iFax vs Sfax (2026): which should you pick?

Pick iFax if

• Fits if you fax from your phone and your laptop and want the same app on both
• Works for small healthcare or legal teams that need HIPAA fax with a shared inbox

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need to receive on Basic, which sends only and has no number
• Pricey if you want fax by email, the team inbox, SSO or OCR, as they start on Pro at $33.33 a month billed yearly
• Watch out: Pro's price moves with the pages, numbers and licenses you pick, with extra users from $16.66 and US numbers at $4.99 a month
• Watch out: the API, EHR integrations and fax broadcast are priced separately on their own tabs
• Pricey if you only fax once in a while, as pay-per-fax starts at $1.99 a page

Pick Sfax if

• Fits if your medical office needs an audit trail on every fax
• Works for practices that fax from desktop programs through a print driver

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want to see a price first, as none could be read from Sfax's pages
• Watch out: the trial is a paid plan you must cancel within 14 days, and monthly plans need 30 days' notice to cancel
• Skip it if you use Android, or Windows older than 11, as neither is supported
• Tight if you need several lines, since plans include one toll-free line and each extra is $5 a month

iFax

• Basic sends only and has no fax number; receiving faxes starts on Plus.
• Fax by email, the team inbox, SSO and OCR are listed only from the Pro plan up.
• A pay-per-fax option for one-off faxes costs from $1.99 per page.
• The Pro price changes with the pages, numbers and licenses chosen in the calculator; $33.33 is its default of 1,000 pages.

Sfax

• Prices could not be read: the Sfax pages on scrypt.com turned away automated reading, and the help center lists no prices.
• Plans include one toll-free line; each extra line is $5 a month on monthly plans or $48 a year on annual plans.
• Cancelling a monthly plan needs 30 days' notice by support ticket or email, with no refunds or partial months after the first 14 days.
• The Windows app supports only Windows 11 on x64 or x86, and the help center lists an iPhone app but no Android app.

iFax

Apps on every device

Send and receive from iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac apps or a browser. The Plus plan is the first to include receiving and a fax number.

Fax numbers and porting

Pick new local numbers or port existing ones. In the US, numbers added in the pricing calculator cost $4.99 a month each for up to nine.

Team inbox and licenses

Pro adds a shared inbox with assignment; one license is included and more are added in the calculator, starting at $16.66 per user a month.

OCR, data extraction and AI chat

Pro turns faxes into searchable text, pulls details into structured fields and lets you ask questions of a fax in a chat.

Branded WebFax page

Pro includes a branded page where customers can fax you online without a fax machine.

Fax API and broadcast

A programmable fax API, EHR integrations and bulk fax broadcasting are offered on their own pricing tabs.

Sfax

Web app with folders and a library

Send, forward, export and split faxes in the browser, sort received faxes into folders and keep reusable files in a document library.

Windows and Mac print drivers

Install the Sfax printer on Windows 11 or a Mac and fax a document from any program's print menu.

Annotate and sign faxes

Mark up and sign a received fax before sending it back, and pick a default fax cover page or buy custom ones.

Audit trail and HIPAA

Each fax keeps an audit trail of activity, and Sfax says it is HIPAA and GLBA compliant and signs a BAA on request.

Admin, SSO and permissions

Admins add users and fax lines, set permissions and IP safelists, and connect single sign-on through Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace and others.

API and file integrations

An API with callbacks lets other software send and receive faxes, and Box and ShareFile integrations move faxes into document storage.

iFax

• Basic$12.49

  per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly)

  Sending only, with no fax number. $149.99 a year on annual billing.

• Plus$24.99

  per month for 500 pages, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly)

  Send and receive with one fax number, HIPAA compliant, with the iOS, Android, Windows and Mac apps. $299.99 a year.

• Pro$33.33

  per month for 1,000 pages, billed annually

  Adds fax by email, a team inbox, scheduling, cover pages, cloud folders, SSO, EHR integrations, OCR and AI extraction. Pages and numbers adjustable.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Volume pricing with commitment discounts, phone support with SLAs, advanced admin controls and up to 150 sites.

Sfax

Pricing could not be confirmed. See scrypt.com.

iFax

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  iFax's pricing toggle says annual billing saves 20%; Basic is $12.49 a month billed annually against $14.99 monthly, and Plus $24.99 against $29.99.

Sfax

No public discounts listed.