CocoFax vs Dropbox Fax (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, CocoFax and Dropbox Fax share a 2.4 GPA, neither has a free plan, and CocoFax starts cheaper, at $4.99 a month against $8.33 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
CocoFax grades higher on value for money. Dropbox Fax grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
CocoFax
Online fax from the web, email, Google and Microsoft apps
Dropbox Fax
Browser and email fax from Dropbox, formerly HelloFax
Which one is for you
Pick CocoFax if
- Fits if you fax now and then and are happy to pay for a year up front
- Works for people who fax from Gmail, as email to fax is on every plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you fax more than 60 pages a month on Lite, as extra pages are 20 cents each
- Pricey if you want the Windows or Mac app, Slack, the Google add-on or porting, which start on Premium at $16.99 a month billed yearly
- Skip it if you need a signed BAA, as none is on record, or the API, which is on the custom Enterprise plan
- Watch out: every price is shown cut from a crossed-out figure, with no end date given
- Watch out: the pricing page lists iOS apps, but the site links only web, Android, Windows, Mac and Chrome
Pick Dropbox Fax if
- Fits if you send a handful of faxes a year from a browser
- Works for small offices that want five to twenty people on one number and page pool
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to receive faxes free, as the free account only sends
- Not for you if you need HIPAA, SOC 2 or SSO, which are on a sales-led tier, not the plans you buy online
- Tight if you need to port a number, which takes Professional at $16.66 a month billed yearly and works in the US and Canada only
- Watch out: there are no phone or desktop apps, and email to fax needs a paid plan
- Watch out: extra pages are 5 cents each, sent or received, porting may carry a one-time fee, and international rates vary
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACocoFaxFair | 2.4GPADropbox FaxFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BLite is $4.99 a month billed yearly ($7.99 monthly) with a number, inside this category's cheapest quarter. It covers 60 pages, though, with 20 cents for each extra, and 200 pages means Basic at $9.99. | CHome Office is $8.33 a month billed yearly ($9.99 monthly) for a number, 300 pages and five senders, between this category's cheapest quarter and its middle. The first month is $2.50 on monthly billing. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free number for 24 hours with up to 10 pages and no card. A day is shorter than a week, and receiving after that needs a paid plan. | CA free account with no card sends 5 pages, plus up to 20 more for sharing or quick tasks, then $0.99 a fax. It can't receive, as a number needs a paid plan. |
| Features | CEmail to fax, Google and Microsoft add-ons, a number of your choice, faxes to over 180 countries, a team panel on Business and an API on Enterprise. The gaps: no BAA or HIPAA on record, and the API is custom-priced. | CBrowser and email faxing, editing and signing before sending, cloud storage links, a shared page pool and an API. The gaps: HIPAA, SOC 2 and SSO are only on a sales-led tier, and numbers come from the US, UK and Canada only. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. You get a number with no card and fax by emailing the recipient's number at cocofax.net. | BNo store rating on record. You upload a file in the browser, type the fax number and send, on a free account with no card. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, Windows, Mac, Android and Chrome, with Gmail, Google Docs, Drive, Word, Excel and Slack. The pricing page lists iOS apps the site doesn't link to, and the desktop apps start on Premium. | BWeb only, but it connects to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box and OneDrive, with a fax API and SDKs. No phone or desktop apps, and Salesforce is on the sales-led tier. |
| Best for | occasional faxing on a yearly plan | faxing files kept in Dropbox, Drive or Box |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CocoFax and Dropbox Fax. How we grade
Price against what you get
CocoFax starts at $4.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Dropbox Fax starts at $8.33 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and CocoFax starts $3.34 a month lower. Of the other online fax services on the chart, none scores higher than CocoFax for less, and 2 score higher than Dropbox Fax for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| CocoFax | Dropbox Fax | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month for 60 pages, billed yearly ($7.99 billed monthly) | $8.33 per month for 300 pages, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free fax number for 24 hours with up to 10 pages, no card required | Free account with 5 pages to send, plus up to 20 more for sharing or quick tasks; no card required |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | CocoFax Inc. | Dropbox, Inc. |
| Price read from | cocofax.com | app.fax.dropbox.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CocoFax
- Every plan's price is shown as reduced from a higher crossed-out figure, with no end date given.
- Windows and Mac apps, Slack, the Google add-on and number porting are listed only from Premium up.
- Receiving faxes needs a paid account, and the API is only on the custom-priced Enterprise plan.
- The pricing page lists iOS apps, but the site links only a web app, Android, Windows, Mac and Chrome.
Dropbox Fax
- Receiving faxes needs a paid plan; the free account only sends, at $0.99 per fax of up to 10 pages once its free pages run out.
