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| PDF to Word | 88/100 DOCX · Output attached | 74/100 DOCX · Output attached | Active task |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Soda PDF Online PDF to Word 88/100 Seven-aspect task score Automatic login-free conversion retains text and tables; free frequency and size limits apply, with no immediate deletion control observed and a stated 24-hour retention. Tested export DOCX · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-18 | CopyChecker PDF to Word PDF to Word 74/100 Seven-aspect task score Exports watermark-free DOCX locally without login with 100% text retention, but the 'Keep the Original Layout' cloud endpoint fails with HTTP 500 and 'Optimize Layout' flattens tables with a 1/day free guest limit. Tested export DOCX · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-28 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Soda PDF USD web/desktop Pro, Team and Business; annual team bill uses default 3 seats · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free online conversion2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free FAQ says “2 files per day or 3 MB”; the rule is ambiguous. Advanced features require payment; arbitrary free exports are not guaranteed. Soda PDF Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 12.5/month USD 89/year Monthly 1-month licence; web and desktop access; monthly renewal amount not separately checked in checkout. Annual 1 seat, actual first-year bill USD 89; annual renewal USD 129; optional device/phone-support add-ons cost extra. USD 89 first year, then USD 129 every 12 months until cancelled Soda PDF Team · per seat2026-10-20 ↗ USD 11.25/month — Monthly Per-seat 1-month licence, 3–19 seats; not the team total. Soda PDF Team · 3-seat total2026-10-20 ↗ — USD 240/year Annual Default 3-seat first-year total USD 240; card says 80 per seat first year, then 129 per seat/year; other seat counts require a new quote. USD 80/seat first year, then USD 129/seat every 12 months; total depends on seats Soda PDF Business2026-10-20 ↗ USD 20/month USD 198/year Monthly 1-month licence; web and desktop tools. Annual Actual annual bill USD 198, renewing at 198 every 12 months. USD 198 every 12 months until cancelled 7 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Annual order totals checked without payment: Pro USD 89 first year, renewing at 129; Business 198/year; default 3-seat Team first year 240 (card says 80 per seat). The Team monthly card shows 11.25 per seat, not the 3-seat total. All seat tiers, optional add-ons and taxes were not exhaustively verified. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCheckout states automatic renewal, cancellable through the account or support. Full conditions of the 30-day refund guarantee were not separately verified. 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 feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Official feature and pricing page ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ | CopyChecker PDF Suite and Writing Suite plans; free online conversion and weekly/monthly subscriptions · 2026-10-28 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits PDF Suite Weekly2026-10-28 ↗ USD 3.99/week Other period Other period Unlimited PDF conversions and downloads, ad-free and accelerated processing PDF Suite Monthly2026-10-28 ↗ USD 13.99/month — Monthly Unlimited PDF conversions and downloads, ad-free, fast processing, and priority support 3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. PDF suite tools are free without login (ad-supported, no watermarks); paid PDF Suite subscriptions cost $3.99/week or $13.99/month for ad-free, accelerated processing. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified CopyChecker official homepage ↗ · 2026-10-28 Capture 1 ↗ CopyChecker official pricing page (PDF Suite) ↗ · 2026-10-28 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free guests can convert standard single files without login; high-volume batch jobs and full online editing require a Soda PDF plan | 1 free download per day for anonymous guests (verified via `/api/pdf-download-check`); unlimited access requires PDF Suite ($3.99/wk or $13.99/mo) |
| Cancellation & refunds | Checkout states automatic renewal, cancellable through the account or support. Full conditions of the 30-day refund guarantee were not separately verified. | Not verified |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Zero-friction direct conversion and download | Landing page displays '100% Free'; the 1/day download limit is checked via API upon download |
| 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 | Converted automatically with text and editable tables retained; scans and long documents were not tested. | Suited to full text extraction across multi-page PDFs (100% text retention); because the layout-preserving mode errors out, exported files flatten the 4x4 table into 12 plain paragraphs (0 native tables). |
| Original historical observation | Soda PDF Online delivers veteran commercial quality: auto-converting upon upload in 14.3s and exporting a super-compact 5.5 KB .docx with 100% text retention and 16 native Word table cells (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | After uploading `anchor_pdf2word_v1`, clicking 'Keep the Original Layout' fails with HTTP 500 (`Database error.`) and shows a false offline banner; selecting 'Optimize Layout for Easy Reading' generates an 8.2 KB `.docx` in 1.40s with 100.0% text retention and Page 2 preserved, but flattens the 4x4 table into plain paragraphs (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Office users seeking a clean, ad-free, no-login converter that accurately rebuilds native 16-cell Word tables (<w:tbl>) | Users who need fast local browser text extraction from a PDF into a watermark-free DOCX without relying on native table 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 (5.5 KB, 46 paragraphs + 16-cell native table, watermark-free) | Full 2-Page Native .docx (8.2 KB · 12 Paragraphs · 0 Native Tables, No Watermark) |
