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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | FreeConvert | Img2Go | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | Not tested in topic | 88/100 2048 × 2048 (4.2 MB full-resolution RGBA PNG) · Historical description; output not attached | Compare in task topic → |
| Image compression | 84/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 80/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 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 → |
| Image upscaling | Not tested in topic | 84/100 1024 × 1024 (2.0x default PNG, 1.1 MB) / custom dimensions · Historical description; output not attached | Compare in task topic → |
| Image generation | Not tested in topic | 87/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| PDF compression | 93/100 PDF · Output attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Photo restoration | Not tested in topic | 89/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | 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 | IMG2GO Compress Image Image compression 80/100 Seven-aspect task score Login-free access offers compression controls and deletion; the default preset reduces size substantially but causes gradient banding, alongside banner ads. Tested export 2048 × 2048 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-18 |
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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 ↗ | Website free, monthly, annual and education plans; USD, Business billed per person · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Starter2026-10-20 ↗ USD 8/month USD 77/year Monthly Baseline 1× AI usage; batch processing Annual Baseline 1× AI usage; 64GB files and batch processing Business2026-10-20 ↗ USD 89/month USD 854/year Monthly Per-user billing; 20× Starter AI usage Annual Per-user billing; 20× Starter AI usage Education program2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Paid apps free after student/teacher eligibility verification; non-commercial educational use only 8 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Actual annual amounts are $77/$278/$854. Absolute removal quotas and per-image credit usage are unpublished; 1×/5×/20× cannot be converted into image counts. Cancellation, sources & verification recordPage advertises a 14-day money-back guarantee and cancellation anytime; eligibility is subject to terms. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ |
| 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 | Free no-login access to Less / Recommended / Extreme / Lossless presets and Target File Size mode |
| 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. | Page advertises a 14-day money-back guarantee and cancellation anytime; eligibility is subject to terms. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Discloses 'Max file size 1GB. Sign Up for more' directly below the upload button | Displays all compression presets clearly in the Settings panel after file selection |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | File reduction: 47.5% · Output size: 2172.4 KB | File reduction: 78.49% · Output size: 890.1 KB |
| Fixture findings | Reduced this fixture by about 48% and accepts large inputs; allow for cloud waiting and ads. | Default settings reduced this fixture by about 78% with some quality loss; lower compression is available. |
| 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). | IMG2GO offers a comprehensive 7-mode compression settings panel (02_workspace.png). Under the default 'Recommended compression' preset, it aggressively shrinks our 4,137.9 KB PNG by 78.49% to 890.1 KB (03_download.png) at 31.68 dB PSNR; quality-focused users can select 'Less compression' or 'Lossless compression' before clicking Compress Now. |
| 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 who want granular preset control (Lossless / Less / Recommended / Extreme / Target KB) and GDPR-compliant instant task deletion |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · No watermark in test | 2048 × 2048 · PNG · 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) | 2048×2048 full-resolution PNG free direct export |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-free | Watermark-free |
| Batch & API | Supports batch uploads, Google Drive / Dropbox integration, and developer REST API | Supports multi-file upload and ZIP archive download |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 2048 × 2048 | 2048 × 2048 |
| Attached file dimensions | 2048 × 2048 · PNG | 2048 × 2048 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 8.5s · End-to-end reference: 12s | Network-observed server wait: 5.8s · End-to-end reference: 8.3s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-18 · anchor_compress_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-18 · 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 | No login required (paid Credits available for heavy batch users) |
| 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). | Displays house ads for sister tools (Audio2Edit / OCR2Edit) and GoDaddy banners at the bottom, while keeping the blue 'Download' button clean and unobstructed (03_download.png). |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | TRMedia Inc. (FreeConvert.com) | QaamGo Web GmbH (IMG2GO / PDF2Go) |
| Recorded origin | Canada | Radolfzell, Germany |
| Domain history record | 2018–Present (major global cloud file conversion platform) | 2016–Present (10-year European online conversion suite) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Operated by Canada-based TRMedia Inc. with ISO/IEC 27001 information security certification and tens of millions of monthly visits. | Operated by Germany-based QaamGo Web GmbH (parent company of PDF2Go and Online-Convert). |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Not verified | Not verified |
| 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). | Provides a prominent red 'Delete Task' button on the result screen for immediate manual server erasure (03_download.png). |
| Retention statement | Claims deletion within 8 hours; deletion not independently verified | Claims deletion within 24 hours; 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. | 29 / 35 Provides 4 clear presets upon upload (Less compression / Recommended compression / Extreme compression / Lossless compression) plus Target File Size and Percentage modes (02_workspace.png) with free no-login download. |
| 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). | 23 / 30 Displays house ads for sister tools (Audio2Edit / OCR2Edit) and GoDaddy banners at the bottom, while keeping the blue 'Download' button clean and unobstructed (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. | 18 / 20 Operated by Germany-based QaamGo Web GmbH (parent company of PDF2Go and Online-Convert). |
| 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). | 14 / 15 Provides a prominent red 'Delete Task' button on the result screen for immediate manual server erasure (03_download.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) | 48.7 / 65 Default 'Recommended' preset aggressively reduces size by 78.49% (4.65×) to 890.1 KB, lowering PSNR to 31.68 dB (SSIM = 0.9906) with slight gradient banding (48.7/65) |
| 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) | 18.5 / 20 Preserves full 2048×2048 resolution and native PNG format while offering 7 compression presets (18.5/20) |
| 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) | |
