Convertio vs VSDC Free Video Converter

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.

VSDC Free Video Converter is a Windows application for converting video files, editing clips, and extracting audio. It lists output options including DVD, AVI, MP4, M4V, MOV, 3GP, 3G2, VCD/SVCD, MPEG, WMV, MKV, RM/RMVB, FLV, SWF, AMV, and MTV, as well as HD video formats. Export presets are available for formats and multimedia devices, and users can edit those presets or make their own. The built-in editor can remove fragments, split files by size or markers, and join multiple files. It can also save an audio track or a portion of one, or export individual video frames. The product page says processing can use multiple processors and graphics hardware. Listed devices include PCs, DVD players, Apple devices, phones, Sony PSP, PlayStation, Xbox, and portable media players. The plan is free, and the application is listed for Windows. The system requirements page names Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.