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Best tools to compress images
Shrink a photo's file size while keeping it sharp. Facts come from each tool's own pages, and every score says where it comes from. How we rank
- Tools
- 8
- Researched
- 6
- Free option
- 5
- Only listed
- 2
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Quick answer
- No signup needed: agathox image tools, Img2Go
- Files stay on your device: agathox image tools
Based on what each tool's own pages say. A tool is left out when its pages say it varies or do not say. Details are listed under each tool.
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Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free to use. No paid plan and no limits on how many files you process.
- Paid plan
- There is no paid plan.
- Signup
- No account or sign-up is needed.
- Watermark
- Nothing is added to your files.
- Where files go
- Runs in your browser, so files are not uploaded.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-10. Sources: Privacy page. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Pricing page says to start free with no account needed. Free includes most apps with limited file processing, limited maximum file size, no batch processing and a standard queue.
- Paid plan
- Starter, Pro and Business plans with a monthly/yearly toggle; amounts are not shown. Starter has 64 GB max file size, batch processing and priority queue. Extra users cost 5 euro per user per month.
- Signup
- No account needed; the home page says all image tools can be used without creating an account.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Privacy policy says uploaded files are processed by the provider and stored in Europe (server host and Cloudflare R2). Download access is blocked after 24 hours and files are physically deleted within 72 hours at the latest. No file backups are made.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Home page, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Web Free at $0: 20 compressions and 3 conversions per session, up to 5 MB per image. Images per upload not stated.
- Paid plan
- Web Pro $3.25/month billed annually (unlimited compressions, 3 conversions per session, 75 MB per image). Web Ultra $12.42/month billed annually (unlimited compressions and conversions, 150 MB per image).
- Signup
- Not stated for free use; the FAQ says free users can optimize images with the web tool. Login is needed for paid features.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Uploaded images are temporarily stored, optimized and deleted within 48 hours (terms). Processors are in the EU, US and Australia, and the site uses Google Cloud Platform for hosting. Request logs with a file fingerprint are deleted within 31 days.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Web pricing, Terms. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Every account starts free with 100 MB of testing quota. No credit card required to sign up.
- Paid plan
- Monthly / yearly in USD: Micro $5 / $50 (500 MB per month), Basic $9 / $90 (2 GB), Advanced $19 / $190 (5 GB), Premium $39 / $390 (15 GB), Enterprise $79 / $790 (60 GB). Yearly includes two months free. Overage per extra GB $5, $4, $3, $2, $1 respectively. Euro prices not shown.
- Signup
- An account is required (free account needs no credit card).
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- The privacy policy does not say where images are processed or stored or how long. It says only: we keep your information only so long as we need it to provide Kraken.io.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free Basic plan with limited tools and limited processing. Per-tool task counts are shown (for example 30 for Compress image, 1 for Upscale image) but the page does not say the time period. Most tools allow 200 MB per task; Upscale image and Remove background 6 MB. Not ad-free.
- Paid plan
- Premium: 242 INR/month shown (annual billing, 2,900 INR billed annually), or 500 INR billed monthly. Business: custom price, contact sales. Prices shown in INR on the page; it may vary by country.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Files are processed on the company's servers and deleted within 2 hours of being processed. Personal data is generally processed within the European Economic Area unless the user chooses otherwise.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Page mentions monthly subscription or one-time payment options and a yearly option labelled '2 Months Free', but no plan names or prices are stated.
- Signup
- Not stated. The free plan link points to a 'Free Sign Up' page.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Data is stored in Germany and Romania, handled by staff inside Europe. No specific retention period for uploaded images is stated. For Google Drive optimization, files are downloaded, optimized, then deleted from ShortPixel servers.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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Also listed (2, not yet tested)
Each of these answered when we visited its site. We have not tested them or recorded facts, so they are in alphabetical order, not ranked.
- Compressor.ioOpen
Compressor.io is listed for: compress image.
- TinyJPGOpen
TinyJPG is listed for: compress image.
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