Soda PDF Online · PDF to Word
Automatic login-free conversion retains text and tables; free frequency and size limits apply, with no immediate deletion control observed and a stated 24-hour retention.
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
Soda PDF USD web/desktop Pro, Team and Business; annual team bill uses default 3 seats · 2026-10-20
USD 89 first year, then USD 129 every 12 months until cancelled
USD 80/seat first year, then USD 129/seat every 12 months; total depends on seats
USD 198 every 12 months until cancelled
7 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Annual order totals checked without payment: Pro USD 89 first year, renewing at 129; Business 198/year; default 3-seat Team first year 240 (card says 80 per seat). The Team monthly card shows 11.25 per seat, not the 3-seat total. All seat tiers, optional add-ons and taxes were not exhaustively verified.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Checkout states automatic renewal, cancellable through the account or support. Full conditions of the 30-day refund guarantee were not separately 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 ↗
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
Standard plan ~$8 / month (billed annually)
Free online quick converter + Standard / Pro / Business subscriptions
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- Full 2-page native .docx (5.5 KB, 100% text + 16-cell native Word table)
- Watermark
- No watermark
- Free allowance
- Free guests can convert standard single files without login; high-volume batch jobs and full online editing require a Soda PDF plan
- Account requirements
- No login required for standard single-file conversion
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page native .docx (5.5 KB, 46 paragraphs + 16-cell native table, watermark-free)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports local file and Google Drive / Dropbox cloud imports and exports
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Soda PDF Online delivers veteran commercial quality: auto-converting upon upload in 14.3s and exporting a super-compact 5.5 KB .docx with 100% text retention and 16 native Word table cells (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_pdf2word_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 12.8 s
- End-to-end reference
- 14.3 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
- Zero-friction direct conversion and download
- Interaction
- Clean, ad-free commercial interface that automatically starts conversion upon upload and presents a clear blue 'Download file' button on the same page (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png).
- Entity record
- Avanquest Software / LULU Software (sodapdf.com)
- Origin
- Montreal, Canada
- Domain history record
- 2010–Present (16-year commercial PDF software suite)
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Commercial cloud PDF-to-OpenXML conversion engine
- Retention statement
- Temporary cloud files are automatically purged within 24 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.
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 ↗) · 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 88.2/100
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 · 84/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 28 / 35 | Supports direct no-login drag-and-drop PDF-to-Word conversion and exports a full unwatermarked .docx (01_landing.png, 03_download.png), subject to daily free task frequency and file size limits. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 26 / 30 | Clean, ad-free commercial interface that automatically starts conversion upon upload and presents a clear blue 'Download file' button on the same page (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Developed and operated since 2010 by Montreal-based LULU Software / Avanquest Software Group, a veteran North American PDF software vendor. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 12 / 15 | Full SSL encryption with automatic 24-hour server file deletion. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 90/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 61 / 65 | Excellent OpenXML reconstruction: 100.0% text retention (4/4 headings, 3/3 body phrases, Page 2 verified) and 100% native Word <w:tbl> table reconstruction (4 rows, 16 cells, 12/12 data values intact) in a compact 5.5 KB file (61.0/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 17.5 / 20 | Exports a complete, unwatermarked 5.5 KB .docx with no login required (17.5/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 11.5 / 15 | Auto-converts upon upload in ~14.3s without requiring an extra Convert click (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).