CloudConvert supports an enormous range of formats by uploading your files to its servers to convert them. Omit Convert converts and scrubs metadata locally, so files never leave your device, using royalty-free codecs.
| How they compare | Omit | CloudConvert |
|---|---|---|
| Where files are converted | On your device. Files are never uploaded | Uploaded to CloudConvert's servers, deleted within 24 hours |
| Format breadth | Common document, image, audio, and video formats | Over 200 formats across 13 categories |
| Metadata scrubbing | Strips metadata locally as part of the conversion | Conversion focused, without a privacy metadata scrub step |
| Works offline | Yes, fully offline | No. Requires uploading to the service |
| Cost model | One-time license | Typically subscription or credit packages, from about 8 US dollars a month |
| No install needed | Requires installing the suite | Runs in a browser with nothing to install |
| Rows where CloudConvert leads are marked plainly and explained below. We concede what we do not win. Verified 23 July 2026. | ||
When CloudConvert is the better choice: if you need a rare or exotic format among its 200-plus options, or a quick one-off conversion with nothing installed, CloudConvert's breadth and browser convenience are hard to beat. Omit Convert is for the common formats you use daily when the file is sensitive enough that uploading it, even to a service that deletes it within a day, is not acceptable.
For everyday conversions of confidential files, point them at Omit Convert instead of uploading. You keep local processing and gain a metadata scrub, and can still reach for CloudConvert for an unusual format.
Checked against CloudConvert's published privacy policy on the date shown. They are unusually clear about their retention, which makes an honest comparison possible.
Verified 23 July 2026.
CloudConvert states that uploads are automatically removed after 24 hours at the latest, and files are transmitted over secure connections. For a cloud converter that is a reasonable policy, clearly stated.
CloudConvert privacy policyBrowser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, IP address and access timestamps are kept for 180 days, stored separately from other personal data. Your file goes in a day; the record that you converted it stays for six months. For most work that is fine. For a document whose existence is itself sensitive, it is the detail worth knowing.
CloudConvert privacy policyThat is inherent to a web service and not a criticism of their engineering. But it means a conversion is a disclosure, and for regulated material a disclosure needs a basis and possibly a processing agreement. Omit Convert removes the question by never transmitting the file.
How local conversion worksChoose Omit Convert when the file itself is confidential, when your policy or regulator does not permit uploading client material to a third party, or when you also want metadata scrubbed in the same pass.
Choose CloudConvert for breadth. It supports far more format pairs than we do, needs no installation, and handles occasional conversion of non-sensitive files better than a desktop tool would.
Omit Convert is coming soon. Omit runs fully offline, and the Omit Redact beta is a free download. Read the Trust Center and verify the offline promise yourself.