Notifyre vs Phaxio (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Notifyre: it is second in our ranking of online fax services, and it grades higher too, 2.2 against 1.8.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Notifyre grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Notifyre
Pay-per-page online fax and business texting, with a fax API
Which one is for you
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
Pick Phaxio if
- Fits if you're a developer who needs to send faxes from your own software
- Works for low-volume senders who don't want a monthly plan
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you don't write code, because the main way in is the API
- Skip it if you want a free trial, as there isn't one
- Watch out: the API allows one request per second per account unless Phaxio raises it
- Pricey if you send a lot: volume rates only start at 50,000 pages a month
How we grade them
| 2.2GPANotifyreFair | 1.8GPAPhaxioWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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%. | B7 cents a page in the US and Canada with a $10 minimum top-up and no monthly fee. A receiving number is $2 a month. Light senders pay far less than a plan; volume rates start at 50,000 pages. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | FNo free plan and no trial. You start by topping up $10. |
| Features | 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. | CA JSON fax API with batching, retries, callbacks and metadata, plus numbers for receiving. It does that job fully, and it is a smaller job than a full fax service. |
| Ease of use | 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. | DNo store rating on record. You need to write code to send a fax, and a person with no developer won't get far. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with an installable web app for phones and tablets, a fax API, Zapier and Gmail. No native phone or desktop apps. | BWeb console plus the API, which is the product. Phaxio says it can serve HIPAA workloads if its guidelines are followed. No phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | pay-as-you-go fax sending with a free BAA | adding fax to an app by API |
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: Notifyre and Phaxio. How we grade
Where they differ
- Notifyre also covers business texting.
At a glance
| Notifyre | Phaxio | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $4.90 per month to receive 200 pages; sending is $0.03 a page | $10 minimum top-up, then 7 cents per page in the US and Canada |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Notifyre LLC | Phaxio |
| Price read from | notifyre.com | phaxio.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Phaxio
- Pricing is per page only: 7 cents in the US and Canada, 10 cents international, and 1 cent per fax received for the caller name add-on.
- Volume rates start at 50,000 pages a month: 5 cents, then 4 cents at 100,000.
- The API allows one request per second per account unless Phaxio raises it.
- Phaxio says it can be used for HIPAA workloads if its guidelines are followed, and it supports docx, pdf, tif, jpg, txt, html and png.
Key features
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.
Phaxio
- JSON fax API
- Send a fax with one call that takes a number and a file, or post a URL or a string of HTML to be rendered and sent.
- Batching and retries
- Batching and collision avoidance keep faxes from hitting a busy number, and retries for busy lines and other errors are configurable.
- Callbacks and metadata
- Failed callbacks are retried for three days, and each outgoing fax can carry metadata such as an order number or patient record number.
- Numbers for receiving
- Receive faxes on a US or Canadian number at $2 a month, or use the shared Phaxio number with a PhaxCode on the document.
- Dashboard
- A web console lists faxes, provisions numbers and lets you trigger a callback by hand.
Plans
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.
Phaxio
Pay as you go$10
one-time top-up, used as you go
No monthly fee. 7 cents a page in the US and Canada, 10 cents elsewhere; funds can recharge automatically.
Ways to pay less
Notifyre
No public discounts listed.
Phaxio
- Other savings
Volume discounts above 50,000 pages a month
US and Canada pages drop to 5 cents at 50,000 a month and 4 cents at 100,000; international drops to 8 and then 7 cents.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Notifyre or Phaxio?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Notifyre starts at $4.90 per month to receive 200 pages; sending is $0.03 a page, and Phaxio starts at $10 minimum top-up, then 7 cents per page in the US and Canada.
Which has a free plan, Notifyre or Phaxio?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Notifyre nor Phaxio has a free plan.
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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.