Test record & evaluation basis

FreeConvert PDF to Word Converter · PDF to Word

Login-free conversion delivers editable tables with a clear download button and deletion control; ads and cloud upload are the trade-offs.

Test date 2026-10-19Subscription + creditsPreview / screenshot evidenceMethod 2.3.1
1 · Date, environment & tier2026-10-19 · Guest flow

US-West (California, AS2914)

2 · Fixture & native export2-page text PDF; not a scan (anchor_pdf2word_v1)

No native export attached; page screenshot evidence only

3 · Price checks vs. test scoreOfficial pricing checked 2026-10-21

Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.

4 · What one test cannot proveScoped to this fixture & path

One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.

Plans & historical pricing

FreeConvert USD web subscriptions, free allowance and volume-tiered options · 2026-10-21

Plan · source date
Monthly / one-time
Annual bill / period
Quota & limits
Free
Free
Free 20 conversion minutes/day; up to 5 conversion minutes/file; 1 GB web file limit.
USD 12.99/month
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Monthly 1,500 conversion minutes/month; 1.5 GB files; up to 100 concurrent conversions; shared web/API allowance.
Basic (Annual)2026-10-20 ↗
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USD 129.9/year
Annual Billed annually at USD 129.90/year (USD 10.83/month equivalent, 2 months free); 1,500 conversion minutes/month, 1.5 GB max file size, shared web/API allowance.

Billed annually at USD 129.90/year; cancel anytime

USD 24.99/month
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Monthly 2,000 conversion minutes/month; 2 GB files; up to 100 concurrent conversions; shared web/API allowance.
Standard (Annual)2026-10-20 ↗
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USD 249.9/year
Annual Billed annually at USD 249.90/year (USD 20.82/month equivalent, 2 months free); 2,000 conversion minutes/month, 2 GB max file size, shared web/API allowance.

Billed annually at USD 249.90/year; cancel anytime

USD 29.99/month
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Monthly 4,000 conversion minutes/month; 5 GB files; up to 100 concurrent conversions; shared web/API allowance.
Pro (Annual)2026-10-20 ↗
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USD 299.9/year
Annual Billed annually at USD 299.90/year (USD 24.99/month equivalent, 2 months free); 4,000 conversion minutes/month, 5 GB max file size, GPU/CPU encoding, shared web/API allowance.

Billed annually at USD 299.90/year; cancel anytime

Scale (Volume-tiered)2026-10-20 ↗
Contact sales
Quoted
Quoted Volume-tiered pricing starting at 45 units (1,125 conversion minutes/month from USD 27.90/month or USD 279.00/year, scaling up to 1M conversion minutes/month and 20 GB files).
Prepaid top-up (One-time Credit starting tier)2026-10-20 ↗
USD 49.95 · one-time payment
Usage / one-time
Usage / one-time Minimum tier of 45 units (45×25 = 1,125 conversion minutes at USD 1.11/unit = USD 49.95 total, 5 GB max file size); higher volumes scale down to USD 0.33/unit, expiring 30 days after purchase.

9 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.

Monthly plans (USD 12.99 / 24.99 / 29.99) and annual billed totals (Basic USD 129.90/year, Standard USD 249.90/year, Pro USD 299.90/year — 2 months free, displayed on cards as USD 10.83 / 20.82 / 24.99 monthly equivalents) are verified from the official pricing page and its SSR payload. Scale and One-time Credit use volume tiers starting at 45 units (1,125 conversion minutes; One-time Credit starts at USD 49.95 for 30 days). Conversion minutes measure processing duration, not file counts.

Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.

Cancellation, sources & verification record

Subscriptions can be cancelled anytime to stop future renewals and advertise a 100% Money Back Guarantee; one-time credits expire after 30 days without auto-renewal.

Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗

Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗

Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗

Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗

Official pricing page Yearly toggle and SSR Nuxt billing payload verification ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗

Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-19

Free up to 1 GB / Paid plans from $12.99/mo

Freemium (ad-supported free tier + monthly subscriptions)

Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.

Delivery & access

Free delivery record
Full 2-page .docx (9.4 KB, 44 paragraphs, 16/16 table cells)
Watermark
Watermark-Free
Free allowance
Free up to 1 GB file size with daily free conversion minutes; no signup required
Account requirements
No login required
Maximum specification record
Full 2-Page Native OpenXML .docx (44 Paragraphs, 16/16 Table Cells)

May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.

Batch & API
Supports multi-file batch conversion, cloud drive import/export, and REST API
Manual refinement
Not recorded or not verified

Tested result & sample

FreeConvert converts our 2-page benchmark PDF in 5.8s into a clean 9.4 KB OpenXML .docx that retains 100% of text strings, the Page-2 verification token, and all 16/16 native <w:tbl> cells.

Fixture
anchor_pdf2word_v1
Recorded environment
US-West (California, AS2914)
Network-observed server wait
5.8 s
End-to-end reference
6.5 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.

No native export is attached. Screenshots show the visible page, but do not independently establish export properties or file validity.

Experience, rules & trust

Disclosure
File size limits and privacy guarantees are clearly stated on the landing page
Interaction
Displays third-party ad banners around the conversion box on the free tier, but the primary blue 'Download' button works cleanly with one click.
Entity record
TRMedia Inc. (United States)
Origin
United States
Domain history record
2018–Present
Third-party tracking record
Not recorded or not verified
External information
Not recorded or not verified
Processing
Cloud PDF layout & OpenXML (.docx) table reconstruction engine
Retention statement
Instant manual deletion button + automatic deletion within hours

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.

Stage A · Benchmark fixture 2-page text PDF; not a scan

anchor_pdf2word_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →

Stage B · Same-run screenshots 3 flow screenshots archived

Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.

Stage C · Native exported file No native file

Page screenshot evidence only

Stage D · Archived pricing sources 5 official source snapshots

Official feature and pricing page (snapshot ↗) · Official feature and pricing page (snapshot ↗) · Official feature and pricing page (snapshot ↗) · Official feature and pricing page (snapshot ↗) · Official pricing page Yearly toggle and SSR Nuxt billing payload verification (snapshot ↗)

Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.

Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 92.1/100

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_pdf2word_v1

Honesty & reputation · 90/100 · 30%

CriterionScoreRationaleBasis
Pricing transparency32 / 35 Allows anonymous upload, conversion, and direct download of the converted .docx file (9,611 bytes) without registration, email walls, or watermarks (01_landing.png, 02_result.png, 03_download.png). Evidence A →
Interaction restraint25.5 / 30 Displays third-party ad banners around the conversion box on the free tier, but the primary blue 'Download' button works cleanly with one click. Evidence A →
Background & reputation19 / 20 Operated by US-based TRMedia Inc., one of the largest general-purpose online file conversion platforms. Evidence A →
Engineering & privacy13.5 / 15 Uses 256-bit SSL encryption, automatically deletes files after a few hours, and provides an immediate delete icon next to the download button. Evidence A →

Capability · 93/100 · 70%

CriterionScoreRationaleBasis
Task quality62.5 / 65 Text Retention: 100.0% · Native Word Tables (<w:tbl>): 1 (16 cells) · Page 2 Preserved: Yes (63.5/65) Evidence B →
Deliverable specifications19.5 / 20 Outputs a standard 9.4 KB (9,611 bytes) OpenXML .docx with 44 paragraphs and native table XML without login (20.0/20) Evidence B →
Processing speed11 / 15 Completes cloud PDF-to-DOCX reconstruction in ~5.8s (13.2/15) Evidence B →

Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.

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