Convertio vs Sharp
Convertio
convertio.co
Sharp
sharp.pixelplumbing.comSide by side
| Figure | Convertio | Sharp |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6.99/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 14 | 0 |
| Spec score · Image Converter Software | 9.3 (#3) | 7.3 (#29) |
| License | Convertio is proprietary; its terms state that website content and materials belong to Convertio Limited or licensors and are copyright-protected. | The project is licensed under Apache License 2.0. |
| Security | Convertio says each conversion runs in a separate sandbox, its communications use TLS with HSTS, and its infrastructure is based in Germany and GDPR compliant. | The security page says all input is assumed untrusted and rejected if decoding produces warnings, and the prebuilt binaries’ C, C++, and Rust dependencies are continuously fuzz-tested. |
Plans
Convertio
- Lite$11.99 a month
- Basic$22.99 a month
- Pro$44.99 a month
- Custom$54 a month
- Free tierFree
- API prepaid$0.10, paid once
- Lite annual$6.99 a month
- Lite (annual billing)$6.99 a month
- Basic annual$13.99 a month
- Basic (annual billing)$13.99 a month
In their own words
Convertio
Convertio is a browser-based file conversion service that handles more than 300 formats and more than 25,600 conversion types. It offers tools for audio, video, images, documents, archives, presentations, fonts, and ebooks, along with OCR for scanned documents and images. Conversions run in the cloud, and most conversion types offer advanced settings; video options can include quality, aspect ratio, codec, rotation, and flipping. OCR can create editable Word, PDF, Excel, and text outputs, with up to 10 pages available before signup. Files can be selected from Google Drive, Dropbox, a URL, or a computer. Convertio says input and temporary files are deleted immediately after conversion and output files after 24 hours, with earlier manual deletion available. It supports batch conversion and offers a Conversion API and Chrome extension. Platforms listed include web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and API. A free plan is available. Monthly plans range from $11.99 a month for Lite to $54 a month for Custom; annual-billing options range from 6.99 USD to $32.42 a month.
Sharp
Sharp has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.