The iFax Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about iFax 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.
iFax
The Insider’s Guide
Online fax apps and fax API, with HIPAA plans and AI fax reading
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among online fax services, read from iFax’s own pages.
Made by Amplify Ventures Ltd. · checked Oct 23, 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 iFax’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on iFax’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 8 of the 10 other online fax services we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about iFax, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $12.49 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $12.49 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
7-day free trial of the Pro plan
- 4
It runs on 5 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 8 of 10
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 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.
iFax at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $12.49 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of the Pro plan
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Amplify Ventures Ltd., since 2008
- Category
- Online Fax
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
- Store rating
- 4.6 on the App Store, 37,609 ratings
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Basic 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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A 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. |
| Features | B | Send 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. |
| Ease of use | B | iFax rates 4.5 on the US App Store from 37,609 ratings, which puts it at B on our ease ladder. |
| Platforms and integrations | A | iPhone, 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. |
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 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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- People who fax from a phone or laptop and want apps on every platform
- Small healthcare and legal teams that need HIPAA-compliant fax
- Teams that want faxes read into structured data
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$12.49
A month to start
iFax is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $12.49 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly).
The listing doesn't say whether the trial takes a card.
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.
Enterprise
Custom
Volume pricing with commitment discounts, phone support with SLAs, advanced admin controls and up to 150 sites.
Trying it first
7-day free trial of the Pro plan
Read from ifaxapp.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on ifaxapp.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
5
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Online fax apps and fax API, with HIPAA plans and AI fax reading. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, online fax.
That's the whole job, though most of it is on Pro.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Microsoft 365
- Google Workspace
- Gmail
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
- OneDrive
- HubSpot
- Zapier
iFax is made by Amplify Ventures Ltd., and has been around since 2008.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
8/10
Other online fax services it is graded above
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
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 10
- BFeaturesAbove 6 of 10
- BEase of useAbove 3 of 10
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 7 of 10
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 10 online fax services. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. iFax 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 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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Fax.Plus, eFax, CocoFax, MetroFax and Notifyre
The 5 tools iFax is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Fax.Plus
Free trial · from $6.99/mo
Online fax by web, email, desktop and mobile apps, priced by pages.
- 2.8GPA
eFax
Free trial · from $15.83/mo
Online fax by email, web and apps, with personal and business plans.
- Only iFax lists a macOS app.
- 2.4GPA
CocoFax
Free trial · from $4.99/mo
Online fax from the web, email, Google and Microsoft apps.
- Only iFax lists an iOS app.
- Only CocoFax lists a browser extension.
- 2.2GPA
MetroFax
Free trial · from $9.96/mo
Low-cost online fax by email, web and mobile app for small businesses.
- Only iFax lists macOS and Windows apps.
- MetroFax also covers shared inbox.
- 2.2GPA
Notifyre
From $4.90/mo
Pay-per-page online fax and business texting, with a fax API.
- Only iFax lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Notifyre also covers business texting.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
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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 iFax free?
No, iFax is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial of the Pro plan.
How much does iFax cost?
iFax lists 4 plans. Basic: $12.49 per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly).
What platforms does iFax work on?
iFax is available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Does iFax offer any discounts?
iFax publicly lists the following: Save 20% with annual billing.
How is iFax rated?
iFax's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.6 out of 5 from 37,609 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 24, 2026.
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.
What does iFax integrate with?
iFax's listing names Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Gmail, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, HubSpot and Zapier.
Who makes iFax?
iFax is made by Amplify Ventures Ltd. It dates from 2008.
What are the alternatives to iFax?
The closest alternatives to iFax in our directory are Fax.Plus, eFax, CocoFax, MetroFax and Notifyre.
How does iFax compare with other online fax services?
iFax's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 8 of the 10 other online fax services we grade.
Is iFax good value for money?
ToolGPA grades iFax D for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of iFax?
To replace iFax 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 iFax’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 24, 2026. 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.
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 Amplify Ventures Ltd. Prices change, so check ifaxapp.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 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
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- iFax, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/ifax
- 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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- Online Fax Insider's GuideEvery one of the 11 online fax services we grade, compared
- Fax.Plus Insider's GuideOnline fax by web, email, desktop and mobile apps, priced by pages3.0 GPA
- eFax Insider's GuideOnline fax by email, web and apps, with personal and business plans2.8 GPA
- CocoFax Insider's GuideOnline fax from the web, email, Google and Microsoft apps2.4 GPA
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what iFax’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. iFax is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Amplify Ventures Ltd. Prices and plans change: check ifaxapp.com before you buy.