iFax review (2026): is it worth $12.49 a month, billed yearly?
Online fax apps and fax API, with HIPAA plans and AI fax reading
iFax report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 24, 2026
Best for fax apps on every device, with HIPAA plans
iFax has apps for iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac and a fax API, and its Pro plan reads faxes into data with OCR and AI. The catch is the ladder: Basic at $12.49 a month only sends, a number to receive on needs Plus at $24.99, and fax by email and the team inbox wait for Pro at $33.33.
Who iFax is for
- 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
Who iFax is not for
- 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
Why iFax gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyBasic is $12.49 a month billed yearly but has no fax number, so it can't receive. Receiving starts on Plus at $24.99 ($29.99 monthly), about two and a half times this category's middle of $9.96.
- CFree plan and trialA 7-day trial of Pro, and no free plan after it. The listing doesn't say whether the trial takes a card. A one-off fax costs from $1.99 a page.
- BFeaturesSend and receive on every platform, new or ported numbers, a team inbox, OCR, AI extraction and chat, a branded page customers fax you from, broadcast and an API. That's the whole job, though most of it is on Pro.
- BEase of useiFax rates 4.5 on the US App Store from 37,609 ratings, which puts it at B on our ease ladder.
- APlatforms and integrationsiPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and web, with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Gmail, Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, HubSpot and Zapier, plus a fax API priced on its own.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from iFax'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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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/ifax#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/ifax.svg" alt="iFax: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where iFax stands among online fax services
iFax's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 8 of the 10 other online fax services we grade.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 7 of 10) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $12.49 a month, against a middle price of $9.15 for the category: 6 of the 9 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 11 online fax services we grade, cut by the letter each got. iFax’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 10, level with 1
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 10, level with 5
- BFeaturesAbove 6 of 10, level with 4
- BEase of useAbove 3 of 10, level with 7
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 7 of 10, level with 3
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 iFax, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace iFax 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 is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 8 of the 10 other online fax services we grade. It costs $149.88 a year.
What you could not
- Fax numbers connected to the phone network.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Gmail among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: HIPAA.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. iFax’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 iFax?
iFax is an online fax service from Amplify Ventures that began as a mobile fax app in 2008. It sends and receives faxes from iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac apps and the web, and higher plans add a shared team inbox, fax by email, OCR and AI data extraction. A fax API and fax broadcasting are priced separately.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
iFax pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, iFax is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $12.49 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $12.49 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of the Pro plan
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $12.49per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly) | Sending only, with no fax number. $149.99 a year on annual billing. |
| Plus | $24.99per 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 | $33.33per 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Volume pricing with commitment discounts, phone support with SLAs, advanced admin controls and up to 150 sites. |
Read from ifaxapp.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with iFax before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 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.
Stated on ifaxapp.com
How people rate the iFax app
4.6
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars83%
- 4 stars6%
- 3 stars2%
- 2 stars1%
- 1 star8%
37,609 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 24, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Does iFax have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. iFax is listed for Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Is iFax open source?
iFax is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does iFax have an API?
Yes. iFax 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. What people say is linked where it appears.