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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | Xodo | FreePDFConvert | Switch / compare |
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| PDF to Word | 91/100 DOCX · Output attached | 89/100 DOCX · Output attached | Active task |
| PDF compression | 94/100 PDF · Output attached | 93/100 PDF · Output attached | |
| Scanned PDF OCR | 90/100 PDF · Output attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| PDF merge & split | 95/100 PDF · Output attached | 93/100 PDF · Output attached |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Xodo PDF to Word Converter (by Apryse) PDF to Word 91/100 Seven-aspect task score Login-free conversion retains text and tables and supports continued online editing; guests get only one free conversion per day before upgrade prompts. Tested export DOCX · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-19 | FreePDFConvert (Baltsoft / ConvertAPI) PDF to Word 89/100 Seven-aspect task score The first login-free conversion is simple and retains text and tables; free use is limited to one file per hour, revealed when converting again. Tested export DOCX · Output attached Historical test · 2026-10-18 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Xodo USD individual web and cross-platform suite; desktop alternative identified · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Xodo Web2026-10-20 ↗ USD 10.99/month USD 95.88/year Monthly 40+ web tools and unlimited document downloads Rules [1] Annual 40+ web tools and unlimited document downloads Rules [1] Xodo Document Suite2026-10-20 ↗ USD 24.99/month USD 107.93/year Monthly Web, desktop and mobile bundle with unlimited web use Rules [1] Annual Web, desktop and mobile bundle with unlimited web use Rules [1] Xodo Desktop · PDF Studio2026-10-20 ↗ USD 19.99/month USD 119.88/year Monthly Desktop alternative, not web access Rules [1] Annual Desktop alternative, not web access Rules [1] Web / suite trial2026-10-20 ↗ Free trial Trial Trial 3 days; valid payment method required, cancellable during the trial. Custom team plan2026-10-20 ↗ Contact sales Quoted Quoted Price varies by app bundle, seats and billing cycle; not all combinations verified. 9 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Monthly and annual bills confirmed. Document Suite USD 107.93/year is a new-annual-subscription promotion through 2026-12-31, retained while the annual subscription stays active. Team seat combinations and desktop perpetual licences were not exhaustively checked. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordMonthly subscriptions can be cancelled anytime; trials require a valid payment method. Refund terms were not fully 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 ↗ | FreePDFConvert USD web membership · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Web free allowance2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Free conversion is available; consecutive tasks may require waiting or signup, with no exact allowance listed. 1-month membership2026-10-20 ↗ USD 8/month — Monthly Unlimited conversions, file size and 20+ tools; priority support. 12-month membership2026-10-20 ↗ — Annual price not verified Annual Page shows USD 5/month equivalent without an explicit annual bill; not extrapolated. Page shows USD 5/month equivalent without an explicit annual bill; not extrapolated. Lifetime2026-10-20 ↗ USD 120 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time USD 120 once; web membership is advertised as lifetime, with unlimited conversions and file size. 4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Reloading confirmed USD 8 monthly and USD 120 once. The 12-month membership shows only USD 5/month equivalent without the full annual charge, so that bill remains unverified. Numeric free wait intervals, counts and size limits are not published. 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 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free guests get 1 free conversion per 24 hours; additional conversions trigger 'Daily free use reached' and require Xodo Pro | Unauthenticated guests get 1 free conversion every 60 minutes; batch processing, OCR, and unlimited tasks require Membership |
| Cancellation & refunds | Monthly subscriptions can be cancelled anytime; trials require a valid payment method. Refund terms were not fully verified. | Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Top banner notifies the user after the 1st conversion that the daily free quota is reached | 60-minute cooldown limit is not disclosed on the landing page, appearing only when attempting a second conversion |
| 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 | Retained tables and cross-page text; the historical guest allowance was one conversion per day. | Converted automatically with editable tables retained; check free allowances and file limits. |
| Original historical observation | Backed by Canada's Apryse (PDFTron) commercial SDK, Xodo exports a 10.0 KB .docx with 100% text and 16-cell native table fidelity in 4.2s; the only caveat is its 1-action/day free limit (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). | Powered by the enterprise ConvertAPI engine, FreePDFConvert automatically converts our 2-page anchor PDF in 3.62s without a single extra click, producing a 10.0 KB .docx with all 16 native table cells and dual-page formatting intact (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Users who only need to convert 1 important contract or financial report per day and want industrial-grade Apryse (PDFTron) table reconstruction | Users who need to convert a single complex-table PDF into a high-fidelity native Word (.docx) document in under 4 seconds, or developers evaluating ConvertAPI quality |
