Dropbox Fax vs Fax.Plus (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick Fax.Plus: it is first in our ranking of online fax services, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.4.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
Fax.Plus grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dropbox Fax
Browser and email fax from Dropbox, formerly HelloFax
Fax.Plus
Online fax by web, email, desktop and mobile apps, priced by pages
Which one is for you
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
Pick Fax.Plus if
- Fits if you fax a few hundred pages a month from email or your phone
- Works for small teams that want shared fax numbers under one admin
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to receive faxes free, as the free account sends 10 pages in total and has no number
- Pricey if you need a signed HIPAA BAA, the API or Zapier: all three are on Enterprise, from $79.99 a month billed yearly
- Tight if you send long documents on Basic, which caps a fax at 60 pages and charges 10 cents a page over 200
- Watch out: porting a US or Canadian number and toll-free numbers start on Premium at $13.99 a month billed yearly
- Watch out: numbers beyond the two on Business are $4.99 a month each, and picking a specific number is $19.99 once
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADropbox FaxFair | 3.0GPAFax.PlusVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | BBasic is $6.99 a month billed yearly ($8.99 monthly) for a number and 200 pages, right at the edge of this category's cheapest quarter. Extra pages are 10 cents, and the BAA and API need Enterprise at $79.99. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CA free account sends 10 pages in total and then stops. It has no number, so it can't receive a single fax. Enough for one form, not for a month. |
| Features | 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. | BLocal, toll-free or ported numbers in 48 countries, faxing from email, print menus and apps, broadcast to 500 people, scheduling, AI text extraction, a team console and an API. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. |
| Ease of use | 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. | BFax.Plus rates 4.7 on the US App Store from 13,183 ratings, which puts it at B on our ease ladder. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | AWeb, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, with Gmail, Google Drive, Word, Teams, Slack, Dropbox and Zapier, and an API. Slack needs Business, and Zapier and the API need Enterprise. |
| Best for | faxing files kept in Dropbox, Drive or Box | faxing from email, a print menu or apps on any device |
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: Dropbox Fax and Fax.Plus. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dropbox Fax starts at $8.33 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Fax.Plus starts at $6.99 a month and scores 3.3.
Fax.Plus scores higher and starts $1.34 a month lower. Of the other online fax services on the chart, 2 score higher than Dropbox Fax for less, and none scores higher than Fax.Plus 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
| Dropbox Fax | Fax.Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $8.33 per month for 300 pages, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly) | $6.99 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($8.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free account with 5 pages to send, plus up to 20 more for sharing or quick tasks; no card required | Free account with 10 pages to send in total; receiving faxes needs a paid plan |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Dropbox, Inc. | Alohi |
| Price read from | app.fax.dropbox.com | fax.plus |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Fax.Plus
- The free account has 10 pages in total and cannot receive faxes; a paid plan is needed for a number.
- Fax.Plus says HIPAA compliance with a signed BAA is available on the Enterprise plan only.
- The API and Zapier integration are listed only under Enterprise, which starts at $79.99 a month billed annually.
- Extra numbers cost $4.99 a month each beyond the two on Business and Enterprise; choosing a specific number is a one-time $19.99.
Key features
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.
Fax.Plus
- Fax numbers and porting
- Pick a local, toll-free or international number from 48 countries, or port your existing number in. Porting a US or Canadian number needs Premium or higher.
- Email, print and app faxing
- Send and receive from any email inbox, from the print dialog of Windows and Mac apps, from a browser, and from desktop and mobile apps.
- Fax broadcasting and scheduling
- Send one document to up to 500 recipients and track each delivery, or schedule a fax for a set date and time.
- AI text and data extraction
- Turns received faxes into searchable text and pulls out key fields. It runs on Alohi AI credits: 100 one-time on Basic to Business, 1,000 a month on Enterprise.
- Team admin console
- From Business up, manage members, roles, number access and page limits in one place. Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM and per-user page quotas.
- Fax API and AI assistant access
- A programmable fax API is part of Enterprise, and an MCP connection lets ChatGPT, Claude and other assistants send faxes for you.
Plans
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.
Fax.Plus
Basic$6.99
per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($8.99 billed monthly)
One fax number and one member, 10 cents per extra page and up to 60 pages per fax, with email to fax and the mobile apps.
Premium$13.99
per month for 500 pages, billed annually ($17.99 billed monthly)
Adds toll-free numbers, number porting, CSV log export and switching off reception. 7 cents per extra page, up to 90 pages per fax.
Business$27.99
per month for 1,000 pages, billed annually ($34.99 billed monthly)
Five members, two fax numbers, an admin console and Slack. 5 cents per extra page, up to 200 pages per fax.
Enterprise$79.99
per month and up for 4,000 pages, billed annually ($99.99 monthly)
Unlimited members, SSO, a signed HIPAA BAA, the API, Zapier, data residency and 1,000 AI credits a month. 3 cents per extra page.
Ways to pay less
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.
Fax.Plus
- Annual discount
Up to 3 months free with annual billing
Fax.Plus's pricing page says annual plans save up to 22%, or up to three months free, compared with paying monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dropbox Fax or Fax.Plus?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Fax.Plus is cheaper to start with: $6.99 a month, against $8.33 a month for Dropbox Fax. Dropbox Fax starts at $8.33 per month for 300 pages, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly), and Fax.Plus starts at $6.99 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($8.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Dropbox Fax or Fax.Plus?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Dropbox Fax nor Fax.Plus has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Dropbox Fax and Fax.Plus run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Fax.Plus lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. 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.