- Pages over a paid plan's allowance cost 5 cents each, sent or received, and international rates vary.
- Porting an existing number needs Professional or Small Business and is offered in the US and Canada; a one-time fee may apply.
- HIPAA and SOC 2, SSO and the Salesforce integration are listed for a sales-led tier, not the self-serve plans.
Key features
CocoFax
- Email to fax
- Send a fax from Gmail, Yahoo or any email by writing to the recipient's number at cocofax.net; received faxes arrive in your inbox as PDFs.
- Google and Microsoft add-ons
- Fax from Google Docs, Sheets, Drive and Gmail, or from Word, Excel and OneNote through a Microsoft add-in, without leaving the document.
- Free fax number
- Paid plans include a local or toll-free number of your choice, and faxes can be sent to over 180 countries.
- Desktop apps and Chrome extension
- Windows and Mac apps and a Chrome extension sit alongside the web app. The desktop apps are listed from the Premium plan up.
- Team admin panel
- Business adds an admin panel to invite and remove members and fax numbers, with five members included and unlimited on Enterprise.
- Slack alerts and API
- A Slack integration posts incoming and outgoing fax updates, and the CocoFax API is part of the Enterprise plan.
Dropbox Fax
- Fax from the browser or email
- Upload a file and enter a fax number in the browser, or email the document to the number at fax.dropbox.com. Email to fax needs a paid plan.
- Edit and sign before sending
- Add text fields and your signature to a document online before it goes out, on every plan including the free account.
- Cloud storage connections
- Pick files from Dropbox, Google Drive, Box or OneDrive, and save copies of sent and received faxes back to them.
- Receive as PDF by email
- Paid plans include a fax number in the US, UK or Canada; incoming faxes arrive in your inbox as PDFs.
- Shared team page pool
- Add teammates to one plan and they share its monthly pages and number, or buy extra numbers and assign them.
- Fax API
- Dropbox offers a Dropbox Fax API and SDKs for developers who want to send faxes from their own software.
Plans
CocoFax
Lite$4.99
per month for 60 pages, billed yearly ($7.99 billed monthly)
$59.99 a year, shown reduced from $83.99; one month is $7.99, down from $9.99. Email to fax, a free number and 20 cents per extra page.
Basic$9.99
per month for 200 pages, billed yearly ($12.99 billed monthly)
$119.99 a year, shown reduced from $179.99; one month is $12.99, down from $14.99. 10 cents per extra page.
Premium$16.99
per month for 400 pages, billed yearly ($19.99 billed monthly)
Adds Windows and Mac apps, Google and Slack add-ons, porting and group fax. $203.88 a year, shown reduced from $299.99. 8 cents per extra page.
Business$24.99
per month for 1,200 pages, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly)
Adds an admin panel with 5 team members, enforced two-factor sign-in and labels. $299.88 a year, shown reduced from $419.99. 6 cents per extra page.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited team members and the CocoFax API, with 5 cents per extra page. Priced through sales.
Dropbox Fax
Home Office$8.33
per month for 300 pages, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly)
Five senders, a fax number for receiving, email to fax and multiple recipients. $99.99 a year on yearly billing.
Professional$16.66
per month for 500 pages, billed yearly ($19.99 billed monthly)
Ten senders and fax number porting. $199.99 a year on yearly billing.
Small Business$33.33
per month for 1,000 pages, billed yearly ($39.99 billed monthly)
Twenty senders and fax number porting. $399.99 a year on yearly billing; above 1,000 pages a month, contact sales.
Ways to pay less
CocoFax
- Annual discount
Up to 3 free months with an annual plan
CocoFax's pricing page says yearly billing gives up to three months free; Lite is $59.99 a year against $7.99 a month on monthly billing.
Dropbox Fax
- Annual discount
About 17% off with yearly billing
Dropbox Fax's pricing page lists Home Office at $99.99 a year against $9.99 a month, and Professional at $199.99 against $19.99.
- Other savings
First month for a quarter of the price
The pricing page shows Home Office at $2.50 for the first month, then $9.99 a month; Professional's first month is $5 and Small Business's $10.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CocoFax or Dropbox Fax?
As of Oct 23, 2026, CocoFax is cheaper to start with: $4.99 a month, against $8.33 a month for Dropbox Fax. CocoFax starts at $4.99 per month for 60 pages, billed yearly ($7.99 billed monthly), and Dropbox Fax starts at $8.33 per month for 300 pages, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, CocoFax or Dropbox Fax?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither CocoFax nor Dropbox Fax has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do CocoFax and Dropbox Fax run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only CocoFax lists macOS, Windows and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.