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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | sejda.com | online-convert.com | Switch / compare |
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| Image compression | Not tested in topic | 90/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| PDF to Word | 74/100 DOC · Output attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| PDF compression | 95/100 PDF · Output attached | 94/100 PDF · Output attached | Active task |
| Scanned PDF OCR | 95/100 PDF · Output attached | 94/100 PDF · Output attached | |
| PDF merge & split | 97/100 PDF · Output attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Sejda PDF Compressor PDF compression 95/100 Seven-aspect task score States its 3 tasks/hour free limit upfront; compressed the 1.66 MB 2-page PDF by 94.58% to 89.9 KB in 1.74s without login while retaining 100% selectable vector text and offering instant deletion. Tested export PDF · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-23 | Online-Convert PDF compression 94/100 Seven-aspect task score Online-Convert performed strongly in the 2-page hybrid PDF compression benchmark, completing server-side processing in 12.06 seconds to deliver a 79.0 KB document. It achieved a 95.24% file reduction (20.99x) while retaining 100.0% of all 17 vector text operators and table figures with zero logins and no watermarks. Tested export PDF · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-05 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Sejda personal web and desktop plans (Free / Web Week Pass / Web Monthly / Desktop+Web Annual); USD · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-21 ↗ Free Free Free No account required; documents up to 50 pages or 50 MB and up to 3 tasks per hour; files automatically deleted after 2 hours. Web Week Pass2026-10-21 ↗ USD 5 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time One-time payment of USD 5 for 7 days of Sejda Web access (unlimited documents, no page or hourly limits, up to 500 MB per file; excludes Sejda Desktop). One-time payment; does not auto-renew Web Monthly2026-10-21 ↗ USD 7.5/month — Monthly Sejda Web monthly subscription (unlimited documents, no page or hourly limits, batch multi-file processing; excludes Sejda Desktop). Recurring monthly billing; cancel anytime Desktop+Web Annual2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 63/year Annual Billed annually at USD 63/year (save 30% over monthly), including 1 year of unlimited access to both Sejda Web and Sejda Desktop. Recurring annual billing; cancel anytime 4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The converter page states the free allowance (documents up to 50 pages or 50 MB, 3 tasks per hour, files deleted after 2 hours); the official pricing page (/upgrade) lists the 7-day Web Week Pass (USD 5 one-time payment), Web Monthly (USD 7.50/month), and Desktop+Web Annual (USD 63/year). Cancellation, sources & verification recordWeb Week Pass is a one-time 7-day payment with no auto-renewal; monthly and annual plans use recurring billing and can be cancelled anytime. Sejda official pricing and upgrade page ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ | Online-Convert free trial credits, Pay As You Go packages and subscriptions · 2026-10-31 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free Trial2026-10-31 ↗ Free Free Free 16 free trial credits upon signup without payment details Supports evaluation of most conversion and compression tools；Shared standard queue with file size limits；No automatic renewal；Valid until credits exhausted Pay As You Go (240 Credits)2026-10-31 ↗ USD 8 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 240 credits ($0.0333/credit), valid for 1 year Access to all tools, no waiting queue, priority processing Rules [1] [2] [3]Pay As You Go (480 Credits)2026-10-31 ↗ USD 14 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 480 credits ($0.0292/credit), valid for 1 year Full tools access, zero wait queue, ad-free experience Rules [1] [2] [3]Monthly Subscription (2800 Credits)2026-10-31 ↗ USD 29/month — Monthly 2800 credits per month (up to 2800 standard tasks or 350 AI tasks) All features, no waiting queue, batch concurrent processing, no ads；Unused monthly credits do not roll over；Renews monthly, cancel anytime in dashboard；Valid during active billing period Annual Subscription (2800 Credits/mo)2026-10-31 ↗ — Annual price not verified Annual 2800 credits per month; UI states $23.17 USD/month equivalent without full annual total All features, no waiting queue, batch concurrent processing, no ads；Annual billing total not stated upfront; held as null with partial coverage；Renews annually；Valid during annual period 5 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Anonymous conversions for basic files; 16 free trial credits upon registration; Pay As You Go packs: 240 credits for $8, 480 for $14; monthly subscription $29/mo for 2800 credits; annual plans state monthly equivalents without full upfront invoice total. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified Online-Convert Plans & Pricing ↗ · 2026-10-31 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free tier allows 3 tasks per hour (up to 200 pages or 100 MB per document) | Anonymous guests can convert everyday small files; registered users receive 16 trial credits |
