If you don't want to use iTunes to back up iPad contacts the laptop, you still have many other options. However, the quickest and easiest way to do that might just be using a reliable third-party iPhone data transfer, and Qiling MobiMover is such a program.
With Qiling MobiMover, you can export almost all the iPad files to the laptop for both data backup and iPad space freeing up. The supportable files are contacts talked about here, messages, notes, calendars, voice mails, books, Safari bookmarks & history, photos, videos, and audios.
If you want to transfer contacts from iPad to laptop in a visible and manageable way, which can't be realized by using iTunes, Qiling MobiMover is a smart choice that enables you to export iPad contacts to a customized location with readable and manageable features. Moreover, Qiling MobiMover also supports the data transfer from computer to iOS device or between two iOS devices. We offer a series of users guides for transferring various iPad files to the laptop; you can go to the relevant page to see how to transfer videos from iPad to laptop without iTunes.
Step 1. Connect your iPhone/iPad to your laptop, launch Qiling MobiMover, then unlock your iPhone/iPad and click "Trust" in the prompt on your iDevice. To transfer contacts from your iPhone/iPad to your laptop, choose "Phone to PC" > "Next".
Step 2. Check "Contacts" and click the default storage path to set a custom path if you need to. Then click "Transfer" to start transferring contacts from your iPhone or iPad to your laptop.
Step 3. When the transfer process has finished, you can go to view the contacts on your computer. Then contacts will be saved as an HTML file on your computer. Thus, you need to open it with a browser to view the details.
Copying contacts from iPad to laptop is just one of the four remarkable functions of MobiMover, and another three data migration features are "Transfer to This Device" to transfer files from laptop to iPad/iPhone in the opposite; "Transfer to Other Device" to sync data between two iOS devices; and "Custom Transfer" to transfer iOS data along with comprehensive files management solutions. Go to MobiMover user tutorial page to get specific info.