max file size, GPU/CPU encoding, shared web/API allowance. Billed annually at USD 299.90/year; cancel anytime Scale (Volume-tiered)2026-10-20 ↗ Contact sales Quoted Quoted Volume-tiered pricing starting at 45 units (1,125 conversion minutes/month from USD 27.90/month or USD 279.00/year, scaling up to 1M conversion minutes/month and 20 GB files). Prepaid top-up (One-time Credit starting tier)2026-10-20 ↗ USD 49.95 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time Minimum tier of 45 units (45×25 = 1,125 conversion minutes at USD 1.11/unit = USD 49.95 total, 5 GB max file size); higher volumes scale down to USD 0.33/unit, expiring 30 days after purchase. 9 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Monthly plans (USD 12.99 / 24.99 / 29.99) and annual billed totals (Basic USD 129.90/year, Standard USD 249.90/year, Pro USD 299.90/year — 2 months free, displayed on cards as USD 10.83 / 20.82 / 24.99 monthly equivalents) are verified from the official pricing page and its SSR payload. Scale and One-time Credit use volume tiers starting at 45 units (1,125 conversion minutes; One-time Credit starts at USD 49.95 for 30 days). Conversion minutes measure processing duration, not file counts. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordSubscriptions can be cancelled anytime to stop future renewals and advertise a 100% Money Back Guarantee; one-time credits expire after 30 days without auto-renewal. 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 ↗ Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Official pricing page Yearly toggle and SSR Nuxt billing payload verification ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ | Entire client-side batch image resizing and optimization free service · 2026-11-01 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-11-01 ↗ Free Free Free Completely free unlimited batch image resizing, compression, and format conversion with zero uploads Batch resizing by scale, dimensions, file size, along with quality compression and format conversion；Dependent on local device performance; ad-supported；Permanently free, no renewal；Perpetual access 1 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. 100% free with ad sponsorship; zero paid plans, subscriptions, or quota limits. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified Bulk Resize Photos Official Homepage ↗ · 2026-11-01 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free tier supports up to 1 GB per file, capped at ~20–25 cloud Conversion Minutes per day | Completely free, no quota limits, client-side batch processing |
| Cancellation & refunds | Subscriptions can be cancelled anytime to stop future renewals and advertise a 100% Money Back Guarantee; one-time credits expire after 30 days without auto-renewal. | Not verified |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Discloses 'Max file size 1GB. Sign Up for more' directly below the upload button | Page transparently displays all resizing and compression parameters |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | File reduction: 47.5% · Output size: 2172.4 KB | File reduction: 97.71% · Output size: 94.9 KB |
| Fixture findings | Reduced this fixture by about 48% and accepts large inputs; allow for cloud waiting and ads. | Sample testing confirms: under default settings it heavily compresses file size by 97.7% to 94.9 KB with PSNR of 31.14 dB and SSIM of 0.9893, though deliverable size drops to 1024x1024 without alpha channel, earning an 80.3 overall score. |
| Original historical observation | FreeConvert's standout strength is its massive 1 GB free file-size limit, shrinking our 4.14 MB anchor PNG to 2.17 MB (-47.50%, PSNR=38.53 dB) without login; drawbacks include slower cloud queue turnaround (~12s) and dense contextual search ads (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | Bulk Resize Photos uses client-side Canvas processing; default settings heavily compress the 4.14 MB image by 97.7% to 94.9 KB, converting to JPEG and scaling to 50% in 140ms. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Users who need to compress oversized PNG/TIFF/JPEG images exceeding the 5 MB / 50 MB limits of other tools without logging in | Users needing ultra-fast, drastic image file size reduction where transparency retention is not required |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test | JPEG · Output attached · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048×2048 (no-login native-resolution watermark-free PNG, up to 1 GB per file) | 1024×1024 (defaults to 50% scale JPEG, loses alpha transparency) |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-free | No watermark |
| Batch & API | Supports batch uploads, Google Drive / Dropbox integration, and developer REST API | Supports unlimited batch files locally, constrained only by client memory |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 2048 × 2048 | 1024 × 1024 |
| Attached file dimensions | 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Not verified |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 8.5s · End-to-end reference: 12s | Recorded local processing time: 0.14s · End-to-end reference: 0.14s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-18 · anchor_compress_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-11-01 · anchor_compress_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; optional Pro subscription login | All features available directly without registration or login |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | No forced sign-up modals block the download, but the page is heavily populated with Media.net / Yahoo! Search contextual ad blocks disguised as action buttons (e.g., 'Compress JPEG to 200 KB', see 01_landing.png, 03_download.png). | Not verified |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | TRMedia Inc. (FreeConvert.com) | Wruff GK |
| Recorded origin | Canada | Not verified |
| Domain history record | 2018–Present (major global cloud file conversion platform) | Not verified |
| Background & reputation assessment | Operated by Canada-based TRMedia Inc. with ISO/IEC 27001 information security certification and tens of millions of monthly visits. | Not verified |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | On-device processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Not verified | Google Analytics · Google AdSense |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | 256-bit SSL encrypted upload with an explicit notice on the results screen: 'Converted files are automatically deleted after 8 hours to protect your privacy' plus a manual delete button (02_workspace.png). | Not verified |
| Retention statement | Claims deletion within 8 hours; deletion not independently verified | This flow runs locally; post-close deletion not independently verified |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 30 / 35 Clearly states 'Max file size 1GB. Sign Up for more' on the hero dropzone (01_landing.png); uploading the 4.14 MB anchor image requires no login to compress and directly download the full PNG (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png), subject to a ~20 conversion-minutes/day free cloud quota. | |
| Interaction restraint | 21 / 30 No forced sign-up modals block the download, but the page is heavily populated with Media.net / Yahoo! Search contextual ad blocks disguised as action buttons (e.g., 'Compress JPEG to 200 KB', see 01_landing.png, 03_download.png). | |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 Operated by Canada-based TRMedia Inc. with ISO/IEC 27001 information security certification and tens of millions of monthly visits. | |
| Engineering & privacy | 13.5 / 15 256-bit SSL encrypted upload with an explicit notice on the results screen: 'Converted files are automatically deleted after 8 hours to protect your privacy' plus a manual delete button (02_workspace.png). | |
| Task quality | 55.5 / 65 Default PNG compression shrinks 4,137.9 KB to 2,172.4 KB (-47.50%, 1.90× ratio) at PSNR = 38.53 dB and SSIM = 0.9981, while offering advanced gear settings for target percentage tuning (55.5/65) | 50 / 65 Size Reduction: -97.71% (4137.9 KB → 94.9 KB, 43.62× ratio) · PSNR: 31.14 dB · SSIM: 0.9893 |
| Deliverable specifications | 19.5 / 20 Exports a watermark-free 2048×2048 native PNG without login and uniquely supports up to 1 GB per file on the free tier—far exceeding the 5–50 MB cap of competitors (19.5/20) | 12 / 20 Watermarked or blocked free export (0/8); Export spec: 1024×1024 (defaults to 50% scale JPEG, loses alpha transparency) |
| Processing speed | 9.5 / 15 Three-stage cloud queue upload, worker compression, and result polling takes ~12.0s end-to-end (~8.5s server processing) (9.5/15) | 15 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 0.14s (API mode: client_side; network upload 0s / end-to-end 0.14s shown for reference only, never penalized) |
