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How TeraConvert compares.
The popular online converters all work the same way: your file uploads to a server you know nothing about. TeraConvert converts it on your Mac instead. Here is the honest, side-by-side breakdown against each one.
vs CloudConvert
Server-side converter with a deep developer API. Files upload to servers in Germany or the US, converted there, and deleted within 24 hours.
See the comparisonvs Convertio
Server-side online converter with OCR and an API, marketing 300+ formats. Files upload to servers in the European Union, converted there, then deleted: inputs instantly, outputs within 24 hours.
See the comparisonvs Zamzar
Long-running server-side online converter with 1,100+ formats and a separate developer API. Files upload to Zamzar's servers, get converted there, and are stored for up to 7 days.
See the comparisonvs FreeConvert
Server-side converter with a conversion-minutes model and an API. Files upload to Amazon S3 in Ireland, converted there, and deleted after 8 hours.
See the comparisonvs iLoveIMG
Browser-based image tool suite from iLovePDF: compress, resize, crop, and convert. Files upload to servers in the EEA and are deleted within two hours.
See the comparisonvs TinyWow
Free, ad-supported online tool suite with 200+ tools across PDF, image, video, writing, and general files. Files upload to servers and are deleted an hour after processing.
See the comparisonvs Adobe Acrobat
Browser-based PDF tools tied to Adobe Document Cloud. Convert, compress, edit, and sign PDFs online. Files upload to Adobe's cloud storage, and free use is capped tight.
See the comparisonOne difference runs through all of them.
Every converter on this page uploads your files to be processed. TeraConvert has no server to upload to. That is the whole comparison, and it is why the app is built the way it is.