Best PDF Compression Software in 2026
Updated
37 PDF compression software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
37ranked
1free plans on this page
4 Oct 2026last checked
PDF Compression Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 12 on this page have a public API.
- 26 WeCompress API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 27 11zon Compress PDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 28 3-Heights PDF Analysis & Repair Tool API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 29 Datalogics PDF Optimizer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 30 gs-batch-pdf API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 31 HankPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 32 Neevia PDFcompress API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 33 OpenToolKit CompressPDF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 34 pdf-cli API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 35 PDFOptim API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 36 presse API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0Free
- 37 Free PDF Compressor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
Compare all 12 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Compression modes | Maximum file size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | WeCompress | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | 50 MB |
| 27 | 11zon Compress PDF | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 28 | 3-Heights PDF Analysis & Repair Tool | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 29 | Datalogics PDF Optimizer | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 30 | gs-batch-pdf | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | HankPDF | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Neevia PDFcompress | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 33 | OpenToolKit CompressPDF | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 34 | pdf-cli | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | PDFOptim | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 36 | presse | 5.0 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Free PDF Compressor | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |