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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | PDFtoWord.com | PDF2Go | Switch / compare |
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| PDF to Word | 91/100 DOCX · Output attached | 79/100 DOCX · Output attached | Active task |
| PDF compression | Not tested in topic | 96/100 PDF · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
| Scanned PDF OCR | Not tested in topic | 91/100 PDF · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
| PDF merge & split | Not tested in topic | 96/100 PDF · Output attached | Compare in task topic → |
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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 | PDF2Go PDF to Word 79/100 Seven-aspect task score Login-free access offers format choices and deletion; text is retained but tables need rebuilding, and third-party download ads add friction. Tested export DOCX · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-18 |
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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 ↗ | PDF2Go USD single-user plans and education eligibility plan · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Up to 50 MB without registration; limited processing, no batching; exact count not listed. Starter2026-10-20 ↗ USD 8/month USD 77/year Monthly 64 GB files, batching, priority queue; 1× AI allowance Annual 64 GB files, batching, priority queue; 1× AI allowance Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 29/month USD 278/year Monthly 64 GB files, batching, higher priority; 5× AI allowance Annual 64 GB files, batching, higher priority; 5× AI allowance Business2026-10-20 ↗ USD 89/month USD 854/year Monthly Per-person price; custom limits and centralized billing; 20× AI allowance Annual Per-person price; custom limits and centralized billing; 20× AI allowance Education eligibility plan2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free School-email verification; non-commercial educational use only, renewable while eligible. 8 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The annual view explicitly shows full-year USD 77/278/854; old monthly equivalents are not extrapolated. Paid plans use shared credits without full PDF credit rules here, so no file-count conversion is made. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordThe page states cancel anytime and a 14-day money-back guarantee; eligibility is subject to official refund terms. 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 ↗ |
| 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) | Free guests can convert documents and enable basic OCR; heavy batch sizes or exceeding daily credit allowances require a Premium plan |
| Cancellation & refunds | Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. | The page states cancel anytime and a 14-day money-back guarantee; eligibility is subject to official refund terms. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Discloses 'Maximum size allowed is 25MB' directly below the upload button before file selection | Format and OCR options shown upfront before clicking 'PDF to Word converter Now' |
| 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. | Text was retained, but tables became ordinary paragraphs; distinguish download ads from the real control. |
| 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). | PDF2Go exports an 11.2 KB .docx with 100% text retention, Page 2 preservation, and an instant 'Delete Task' button, but flattens the 4×4 financial table into 61 separate paragraphs rather than a native Word table and displays green ad buttons below the result card (02_workspace.png, 03_download.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 who need 100% text extraction (including free OCR) without logging in and do not require native Word table border reconstruction |
| 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) | Full 2-page unwatermarked .docx (11.2 KB, 61 paragraphs, 100% text retention) |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-free | No watermark |
| Batch & API | Web tool supports sequential single-file conversions ('Restart'); batch and OCR are handled by Nitro PDF Pro desktop | Supports local, URL, Google Drive, and Dropbox imports plus ZIP download |
| 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: Up to 50 MB without registration; limited processing, no batching; exact count not listed. / Education eligibility plan: School-email verification; non-commercial educational use only, renewable while eligible. |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 4.8s · End-to-end reference: 5.6s | Network-observed server wait: 11.4s · End-to-end reference: 12.9s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-18 · anchor_pdf2word_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-18 · 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 | No login required (optional Google / email signup for extra free credits) |
| 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). | Provides a clean red 'Download' button on the result card, but embeds third-party AdSense banners featuring deceptive green 'DOWNLOAD PDF TO WORD' buttons below and beside the workspace (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Nitro Software, Inc. | QaamGo Web GmbH (pdf2go.com) |
| Recorded origin | Founded in Melbourne, Australia / HQ in San Francisco, USA | Radolfzell, Germany |
| Domain history record | 2005–Present (21-year enterprise PDF software leader) | 2016–Present (10-year German online PDF platform) |
| 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. | Operated by QaamGo Web GmbH in Radolfzell, Germany (the same parent company behind Img2Go and Online-Convert). |
| 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 | Processed on Nitro's enterprise-compliant cloud infrastructure without requiring personal email submission or account creation to retrieve the converted file. | Full HTTPS transport with a prominent 'Delete Task' instant-deletion button on the result page and automatic 24-hour server cleanup. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Claims deletion within 24 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. | 29 / 35 Clearly exposes DOCX/DOC format options and a free 'Enable OCR' toggle right in the workspace before conversion, exporting a full unwatermarked .docx with no login required (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). |
| 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). | 20 / 30 Provides a clean red 'Download' button on the result card, but embeds third-party AdSense banners featuring deceptive green 'DOWNLOAD PDF TO WORD' buttons below and beside the workspace (02_workspace.png, 03_download.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. | 18 / 20 Operated by QaamGo Web GmbH in Radolfzell, Germany (the same parent company behind Img2Go and Online-Convert). |
| 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. | 13 / 15 Full HTTPS transport with a prominent 'Delete Task' instant-deletion button on the result page and automatic 24-hour server cleanup. |
| 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) | 49.5 / 65 OpenXML inspection confirms 100.0% text retention (all 4/4 headings, 12/12 table values, 3/3 body phrases, and Page 2 code preserved), but flattens the 4×4 table into 61 standalone paragraphs (table_count = 0) rather than a native Word <w:tbl> object (49.5/65) |
| 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) | 17.5 / 20 Exports a clean 11.2 KB .docx with no login or watermark, plus free optional OCR and .doc legacy output (17.5/20) |
| Processing speed | 11.7 / 15 Automatically starts cloud conversion upon upload and presents the Download button in ~4.8s (11.7/15) | |
