switchfile and FreeConvert 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 plansFreeConvertFrom $12.99 a month for 1,500 conversion minutes up to $29.99 for 4,000. One-time credits that expire 30 days after purchase. Prices in dollars. Minutes measure how long a file takes on their servers.FreeConvert 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 useFreeConvert20 conversion minutes a day for web and API, with up to 5 minutes per file. Files up to 1 GB, no account needed on the web.FreeConvert pricing, checked 7 November 2026FreeConvert home page, 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 sizeFreeConvert1 GB free, 1.5 GB on Basic, 2 GB on Standard, 5 GB on Pro and up to 20 GB on Scale.FreeConvert pricing, checked 7 November 2026FreeConvert home page, checked 7 November 2026switchfile1 GB free, 10 GB on paid plans once they start.switchfile pricing, checked 7 November 2026
APIFreeConvertREST API that uses the same minutes as the web plans, with synchronous or asynchronous calls. Webhooks are set in the dashboard and signed with HMAC-SHA256.FreeConvert API documentation, checked 7 November 2026FreeConvert pricing, 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 locationFreeConvertFiles are stored with Amazon Web Services in Ireland and deleted after 8 hours. The company, TRMedia Inc., is based in Canada.FreeConvert privacy policy, checked 7 November 2026FreeConvert about, 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
FormatsFreeConvert200+ formats according to its API page.FreeConvert API, checked 7 November 2026switchfile3,837 conversions between formats.switchfile conversions, checked 7 November 2026
Price per conversion minute
FreeConvertBasicFreeConvert pricing, checked 7 November 2026switchfileStarter
FreeConvertStandardFreeConvert pricing, checked 7 November 2026switchfileStarter
FreeConvertProFreeConvert pricing, checked 7 November 2026switchfilePro
What FreeConvert offers that we do not
- Files up to 20 GB on the Scale plan.FreeConvert pricing, checked 7 November 2026
- Files are deleted after 8 hours.FreeConvert privacy policy, checked 7 November 2026
Questions
About switchfile and FreeConvert.
Is a conversion minute the same as a credit?
Close. FreeConvert counts the minutes a file takes on its servers. At switchfile: 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.
Why is there no percentage next to the prices?
FreeConvert prices its plans in dollars and we price ours in euros. We do not convert currencies, so the table shows both prices as published.