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| Image compression | 84/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| PDF to Word | 92/100 Full 2-page .docx (9.4 KB, 44 paragraphs, 16/16 table cells) · Historical description; output not attached | 88/100 DOCX · Output attached | Active task |
| PDF compression | 93/100 PDF · Output attached | 92/100 PDF · Output attached |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | FreeConvert PDF to Word Converter PDF to Word 92/100 Seven-aspect task score Login-free conversion delivers editable tables with a clear download button and deletion control; ads and cloud upload are the trade-offs. Tested export Full 2-page .docx (9.4 KB, 44 paragraphs, 16/16 table cells) · Historical description; output not attached Historical test · 2026-10-19 | MConverter PDF to Word 88/100 Seven-aspect task score Requires Google sign-in (Free Plan); completes cloud conversion in 8.59s with auto-download of watermark-free DOCX, retaining 100% text and paragraph structure with tables rendered as paragraphs. Tested export DOCX · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-02 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | FreeConvert USD web subscriptions, free allowance and volume-tiered options · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free 20 conversion minutes/day; up to 5 conversion minutes/file; 1 GB web file limit. Basic2026-10-20 ↗ USD 12.99/month — Monthly 1,500 conversion minutes/month; 1.5 GB files; up to 100 concurrent conversions; shared web/API allowance. Basic (Annual)2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 129.9/year Annual Billed annually at USD 129.90/year (USD 10.83/month equivalent, 2 months free); 1,500 conversion minutes/month, 1.5 GB max file size, shared web/API allowance. Billed annually at USD 129.90/year; cancel anytime Standard2026-10-20 ↗ USD 24.99/month — Monthly 2,000 conversion minutes/month; 2 GB files; up to 100 concurrent conversions; shared web/API allowance. Standard (Annual)2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 249.9/year Annual Billed annually at USD 249.90/year (USD 20.82/month equivalent, 2 months free); 2,000 conversion minutes/month, 2 GB max file size, shared web/API allowance. Billed annually at USD 249.90/year; cancel anytime Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 29.99/month — Monthly 4,000 conversion minutes/month; 5 GB files; up to 100 concurrent conversions; shared web/API allowance. Pro (Annual)2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 299.9/year Annual Billed annually at USD 299.90/year (USD 24.99/month equivalent, 2 months free); 4,000 conversion minutes/month, 5 GB max file size, GPU/CPU encoding, shared web/API allowance. Billed annually at USD 299.90/year; cancel anytime Scale (Volume-tiered)2026-10-20 ↗ Contact sales Quoted Quoted Volume-tiered pricing starting at 45 units (1,125 conversion minutes/month from USD 27.90/month or USD 279.00/year, scaling up to 1M conversion minutes/month and 20 GB files). Prepaid top-up (One-time Credit starting tier)2026-10-20 ↗ USD 49.95 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time Minimum tier of 45 units (45×25 = 1,125 conversion minutes at USD 1.11/unit = USD 49.95 total, 5 GB max file size); higher volumes scale down to USD 0.33/unit, expiring 30 days after purchase. 9 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Monthly plans (USD 12.99 / 24.99 / 29.99) and annual billed totals (Basic USD 129.90/year, Standard USD 249.90/year, Pro USD 299.90/year — 2 months free, displayed on cards as USD 10.83 / 20.82 / 24.99 monthly equivalents) are verified from the official pricing page and its SSR payload. Scale and One-time Credit use volume tiers starting at 45 units (1,125 conversion minutes; One-time Credit starts at USD 49.95 for 30 days). Conversion minutes measure processing duration, not file counts. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordSubscriptions can be cancelled anytime to stop future renewals and advertise a 100% Money Back Guarantee; one-time credits expire after 30 days without auto-renewal. 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 pricing page Yearly toggle and SSR Nuxt billing payload verification ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ | MConverter free tier and Plus, Pro, Max monthly subscriptions · 2026-10-31 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-31 ↗ Free Free Free Free batch conversion without login, 100MB maximum file size, 4-hour auto-purge Basic conversions, isolated sandbox, immediate manual deletion；100MB per file cap, limited batch size；No renewal required, permanently free；Perpetual access Plus Plan2026-10-31 ↗ USD 12.99/month — Monthly Convert 250 files at once, 1 GB maximum file size, unlimited conversions per day No ads, no file branding, cross-device history, human support, File Explorer integration；1 GB per-file cap, 250 files per batch Rules [1] [2]Pro Plan2026-10-31 ↗ USD 25.99/month — Monthly Convert 750 files at once, 2 GB maximum file size, unlimited conversions per day No ads, no file branding, priority support, File Explorer integration；2 GB per-file cap, 750 files per batch Rules [1] [2]Max Plan2026-10-31 ↗ USD 33.99/month — Monthly Convert 1000 files at once, 10 GB maximum file size, unlimited conversions per day High-priority cluster, 10GB massive files, priority support, File Explorer integration；10 GB per-file cap, 1000 files per batch Rules [1] [2]4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Free unregistered tier supports batch conversions up to 100MB per file with 4-hour automatic purge; Plus is $12.99/mo (1GB file cap, 250 batch limit), Pro is $25.99/mo (2GB cap, 750 batch), Max is $33.99/mo (10GB cap, 1000 batch). Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified MConverter Premium Plans & Pricing ↗ · 2026-10-31 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free up to 1 GB file size with daily free conversion minutes; no signup required | Free Plan supports single PDF to DOCX conversion; higher batches require subscription |
| Cancellation & refunds | Subscriptions can be cancelled anytime to stop future renewals and advertise a 100% Money Back Guarantee; one-time credits expire after 30 days without auto-renewal. | Not verified |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | File size limits and privacy guarantees are clearly stated on the landing page | Displays target format and conversion actions upfront before starting |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Text retained: 100% · Editable table cells: 16 · Page 2 preserved: Yes | Text retained: 100% · Editable table cells: 0 · Page 2 preserved: Yes |