| 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) | Full 2-page native .docx (44 paragraphs + 16-cell native table, watermark-free) |
| Watermark observation | Watermark-free | Watermark-free |
| Batch & API | Supports Xodo Drive, Dropbox, and Google Drive; enterprise Apryse Server SDK available | Supports Google Drive / Dropbox integration and commercial ConvertAPI developer endpoints |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Published allowances & file limits · not tested | Web free allowance: 1 action/day with limited access to web tools. / Web / suite trial: 3 days; valid payment method required, cancellable during the trial. | Web free allowance: Free conversion is available; consecutive tasks may require waiting or signup, with no exact allowance listed. |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 4.2s · End-to-end reference: 5s | Network-observed server wait: 3.62s · End-to-end reference: 4.22s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-19 · 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 required (limited to 1 free action per day) | No login required for the first task; supports Google / email Membership sign-in |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Clean, ad-free workspace that lets users directly click Download or open the converted file in Xodo's online DOCX Editor. | First conversion is remarkably frictionless—selecting a PDF immediately starts conversion without extra confirmation clicks, email gates, or fake download ads. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Apryse Software Corp. (formerly PDFTron Systems Inc.) | Baltsoft Software Ltd. (FreePDFConvert / ConvertAPI) |
| Recorded origin | Vancouver, Canada / Denver, USA | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Domain history record | Xodo launched in 2014 (parent company PDFTron founded in 1998) | 2005–Present (21-year document conversion provider) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Operated by Apryse Software Corp. (formerly PDFTron Systems Inc., founded 1998 in Vancouver, Canada), a premier commercial PDF SDK provider. | Operated since 2005 by Lithuania-based Baltsoft Software Ltd. and powered under the hood by the enterprise ConvertAPI engine. |
| 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 | Clearly states 'We keep your data safe and confidential (permanently deleted after 1h)' and provides a trash-can icon for immediate manual deletion. | 256-bit SSL encrypted transfer with manual delete support and automatic server cleanup within a few hours. |
| Retention statement | Claims deletion within 1 hours; deletion not independently verified | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 29.5 / 35 Allows guests to upload and complete 1 full watermark-free conversion and download without login (01_landing.png, 02_workspace.png); immediately upon completing the 1st conversion, the top banner announces 'Daily free use reached. Save 40% off Xodo Document Suite' (03_download.png), capping free usage at 1 action per day. | 25 / 35 Headlines 'PDF to Word Converter - Convert PDF to DOCX Online Free' (01_landing.png) and converts our first 2-page anchor PDF in ~3.62s to a green Download button without login (02_workspace.png, 03_download.png); however, the landing page does not disclose upfront that unauthenticated users are limited to 1 free file per 60 minutes before hitting a cooldown timer and membership paywall. |
| Interaction restraint | 25.5 / 30 Clean, ad-free workspace that lets users directly click Download or open the converted file in Xodo's online DOCX Editor. | 25 / 30 First conversion is remarkably frictionless—selecting a PDF immediately starts conversion without extra confirmation clicks, email gates, or fake download ads. |
| Background & reputation | 19.5 / 20 Operated by Apryse Software Corp. (formerly PDFTron Systems Inc., founded 1998 in Vancouver, Canada), a premier commercial PDF SDK provider. | 18.5 / 20 Operated since 2005 by Lithuania-based Baltsoft Software Ltd. and powered under the hood by the enterprise ConvertAPI engine. |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Clearly states 'We keep your data safe and confidential (permanently deleted after 1h)' and provides a trash-can icon for immediate manual deletion. | 13.5 / 15 256-bit SSL encrypted transfer with manual delete support and automatic server cleanup within a few hours. |
| Task quality | 62 / 65 Powered by Apryse's commercial PDFTron conversion SDK, achieving 100.0% text retention across 44 paragraphs, 16/16 native Word <w:tbl> table cells, and full Page 2 preservation (62.0/65) | 61.5 / 65 Powered by ConvertAPI, 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) |
| Deliverable specifications | 17.5 / 20 Exports a complete, watermark-free 10.0 KB .docx without login, though free guests are strictly limited to 1 conversion per day (17.5/20) | 17.5 / 20 Exports a complete 2-page watermark-free native `.docx` file (10.0 KB) on the first guest task, subject to a 1-file-per-hour free cooldown limit (17.5/20) |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 Apryse cloud conversion finishes in ~4.2s and displays 'Done! Your file is ready.' (13.0/15) | 13.2 / 15 Automatically uploads and completes conversion in just ~3.62s server time upon file selection (13.2/15) |
