RingCentral vs. ClickFax

June 11th, 2009
RingCentral
(Fax 2500)
ClickFax
(five-user send/receive plan)
Monthly Fee $59.99 $ 57.55
Included Pages 2500 500
Setup Fee Free Free
Free Trial Period 30 days None
Overage Rates 3.9 ¢ 10¢
Fax Storage 30 days optional monthly archive CD
International Sending Yes Yes
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email and SMS Email
Fax Logs Call logs In online account
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers Local and toll free Local
Block Junk Faxes Yes Yes
Fax Software Yes Yes

Summary: RingCentral’s Fax 2500 and ClickFax’s five-user send and receive plan costs $59.99 and $57.99, respectively. However, it seems that RingCentral is the more affordable choice, since it has 2500 pages of combined inbound and outbound faxes, while ClickFax has only 500. Moreover, RingCentral’s overage rates are significantly lower then Clickfax’s. ClickFax features an optional archive CD that you can purchase per month. This is a good system of archiving your faxes. It also includes five email addresses, all connected to one virtual fax number, giving more flexibility in managing faxes. RingCentral Internet fax, on the other hand, is automatically integrated into its virtual PBX package, so if you’re already using RingCentral virtual PBX, your faxes will also by synched to your other communications.

RingCentral vs. Docuharbor

June 11th, 2009
RingCentral
(Fax 1000)
Docuharbor Gold
Monthly Fee $24.99 $29.99
Included Pages 1000 175
Setup Fee Free Not specified
Free Trial Period 30 days Not specified
Overage Rates 3.9 ¢ 20 pages for $2.00
Fax Storage 30 days Not specified
International Sending Yes No
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email and SMS Email
Fax Logs Call logs Not specified
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers Local and toll free Toll free
Block Junk Faxes Yes Yes
Fax Software Yes No

Summary: Docuharbor provides online filing, giving you more options and better capabilities in storing digital files. In terms of pricing and other features, however, RingCentral is the better choice. RingCentral Fax 1000 costs $24.99, and you get 1,000 fax pages with it. With Docuharbor Gold, you only get 175 fax pages for $29.99, even more expensive than RingCentral’s plan. RingCentral also gives more freedom in faxing with its toll free and local numbers, and SMS fax alerts.

RingCentral vs. Efax

June 11th, 2009
RingCentral
(Fax 300)
Efax Plus
Monthly Fee $9.99 $16.95
Included Pages 300 130 inbound, 30 outbound pages
Setup Fee Free $10.00
Free Trial Period 30 days 30 days
Overage Rates 5.9 ¢ 15 ¢ inbound, 10 ¢ outbound pages
Fax Storage 30 days 2 years
International Sending Yes Yes
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email and SMS Email
Fax Logs Call logs In online account
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers Local or toll free numbers Local or toll free numbers
Block Junk Faxes Yes No
Fax Software Yes Yes

Summary: Efax is more expensive than RingCentral. For a lesser price, you get more fax pages. The overage rate of RingCentral is also more affordable by more than 50 percent. These providers have almost the same feature sets, the only difference is that Efax stores your faxes for two years, while RingCentral has 30 days of fax storage.

RingCentral vs. Fax2Mail

June 11th, 2009
RingCentral
(Fax 300)
Fax2Mail
Monthly Fee $9.99 $7.95
Included Pages 300 30 inbound, no outbound pages
Setup Fee Free $15.00
Free Trial Period 30 days None
Overage Rates 5.9 ¢ 9 ¢
Fax Storage 30 days 30 days
International Sending Yes Yes
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email and SMS Email
Fax Logs Call logs In online account
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers Local or toll free numbers Local or toll free numbers
Block Junk Faxes Yes Not specified
Fax Software Yes Yes

Summary: RingCentral gives more value to your money. RingCentral Fax 300 costs $9.99, and includes 300 pages of combined inbound and outbound pages. Fax2Mail, on the other hand, costs $7.95 a month with only 30 inbound fax pages. For additional pages, RingCentral charges 5.9 cents while Fax2Mail charges 9 cents. RingCentral also has more features than Fax2Mail such as SMS fax alerts, free fax software and junk fax blocking.

RingCentral vs. iSendit

June 11th, 2009
RingCentral
(Fax 300)
iSendit
(Fax Broadcast Service)
Monthly Fee $9.99 Not specified
Included Pages 300 0
Setup Fee Free Free
Free Trial Period 30 days Not specified
Overage Rates 5.9 ¢ 8 ¢ per minute
Fax Storage 30 days n/a
International Sending Yes Not specified
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email and SMS Email
Fax Logs Call logs In online account
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes No
Available Numbers Local or toll free numbers Local or toll free numbers
Block Junk Faxes Yes n/a
Fax Software Yes No

Summary: iSendit is specifically made for fax broadcasting. It charges 8 cents per minute of fax transmission. If you send a lot of faxes, this is a good choice because it can send hundreds of faxes in one go. However, if you need to receive faxes, RingCentral Fax 300 is a better choice. For $9.99, you get to send and receive faxes, with 300 included pages per month. You are charged 5.9 cents per additional page.

RingCentral vs. Send2Fax

June 11th, 2009
RingCentral
(Fax 300)
Send2Fax
(Small Business)
Monthly Fee $9.99 $12.95
Included Pages 300 350
Setup Fee Free $12.95
Free Trial Period 30 days None
Overage Rates 5.9 ¢ 12 ¢
Fax Storage 30 days 30 days
International Sending Yes Yes
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email and SMS Email
Fax Logs Call logs Monthly invoices
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers Local and toll free Toll free
Block Junk Faxes Yes Yes
Fax Software Yes Yes

Summary: Based on the reviewed pricing plans above, RingCentral offers more value for your money. It has a free trial period of 30 days and no setup fee. Send2Fax has HIPAA-compliant security, in addition to SSL, ensuring better security than RingCentral. Both companies have other pricing plans.

RingCentral vs. uReach

June 11th, 2009
RingCentral
(Fax 300)
uReach
Monthly Fee $9.99 $5.99
Included Pages 300 10
Setup Fee Free Not specified
Free Trial Period 30 days Not specified
Overage Rates 3.9 ¢ 10¢
Fax Storage 30 days Not specified
International Sending Yes Yes
Broadcast Yes Yes
Fax Alerts Email and SMS Email
Fax Logs Call logs In online account
Sending Yes Yes
Receiving Yes Yes
Available Numbers Local and toll free Toll free
Block Junk Faxes Yes Yes
Fax Software Yes No

Summary: uReach’s website lacks information about its fax service. It offers one pricing plan which costs $5.99. This includes 10 fax pages, while RingCentral’s Fax 300 has 300 pages for $9.99. If you transmit very few faxes, you can use uReach because of its affordability.