Zamzar PDF to DOCX Converter · PDF to Word
No login or email is needed, limits are disclosed upfront, and text and tables are retained; free files are capped at 3MB with 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
Zamzar USD web monthly subscriptions and free allowance; API excluded · 2026-10-20
FAQ mentions a weekly subscription, but the table does not state its price or tier mapping.
5 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Current Basic/Pro/Business prices are USD 12/19/39 per month, replacing the historical USD 18 Basic summary. Unlimited web conversions are separate from daily desktop quotas. The FAQ mentions weekly subscriptions without prices; no weekly price is inferred.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel in the account; access continues through the paid period and the next cycle is not charged.
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
Free tier (≤3MB, 2 files/day); Basic $18/mo (unlocks 200MB files)
Free tier + Monthly/Annual subscriptions + Developer API
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 can convert files up to 3 MB, max 2 files per 24 hours; larger files require Basic ($18/mo) or higher
- Account requirements
- No login required (email notification is optional)
- Maximum specification record
- Full 2-page native .docx (62 paragraphs + 16-cell native table, capped at ≤3MB on free tier)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports multi-file uploads and the mature Zamzar Developer API
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
Operating for 20 years, Zamzar sets a high bar for upfront rule disclosure: stating 'Max. file size 3MB' right below Choose Files and delivering an 8.1 KB .docx with 100% text and 16-cell native table reconstruction without login (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_pdf2word_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 6.5 s
- End-to-end reference
- 7.3 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
- 'Max. file size 3MB' is printed directly below Step 1 Choose Files before upload
- Interaction
- Has retired its legacy mandatory email-gate workflow in favor of direct browser downloads with zero third-party pop-up ads.
- Entity record
- Zamzar Ltd
- Origin
- United Kingdom (Founded 2006)
- Domain history record
- 2006–Present (20-year online file conversion pioneer)
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud asynchronous conversion queue + REST API
- Retention statement
- Free converted files are stored for 24 hours before automatic deletion
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 ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 89.8/100
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 · 90.5/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 31.5 / 35 | Clearly states 'Max. file size 3MB (want more?)' directly beneath the Step 1 Choose Files button (01_landing.png), and makes 'Email when done?' an optional checkbox; uploading our anchor PDF and clicking Convert Now navigates to the completion page with a direct blue Download button (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 26.5 / 30 | Has retired its legacy mandatory email-gate workflow in favor of direct browser downloads with zero third-party pop-up ads. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 | Continuously operated by UK-based Zamzar Ltd since 2006 (20 years as one of the web's earliest file conversion platforms). | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13.5 / 15 | Completion page clearly notes 'Files are stored for 24 hours', operating under UK and EU GDPR data protection regulations. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 89.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 61 / 65 | 100.0% text retention across 62 editable paragraphs (1,268 chars), 16/16 native Word <w:tbl> table cells, and full Page 2 preservation (61.0/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 16.5 / 20 | Exports a compact, watermark-free 8.1 KB .docx without login, though the free single-file size limit is capped at 3 MB (16.5/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 12 / 15 | 3-step upload and queue conversion completes in ~7.3s (~6.5s server conversion) (12.0/15) | 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.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-19
Initial Mode A OpenXML structural verification and honesty audit on anchor_pdf2word_v1.