| Fixture findings | Text, tables and page two were retained; scans and longer documents need separate tests. | Exported 10.2 KB DOCX achieved 100.0% text retention via XML inspection (4/4 headings and 12/12 table cells preserved), with table content converted to paragraphs. |
| Original historical observation | FreeConvert converts our 2-page benchmark PDF in 5.8s into a clean 9.4 KB OpenXML .docx that retains 100% of text strings, the Page-2 verification token, and all 16/16 native <w:tbl> cells. | MConverter completes conversion in 8.59s upon login, exporting an editable 10.2 KB .docx with 100% text retention confirmed via XML parsing, rendering table data as aligned paragraphs. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Users needing reliable, no-login cloud PDF-to-Word conversion that preserves editable native Word tables and multi-page structure | Users needing fast extraction of complete PDF text and two-page document structure into editable DOCX who accept Google login |
| Result & output evidence | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. | |
| 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 | Full 2-page .docx (9.4 KB, 44 paragraphs, 16/16 table cells) · Historical description; output not attached · Check watermark record No native output is attached; check the evidence for specification and watermark claims. | DOCX · Output attached · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | Full 2-Page Native OpenXML .docx (44 Paragraphs, 16/16 Table Cells) | Full 2-page native .docx (72 paragraph nodes, watermark-free) |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-Free | Watermark-free |
| Batch & API | Supports multi-file batch conversion, cloud drive import/export, and REST API | Supports multi-file batch uploads and cloud drive connections |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Published allowances & file limits · not tested | Free: 20 conversion minutes/day; up to 5 conversion minutes/file; 1 GB web file limit. | Free: Free batch conversion without login, 100MB maximum file size, 4-hour auto-purge · Basic conversions, isolated sandbox, immediate manual deletion · 100MB per file cap, limited batch size |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 5.8s · End-to-end reference: 6.5s | Network-observed server wait: 8.59s · End-to-end reference: 9s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-19 · anchor_pdf2word_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-11-02 · 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 | Account required in this test |
| Sign-in methods | No login required | Sign-in required via Google SSO |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Displays third-party ad banners around the conversion box on the free tier, but the primary blue 'Download' button works cleanly with one click. | Requires account login before first conversion; executes conversion pipeline smoothly upon file upload and auto-triggers watermark-free DOCX download. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | TRMedia Inc. (United States) | MConverter (mconverter.eu) |
| Recorded origin | United States | Europe |
| Domain history record | 2018–Present | European online multi-format conversion platform |
| Background & reputation assessment | Operated by US-based TRMedia Inc., one of the largest general-purpose online file conversion platforms. | Operated by the European MConverter team, maintaining long-term multi-format online document conversion tools. |
| 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 | No third-party services listed in this record; this is not proof that none exist. |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Uses 256-bit SSL encryption, automatically deletes files after a few hours, and provides an immediate delete icon next to the download button. | End-to-end HTTPS encryption, provides an instant delete button to destroy server files, with scheduled automated cleanup. |
| Retention statement | Claims deletion within 8 hours; deletion not independently verified | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 32 / 35 Allows anonymous upload, conversion, and direct download of the converted .docx file (9,611 bytes) without registration, email walls, or watermarks (01_landing.png, 02_result.png, 03_download.png). | 31 / 35 Provides free PDF to DOCX conversion option upon login with no hidden paywalls or download lockouts. |
| Interaction restraint | 25.5 / 30 Displays third-party ad banners around the conversion box on the free tier, but the primary blue 'Download' button works cleanly with one click. | 24 / 30 Requires account login before first conversion; executes conversion pipeline smoothly upon file upload and auto-triggers watermark-free DOCX download. |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 Operated by US-based TRMedia Inc., one of the largest general-purpose online file conversion platforms. | 18 / 20 Operated by the European MConverter team, maintaining long-term multi-format online document conversion tools. |
| Engineering & privacy | 13.5 / 15 Uses 256-bit SSL encryption, automatically deletes files after a few hours, and provides an immediate delete icon next to the download button. | 13 / 15 End-to-end HTTPS encryption, provides an instant delete button to destroy server files, with scheduled automated cleanup. |
| Task quality | 62.5 / 65 Text Retention: 100.0% · Native Word Tables (<w:tbl>): 1 (16 cells) · Page 2 Preserved: Yes (63.5/65) | 58 / 65 Underlying XML inspection confirms 100.0% text retention across all 4/4 headings, 12/12 table cells, and Page 2 token, with table content converted to aligned paragraph typography (58.0/65) |
| Deliverable specifications | 19.5 / 20 Outputs a standard 9.4 KB (9,611 bytes) OpenXML .docx with 44 paragraphs and native table XML without login (20.0/20) | 18 / 20 Free tier exports a complete watermark-free .docx file (10.2 KB) with 72 editable paragraph nodes (18.0/20) |
| Processing speed | 12.5 / 15 Cloud PDF-to-DOCX conversion engine completes in ~8.59s and auto-triggers browser download (12.5/15) | |
