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| PDF to Word | 94/100 DOCX · Output attached | 90/100 DOCX · Output attached | Active task |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Foxit Online PDF to Word Converter PDF to Word 94/100 Seven-aspect task score Foxit’s service delivered complete text and tables free without login; a desktop trial promotion appears without blocking the download. Tested export DOCX · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-19 | Zamzar PDF to DOCX Converter PDF to Word 90/100 Seven-aspect task score 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. Tested export DOCX · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-19 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Foxit free web converter and personal/team PDF Editor plans; USD · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free online converter2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Up to 15 MB/file; no account; count and page limits not listed. PDF Editor (Annual, paid in full)2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 129.99/year Annual Per user/year; Windows, macOS and web, conversion and OCR; includes 300 free AI credits/month. PDF Editor (Annual plan, billed monthly)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 10.99/month — Monthly USD 10.99 per user/month under an annual commitment billed monthly (USD 131.88/year total); Windows, macOS, web and 300 AI credits/month. Rules [1] PDF Editor (Monthly plan)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 16.99/month — Monthly USD 16.99 per user/month without an annual contract; Windows, macOS, web and 300 AI credits/month. PDF Editor+ (Annual, paid in full)2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 159.99/year Annual Per user/year; additionally includes mobile apps (iOS/Android), AI Smart Redact and 150 eSign envelopes/year. PDF Editor+ (Annual plan, billed monthly)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 13.99/month — Monthly USD 13.99 per user/month under an annual commitment billed monthly (USD 167.88/year total); includes desktop, web, mobile, Smart Redact and 150 eSign envelopes/year. Rules [1] PDF Editor+ (Monthly plan)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 19.99/month — Monthly USD 19.99 per user/month without an annual contract; includes desktop, web, mobile, Smart Redact and 150 eSign envelopes/year. PDF Editor 14 · Perpetual2026-10-20 ↗ USD 209.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time One-time per-user perpetual licence; not equivalent to all subscription benefits. 14-day trial2026-10-20 ↗ Free trial Trial Trial No credit card; actual trial entitlement is subject to activation page. Volume Licensing2026-10-20 ↗ Contact sales Quoted Quoted 30+ seats quoted (up to 30% volume discount); local taxes extra. 10 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Verified across all three billing tabs on 2026-10-21: Annual plan paid in full is USD 129.99/year (PDF Editor) and USD 159.99/year (PDF Editor+); Annual plan billed monthly is USD 10.99/month (PDF Editor) and USD 13.99/month (PDF Editor+); flexible Monthly plan is USD 16.99/month (PDF Editor) and USD 19.99/month (PDF Editor+); plus USD 209.99 perpetual licence and 30+ seat Volume Licensing by quote. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. 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 ↗ Foxit PDF Editor pricing page capture across all three billing tabs ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ | Zamzar USD web monthly subscriptions and free allowance; API excluded · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Basic2026-10-20 ↗ USD 12/month — Monthly Unlimited web conversions; 200 MB files; 25 concurrent; 5 GB storage; desktop separately limited to 50/day. Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 19/month — Monthly Unlimited web conversions; 400 MB files; 50 concurrent; 20 GB storage; desktop separately limited to 100/day. Business2026-10-20 ↗ USD 39/month — Monthly Unlimited web conversions; 2 GB files; 100 concurrent; 100 GB storage; desktop separately limited to 500/day. Weekly subscription mentioned in FAQ2026-10-20 ↗ Weekly price not verified Other period Other period FAQ mentions a weekly subscription, but the table does not state its price or tier mapping. 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 recordCancel 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 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free no-login single-file online conversion; bulk processing, deep editing, and advanced OCR upsell to Foxit PDF Editor+ | Free guests can convert files up to 3 MB, max 2 files per 24 hours; larger files require Basic ($18/mo) or higher |
| Cancellation & refunds | Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. | Cancel in the account; access continues through the paid period and the next cycle is not charged. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Upfront and transparent with zero post-conversion registration walls | 'Max. file size 3MB' is printed directly below Step 1 Choose Files before upload |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Text retained: 100% · Editable table cells: 16 · Page 2 preserved: Yes | Text retained: 100% · Editable table cells: 16 · Page 2 preserved: Yes |
| Fixture findings | Exported editable Word without login with text and tables retained; scans were not tested. | Text and editable tables were retained; the historical free file-size limit was 3MB. |
