LightPDF · Scanned PDF OCR
Requires a free account login to run basic OCR exporting a 2-page `.docx` (11.3 MB, 26.61s server wait) with 100% recall across all 4 headings and 12 confusable invoice table cells, while Searchable `.pdf` export is locked behind VIP.
US-West (California, AS2914)
DOCX · Output attached · Open native file ↗
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
LightPDF Individual Free, Monthly, Annual and Perpetual plans; Team & Business and Education tabs priced separately · 2026-10-21
Promotional price USD 19.99/month (strikethrough USD 29.99), billed monthly, cancel anytime；Unused AI credits expire monthly
3-day free trial then USD 49.99/year (strikethrough USD 89.99; skipping trial saves USD 5)；1,000 AI credits per month expire monthly
40,000 AI credits granted instantly and valid until used
4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Individual pricing lists Free, Monthly USD 19.99, Annual USD 49.99 (with 3-day trial or $5 skip-trial discount), and Perpetual USD 109.99; per-feature AI credit deductions require hover tooltips and enterprise plans require custom quotes.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel recurring subscriptions via support ticket or payment platform email link; money-back guarantee is 30 days for Perpetual, 7 days for Annual, and 3 days for Monthly.
LightPDF official Individual pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-25
Mandatory Login + Free DOCX/TXT Export (Searchable PDF Requires VIP)
Mandatory Login + Free DOCX/TXT Export (Searchable PDF Requires VIP)
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page editable Word .docx (11307.6 KB · not searchable PDF)
- Watermark
- Watermark-free
- Free allowance
- Mandatory Login + Free DOCX/TXT Export (Searchable PDF Requires VIP)
- Account requirements
- Free Account Login Required
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page editable Word .docx (11307.6 KB · not searchable PDF)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Single-file OCR on free tier; batch processing per plan quota
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Exported a 2-page `.docx` document (11,307.6 KB, not a searchable PDF) with 100% recall across 4/4 headings, 12/12 invoice table cells, and the Page 2 verification token.
- Fixture
- anchor_pdfocr_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 26.61 s
- End-to-end reference
- 29.77 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Prompts for free account login before or upon download
- Interaction
- Free tier defaults to Standard OCR -> Word (`.docx`), while selecting "Searchable PDF" format triggers a VIP upgrade modal.
- Entity record
- AI Document Tool Suite (Wangxu Tech / Apowersoft)
- Origin
- Jurisdiction not publicly specified
- Domain history record
- Publicly operating online service
- Third-party tracking record
- No third-party services listed in this record; this is not proof that none exist.
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud OCR engine (cloud_lightpdf_aoscdn_ocr)
- Retention statement
- Not fully reverified; prior inference not carried forward
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_pdfocr_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 81.9/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_pdfocr_v1
Honesty & reputation · 70/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 21 / 35 | Requires signing into a free account before use (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png); the free tier unlocks Standard OCR exporting to `.docx` or `.txt` (Searchable PDF output and high-accuracy layout mode require paid Credits / VIP), completing server OCR in 26.61s (03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 20 / 30 | Free tier defaults to Standard OCR -> Word (`.docx`), while selecting "Searchable PDF" format triggers a VIP upgrade modal. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 17 / 20 | Developed and operated by Hong Kong-based Wangxu Technology (Apowersoft), offering web and desktop PDF utilities. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 12 / 15 | Processes files via Alibaba Cloud Hong Kong OSS (`oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com`) and `gw.aoscdn.com` async task queues tied to a user account. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 87/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 64 / 65 | Deterministic OCR text & table inspection: exports a 11307.6 KB .docx file (rather than an overlaid searchable PDF), recovering 4/4 headings and 12/12 confusable invoice table cells (100% table accuracy, 100% overall text recall) with the Page 2 verification token intact (64/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 15.5 / 20 | Exports a 2-page watermark-free .docx file (11307.6 KB) with a free account rather than a layout-preserving searchable PDF (15.5/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 7.5 / 15 | Upload took 3.16s and cloud OCR server processing completed in 26.61s (29.77s end-to-end) (7.5/15) | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-25
Initial scanned PDF OCR text layer, confusable invoice table cell accuracy, and server timing benchmark on anchor_pdfocr_v1.