FaxBetter vs FaxBurner (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, FaxBetter and FaxBurner share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and FaxBetter starts cheaper, at $5.95 a month against $14.95 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
FaxBetter grades higher on value for money. FaxBurner grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
FaxBetter
Free fax-to-email number, with a paid plan for sending faxes
FaxBurner
iPhone fax app and email-to-fax service with a free temporary number
Which one is for you
Pick FaxBetter if
- Fits if you only receive a fax now and then and want it free
- Works for light senders who accept a 1-year or 2-year prepaid term
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need to send on the free plan, as free accounts only receive
- Tight if you stay free: the number expires without a fax from a new sender every 7 days
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $9.95 against $5.95 on the 2-year term
- Watch out: every Premium term renews automatically, and support is business hours only
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
| 2.4GPAFaxBetterFair | 2.4GPAFaxBurnerFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPremium is $5.95 a month, but only if you prepay $142.80 for 2 years. A year is $95.40 and monthly billing is $9.95, which is the category's middle price. | 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 | CFree accounts get a toll-free number to receive 50 pages a month with 30 days of storage, no card. They can't send, and the number lapses if no new sender faxes it every 7 days. | 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 | CPremium sends and receives 500 pages a month with unlimited storage and searchable PDFs by email. Rollover pages cost extra and the free account can't send. | 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. Faxes arrive in your inbox as PDFs and there is nothing to install. | 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 | CWeb and email only. No desktop or mobile app is offered. | 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 | a free number to receive occasional faxes | 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: FaxBetter and FaxBurner. How we grade
Price against what you get
FaxBetter starts at $5.95 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. FaxBurner starts at $14.95 a month and scores 2.7.
FaxBurner scores higher, and starts $9 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other online fax services on the chart, 3 score higher than FaxBetter for less, and 4 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
- FaxBetter also covers documents.
- FaxBurner also covers pDF editing.
At a glance
| FaxBetter | FaxBurner | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5.95 per month, billed $142.80 every 2 years ($9.95 billed monthly) | $14.95 per month for 500 pages |
| Free plan | Free account: a toll-free number for receiving only, 50 pages a month, 30 days of storage, no credit card. | 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 | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | FaxBetter | Networx Online, Inc. |
| Price read from | faxbetter.com | faxburner.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
FaxBetter
- The free account cannot send faxes and keeps the number only while it receives a fax from a unique sender every 7 days.
- The lowest Premium price needs a 2-year prepayment of $142.80; a year is $95.40 and monthly billing is $9.95, all auto-renewing.
- Support hours are limited to business hours, with a 855 number, chat and a ticket system.
- No desktop or mobile app is offered; the pages read describe email and the web account.
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
FaxBetter
- Toll-free number for every account
- Each account gets a dedicated toll-free fax number; on Premium it does not expire, and extra lines can be bought or ported in at sign-up.
- Searchable faxes by email
- Incoming faxes arrive as an email with a PDF attached, so email search and existing spam filters work on them.
- Sending on Premium
- Premium can send PDF, TIFF, Word, Excel, JPG, HTML or text files as a fax. The free account cannot send.
- Page allowance and rollover pages
- Premium includes 500 pages a month, with non-expiring rollover pages sold from $0.02 a page.
- Storage
- Premium keeps faxes in unlimited lifetime storage, while free accounts keep them for 30 days from receipt.
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
FaxBetter
FaxBetter Free$0
Receive faxes only, 50 pages a month, 30-day storage. The number expires without a fax from a new sender every 7 days.
FaxBetter Premium$5.95
per month, billed every 2 years ($9.95 billed monthly)
Send and receive, 500 pages a month, unlimited storage. Also $95.40 a year ($7.95 a month); all terms renew automatically.
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
FaxBetter
- Annual discount
Longer terms cost less per month
Premium is $9.95 a month, $7.95 a month on a $95.40 year (20% off) and $5.95 a month on a $142.80 two-year term (40% off).
FaxBurner
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, FaxBetter or FaxBurner?
As of Nov 12, 2026, FaxBetter is cheaper to start with: $5.95 a month, against $14.95 a month for FaxBurner. FaxBetter starts at $5.95 per month, billed $142.80 every 2 years ($9.95 billed monthly), and FaxBurner starts at $14.95 per month for 500 pages.
Which has a free plan, FaxBetter or FaxBurner?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both FaxBetter and FaxBurner have a free plan.
Which platforms do FaxBetter and FaxBurner run on?
As of Nov 12, 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.