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| Image compression | 92/100 WEBP · Output attached | 47/100 Blocked for files >1 MB ('File size too large. Upgrade to PRO and get 32MB max file size.') · Historical description; output not attached | Active task |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | QuickImageKit Image Compressor Image compression 92/100 Seven-aspect task score 100% free and local in-browser compression with zero cloud upload, shrinking our 4.14 MB anchor by 93.33% to 276 KB (37.75 dB PSNR) in 0.54s, though PNG inputs are converted to WebP as disclosed. Tested export WEBP · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-26 | Kraken.io Web Interface Image compression 47/100 Seven-aspect task score The interface avoids ad interruptions, but free files are capped at 1MB and many features need Pro; this fixture was rejected, so compression quality was not tested. Tested export Blocked for files >1 MB ('File size too large. Upgrade to PRO and get 32MB max file size.') · Historical description; output not attached Historical test · 2026-10-18 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Quick Image Kit in-browser local image utilities; completely free · 2026-10-26 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free local web tool2026-10-26 ↗ Free Free Free Completely free without login; 100% local in-browser processing with quality slider and 50KB/100KB/200KB/500KB target-size presets, watermark-free export. PNG inputs are converted to WebP upon export (disclosed upfront as Format: PNG → WebP) 1 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The official page states that images are decoded and rendered locally in the browser without server uploads, with no paid subscriptions or credit packs; PNG inputs are exported as WebP. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCompletely free local utility with no accounts or paid subscriptions. Quick Image Kit official image compressor and privacy notice page ↗ · 2026-10-26 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ | Kraken.io API and Web Interface PRO plans (Free / Micro / Basic / Advanced / Premium / Enterprise); USD · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free Account2026-10-21 ↗ Free Free Free 100 MB free testing quota without credit card; Free Web Interface restricts single files to ≤1 MB. Micro Monthly2026-10-21 ↗ USD 5/month — Monthly 500 MB of images/month (USD 5 per additional GB); includes Web Interface PRO (up to 32 MB/file) and full API access. Micro Yearly2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 50/year Annual USD 50/year (2 months free); 500 MB of images/month (USD 5 per additional GB), including Web Interface PRO and API. Basic Monthly2026-10-21 ↗ USD 9/month — Monthly 2 GB of images/month (USD 4 per additional GB); includes Web Interface PRO and full API access. Basic Yearly2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 90/year Annual USD 90/year (2 months free); 2 GB of images/month (USD 4 per additional GB). Advanced Monthly2026-10-21 ↗ USD 19/month — Monthly 5 GB of images/month (USD 3 per additional GB); includes Web Interface PRO and full API access. Advanced Yearly2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 190/year Annual USD 190/year (2 months free); 5 GB of images/month (USD 3 per additional GB). Premium Monthly2026-10-21 ↗ USD 39/month — Monthly 15 GB of images/month (USD 2 per additional GB); includes Web Interface PRO and full API access. Premium Yearly2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 390/year Annual USD 390/year (2 months free); 15 GB of images/month (USD 2 per additional GB). Enterprise Monthly2026-10-21 ↗ USD 79/month — Monthly 60 GB of images/month (USD 1 per additional GB); includes Web Interface PRO and full API access. Enterprise Yearly2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 790/year Annual USD 790/year (2 months free); 60 GB of images/month (USD 1 per additional GB). 11 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The official pricing page lists the Free Account (100 MB testing quota; Free Web Interface capped at 1 MB/file) and five monthly/yearly tiers (yearly includes 2 months free at USD 50 / 90 / 190 / 390 / 790 per year). All paid plans include Web Interface PRO (up to 32 MB/file), API access, WordPress plugin, and Magento extension. Cancellation, sources & verification recordNo long-term contract; upgrade, downgrade, or cancel anytime under Account Settings. VAT applies to non-business EU customers. Kraken.io official monthly/yearly pricing and FAQ ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Unlimited free usage with multi-image drag-and-drop and ZIP batch download | Free Web Interface strictly capped at ≤1 MB per file; paid PRO unlocks 32 MB per file |
| Cancellation & refunds | Completely free local utility with no accounts or paid subscriptions. | No long-term contract; upgrade, downgrade, or cancel anytime under Account Settings. VAT applies to non-business EU customers. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Upfront disclosure on both landing page and workspace that PNG inputs convert to WebP | Small gray footer note below dropzone ('Free Web Interface has a file size limit of 1MB') + inline error row on upload |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | File reduction: 93.33% · Output size: 276 KB | File reduction: 0% · Output size: 4137.9 KB |
| Fixture findings | Default Balanced mode converts the 4,137.9 KB anchor to a 276.0 KB WebP (-93.33%) with 37.75 dB PSNR and 0.9977 SSIM, keeping text and edges crisp. | The roughly 4MB fixture exceeded the recorded 1MB free limit; free compression could not complete. |
| Original historical observation | Running 100% locally in the browser (0.0s upload, 0.54s end-to-end), QuickImageKit compressed our 4,137.9 KB (2048×2048) anchor PNG into a 276.0 KB WebP (-93.33%) at 37.75 dB PSNR and 0.9977 SSIM with sharp text and edges (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | Kraken.io's free Web Interface remains stuck in a decade-old '1 MB max file size' quota (01_landing.png): when fed our 4,137.9 KB (2048×2048) benchmark PNG, the queue immediately rejects it with 'File size too large. Upgrade to PRO and get 32MB max file size.' (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Privacy-conscious web developers and creators who want zero cloud upload and >90% size reduction into modern WebP format | Only usable for tiny web icons/thumbnails already under 1 MB, or enterprise developers with a paid Kraken.io PRO API subscription |
