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| PDF to Word | 91/100 DOCX · Output attached | 80/100 DOCX · Output attached | Active task |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Nitro PDF to Word (PDFtoWord.com) PDF to Word 91/100 Seven-aspect task score Nitro’s service retains text and tables without login or email; free files are limited to 25MB, with suite promotions and an assistant widget. Tested export DOCX · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-18 | AnyConv PDF to Word 80/100 Seven-aspect task score AnyConv delivers a truly free, no-login online PDF-to-DOCX conversion in just 3.3 seconds. While achieving 100% text retention across all headings, tabular numbers, and body text in a clean 4.9 KB Word file, it flattens tables into plain text flow rather than preserving native Word table grids. Tested export DOCX · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-01 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | pdftoword.com now redirects to Nitro: free browser converter and related Nitro PDF licences · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free web converter2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Free browser tool without registration or email; limited use with no numeric count stated. Nitro PDF Standard2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 180/year Annual USD 180 per user/year; conversion, editing and related subscription features. Nitro PDF Plus2026-10-20 ↗ Contact sales Quoted Quoted Enterprise teams quoted; advanced security and administration. Nitro PDF Classic · 3 years2026-10-20 ↗ USD 270 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time Windows desktop licence, one payment for 3 years; not unlimited web entitlement. Valid for 3 years, not perpetual Nitro 14-day trial2026-10-20 ↗ Free trial Trial Trial 14-day full-feature trial; no credit card required. 5 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Standard explicitly bills USD 180 annually; the USD 15 monthly equivalent is not presented as a flexible monthly plan. Classic costs USD 270 once for 3 years, not a lifetime licence. Some template copy says download PDF despite the PDF-to-Word title; no new conversion result is inferred. 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 ↗ | AnyConv 100% free file conversion service with 100MB file limit · 2026-10-31 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-31 ↗ Free Free Free Completely free conversion without login, 100MB maximum file size, 300+ supported formats Full access to 300+ formats across documents, media, eBooks, and archives；100 MB per-file size limit; display ads present；Permanently free, no renewal；Perpetual access 1 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. All features completely free with ad sponsorship; supports files up to 100MB with zero paid tiers or subscription paywalls. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified AnyConv Official Homepage ↗ · 2026-10-31 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free online conversion and direct download for PDFs up to 25 MB (with a 'Restart' button to convert additional files) | Up to 100MB per file with no strict daily limit |
| Cancellation & refunds | Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. | Not verified |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Discloses 'Maximum size allowed is 25MB' directly below the upload button before file selection | Homepage clearly states the 100MB file limit and 1-hour auto-deletion policy |
| 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 | Downloaded without an email address with tables retained; the historical entry limited files to 25MB. | 100.0% vector text retention across all headings and table cells, though native Word table objects are flattened into paragraph text. |
| Original historical observation | Once notorious years ago for requiring an email address to receive converted files, `pdftoword.com` (now integrated into `gonitro.com/pdf-to-word`) has completely dropped the email gate: it discloses a clear 25 MB limit upfront and exports a 10.0 KB 16-cell native-table .docx in 4.8s via a direct Download button (03_download.png). | AnyConv converted the test anchor in 3.32s server wait time without login, retaining 100% of vector text and exporting a 4.9 KB watermark-free DOCX file (01_landing.png, 02_uploaded.png, 03_result.png). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Business users who trust an enterprise PDF vendor (Nitro Software) and want to convert contracts or reports under 25 MB into native editable Word (.docx) without logging in or giving an email address | Users needing quick PDF text extraction and lightweight Word document conversion for editing |
| 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 (44 paragraphs + 16-cell native table, watermark-free, up to 25 MB per file) | 2-page DOCX (4.9 KB · Zero watermark · 100% text retention · Flattened tables) |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-free | Zero watermark |
| Batch & API | Web tool supports sequential single-file conversions ('Restart'); batch and OCR are handled by Nitro PDF Pro desktop | Supports multi-file upload batches with a clean web interface |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Published allowances & file limits · not tested | Free web converter: Free browser tool without registration or email; limited use with no numeric count stated. / Nitro 14-day trial: 14-day full-feature trial; no credit card required. | Free: Completely free conversion without login, 100MB maximum file size, 300+ supported formats · Full access to 300+ formats across documents, media, eBooks, and archives · 100 MB per-file size limit; display ads present |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 4.8s · End-to-end reference: 5.6s | Network-observed server wait: 3.32s · End-to-end reference: 3.33s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-18 · anchor_pdf2word_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-11-01 · 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 or email required; optional Nitro account sign-in | Direct upload, conversion, and download without registration |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Zero registration modals or third-party ad banners; displays a side-by-side Nitro PDF desktop promo card and a dismissible 'Nina from Nitro' AI sales assistant widget in the bottom-right corner (02_workspace.png). | Not verified |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Nitro Software, Inc. | AnyConv Project (Ethan Brooks) |
| Recorded origin | Founded in Melbourne, Australia / HQ in San Francisco, USA | United States / European hosting |
| Domain history record | 2005–Present (21-year enterprise PDF software leader) | Established in 2019 |
| Background & reputation assessment | Officially operated by Nitro Software, Inc. (founded in Melbourne in 2005, headquartered in San Francisco), owner of the category-defining `pdftoword.com` domain. | Not verified |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Lightweight multi-format conversion service operating continuously since 2019, focused on no-registration and straightforward operation. |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Not verified | Google AdSense · Yandex Advertising Network |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Processed on Nitro's enterprise-compliant cloud infrastructure without requiring personal email submission or account creation to retrieve the converted file. | Not verified |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Claims deletion within 1 hours; deletion not independently verified |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 31.5 / 35 Clearly states 'Maximum size allowed is 25MB. Supported formats: pdf' on the upload card (01_landing.png); uploading our 2-page anchor PDF immediately displays 'Your document is ready!' and a direct black Download button (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png), completely retiring its legacy email-gate requirement. | |
| Interaction restraint | 25.5 / 30 Zero registration modals or third-party ad banners; displays a side-by-side Nitro PDF desktop promo card and a dismissible 'Nina from Nitro' AI sales assistant widget in the bottom-right corner (02_workspace.png). | |
| Background & reputation | 19.5 / 20 Officially operated by Nitro Software, Inc. (founded in Melbourne in 2005, headquartered in San Francisco), owner of the category-defining `pdftoword.com` domain. | |
| Engineering & privacy | 13.5 / 15 Processed on Nitro's enterprise-compliant cloud infrastructure without requiring personal email submission or account creation to retrieve the converted file. | |
| Task quality | 61.5 / 65 Powered by Nitro's enterprise PDF conversion kernel, OpenXML `word/document.xml` inspection confirms 100.0% text retention (4/4 headings, 3/3 special-symbol phrases, 44 editable paragraphs) and a complete 16-cell native Word `<w:tbl>` table (12/12 financial values intact) with Page 2 token preserved (61.5/65) | 45 / 65 Text Retention: 100% · Native Word Tables (<w:tbl>): 0 (0 cells) · Page 2 Preserved: Yes |
| Deliverable specifications | 18 / 20 Exports a complete 2-page watermark-free native `.docx` file (10.0 KB) without login or email submission, supporting free files up to 25 MB (18.0/20) | 17 / 20 Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export spec: 2-page DOCX (4.9 KB · Zero watermark · 100% text retention · Flattened tables) |
| Processing speed | 11.7 / 15 Automatically starts cloud conversion upon upload and presents the Download button in ~4.8s (11.7/15) | 14 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 3.32s (API mode: async_verified; network upload 0s / end-to-end 3.33s shown for reference only, never penalized) |