| Watermark observation | No watermark | No watermark |
| Batch & API | Supports local file and Google Drive / Dropbox cloud imports and exports | Single-file web conversion; no batch upload or public API |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Published allowances & file limits · not tested | Free online conversion: FAQ says “2 files per day or 3 MB”; the rule is ambiguous. Advanced features require payment; arbitrary free exports are not guaranteed. | Free PDF Tools: Standard document conversion without login, no watermark |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 12.8s · End-to-end reference: 14.3s | Network-observed server wait: 1.4s · End-to-end reference: 4.38s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-18 · anchor_pdf2word_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-28 · 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 standard single-file conversion | No login required (also supports email and Google sign-in) |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Clean, ad-free commercial interface that automatically starts conversion upon upload and presents a clear blue 'Download file' button on the same page (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | After upload, clicking 'Keep the Original Layout' fails with an HTTP 500 (`{"error":"Database error."}`) from `/api/pdf-to-word/upload-pdf` while displaying a misleading 'You seem to be offline' alert; only 'Optimize Layout for Easy Reading' completes conversion. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Avanquest Software / LULU Software (sodapdf.com) | CopyChecker Team (copychecker.com) |
| Recorded origin | Montreal, Canada | Independent Online Utility Platform (Hosted on Cloudflare) |
| Domain history record | 2010–Present (16-year commercial PDF software suite) | 2023–Present |
| Background & reputation assessment | Developed and operated since 2010 by Montreal-based LULU Software / Avanquest Software Group, a veteran North American PDF software vendor. | Operated by CopyChecker Team with public Terms, Privacy Policy, and support email support@copychecker.com, without disclosing a registered corporate entity name. |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Processing location unconfirmed |
| Third-party tracking record | Not verified | Google Ads · Google Analytics |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Full SSL encryption with automatic 24-hour server file deletion. | The working 'Optimize Layout for Easy Reading' mode parses and packs the `.docx` locally in the browser via PDF.js Web Worker and JS `docx` without uploading document bytes, sending only a quota check to `/api/pdf-download-check`. |
| Retention statement | Claims deletion within 24 hours; deletion not independently verified | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 28 / 35 Supports direct no-login drag-and-drop PDF-to-Word conversion and exports a full unwatermarked .docx (01_landing.png, 03_download.png), subject to daily free task frequency and file size limits. | 27 / 35 The landing page claims '100% Free' without upfront disclosure of the 1 download/day anonymous limit enforced by `/api/pdf-download-check`; within that quota, guests can directly export a watermark-free 8.2 KB `.docx` without registration (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). |
| Interaction restraint | 26 / 30 Clean, ad-free commercial interface that automatically starts conversion upon upload and presents a clear blue 'Download file' button on the same page (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | 20 / 30 After upload, clicking 'Keep the Original Layout' fails with an HTTP 500 (`{"error":"Database error."}`) from `/api/pdf-to-word/upload-pdf` while displaying a misleading 'You seem to be offline' alert; only 'Optimize Layout for Easy Reading' completes conversion. |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 Developed and operated since 2010 by Montreal-based LULU Software / Avanquest Software Group, a veteran North American PDF software vendor. | 14 / 20 Operated by CopyChecker Team with public Terms, Privacy Policy, and support email support@copychecker.com, without disclosing a registered corporate entity name. |
| Engineering & privacy | 12 / 15 The working 'Optimize Layout for Easy Reading' mode parses and packs the `.docx` locally in the browser via PDF.js Web Worker and JS `docx` without uploading document bytes, sending only a quota check to `/api/pdf-download-check`. | |
| Task quality | 61 / 65 Excellent OpenXML reconstruction: 100.0% text retention (4/4 headings, 3/3 body phrases, Page 2 verified) and 100% native Word <w:tbl> table reconstruction (4 rows, 16 cells, 12/12 data values intact) in a compact 5.5 KB file (61.0/65) | 45 / 65 OpenXML (word/document.xml) inspection: 100.0% text retention (4/4 headings, 12/12 table values, 3/3 body phrases, and Page 2 token preserved across 12 paragraphs), but 0 native `<w:tbl>` tables because 'Keep the Original Layout' fails with HTTP 500 and 'Optimize Layout' flattens table cells into paragraph runs (45.0/65) |
| Deliverable specifications | 17.5 / 20 Exports a complete, unwatermarked 5.5 KB .docx with no login required (17.5/20) | 15.5 / 20 Exports a valid 8.2 KB (8,388 bytes) watermark-free OpenXML `.docx` without login, subject to 1 free download/day and flattened table structure (15.5/20) |
| Processing speed | 11.5 / 15 Auto-converts upon upload in ~14.3s without requiring an extra Convert click (11.5/15) | 14 / 15 Client-side PDF.js worker parsing takes 2.98s and 'Optimize Layout' DOCX generation completes in 1.40s (4.38s end-to-end, 0s network upload) (14.0/15) |
