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Compress PDF Europe vs United States secure

Reduce the size of your PDFs with secure European tools. Comparison of Smallpdf, PDF24, Sejda vs risks of the American Cloud Act.

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⚠️ Why security matters in PDF compression?

American tools expose your documents to the Cloud Act. Discover the risks and secure European alternatives.

Cloud Act

Your PDFs can be accessible to US authorities without your consent with American tools.

GDPR

European tools guarantee GDPR compliance and automatic file deletion.

Privacy

European sovereign hosting with TLS encryption and transparent data policies.

GDPR compliant European solutions

Tools hosted in Europe, GDPR compliant, with guaranteed automatic deletion.

Smallpdf

🇨🇭 Switzerland

Free (2 tasks/day) / €9/month

Compression: Basic (free) and Strong (paid)
Automatic deletion after 1 hour
TLS encryption

Servers in Switzerland

✅ Recommended for occasional use

PDF24

🇩🇪 Germany

100% Free

Compression with DPI settings
Deletion after 1 hour
Software version available

Servers in Germany

✅ Excellent for frequent free use

Sejda

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Free (3 tasks/hour) / €7/month

Precise quality/resolution control
Automatic file deletion
Modern interface

Servers in Europe

✅ Good features/price compromise

⚙️ Choose the right PDF compression level

Understand the impact of each level to optimize your PDFs according to your needs.

Low compression

Preserves maximum quality of images and text

Mechanism:

Optimizes file structure without degrading images. Removes unnecessary metadata.

Reduction:10-30%
Ideal for:Professional documents

Moderately reduced size

Medium compression

Reduces image resolution to 150-200 DPI

Mechanism:

Compresses JPEG images and reduces resolution. Optimizes embedded fonts.

Reduction:30-50%
Ideal for:Presentations

Slight acceptable quality impact

High compression

Aggressive compression of images and fonts

Mechanism:

Drastically reduces image quality (72-96 DPI). Converts to JPEG with high compression.

Reduction:50-80%
Ideal for:Archiving

Degraded visual quality

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PDF compression frequently asked questions

Tout savoir sur la compression de PDF sécurisée

American tools are subject to the Cloud Act. Your PDFs (often sensitive: contracts, invoices, confidential documents) can be accessible to US authorities without your consent. For professional documents, prefer Smallpdf (Switzerland), PDF24 (Germany) or Sejda (Netherlands).
Yes! Smallpdf is a Swiss company based in Zurich. Their servers are in Switzerland, GDPR compliant, with automatic deletion after 1 hour. Limit: 2 PDFs/day free, 50 MB max. Paid version: €9/month unlimited.
Low (10-30%) for professional documents and contracts - quality preserved. Medium (30-50%) for presentations and reports - good compromise. High (50-80%) for archiving and email - degraded quality but significant space saving.
Absolutely! FileVert transfers up to 200 GB without compression. No need to reduce your PDFs: send your documents directly in original quality. French hosting guaranteed, faster than compression + decompression, and 100% quality preserved.
For compression: Smallpdf (Switzerland), PDF24 (Germany), Sejda (Netherlands). For editing: LibreOffice Draw (free), PDFtk (open source). For direct transfer without compression: FileVert (France) to send your original PDFs up to 200 GB.
Smallpdf, PDF24 and Sejda automatically delete your files after 1 hour maximum. This is a European GDPR guarantee. Unlike American tools where your documents can be kept indefinitely and analyzed by AI for targeted advertising.