Dropbox Fax vs FaxBurner (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Dropbox Fax and FaxBurner share a 2.4 GPA, and only FaxBurner has a free plan.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
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
FaxBurner
iPhone fax app and email-to-fax service with a free temporary number
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 FaxBurner if
- Fits if you need to send or receive a fax or two from your iPhone
- Works for anyone who needs a fax number for a single day
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you fax abroad, as only the US and Canada are supported
- Not for you if you handle health records, as its FAQ says it isn't HIPAA compliant
- Tight if you stay free: the number lasts 24 hours and you get 5 pages to send in total
- Watch out: the app is iPhone and iPad only, so Android and computers use email or the browser
- Watch out: cancel a paid plan and your number may turn temporary again, with the free limits back
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADropbox FaxFair | 2.4GPAFaxBurnerFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CProfessional is $14.95 a month for a permanent toll-free number and 500 pages in and out, at the start of this category's dearer quarter. No yearly price is listed. |
| 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. | CThe free plan has a number that lasts 24 hours, 5 pages to send in total and 25 received a month, with no card. Enough for a one-off, and you'll hit the limits fast. |
| 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. | CScanning and signing on the phone, email to fax and back, stored signatures, file merging and porting. That's the basic job; the gaps are US and Canada only, no HIPAA, and no API or team accounts on record. |
| 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. | BNo store rating on record. You sign up with just an email and get a number, then photograph a page and send it from the app. |
| 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. | BWeb and an app for iPhone and iPad, and email from anything, including Gmail and Outlook. No Android or desktop app, and no API. |
| Best for | faxing files kept in Dropbox, Drive or Box | the odd fax from an iPhone |
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 FaxBurner. 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. FaxBurner starts at $14.95 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Dropbox Fax starts $6.62 a month lower. Of the other online fax services on the chart, 2 score higher than Dropbox Fax for less, and 3 score higher than FaxBurner 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
- FaxBurner also covers pDF editing.
At a glance
| Dropbox Fax | FaxBurner | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8.33 per month for 300 pages, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly) | $14.95 per month for 500 pages |
| Free plan | None | a disposable fax number that lasts 24 hours, 5 pages to send in total and 25 received pages a month, with email to fax. |
| Free trial | Free account with 5 pages to send, plus up to 20 more for sharing or quick tasks; no card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Dropbox, Inc. | Networx Online, Inc. |
| Price read from | app.fax.dropbox.com | faxburner.com |
| 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.
FaxBurner
- The app is for iPhone and iPad only; on Android and computers you fax by email or in a browser.
- Faxing is limited to the US and Canada; international faxes are not supported.
- FaxBurner's FAQ says the service is not HIPAA compliant.
- If you cancel a paid plan, your number may become temporary again and the free limits return.
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.
FaxBurner
- iPhone and iPad app
- Photograph a paper document, sign it and fax it from the app; your account and fax history sync between iPhone and iPad.
- Email to fax and fax to email
- Send a fax from Gmail, Outlook or any email app, and get incoming faxes back as email, with no app or login needed.
- Stored signatures
- Keep signatures on file to sign an incoming fax and send it back, and combine PDF, JPEG and PNG files before sending.
- Free temporary number
- Sign up with just an email for a fax number that lasts 24 hours; a paid plan turns it into a permanent toll-free number.
- Number porting
- An existing fax number can be ported to FaxBurner.
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.
FaxBurner
Free$0
A 24-hour fax number, 5 pages to send in total and 25 pages received a month. No credit card.
Professional$14.95
per month for 500 pages sent and received
A permanent toll-free fax number with 500 pages in and out a month, plus email to fax and fax to email.
Premier$24.95
per month for 2,000 pages sent and received
A permanent toll-free fax number with 2,000 pages in and out a month.
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.
FaxBurner
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dropbox Fax or FaxBurner?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Dropbox Fax is cheaper to start with: $8.33 a month, against $14.95 a month for FaxBurner. Dropbox Fax starts at $8.33 per month for 300 pages, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly), and FaxBurner starts at $14.95 per month for 500 pages.
Which has a free plan, Dropbox Fax or FaxBurner?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only FaxBurner has a free plan. Dropbox Fax does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Dropbox Fax and FaxBurner run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only FaxBurner lists an iOS app. 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.