Dropbox Fax review (2026): is it worth $8.33 a month, billed yearly?
Browser and email fax from Dropbox, formerly HelloFax
Dropbox Fax report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 24, 2026
Best for faxing files kept in Dropbox, Drive or Box
Dropbox Fax, once HelloFax, sends faxes from a browser or email and pulls files from Dropbox, Google Drive, Box or OneDrive, with text and a signature added first. The free account only sends 5 pages, paid plans start at $8.33 a month billed yearly, there are no apps, and HIPAA and SSO need a sales-led tier.
Who Dropbox Fax is for
- Fits if you send a handful of faxes a year from a browser
- Works for small offices that want five to twenty people on one number and page pool
Who Dropbox Fax is not for
- Skip it if you want to receive faxes free, as the free account only sends
- Not for you if you need HIPAA, SOC 2 or SSO, which are on a sales-led tier, not the plans you buy online
- Tight if you need to port a number, which takes Professional at $16.66 a month billed yearly and works in the US and Canada only
- Watch out: there are no phone or desktop apps, and email to fax needs a paid plan
- Watch out: extra pages are 5 cents each, sent or received, porting may carry a one-time fee, and international rates vary
Why Dropbox Fax gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyHome Office is $8.33 a month billed yearly ($9.99 monthly) for a number, 300 pages and five senders, between this category's cheapest quarter and its middle. The first month is $2.50 on monthly billing.
- CFree plan and trialA free account with no card sends 5 pages, plus up to 20 more for sharing or quick tasks, then $0.99 a fax. It can't receive, as a number needs a paid plan.
- CFeaturesBrowser and email faxing, editing and signing before sending, cloud storage links, a shared page pool and an API. The gaps: HIPAA, SOC 2 and SSO are only on a sales-led tier, and numbers come from the US, UK and Canada only.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record. You upload a file in the browser, type the fax number and send, on a free account with no card.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, but it connects to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box and OneDrive, with a fax API and SDKs. No phone or desktop apps, and Salesforce is on the sales-led tier.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Dropbox Fax's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Dropbox Fax's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 5 of the 10 other online fax services we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 3 of 10) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $8.33 a month, against a middle price of $9.15 for the category: 4 of the 9 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 11 online fax services we grade, cut by the letter each got. Dropbox Fax’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 2 of 10, level with 5
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 10, level with 5
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 10, level with 5
- BEase of useAbove 3 of 10, level with 7
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 10, level with 5
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 10 online fax services. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Dropbox Fax, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Dropbox Fax you would be making fax numbers connected to the phone network. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $99.96 a year.
What you could not
- Fax numbers connected to the phone network.
- It plugs into other products, Dropbox, Google Drive and Box among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Dropbox Fax’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Dropbox Fax?
Dropbox Fax, formerly HelloFax, is an online fax service from Dropbox in the Dropbox Sign family. Faxes are sent from a browser or by email, files can come from Dropbox, Google Drive, Box or OneDrive, and you can add text and a signature before sending. Paid plans add a fax number for receiving, shared by a team that draws on one monthly page pool.
Worth knowing
- Receiving faxes needs a paid plan; the free account only sends, at $0.99 per fax of up to 10 pages once its free pages run out.
- Pages over a paid plan's allowance cost 5 cents each, sent or received, and international rates vary.
- Porting an existing number needs Professional or Small Business and is offered in the US and Canada; a one-time fee may apply.
- HIPAA and SOC 2, SSO and the Salesforce integration are listed for a sales-led tier, not the self-serve plans.
Key features
- Fax from the browser or email
- Upload a file and enter a fax number in the browser, or email the document to the number at fax.dropbox.com. Email to fax needs a paid plan.
- Edit and sign before sending
- Add text fields and your signature to a document online before it goes out, on every plan including the free account.
- Cloud storage connections
- Pick files from Dropbox, Google Drive, Box or OneDrive, and save copies of sent and received faxes back to them.
- Receive as PDF by email
- Paid plans include a fax number in the US, UK or Canada; incoming faxes arrive in your inbox as PDFs.
- Shared team page pool
- Add teammates to one plan and they share its monthly pages and number, or buy extra numbers and assign them.
- Fax API
- Dropbox offers a Dropbox Fax API and SDKs for developers who want to send faxes from their own software.
Dropbox Fax pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Dropbox Fax is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $8.33 per month for 300 pages, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $8.33 per month for 300 pages, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free account with 5 pages to send, plus up to 20 more for sharing or quick tasks; no card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Home Office | $8.33per month for 300 pages, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly) | Five senders, a fax number for receiving, email to fax and multiple recipients. $99.99 a year on yearly billing. |
| Professional | $16.66per month for 500 pages, billed yearly ($19.99 billed monthly) | Ten senders and fax number porting. $199.99 a year on yearly billing. |
| Small Business | $33.33per month for 1,000 pages, billed yearly ($39.99 billed monthly) | Twenty senders and fax number porting. $399.99 a year on yearly billing; above 1,000 pages a month, contact sales. |
Read from app.fax.dropbox.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Dropbox Fax before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAbout 17% off with yearly billing
Dropbox Fax's pricing page lists Home Office at $99.99 a year against $9.99 a month, and Professional at $199.99 against $19.99.
Stated on app.fax.dropbox.com - Other savingsFirst month for a quarter of the price
The pricing page shows Home Office at $2.50 for the first month, then $9.99 a month; Professional's first month is $5 and Small Business's $10.
Stated on app.fax.dropbox.com
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Common questions
Does Dropbox Fax have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Dropbox Fax is listed for Web.
Does Dropbox Fax have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Dropbox Fax is listed for Web.
Is Dropbox Fax open source?
Dropbox Fax is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Dropbox Fax have an API?
Yes. Dropbox Fax offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.