eFax vs Faxage (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Faxage: it is third in our ranking of online fax services, though eFax grades higher (2.8 against 2.2) on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Faxage grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
eFax
Online fax by email, web and apps, with personal and business plans
Faxage
Internet fax by email, web, app and API, from $3.49 a month
Which one is for you
Pick eFax if
- Fits if you fax within the US and Canada and want it all in your email
- Works for small medical offices that want a signed BAA on a plan bought online, which is Business
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you fax abroad on Personal, which covers pages to the US and Canada only
- Pricey if you need a signed BAA, which Personal lacks; Business is $33.33 a month billed yearly
- Not for you if you want a desktop app on a Mac, as the print-to-fax app is Windows only
- Watch out: extra pages are 10 cents on Personal and 7 cents on Business, and international rates vary by country
- Watch out: on Business, extra users are $10 a month and extra numbers $5, and the API needs Corporate, priced by sales
Pick Faxage if
- Fits if you want a small base fee and mostly receive faxes
- Works for offices that want unlimited users and an API on one account
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you fax outside the US and Canada, as only those two are covered
- Pricey if you send a lot: Lite and most plans charge 5 cents a minute past any allowance
- Watch out: a $5 setup fee on every plan and $3.49 a month for each extra number
- Tight if you have many lines: Volume plans are capped at three, and Carrier plans need at least three
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAeFaxGood | 2.2GPAFaxageFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPersonal is $15.83 a month billed yearly ($18.99 monthly) for one number and 200 pages, past the start of this category's dearer quarter at $14.95. Faxing abroad and a signed BAA need Business at $33.33. | BLite is $3.49 a month per line and Professional $7.95 with 300 minutes in and out, both in the category's cheaper quarter. Lite has no minutes included, and each one costs 5 cents. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 7-day trial of Personal with up to 200 pages, and no free plan after it. The listing doesn't say whether the trial takes a card. | FNo free plan and no trial. A $5 setup fee applies on every plan. |
| Features | BEmail to fax, local, toll-free or transferred numbers, a Windows print-to-fax app, phone apps with e-signing and searchable storage on every plan, with an API on Corporate. That covers the job, split across its plans. | CWeb, email, API, a Windows print driver, HIPAA options and number porting on every plan. But faxing is limited to the US and Canada. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. Email to fax is on every plan, so you send by attaching a document to an email, and the apps are there if you want them. | CNo store rating on record. Email and web faxing are quick to start, but numbers, minutes and a print driver mean some setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Windows, iPhone and Android, with Dropbox, Google Drive and Epic, and a REST API on Corporate. There's no Mac app, and the API is only on the plan sold through sales. | AWeb, Windows print driver, iPhone and Android apps and an API on every plan, with local and toll-free numbers in the US and Canada. |
| Best for | faxing by email within the US and Canada | low-base-fee faxing with an API |
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: eFax and Faxage. How we grade
Price against what you get
eFax starts at $15.83 a month and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Faxage starts at $3.49 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
eFax scores higher, and starts $12.34 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 eFax for less, and none scores higher than Faxage 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
| eFax | Faxage | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $15.83 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($18.99 billed monthly) | $3.49 per month per line, plus 5 cents a minute used |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of the Personal plan, with up to 200 pages | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc. | EC Data Systems, Inc. |
| Price read from | efax.com | faxage.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
eFax
- The Personal plan covers pages to the US and Canada only and does not include a signed BAA; Business does.
- Pages over the plan cost 10 cents each on Personal and 7 cents on Business, and international rates vary by country.
- Extra users on Business are $10 a month each and extra numbers $5 a month each.
- The desktop app is for Windows; no Mac app is listed.
Faxage
- Faxing is limited to the US and Canada; the home page says faxes can be sent to those two countries.
- Most plans charge by the minute: 5 cents over the included minutes, and 4 cents on Volume plans.
- There is a $5 setup fee on every plan, and extra virtual numbers cost $3.49 a month each.
- Volume plans are capped at three lines, and Carrier plans need at least three lines at $15.00 each.
Key features
eFax
- Email to fax
- Send a fax by emailing the document to the recipient's number, and get incoming faxes in your inbox. Included on every plan.
- Local, toll-free and ported numbers
- Choose a local or toll-free number, or transfer the one you already have. Business adds extra numbers at $5 a month each.
- Print-to-Fax desktop app
- A free Windows 10 app sends faxes from the print menu of other programs, with up to 10 documents per fax and over 200 file types.
- Mobile apps and e-signatures
- iPhone and Android apps send and receive faxes, and you can sign a fax electronically before sending it.
- Searchable fax storage
- Every plan keeps sent and received faxes in online storage that can be searched later.
- Corporate, API and healthcare tools
- eFax Corporate adds a REST API and admin portal, and Consensus sells add-ons for Epic workflows, AI data extraction and FedRAMP-authorized government faxing.
Faxage
- Every channel on every plan
- Web faxing, email to fax, fax to email and the API are included on all plans, with unlimited users and email addresses.
- Mobile app
- iOS and Android apps send PDF, PNG or JPG files, scan photos as faxes, and let you sign and annotate received faxes.
- Print to Fax driver
- A Windows print driver for Windows 7 through 11 sends a fax from any program that can print, over an encrypted connection.
- HIPAA options
- Faxage says every plan is HIPAA compliant, offers a BAA on request, and says its in-scope facilities are HITRUST certified.
- Number portability
- Local and toll-free numbers cover the US and Canada, and the site lists porting in more than 137,000 exchanges.
Plans
eFax
Personal$15.83
per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($18.99 billed monthly)
One user and one fax number, pages to the US and Canada, 10 cents per extra page. First month $4.99 on monthly billing.
Business$33.33
per month for 500 pages, billed annually ($39.99 billed monthly)
Five users and one number, pages to 51 countries, 7 cents per extra page and a signed BAA. First month $14.99 on monthly billing.
CorporateCustom
Plans built with sales, with the full eFax API, an admin portal, a dedicated account manager and HITRUST certification.
Faxage
Lite$3.49
per month per line, plus 5 cents a minute used
No minutes included, local number, $5 setup fee. A toll-free Lite plan costs the same.
Professional$7.95
per month per line, 300 minutes in and 300 out
Local number, then 5 cents a minute over the allowance; $5 setup fee. Toll-free version at the same price.
Unlimited Inbound$19.95
per month per line, unlimited minutes in
Local number with unlimited inbound minutes and 5 cents a minute outbound; $5 setup fee.
Small Office$29.95
per month per line, unlimited in and 400 out
Local number, unlimited inbound minutes, 400 outbound, then 5 cents a minute; $5 setup fee.
Local Volume$64.95
per month per line, unlimited in and 5,000 out
Up to three lines, overage at 4 cents a minute. A Toll-Free Volume plan has the same price.
Ways to pay less
eFax
- Annual discount
Save up to 17% with annual billing
eFax's pricing page lists Personal at $15.83 a month billed annually against $18.99 monthly, and Business at $33.33 against $39.99.
- Other savings
Reduced first month on monthly plans
The pricing page takes $14 off the first month of Personal ($4.99) and $25 off the first month of Business ($14.99) on monthly billing.
Faxage
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, eFax or Faxage?
As of Nov 12, 2026, eFax starts at $15.83 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($18.99 billed monthly), and Faxage starts at $3.49 per month per line, plus 5 cents a minute used. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, eFax or Faxage?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither eFax nor Faxage has a free plan. eFax has a free trial.
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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.