eFax vs Notifyre (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, we pick Notifyre: it is second in our ranking of online fax services (eFax is third), though eFax grades higher (2.8 against 2.2) on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
Notifyre grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features.
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
Notifyre
Pay-per-page online fax and business texting, with a fax API
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 Notifyre if
- Fits if you send faxes now and then within the US and don't want a subscription
- Works for healthcare and legal offices that need a signed BAA without paying extra
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try faxing free, as sending needs funds and there's no trial
- Watch out: sending needs a $10 minimum top-up, and receiving needs a separate monthly plan
- Watch out: 3 cents a page is the US rate, other destinations differ, and high-quality sending adds 25%
- Tight if you need several numbers, as each extra is $5 a month and shares the plan's pages
- Not for you if you want native apps, as phones and tablets use an installable web app
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAeFaxGood | 2.2GPANotifyreFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BReceiving 200 pages a month with a number is $4.90, inside this category's cheapest quarter, and sending is 3 cents a page within the US. If you send and receive you pay both, and high-quality sending adds 25%. |
| 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. | FNothing free to fax with. There's a demo and an account to look around in, but sending needs a $10 top-up and receiving a paid 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. | BPay-per-page sending, email to fax and back, numbers with free porting, a free BAA, audit trails, role-based access, MFA, broadcast and a fax API, with business texts on the same account. That covers the job. |
| 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. You top up a wallet, pick a receive plan for a number and set up your email address in Notifyre before email faxing works. |
| 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. | BWeb, with an installable web app for phones and tablets, a fax API, Zapier and Gmail. No native phone or desktop apps. |
| Best for | faxing by email within the US and Canada | pay-as-you-go fax sending with a free BAA |
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 Notifyre. 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. Notifyre starts at $4.90 a month and scores 2.7.
eFax scores higher, and starts $10.93 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 Notifyre 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
- Notifyre also covers business texting.
At a glance
| eFax | Notifyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $15.83 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($18.99 billed monthly) | $4.90 per month to receive 200 pages; sending is $0.03 a page |
| 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. | Notifyre LLC |
| Price read from | efax.com | notifyre.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 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.
Notifyre
- Sending needs a prepaid wallet with a $10 minimum top-up, and receiving needs a separate monthly receive plan.
- The 3-cents-a-page rate is for faxes within the US; high-quality sending costs 25% more.
- There are no native apps; phones and tablets use an installable web app.
- Notifyre's free trial answer offers a demo and a free account to explore, but faxing needs paid funds.
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.
Notifyre
- Pay-as-you-go sending
- Top up a wallet and pay per page sent, with no subscription or contract; a receive plan is needed only for a fax number.
- Email to fax and fax to email
- Send and receive faxes from any email app, including Gmail, once your email address is set up in Notifyre.
- Fax numbers and free porting
- Each receive plan includes one fax number, extra numbers are $5 a month and share the plan's pages, and Notifyre moves an existing number for free.
- HIPAA, audit trails and access control
- Notifyre says it signs a free BAA, encrypts faxes with AES-256 on ISO 27001 certified systems, and keeps full audit trails with role-based access and MFA.
- Fax API and broadcast
- An API sends, receives and processes faxes from your own software, and fax broadcast sends one document to many numbers.
- Business text messaging
- The same account can send business texts from the web, by email or by API, priced separately per message part.
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.
Notifyre
Send Fax (pay as you go)$10
one-time top-up, used as you go
Sending costs 3 cents a page within the US, from a wallet topped up from $10; funds do not expire. High-quality sending adds 25%.
Plus - Receive 200$4.90
per month to receive 200 pages
One fax number and 200 received pages a month, then 7 cents a page.
Pro - Receive 500$7.90
per month to receive 500 pages
One fax number and 500 received pages a month, then 6 cents a page.
Business - Receive 1,000$14.90
per month to receive 1,000 pages
One fax number and 1,000 received pages a month, then 5 cents a page.
Premium - Receive 3,000$39.90
per month to receive 3,000 pages
One fax number and 3,000 received pages a month, then 5 cents a page. Larger volumes are quoted on request.
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.
Notifyre
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, eFax or Notifyre?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Notifyre is cheaper to start with: $4.90 a month, against $15.83 a month for eFax. eFax starts at $15.83 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($18.99 billed monthly), and Notifyre starts at $4.90 per month to receive 200 pages; sending is $0.03 a page.
Which has a free plan, eFax or Notifyre?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither eFax nor Notifyre has a free plan. eFax has a free trial.
Which platforms do eFax and Notifyre run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only eFax lists 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.