switchfile and Convertio compared
Both convert files in the browser and offer an API. Here are prices and limits side by side, taken from each provider's own pages.
Checked on 7 November 2026. Sources at the end of the page.
Side by side
Paid plansConvertioFrom $11.99 a month for 1,000 credits up to $44.99 for 10,000, lower with yearly billing. Prices in US dollars. A credit stands for the server time a file needs; most photos and documents use one.Convertio pricing, checked 7 November 2026switchfilePaid plans are not open yet. Once they start, plans cost from €9 a month for 2,000 credits up to €149 for 50,000, or 1,000 credits for €10, paid once. Prices in euros, including VAT. Credits follow the conversion time: one credit per started minute. Each conversion costs at least 1 credit, and converting Office files or ebooks to PDF costs at least 2 credits.switchfile pricing, checked 7 November 2026
Free useConvertioNo account needed. The terms of use name 100 MB per file and 10 conversion minutes in 24 hours. The upload box on the home page names 1 GB.Convertio terms of use, checked 7 November 2026Convertio home page, checked 7 November 2026Convertio security, checked 7 November 2026switchfile50 files a day of up to 1 GB each, without an account. API keys are free with an account.switchfile pricing, checked 7 November 2026
File sizeConvertio1 GB on Lite, 3 GB on Basic, 10 GB on Pro and 20 GB on Custom.Convertio pricing, checked 7 November 2026switchfile1 GB free, 10 GB on paid plans once they start.switchfile pricing, checked 7 November 2026
APIConvertioREST API billed apart from the web plans, with prepaid conversion minutes that do not renew and 25 free conversions a day. A callback URL per conversion and an official SDK for PHP.Convertio API documentation, checked 7 November 2026Convertio API pricing, checked 7 November 2026Convertio terms of use, checked 7 November 2026switchfileREST API on every account, free accounts included, that accepts CloudConvert v2 jobs. Sandbox keys and signed webhooks.switchfile API, checked 7 November 2026
Data locationConvertioInfrastructure in Germany. Input files are deleted right after conversion, results after 24 hours. The company, Convertio Limited, is registered in Cyprus.Convertio security, checked 7 November 2026Convertio terms of use, checked 7 November 2026switchfileFiles are processed and stored in the EU and deleted after 24 hours. The company is based in Hamburg, Germany.switchfile privacy policy, checked 7 November 2026
FormatsConvertio300+ formats and more than 25,600 conversions according to its home page.Convertio home page, checked 7 November 2026switchfile3,837 conversions between formats.switchfile conversions, checked 7 November 2026
Price per credit
ConvertioLiteConvertio pricing, checked 7 November 2026switchfileStarter
ConvertioBasicConvertio pricing, checked 7 November 2026switchfilePro
ConvertioProConvertio pricing, checked 7 November 2026switchfilePro
What Convertio offers that we do not
- More conversions: more than 25,600 according to its home page.Convertio home page, checked 7 November 2026
- Files up to 20 GB on the Custom plan.Convertio pricing, checked 7 November 2026
- Yearly billing at a lower monthly price.Convertio pricing, checked 7 November 2026
- Input files are deleted right after conversion.Convertio security, checked 7 November 2026
Questions
About switchfile and Convertio.
Why is there no percentage next to the prices?
Convertio prices its plans in US dollars and we price ours in euros. We do not convert currencies, so the table shows both prices as published.
Does the API use the same credits as the web plans?
At Convertio the API is billed apart, in prepaid conversion minutes. At switchfile the API and the web use the same credits.