| Original historical observation | Unlike Adobe Acrobat Online's aggressive repeat-visitor paywall, enterprise rival Foxit keeps its web converter genuinely free: exporting a clean 12.9 KB .docx in 4.5s without login and reconstructing all 16 native table cells flawlessly (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | 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). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Business and academic users who want an enterprise PDF vendor engine with clean OpenXML paragraph structure and no-login export | Users converting small-to-medium text PDFs under 3 MB who appreciate upfront rule disclosure from a 20-year UK pioneer |
| Result & output evidence | ||
| Scans / OCR | The fixture is a text PDF; scans and OCR were not tested | The fixture is a text PDF; scans and OCR were not tested |
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | DOCX · Output attached · No watermark in test | DOCX · Output attached · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | Full 2-page native .docx (45 paragraphs + 16-cell native table, watermark-free) | Full 2-page native .docx (62 paragraphs + 16-cell native table, capped at ≤3MB on free tier) |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-free | Watermark-free |
| Batch & API | Offers enterprise Foxit PDF Conversion SDK and Cloud API | Supports multi-file uploads and the mature Zamzar Developer API |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Published allowances & file limits · not tested | Free online converter: Up to 15 MB/file; no account; count and page limits not listed. / 14-day trial: No credit card; actual trial entitlement is subject to activation page. | Web free: 2 files per 24 hours; tool-page limit 3 MB. |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 4.5s · End-to-end reference: 5.3s | Network-observed server wait: 6.5s · End-to-end reference: 7.3s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-19 · anchor_pdf2word_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-19 · anchor_pdf2word_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) |
| Repeated tests & reliability | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. |
| Interaction experience | ||
| Account requirements | No login in this test | No login in this test |
| Sign-in methods | No login required for direct conversion and download | No login required (email notification is optional) |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Provides a direct orange 'Download Your File →' link at the top of the completion modal, with an optional Foxit PDF Editor+ free trial banner below that never blocks free export. | Has retired its legacy mandatory email-gate workflow in favor of direct browser downloads with zero third-party pop-up ads. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Foxit Software Inc. | Zamzar Ltd |
| Recorded origin | Fremont, California, USA (Founded 2001) | United Kingdom (Founded 2006) |
| Domain history record | 2001–Present (25-year global PDF leader) | 2006–Present (20-year online file conversion pioneer) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Developed and operated by Foxit Software Inc. (founded 2001, Fremont, California), the world's #2 enterprise PDF technology vendor. | Continuously operated by UK-based Zamzar Ltd since 2006 (20 years as one of the web's earliest file conversion platforms). |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Enterprise cloud HTTPS encryption with automatic scheduled deletion of temporary documents from Foxit servers. | Completion page clearly notes 'Files are stored for 24 hours', operating under UK and EU GDPR data protection regulations. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Claims deletion within 24 hours; deletion not independently verified |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 32.5 / 35 Explicitly promises 'No software to install, no account required' on the landing page (01_landing.png); uploading our 2-page anchor PDF and clicking Start Conversion without login immediately pops up 'Success! Your file has been converted. Download Your File →' (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | 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). |
| Interaction restraint | 26.5 / 30 Provides a direct orange 'Download Your File →' link at the top of the completion modal, with an optional Foxit PDF Editor+ free trial banner below that never blocks free export. | 26.5 / 30 Has retired its legacy mandatory email-gate workflow in favor of direct browser downloads with zero third-party pop-up ads. |
| Background & reputation | 19.5 / 20 Developed and operated by Foxit Software Inc. (founded 2001, Fremont, California), the world's #2 enterprise PDF technology vendor. | 19 / 20 Continuously operated by UK-based Zamzar Ltd since 2006 (20 years as one of the web's earliest file conversion platforms). |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Enterprise cloud HTTPS encryption with automatic scheduled deletion of temporary documents from Foxit servers. | 13.5 / 15 Completion page clearly notes 'Files are stored for 24 hours', operating under UK and EU GDPR data protection regulations. |
| Task quality | 62.5 / 65 100.0% text retention across 45 clean editable paragraphs (1,250 chars with zero duplicate header clutter), 16/16 native Word <w:tbl> table cells, and full Page 2 preservation (62.5/65) | 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) |
| Deliverable specifications | 18.5 / 20 Exports a complete, watermark-free 12.9 KB .docx without login or single-page truncation (18.5/20) | 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) |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 Foxit cloud conversion finishes in ~4.5s with crisp responsiveness (13.0/15) | 12 / 15 3-step upload and queue conversion completes in ~7.3s (~6.5s server conversion) (12.0/15) |
