iFax vs WiseFax (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 WiseFax if

• Fits if you send a fax a few times a year and don't want a monthly bill
• Works for anyone who needs a receiving number for a few weeks, on the weekly plan

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try it free, as there's no free plan or trial
• Pricey if you send often: tokens are $1 each, one a page for domestic faxes, and the number plan includes only 10 a month
• Not for you if you need a fax number outside the US or Canada
• Watch out: porting your number costs a fee the pricing page doesn't state
• Watch out: the weekly plan is $4.25 on one line of the pricing page and $4.24 on another

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.

WiseFax

• Sending is paid with tokens at $1.00 each: one per page for domestic faxes and most EU countries, with the count for other places set by the destination.
• Fax numbers are offered in the US and Canada only.
• No free plan or free trial is listed, and the number subscription includes only 10 send tokens a month.
• Porting an existing number costs a fee the pricing page does not state.

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.

WiseFax

Pay per fax with tokens

Sending needs no account setup or plan: the price is shown before you confirm, and you pay only for faxes that go through.

Own number or ported number

A subscription gives you a US or Canadian fax number at once, or you can port your current number with a signed port order and a fee.

Edit, sign and fill in

Fill in forms with text, add up to three saved signatures, mark up, erase or redact, crop and clean up photographed pages, and add a cover page before sending.

Apps and add-ons everywhere

Apps for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, add-ons for Gmail, Google Docs and Drive, Office 365 and Word, and Chrome, Edge and Firefox extensions.

Email to fax

Send faxes from email, and get an email when a fax arrives, with optional notifications from the installed apps.

Retries and rerouting

Failed faxes are retried automatically and rerouted to raise the delivery rate, with status tracking and delivery confirmations.

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.

WiseFax

• Fax number, monthly$8.00

  per month for a US or Canada number, receiving up to 300 pages

  Your own fax number with up to 300 received pages and 10 send tokens a month. Renews automatically; no start-up or cancellation fees.

• Fax number, weekly$4.25

  per week for a US or Canada number, receiving up to 50 pages

  The same number subscription by the week, with up to 50 received pages and 5 send tokens a week. One line of the pricing page gives $4.24.

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.

WiseFax

No public discounts listed.