Level up your fax communication with advanced features that simplifies your workflow like OCR technology, fax signatures, Zapier integration and more.
iFax is perfect for businesses of any size that frequently send and receive faxes as our plans accommodates small and growing businesses.
Effortlessly handle high volumes of faxes without worrying about capacity limitations, downtimes, or sudden additional charges.
| Price per page | Free HIPAA Compliance | Free 256-bit Encryption | Fax API | Free Fax Number with Plans | |
| iFax | 1¢ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EtherFAX | N/A | No | Yes | Yes | No |
iFax’s lowest-paid plan starts at $8.33 monthly, which is ideal for small businesses sending occasional faxes. Its Pro plan, priced at $25 per month, is best for businesses needing advanced fax capabilities while meeting HIPAA, GLBA, and other industry-specific requirements.
As for EtherFAX, it only offers customized plans, so the pricing varies per specific business needs. There’s no set pricing structure.
iFax complies with the strict standards set by the Health and Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The fax service is also willing to sign a business associate agreement (BAA) at no extra cost, which makes it legally obligated to safeguard the protected health information (PHI) you share and store in its secure servers.
Similarly, EtherFAX prioritizes secure transmission of faxes and can carryout HIPPA-compliant faxing.
iFax employs TLS encryption, two-factor authentication (2FA), and 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to protect your faxes while in transmission and at rest. AES is the industry standard established by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for securing electronic data. Meanwhile, asking users to prove their identity through 2FA adds an extra layer of security.
EtherFAX secures its network with a patented, end-to-end encrypted Secure Exchange Network. It also utilizes 2FA, multi-level encryption, endpoint authentication, and other security protocols to safeguard faxes. Plus, it is HITRUST CSF Certified, PCI DSS, and SOC 2 compliant. These certifications are validated assessments for data protection compliance, ensuring that third-party providers store and process data securely.
iFax provides convenient faxing abilities anywhere using any platform with its Web, Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows applications. All these dedicated apps are available for download on their respective app stores.
EtherFAX, on the other hand, has a web-based app that allows you to send and receive fax documents using your mobile device. Additionally, you can fax via email using its Outbound DirextFax email service, which is only available for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
“We have so many people using it and it’s very user-friendly. We have volunteers that are older, people that might not be super tech-savvy. It is easy to train people on it fairly quickly and they get the hang of it.”
Jared Walker, Founder
Dollar For.org
iFax integrates with the most popular business and productivity tools. You can use the online fax service to send faxes directly from Zapier, Google Workspace, Google Drive, and Gmail.
EtherFAX, on the other hand, currently doesn’t support integration with third-party cloud storage services. You cannot use it to automatically sync your incoming and outgoing faxes to your Google Drive or other preferred cloud storage service.
“Great customer service! The Google Workspace integration has been great for our organization. Everyone likes it compared to our previous service.”
iFax uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, which converts scanned documents to searchable, readable, and editable texts. This time-saving feature removes the need to enter or search for data manually.
EtherFAX uses WEAVE OCR to search and extract data within a scanned document or image.
“I could fax documents uploaded in my Google Drive easily thanks to ifax. The application is user friendly with easy functionality.”
iFax lets you port an existing fax number for free or get a new toll-free, international, or local number. The option to avail additional fax numbers is also available when you choose to subscribe to its Pro plan.
EtherFAX lets you start faxing using your existing fax number or set up a dedicated fax number.
“Easy to use and less expensive than maintaining a fax machine and dedicated telephone line.”
iFax, through its developer-friendly RESTful API, supports the integration of its faxing capabilities into existing software, apps, EMRs, and EHR systems, including Epic, Cerner, and NextGen. It saves you from the hassle of building and maintaining your own fax infrastructure.
According to its website, EtherFAX integrates with Epic, a cloud-based EHR software. You can also use its API for seamless integration with other systems, helping create a uniform exchange of data between different platforms.
