The FaxBetter Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about FaxBetter in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
FaxBetter
The Insider’s Guide
Free fax-to-email number, with a paid plan for sending faxes
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among online fax services, read from FaxBetter’s own pages.
Made by FaxBetter · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from FaxBetter’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on FaxBetter’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 10 of the 20 other online fax services we grade
FaxBetter is an internet fax service that gives each account a toll-free fax number. The free account only receives faxes, up to 50 pages a month, while the Premium subscription adds sending, unlimited storage and 500 pages a month. Faxes arrive as searchable emails with a PDF attached, and support is by chat, ticket and phone.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about FaxBetter, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Faxes arrive in your inbox as PDFs and there is nothing to install.
- 1
Best for a free number to receive occasional faxes
FaxBetter gives every account a toll-free number and delivers received faxes as email PDFs.
- 2
Paid plans start at $5.95 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $5.95 per month, billed $142.80 every 2 years ($9.95 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
Free account: a toll-free number for receiving only, 50 pages a month, 30 days of storage, no credit card.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
Searchable faxes by email
Incoming faxes arrive as an email with a PDF attached, so email search and existing spam filters work on them.
- 7
Sending on Premium
Premium can send PDF, TIFF, Word, Excel, JPG, HTML or text files as a fax. The free account cannot send.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 10 of 20
That is against the other online fax services we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace FaxBetter 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.
FaxBetter at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $5.95 per month, billed $142.80 every 2 years ($9.95 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- FaxBetter, since 2006
- Category
- Online Fax
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for a free number to receive occasional faxes
FaxBetter gives every account a toll-free number and delivers received faxes as email PDFs. The free account receives only, with 50 pages a month, and the number lapses without a fax from a new sender every 7 days; the cheapest Premium price needs a 2-year prepayment.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Premium 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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free 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. |
| Features | C | Premium 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. |
| Ease of use | B | No store rating on record. Faxes arrive in your inbox as PDFs and there is nothing to install. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web and email only. No desktop or mobile app is offered. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who FaxBetter is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- People who only need to receive occasional faxes at no cost
- Light senders who accept a 2-year or 1-year prepaid term
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$5.95
A month to start. There is a free plan too
FaxBetter has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.95 per month, billed $142.80 every 2 years ($9.95 billed monthly).
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.
The free plan
Free account: a toll-free number for receiving only, 50 pages a month, 30 days of storage, no credit card.
Read from faxbetter.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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).
Stated on faxbetter.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Free fax-to-email number, with a paid plan for sending faxes. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: documents, online fax.
Rollover pages cost extra and the free account can't send.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
FaxBetter is made by FaxBetter, and has been around since 2006.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
10/20
Other online fax services it is graded above
FaxBetter's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 10 of the 20 other online fax services we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 13 of 20) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $5.95 a month, against a middle price of $9.14 for the category: 3 of the 15 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 21 online fax services we grade, cut by the letter each got. FaxBetter’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 13 of 20
- CFree plan and trialAbove 10 of 20
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 20
- BEase of useAbove 9 of 20
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 20
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 16 online fax services. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. FaxBetter is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace FaxBetter 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 $71.40 a year.
What you could make
- Documents: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Fax numbers connected to the phone network.
What this rests on. FaxBetter’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
eFax, MetroFax, FaxBurner, HumbleFax and Fax.Plus
The 5 tools FaxBetter is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
eFax
Free trial · from $15.83/mo
Online fax by email, web and apps, with personal and business plans.
- FaxBetter has a free plan. eFax does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only eFax lists Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- FaxBetter also covers documents.
- 2.2GPA
MetroFax
Free trial · from $9.96/mo
Low-cost online fax by email, web and mobile app for small businesses.
- FaxBetter has a free plan. MetroFax does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only MetroFax lists iOS and Android apps.
- FaxBetter also covers documents.
- 2.4GPA
FaxBurner
Free plan · from $14.95/mo
iPhone fax app and email-to-fax service with a free temporary number.
- Only FaxBurner lists an iOS app.
- FaxBetter also covers documents.
- FaxBurner also covers pDF editing.
- 2.2GPA
HumbleFax
From $10/mo
Flat $10 a month online fax with no page limits.
- FaxBetter has a free plan. HumbleFax does not.
- FaxBetter also covers documents.
- 3.0GPA
Fax.Plus
Free trial · from $6.99/mo
Online fax by web, email, desktop and mobile apps, priced by pages.
- FaxBetter has a free plan. Fax.Plus does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Fax.Plus lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- FaxBetter also covers documents.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is FaxBetter free?
FaxBetter has a free plan. Free account: a toll-free number for receiving only, 50 pages a month, 30 days of storage, no credit card.
How much does FaxBetter cost?
FaxBetter lists 2 plans. FaxBetter Free: $0.
What platforms does FaxBetter work on?
FaxBetter is available on Web.
Does FaxBetter offer any discounts?
FaxBetter publicly lists the following: Longer terms cost less per month.
Does FaxBetter have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. FaxBetter is listed for Web.
Does FaxBetter have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. FaxBetter is listed for Web.
Is FaxBetter open source?
FaxBetter is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Who makes FaxBetter?
FaxBetter is made by a company of the same name. It dates from 2006.
What are the alternatives to FaxBetter?
The closest alternatives to FaxBetter in our directory are eFax, MetroFax, FaxBurner, HumbleFax and Fax.Plus.
How does FaxBetter compare with other online fax services?
FaxBetter's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 10 of the 20 other online fax services we grade, and level with 7.
Is FaxBetter good value for money?
ToolGPA grades FaxBetter B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $5.95 a month, against a middle price of $9.14 for the category: 3 of the 15 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of FaxBetter?
To replace FaxBetter you would be making fax numbers connected to the phone network.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from FaxBetter’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from FaxBetter's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by FaxBetter. Prices change, so check faxbetter.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
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categories
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price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- FaxBetter, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/faxbetter
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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