Smallpdf · PDF to Word
Text and tables are retained with fast conversion in this run and upfront OCR pricing; tight free allowances and repeated upgrade prompts limit convenience.
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
Smallpdf USD web individual and team plans; default 2-seat team bill · 2026-10-20
7 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Current USD web prices show actual annual bills. Team entries use the default 2-seat total and identify the per-seat rate. The free daily allowance is not quantified.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
FAQ says the trial can be cancelled without charge, reverting to Free at the end of 7 days. Paid refund details were not verified.
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
$9 / month (billed annually at $108/yr; $12/mo monthly, 7-day free trial)
Freemium (daily capped free tier + Pro subscription)
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full watermark-free .docx (100% text + 16-cell native Word table + all pages preserved)
- Watermark
- Watermark-free
- Free allowance
- Capped at ~2 free tasks per day (selectable-text PDFs only; scanned OCR requires Pro), after which a 7-day trial wall appears
- Account requirements
- No login required within the daily free task quota
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page native .docx (10.1 KB, watermark-free, subject to daily free task cap)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Batch conversion requires Pro upgrade
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Smallpdf's cloud conversion engine is blazingly fast—CDP logs show the server reconstructed our 2-page PDF into a 10.1 KB .docx with a 16-cell native table in just 0.76s (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png); its main limitation is the ~2 tasks/day free cap.
- Fixture
- anchor_pdf2word_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 0.76 s
- End-to-end reference
- 1.26 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
- Clearly labels Pro OCR before conversion, though remaining daily free task count is not shown upfront on the landing page
- Interaction
- First conversion completes smoothly without forced registration, though persistent 'Free Trial' upsell banners appear in the header and sidebar.
- Entity record
- Smallpdf AG
- Origin
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Domain history record
- 2013–Present
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Swiss/EU high-speed cloud document conversion cluster
- Retention statement
- Temporary converted files are automatically deleted 1 hour after upload
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 88.8/100
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 · 83.5/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 26.5 / 35 | Clearly distinguishes free 'Convert selectable text only' from Pro-badged 'OCR (Scanned pages)' before conversion, and exports a complete 2-page .docx without login; however, the free tier enforces a strict daily task limit (~2 tasks/day) before prompting a 7-day trial wall (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 24 / 30 | First conversion completes smoothly without forced registration, though persistent 'Free Trial' upsell banners appear in the header and sidebar. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 | Founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 2013 (Smallpdf AG) with ISO/IEC 27001 certification. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 | Complies with Swiss Federal Data Protection Act and EU GDPR; temporary files are automatically purged 1 hour after upload. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 91/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 61.5 / 65 | Powered by a high-precision Solid Documents-grade conversion kernel, achieving 100.0% text retention, 16-cell native Word <w:tbl> reconstruction, and full multi-page preservation (61.5/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 15 / 20 | Exports an unwatermarked, untruncated .docx (10.1 KB), though the tight ~2 tasks/day free quota limits heavy daily workflows (15.0/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 14.5 / 15 | CDP job status JSON confirms pure server conversion took just 0.76s (11:13:40.990Z → 11:13:41.751Z)—the fastest engine in the category (14.5/15) | 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 DOCX XML structural inspection and honesty benchmark on Mode A document anchor (anchor_pdf2word_v1).