| Result & output evidence | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. | |
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | WEBP · Output attached · No watermark in test | Blocked for files >1 MB ('File size too large. Upgrade to PRO and get 32MB max file size.') · Historical description; output not attached · Check watermark record No native output is attached; check the evidence for specification and watermark claims. |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048 × 2048 (Full-size watermark-free WebP) | Free tier capped strictly at 1 MB per file (rejects our 4.24 MB benchmark PNG; requires PRO for 32 MB) |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-free | Watermark-free (only for tiny ≤1 MB files) |
| Batch & API | Supports multi-image drag-and-drop and batch ZIP download; no external REST API | Supports multi-file and ZIP upload (all subject to the 1 MB/file free cap); full REST API on PRO |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 2048 × 2048 | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Recorded local processing time: 0s · End-to-end reference: 0.54s | Network-observed server wait: 0.2s · End-to-end reference: 0.2s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-26 · 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 | Account required in this test |
| Sign-in methods | 100% login-free (no account system; pure local browser utility) | No login required for ≤1 MB; lifting the 1 MB cap requires a paid Kraken.io PRO subscription |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Zero registration prompts, ad overlays, or deceptive redirects; dropping an image immediately displays original size, compressed size, reduction percentage, and a direct download button. | No fake download ads, but steps 1, 3, and 4 (URL Paster, Image Resizing, Image Conversion) are locked behind 'available in Kraken.io PRO' and any file over 1 MB fails with a PRO upgrade prompt (03_download.png). |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | QuickImageKit (Independent Client-Side Toolkit) | Nekkra UG (Kraken.io) |
| Recorded origin | Undisclosed jurisdiction (Cloudflare global edge) | Germany |
| Domain history record | 2026–Present | 2013–Present (13-year image optimization service) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Independent client-side browser image toolkit launched in 2026 with clear privacy documentation and contact channels, though without a disclosed corporate entity name. | Operated by Germany-based Nekkra UG (founded in 2013), well-known in legacy WordPress/Magento optimization workflows. |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | On-device processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Vercel Web Analytics (_vercel/insights) | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Verified via browser network monitoring: image compression runs 100% locally via Canvas / WebP encoding with zero bytes uploaded to any remote server (upload_s_net = 0s). | Clearly states that optimized files remain available for 12 hours before automatic deletion. |
| Retention statement | This flow runs locally; post-close deletion not independently verified | Claims deletion within 12 hours; deletion not independently verified |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 35 / 35 100% free with no account registration, paywalls, or file-count caps; the landing page and workspace clearly disclose upfront that PNG inputs are converted to WebP for maximum compression (Format: PNG → WebP). Dropping our 4,137.9 KB (2048×2048) anchor PNG immediately enabled a free 276.0 KB download (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | 21 / 35 Discloses 'Free Web Interface has a file size limit of 1MB' in small gray footer text below the dropzone (01_landing.png); however, capping a 'Free Online Image Optimizer and Compressor' at 1 MB blocks almost every real-world high-res PNG/JPG that actually needs compression, immediately prompting 'File size too large. Upgrade to PRO and get 32MB max file size.' (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). |
| Interaction restraint | 29 / 30 Zero registration prompts, ad overlays, or deceptive redirects; dropping an image immediately displays original size, compressed size, reduction percentage, and a direct download button. | 21 / 30 No fake download ads, but steps 1, 3, and 4 (URL Paster, Image Resizing, Image Conversion) are locked behind 'available in Kraken.io PRO' and any file over 1 MB fails with a PRO upgrade prompt (03_download.png). |
| Background & reputation | 14.5 / 20 Independent client-side browser image toolkit launched in 2026 with clear privacy documentation and contact channels, though without a disclosed corporate entity name. | 16 / 20 Operated by Germany-based Nekkra UG (founded in 2013), well-known in legacy WordPress/Magento optimization workflows. |
| Engineering & privacy | 14.5 / 15 Verified via browser network monitoring: image compression runs 100% locally via Canvas / WebP encoding with zero bytes uploaded to any remote server (upload_s_net = 0s). | 10 / 15 Clearly states that optimized files remain available for 12 hours before automatic deletion. |
| Task quality | 59.5 / 65 In default Balanced mode, compresses the 4,137.9 KB (2048×2048) PNG anchor to a 276.0 KB WebP (-93.33%, 14.99× ratio) while achieving PSNR = 37.75 dB and SSIM = 0.9977 (59.5/65) | 20 / 65 Rejects our 4,137.9 KB (4.24 MB) standard 2048×2048 PNG benchmark anchor due to its strict 1 MB free file size cap (20.0/65) |
| Deliverable specifications | 17 / 20 Preserves 100% of the 2048×2048 pixel resolution with zero watermarks or login walls and supports multi-file ZIP export; 3 points deducted because PNG inputs are converted to WebP (explicitly disclosed as Format: PNG → WebP) rather than preserving a native PNG container (17.0/20) | 7.7 / 20 Free tier is restricted to files ≤1 MB, preventing free export of standard high-resolution PNG/JPG images (7.7/20) |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 100% client-side local browser encoding with 0.0s network upload or server wait, completing the 2048×2048 anchor in ~0.54s end-to-end (15.0/15) | 10 / 15 Client-side size check rejects >1 MB files in 0.2s with a PRO upgrade notice (10.0/15) |
