Test record & evaluation basis

Xodo PDF to Word Converter (by Apryse) · PDF to Word

Login-free conversion retains text and tables and supports continued online editing; guests get only one free conversion per day before upgrade prompts.

Test date 2026-10-19Free tier + subscriptionNative output attachedMethod 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)

DOCX · Output attached · Open native file ↗

3 · Price checks vs. test scoreOfficial pricing checked 2026-10-20

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

Xodo USD individual web and cross-platform suite; desktop alternative identified · 2026-10-20

Plan · source date
Monthly / one-time
Annual bill / period
Quota & limits
Web free allowance2026-10-20 ↗
Free
Free
Free 1 action/day with limited access to web tools.
USD 10.99/month
USD 95.88/year
Monthly 40+ web tools and unlimited document downloads Rules [1]
Annual 40+ web tools and unlimited document downloads Rules [1]
Xodo Document Suite2026-10-20 ↗
USD 24.99/month
USD 107.93/year
Monthly Web, desktop and mobile bundle with unlimited web use Rules [1]
Annual Web, desktop and mobile bundle with unlimited web use Rules [1]
Xodo Desktop · PDF Studio2026-10-20 ↗
USD 19.99/month
USD 119.88/year
Monthly Desktop alternative, not web access Rules [1]
Annual Desktop alternative, not web access Rules [1]
Web / suite trial2026-10-20 ↗
Free trial
Trial
Trial 3 days; valid payment method required, cancellable during the trial.
Custom team plan2026-10-20 ↗
Contact sales
Quoted
Quoted Price varies by app bundle, seats and billing cycle; not all combinations verified.

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

[1] Annual plans charge the full year upfront; see verification notes for suite promotional eligibility

Monthly and annual bills confirmed. Document Suite USD 107.93/year is a new-annual-subscription promotion through 2026-12-31, retained while the annual subscription stays active. Team seat combinations and desktop perpetual licences were not exhaustively checked.

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

Cancellation, sources & verification record

Monthly subscriptions can be cancelled anytime; trials require a valid payment method. Refund terms were not fully 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 · 2026-10-19

1 Free file/day; Xodo Pro ~$12/mo (~$9/mo billed annually)

Free daily 1-file quota + Monthly/Annual Xodo Document Suite subscriptions

Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.

Delivery & access

Free delivery record
Full-document watermark-free .docx (100% text + 16-cell native table + multi-page)
Watermark
Watermark-free
Free allowance
Free guests get 1 free conversion per 24 hours; additional conversions trigger 'Daily free use reached' and require Xodo Pro
Account requirements
No login required (limited to 1 free action per day)
Maximum specification record
Full 2-page native .docx (44 paragraphs + 16-cell native table, watermark-free)

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

Batch & API
Supports Xodo Drive, Dropbox, and Google Drive; enterprise Apryse Server SDK available
Manual refinement
Not recorded or not verified

Tested result & sample

Backed by Canada's Apryse (PDFTron) commercial SDK, Xodo exports a 10.0 KB .docx with 100% text and 16-cell native table fidelity in 4.2s; the only caveat is its 1-action/day free limit (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png).

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

Experience, rules & trust

Disclosure
Top banner notifies the user after the 1st conversion that the daily free quota is reached
Interaction
Clean, ad-free workspace that lets users directly click Download or open the converted file in Xodo's online DOCX Editor.
Entity record
Apryse Software Corp. (formerly PDFTron Systems Inc.)
Origin
Vancouver, Canada / Denver, USA
Domain history record
Xodo launched in 2014 (parent company PDFTron founded in 1998)
Third-party tracking record
Not recorded or not verified
External information
Not recorded or not verified
Processing
Apryse cloud document conversion cluster
Retention statement
Supports one-click manual trash deletion on the download screen or automatic permanent purge after 1 hour

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 DOCX · Output attached

Open native exported file ↗

Stage D · Archived pricing sources 3 official source snapshots

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 91.3/100

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 · 88.5/100 · 30%

CriterionScoreRationaleBasis
Pricing transparency29.5 / 35 Allows guests to upload and complete 1 full watermark-free conversion and download without login (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png); immediately upon completing the 1st conversion, the top banner announces 'Daily free use reached. Save 40% off Xodo Document Suite' (03_download.png), capping free usage at 1 action per day. Evidence A →
Interaction restraint25.5 / 30 Clean, ad-free workspace that lets users directly click Download or open the converted file in Xodo's online DOCX Editor. Evidence A →
Background & reputation19.5 / 20 Operated by Apryse Software Corp. (formerly PDFTron Systems Inc., founded 1998 in Vancouver, Canada), a premier commercial PDF SDK provider. Evidence A →
Engineering & privacy14 / 15 Clearly states 'We keep your data safe and confidential (permanently deleted after 1h)' and provides a trash-can icon for immediate manual deletion. Evidence A →

Capability · 92.5/100 · 70%

CriterionScoreRationaleBasis
Task quality62 / 65 Powered by Apryse's commercial PDFTron conversion SDK, achieving 100.0% text retention across 44 paragraphs, 16/16 native Word <w:tbl> table cells, and full Page 2 preservation (62.0/65) Evidence A →
Deliverable specifications17.5 / 20 Exports a complete, watermark-free 10.0 KB .docx without login, though free guests are strictly limited to 1 conversion per day (17.5/20) Evidence A →
Processing speed13 / 15 Apryse cloud conversion finishes in ~4.2s and displays 'Done! Your file is ready.' (13.0/15) 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.

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