PDF2Go · PDF to Word
Login-free access offers format choices and deletion; text is retained but tables need rebuilding, and third-party download ads add friction.
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
PDF2Go USD single-user plans and education eligibility plan · 2026-10-20
8 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
The annual view explicitly shows full-year USD 77/278/854; old monthly equivalents are not extrapolated. Paid plans use shared credits without full PDF credit rules here, so no file-count conversion is made.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
The page states cancel anytime and a 14-day money-back guarantee; eligibility is subject to official refund terms.
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 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-18
$6.50 / month (billed annually; $8.50/mo monthly)
Free guest allowance + Premium credit subscriptions / pay-as-you-go packs
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page unwatermarked .docx (11.2 KB, 100% text retention, 61 paragraphs)
- Watermark
- No watermark
- Free allowance
- Free guests can convert documents and enable basic OCR; heavy batch sizes or exceeding daily credit allowances require a Premium plan
- Account requirements
- No login required (optional Google / email signup for extra free credits)
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page unwatermarked .docx (11.2 KB, 61 paragraphs, 100% text retention)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports local, URL, Google Drive, and Dropbox imports plus ZIP download
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
PDF2Go exports an 11.2 KB .docx with 100% text retention, Page 2 preservation, and an instant 'Delete Task' button, but flattens the 4×4 financial table into 61 separate paragraphs rather than a native Word table and displays green ad buttons below the result card (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_pdf2word_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 11.4 s
- End-to-end reference
- 12.9 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
- Format and OCR options shown upfront before clicking 'PDF to Word converter Now'
- Interaction
- Provides a clean red 'Download' button on the result card, but embeds third-party AdSense banners featuring deceptive green 'DOWNLOAD PDF TO WORD' buttons below and beside the workspace (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png).
- Entity record
- QaamGo Web GmbH (pdf2go.com)
- Origin
- Radolfzell, Germany
- Domain history record
- 2016–Present (10-year German online PDF platform)
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud PDF text extraction and DOCX paragraph reconstruction pipeline
- Retention statement
- Instant 'Delete Task' button on the download page; automatic deletion after 24 hours or 10 downloads
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_pdf2word_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Official feature and pricing page (snapshot ↗) · Official feature and pricing page (snapshot ↗) · Official feature and pricing page (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 79/100
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 · 80/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 29 / 35 | Clearly exposes DOCX/DOC format options and a free 'Enable OCR' toggle right in the workspace before conversion, exporting a full unwatermarked .docx with no login required (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 20 / 30 | Provides a clean red 'Download' button on the result card, but embeds third-party AdSense banners featuring deceptive green 'DOWNLOAD PDF TO WORD' buttons below and beside the workspace (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Operated by QaamGo Web GmbH in Radolfzell, Germany (the same parent company behind Img2Go and Online-Convert). | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Full HTTPS transport with a prominent 'Delete Task' instant-deletion button on the result page and automatic 24-hour server cleanup. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 78.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 49.5 / 65 | OpenXML inspection confirms 100.0% text retention (all 4/4 headings, 12/12 table values, 3/3 body phrases, and Page 2 code preserved), but flattens the 4×4 table into 61 standalone paragraphs (table_count = 0) rather than a native Word <w:tbl> object (49.5/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 17.5 / 20 | Exports a clean 11.2 KB .docx with no login or watermark, plus free optional OCR and .doc legacy output (17.5/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 11.5 / 15 | End-to-end cloud upload and conversion finishes in ~11.4s (11.5/15) | 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
- 2026-10-18
Initial real-machine benchmark and OpenXML inspection on Mode A document conversion anchor (anchor_pdf2word_v1).