switchfile and Zamzar compared
Both convert files on the web and through 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 plansZamzarWeb plans from $12 to $39 a month. API plans from $25 a month for 500 credits up to $299 for 10,000. Prices in US dollars. A credit covers the first 50 MB of a file; larger files use more credits.Zamzar plans, checked 7 November 2026Zamzar API 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 useZamzar2 files a day, up to 50 MB each. The API has a free test plan with 100 credits a month and files up to 1 MB.Zamzar plans, checked 7 November 2026Zamzar home page, checked 7 November 2026Zamzar API pricing, 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 sizeZamzarWeb: from 200 MB on Basic up to 2 GB on Business. API: 50 MB on Startup, no limit on Growth and Scale.Zamzar plans, checked 7 November 2026Zamzar API pricing, checked 7 November 2026switchfile1 GB free, 10 GB on paid plans once they start.switchfile pricing, checked 7 November 2026
APIZamzarREST API with its own plans and a sandbox with test credits. Webhooks are signed with HMAC-SHA256; official SDKs exist for Java, PHP and Python.Zamzar API documentation, checked 7 November 2026Zamzar API 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 locationZamzarServers in the United States. Files of free users are kept up to 24 hours, files of paying users until they delete them. The company, Zamzar Limited, is registered in England.Zamzar privacy policy, checked 7 November 2026Zamzar home page, 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
FormatsZamzar1100+ formats according to its home page.Zamzar home page, checked 7 November 2026switchfile3,837 conversions between formats.switchfile conversions, checked 7 November 2026
Price per credit
ZamzarAPI StartupZamzar API pricing, checked 7 November 2026switchfileStarter
ZamzarAPI GrowthZamzar API pricing, checked 7 November 2026switchfilePro
ZamzarAPI ScaleZamzar API pricing, checked 7 November 2026switchfilePro
What Zamzar offers that we do not
- No file size limit on the Growth and Scale API plans.Zamzar API pricing, checked 7 November 2026
- Paying users keep their files until they delete them.Zamzar home page, checked 7 November 2026
- 1100+ formats according to its home page.Zamzar home page, checked 7 November 2026
Questions
About switchfile and Zamzar.
Does file size change the price?
At Zamzar a credit covers the first 50 MB of a file and larger files use more credits. At switchfile the price follows the conversion time; the file size itself does not count. 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?
Zamzar 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.