| Cancellation & refunds | Web Week Pass is a one-time 7-day payment with no auto-renewal; monthly and annual plans use recurring billing and can be cancelled anytime. | Not verified |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | States the 3 tasks/hour and page/size limits directly below the upload button on the landing screen | Immediate processing upon upload, direct download and delete links provided in result table |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | File reduction: 94.58% · Output size: 89.9 KB · Selectable text retained: 100% · Page 2 preserved: Yes | File reduction: 95.24% · Output size: 79 KB · Selectable text retained: 100% · Page 2 preserved: Yes |
| Fixture findings | Reduced the 1,659.0 KB fixture by 94.58% (89.9 KB output) with both pages and 100% selectable vector text preserved. | 95.24% file reduction (1.66MB to 79KB, 20.99x) with 100.0% retention of vector text and tabular layouts. |
| Original historical observation | Sejda performs far better at PDF compression than PDF-to-Word (95 vs 74): its 1.74s 89.9 KB output achieves -94.58% reduction while keeping 100% of native vector text streams intact, complete with an interactive 2-page preview and instant file deletion (02_result.png, 03_download.png). | Online-Convert compressed the 1.66MB test PDF to 79.0 KB under default settings, smooth image resampling with 100% vector typography preserved (02_result.png, 03_download.png). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Users who value upfront quota transparency, granular image quality options, and high-ratio vector-preserving PDF compression within 3 tasks/hour | Users seeking to reduce large image-heavy PDFs below 100KB without login while preserving sharp vector text under EU GDPR protections |
| 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 | Full 2-page native vector PDF (89.9 KB · -94.58% · watermark-free · 3 tasks/hr free limit) | Complete 2-page native vector PDF (79.0 KB, 95.24% reduction) |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-free | No watermark |
| Batch & API | Supports multi-file batch compression and cloud drive imports | Supports multi-file batch additions and advanced parameter tuning |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 1.74s · End-to-end reference: 2.54s | Network-observed server wait: 12.06s · End-to-end reference: 13.56s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-23 · anchor_pdfcompress_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-11-05 · anchor_pdfcompress_v1 · US-West (California) |
| 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 for direct compression and download | Direct upload & compress without login |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Uploading without login and clicking Compress PDF renders "Your document is ready — We compressed your file to 92 KB (95% less)" with a clean Download button in ~1.74s and zero ad popups. | Not verified |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Sejda BV | QaamGo Media GmbH |
| Recorded origin | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Cologne, Germany |
| Domain history record | 2016–Present (affiliated with PDFsam) | Domain registered in 2009 |
| Background & reputation assessment | Operated by Sejda BV in Amsterdam, Netherlands since 2016 (affiliated with the open-source PDFsam team). | Not verified |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Operated continuously by German registered company QaamGo Media GmbH with transparent EU GDPR disclosures. |
| 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 AdSense · PayPal · Stripe |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | HTTPS transport with automatic 2-hour server deletion and a direct "Delete files" button on the result sidebar. | Not verified |
| Retention statement | Claims deletion within 2 hours; deletion not independently verified | Claims deletion within 24 hours; deletion not independently verified |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 32 / 35 Explicitly discloses its free tier boundaries upfront below the upload button (3 tasks/hour, up to 200 pages or 100 MB, auto-deleted after 2 hours) and offers Medium / Good / Best image quality plus More options before compression (01_landing.png, 02_result.png, 03_download.png). | |
| Interaction restraint | 27 / 30 Uploading without login and clicking Compress PDF renders "Your document is ready — We compressed your file to 92 KB (95% less)" with a clean Download button in ~1.74s and zero ad popups. | |
| Background & reputation | 18.5 / 20 Operated by Sejda BV in Amsterdam, Netherlands since 2016 (affiliated with the open-source PDFsam team). | |
| Engineering & privacy | 13.5 / 15 HTTPS transport with automatic 2-hour server deletion and a direct "Delete files" button on the result sidebar. | |
| Task quality | 65 / 65 Deterministic PDF stream inspection: unlike its legacy .doc export in PDF-to-Word, Sejda excels at PDF compression—shrinking the 1,659.0 KB fixture to 89.9 KB (-94.58%, 18.45× ratio) while preserving 100.0% of all 27 native vector text operator blocks (BT/TJ), 4/4 headings, 12/12 table cells, and the Page 2 token (65.0/65) | 65 / 65 Size Reduction: -95.24% (1659 KB → 79 KB, 20.99× ratio) · Selectable Vector Text Retained: 100% · Page 2 Preserved: Yes |
| Deliverable specifications | 18 / 20 Exports a complete 89.9 KB 2-page watermark-free standard PDF without login and exposes advanced options (grayscale, image DPI, multimedia stripping), subject to a transparent 3 tasks/hour free quota (18.0/20) | 20 / 20 Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export spec: Complete 2-page native vector PDF (79.0 KB, 95.24% reduction) |
| Processing speed | 14 / 15 Server task submission (POST /api/tasks) to ready result page completes in 1.74s (14.0/15) | 11 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 12.06s (API mode: cloud_online_convert_compress; network upload 1.5s / end-to-end 13.56s shown for reference only, never penalized) |
