Fax.Plus vs MetroFax (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 2.2.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
Fax.Plus grades higher on value for money, 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.
Fax.Plus
Online fax by web, email, desktop and mobile apps, priced by pages
MetroFax
Low-cost online fax by email, web and mobile app for small businesses
Which one is for you
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
Pick MetroFax if
- Fits if you send and receive a few hundred pages a month, in uneven amounts
- Works for small offices where up to five people share one fax number by email
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want time to try it, as the trial lasts 3 days
- Not for you if you need an API, a signed BAA or a desktop app, as none is on record
- Watch out: email faxing fails unless your sending address has SPF records set up
- Watch out: overage comes from a prepaid balance that tops up in $10 steps, and faxes outside the US and Canada cost extra
- Tight if you need more numbers, as extras, up to 10, are added by a specialist after sign-up, not online
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAFax.PlusVery good | 2.2GPAMetroFaxFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CEssential is $9.96 a month billed yearly ($11.95 monthly) for 550 pages, exactly this category's middle. Pages over the plan come out of a prepaid balance that tops up in $10 steps. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | DOnly a 3-day trial of the monthly Essential plan, with no free plan behind it. That's shorter than a week. |
| Features | 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. | CFax by email, Outlook, the web and phone apps, a dedicated or ported number, five email addresses on one number, retries and confirmations. The gaps: no API, BAA or e-signing on record, and the plans differ only in pages. |
| Ease of use | BFax.Plus rates 4.7 on the US App Store from 13,183 ratings, which puts it at B on our ease ladder. | BMetroFax rates 4.7 on the US App Store from 3,214 ratings, which puts it at B on our ease ladder. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, plus Microsoft Outlook. No desktop app, no API and no other integrations on record. |
| Best for | faxing from email, a print menu or apps on any device | a fax number with a few hundred pages a month |
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: Fax.Plus and MetroFax. How we grade
Price against what you get
Fax.Plus starts at $6.99 a month and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MetroFax starts at $9.96 a month and scores 2.7.
Fax.Plus scores higher and starts $2.97 a month lower. Of the other online fax services on the chart, none scores higher than Fax.Plus for less, and 2 score higher than MetroFax 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
- MetroFax also covers shared inbox.
At a glance
| Fax.Plus | MetroFax | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $6.99 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($8.99 billed monthly) | $9.96 per month for 550 pages, billed annually ($11.95 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free account with 10 pages to send in total; receiving faxes needs a paid plan | 3-day free trial of the Essential monthly plan |
| Web | ||
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| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Alohi | Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. |
| Price read from | fax.plus | metrofax.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
MetroFax
- Pages over the plan come from a prepaid balance that tops up in $10 steps when it drops below $2.
- International faxes are charged at separate send rates; the free long-distance applies to the US and Canada only.
- Extra fax numbers, up to 10, are added by a MetroFax specialist after sign-up rather than online.
- Fax by email needs SPF records set up on the sending address, or the fax fails.
Key features
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.
MetroFax
- Fax by email and Outlook
- Attach a document to an email to send it as a fax, or send from Microsoft Outlook. Received faxes arrive as PDF or TIFF attachments.
- Web and mobile apps
- Send and receive in a browser after logging in, or from the iPhone and Android apps.
- Dedicated or ported number
- Every plan comes with a dedicated local or toll-free number, and you can port an existing number through the sales team.
- Combined page allowance
- Plan pages count both sent and received faxes in whatever mix you use, and long-distance faxes within the US and Canada carry no extra charge.
- Retries and confirmations
- A failed fax is retried up to five times, and an email confirms each sent or received fax.
- Shared number for 5 addresses
- Up to five email addresses can send and receive on one MetroFax number at no extra charge, and the MyAccount site lets you search, print and save every fax.
Plans
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.
MetroFax
Essential$9.96
per month for 550 pages, billed annually ($11.95 billed monthly)
550 pages a month, sent or received in any mix. $119.50 a year on annual billing, which the page says saves $23.
Best Value$12.46
per month for 1,050 pages, billed annually ($14.95 billed monthly)
1,050 pages a month. The page labels this plan Best Value and gives it no other name. $149.50 a year on annual billing.
Professional$31.63
per month for 3,000 pages, billed annually ($37.95 billed monthly)
3,000 pages a month. $379.50 a year on annual billing, which the page says saves $75.
Ways to pay less
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.
MetroFax
- Annual discount
Save 17% with annual billing
MetroFax's pricing page says annual plans save 17%: Essential is $119.50 a year against $11.95 a month on monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Fax.Plus or MetroFax?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Fax.Plus is cheaper to start with: $6.99 a month, against $9.96 a month for MetroFax. Fax.Plus starts at $6.99 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($8.99 billed monthly), and MetroFax starts at $9.96 per month for 550 pages, billed annually ($11.95 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Fax.Plus or MetroFax?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Fax.Plus nor MetroFax has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Fax.Plus and MetroFax run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Fax.Plus lists macOS and Windows apps. Both list a web app and iOS 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.