CocoFax vs iFax (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, iFax grades higher than CocoFax: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
CocoFax grades higher on value for money. iFax grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
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
iFax
Online fax apps and fax API, with HIPAA plans and AI fax reading
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 iFax if
- Fits if you fax from your phone and your laptop and want the same app on both
- Works for small healthcare or legal teams that need HIPAA fax with a shared inbox
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need to receive on Basic, which sends only and has no number
- Pricey if you want fax by email, the team inbox, SSO or OCR, as they start on Pro at $33.33 a month billed yearly
- Watch out: Pro's price moves with the pages, numbers and licenses you pick, with extra users from $16.66 and US numbers at $4.99 a month
- Watch out: the API, EHR integrations and fax broadcast are priced separately on their own tabs
- Pricey if you only fax once in a while, as pay-per-fax starts at $1.99 a page
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACocoFaxFair | 2.6GPAiFaxGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DBasic is $12.49 a month billed yearly but has no fax number, so it can't receive. Receiving starts on Plus at $24.99 ($29.99 monthly), about two and a half times this category's middle of $9.96. |
| 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 7-day trial of Pro, and no free plan after it. The listing doesn't say whether the trial takes a card. A one-off fax costs from $1.99 a page. |
| 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. | BSend and receive on every platform, new or ported numbers, a team inbox, OCR, AI extraction and chat, a branded page customers fax you from, broadcast and an API. That's the whole job, though most of it is on Pro. |
| 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. | BiFax rates 4.5 on the US App Store from 37,609 ratings, which puts it at B on our ease ladder. |
| 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. | AiPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and web, with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Gmail, Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, HubSpot and Zapier, plus a fax API priced on its own. |
| Best for | occasional faxing on a yearly plan | fax apps on every device, with HIPAA plans |
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 iFax. 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. iFax starts at $12.49 a month and scores 3.3.
iFax scores higher, and starts $7.50 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other online fax services on the chart, none scores higher than CocoFax for less, and none scores higher than iFax 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 | iFax | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month for 60 pages, billed yearly ($7.99 billed monthly) | $12.49 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free fax number for 24 hours with up to 10 pages, no card required | 7-day free trial of the Pro plan |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | CocoFax Inc. | Amplify Ventures Ltd. |
| Price read from | cocofax.com | ifaxapp.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.
iFax
- Basic sends only and has no fax number; receiving faxes starts on Plus.
- Fax by email, the team inbox, SSO and OCR are listed only from the Pro plan up.
- A pay-per-fax option for one-off faxes costs from $1.99 per page.
- The Pro price changes with the pages, numbers and licenses chosen in the calculator; $33.33 is its default of 1,000 pages.
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.
iFax
- Apps on every device
- Send and receive from iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac apps or a browser. The Plus plan is the first to include receiving and a fax number.
- Fax numbers and porting
- Pick new local numbers or port existing ones. In the US, numbers added in the pricing calculator cost $4.99 a month each for up to nine.
- Team inbox and licenses
- Pro adds a shared inbox with assignment; one license is included and more are added in the calculator, starting at $16.66 per user a month.
- OCR, data extraction and AI chat
- Pro turns faxes into searchable text, pulls details into structured fields and lets you ask questions of a fax in a chat.
- Branded WebFax page
- Pro includes a branded page where customers can fax you online without a fax machine.
- Fax API and broadcast
- A programmable fax API, EHR integrations and bulk fax broadcasting are offered on their own pricing tabs.
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.
iFax
Basic$12.49
per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly)
Sending only, with no fax number. $149.99 a year on annual billing.
Plus$24.99
per month for 500 pages, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly)
Send and receive with one fax number, HIPAA compliant, with the iOS, Android, Windows and Mac apps. $299.99 a year.
Pro$33.33
per month for 1,000 pages, billed annually
Adds fax by email, a team inbox, scheduling, cover pages, cloud folders, SSO, EHR integrations, OCR and AI extraction. Pages and numbers adjustable.
EnterpriseCustom
Volume pricing with commitment discounts, phone support with SLAs, advanced admin controls and up to 150 sites.
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.
iFax
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
iFax's pricing toggle says annual billing saves 20%; Basic is $12.49 a month billed annually against $14.99 monthly, and Plus $24.99 against $29.99.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CocoFax or iFax?
As of Oct 23, 2026, CocoFax is cheaper to start with: $4.99 a month, against $12.49 a month for iFax. CocoFax starts at $4.99 per month for 60 pages, billed yearly ($7.99 billed monthly), and iFax starts at $12.49 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, CocoFax or iFax?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither CocoFax nor iFax has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do CocoFax and iFax run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only CocoFax lists a browser extension and only iFax lists an iOS app. Both list a web app and macOS, Windows and Android apps. 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.