June 11th, 2009
http://www.efax.com
Company Overview: eFax offers online fax services to various locations around the world.
Internet Fax Features
Sending Faxes
- Email-to-fax lets you send faxes from your email address.
Receiving Faxes
- You can receive faxes in your email inbox through a local or toll free number.
- Files are received as email attachments. There are several supported file types.
- You can route incoming faxes to five email addresses, giving you better options in managing your files.
- Faxes are received in PDF, TIFF or EFX formats. EFX files can be viewed using the eFax Messenger software.
Other Features
- Fax storage. Faxes are sent in your online account for a period of one year.
Plans and Pricing: eFax’s monthly price of $12.95 includes 130 pages of inbound faxes and a rate of 10 cents per outbound fax.
Customer Support
- Live chat
- Toll free number
- FAQs
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June 11th, 2009
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RingCentral
(Fax 300) |
Efax Plus
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| 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.
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June 11th, 2009
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Send2Fax
(Small Business) |
Efax Plus |
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| Monthly Fee |
$12.95 |
$16.95 |
| Included Pages |
350 |
130 inbound, 30 outbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
$12.95 |
$10.00 |
| Free Trial Period |
None |
30 days |
| Overage Rates |
12 ¢ |
15 ¢ inbound, 10 ¢ outbound pages |
| Fax Storage |
30 days |
2 years |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
Monthly invoices |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Toll free |
Local or toll free numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
Yes |
No |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
Yes |
Summary: The Send2Fax Small Business Plan and the Efax Plus Plan target businesses and professionals. Both plans are relatively more expensive than other pricing plans featured in this site. However, between the two plans listed above, Send2fax is more affordable. Efax has more features though, like a longer fax storage period and more available numbers.
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June 11th, 2009
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Packetel |
Efax Plus |
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| Monthly Fee |
$3.95 |
$16.95 |
| Included Pages |
Unlimited inbound, no outbound pages |
130 inbound, 30 outbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
Free |
$10.00 |
| Free Trial Period |
2 days |
30 days |
| Overage Rates |
n/a |
15 ¢ inbound; 10 ¢ outbound pages |
| Fax Storage |
none |
2 years |
| International Sending |
n/a |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
n/a |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email and SMS |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
Not specified |
In online account |
| Sending |
No |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local numbers |
Local or toll free numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
No |
| Fax Software |
No |
Yes |
Summary: Packetel is an affordable receive-only fax service with a monthly fee of $3.95 that lets you receive an unlimited number of fax pages. Efax, on the other hand, is a send and receive service which costs $16.95. It includes 130 inbound and 30 outbound pages, and overage rates of 15 cents for inbound and 10 cents for outbound pages. Efax has more features than Packetel, making it the better choice if you are after functionality and effectiveness.
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June 11th, 2009
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Faxaway |
Efax Plus |
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| Monthly Fee |
$1.00 |
$16.95 |
| Included Pages |
Unlimited inbound pages |
130 inbound, 30 outbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
$10 sign-up fee |
$10.00 |
| Free Trial Period |
None |
30 days |
| Overage Rates |
10 ¢ |
15 ¢ inbound; 10 ¢ outbound pages |
| Fax Storage |
20 messages |
2 years |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
In online account |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Seattle numbers |
Local or toll free numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
No |
| Fax Software |
No |
Yes |
Summary: Generally, Faxaway is more affordable than Efax, but Efax has more features. Selecting between the two depends on your focus as a company, be it functionality or cost-effectiveness. If you want to save more, you can choose Faxaway. It costs $1.00 a month and already includes an unlimited number of inbound faxes. Efax Plus, on the other hand, costs $16.95 and includes 130 inbound and 30 outbound fax pages. Faxaway’s overage rate is also more affordable than Efax. In terms of feature, Efax is more equipped than Faxaway. It offers local and toll free numbers, unlike Faxaway which only has Seattle numbers. Moreover, you can store your faxes up to two years, unlike Faxaway which has a limited fax storage of 20 messages.
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June 11th, 2009
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Fax2Mail |
Efax Plus |
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| Monthly Fee |
$7.95 |
$16.95 |
| Included Pages |
30 inbound, no outbound pages |
130 inbound, 30 outbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
$15.00 |
$10.00 |
| Free Trial Period |
None |
30 days |
| Overage Rates |
9 ¢ |
15 ¢ inbound; 10 ¢ outbound pages |
| Fax Storage |
30 days |
2 years |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
In online account |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local or toll free numbers |
Local or toll free numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
Not specified |
No |
| Fax Software |
No |
Yes |
Summary: Fax2mail is recommended for those who transmit few fax pages. Its standard plan includes only 30 inbound pages. Efax Plus, on the other hand, has 30 outbound pages and 130 inbound pages. Its overage rates and monthly fee are more expensive than that of Fax2Mail. In terms of features, there is not much difference between the two providers, except that Efax can store your faxes up to two years.
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June 11th, 2009
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Efax Pro |
ClickFax
(two-user send/receive plan) |
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| Monthly Fee |
$19.95 |
$20.95 |
| Included Pages |
200 inbound pages |
120 |
| Setup Fee |
$19.95 |
free |
| Free Trial Period |
30 days |
none |
| Overage Rates |
10 ¢ |
10 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
2 years |
Optional monthly CD |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
In online account |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local or toll free numbers |
Local or toll free numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
Yes |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
Yes |
Summary: Although both service providers charge 10 cents per overage page, Efax Pro has more features and is more affordable than the Clickfax two-user send/receive plan. It costs $19.95 a month with 200 pages, while ClickFax costs $20.95 with 120 fax pages. Efax also stores your faxes for two years, while with ClickFax, you have to purchase an archive CD every month if you want to keep your faxes. Lastly, Efax offers both local and toll free numbers, so you can choose what will work best for your business.
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June 11th, 2009
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Efax Pro |
Docuharbor
(Silver) |
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| Monthly Fee |
$19.95 |
$ 19.95 |
| Included Pages |
200 inbound pages |
75 |
| Setup Fee |
$19.95 |
Not specified |
| Free Trial Period |
30 days |
Not specified |
| Overage Rates |
10 ¢ |
20 pages for $2.00 |
| Fax Storage |
2 years |
Not specified |
| International Sending |
Yes |
No |
| Broadcast |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
In online account |
Not specified |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local or toll free numbers |
Toll free |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
Yes |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
No |
Summary: Efax Pro and Docuharbor Silver have the same monthly fee of $19.95. However, Efax gives more value to your money. It includes 200 inbound pages, while Docuharbor Silver has only 75 combined inbound and outbound pages. Efax also gives you more flexibility, because it only charges 10 cents per overage page, while Docuharbor charges $2.00 for a minimum of 20 additional pages. Lastly, Efax features international sending, while Docuharbor does not. If you want to extend your reach to other countries, you will be able to do that better with Efax.
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June 11th, 2009
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Efax Plus |
iSendit
(Fax Broadcast Service) |
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| Monthly Fee |
$16.95 |
Not specified |
| Included Pages |
130 inbound, 30 outbound pages |
0 |
| Setup Fee |
$10.00 |
Free |
| Free Trial Period |
30 days |
Not specified |
| Overage Rates |
15 ¢ inbound; 10 ¢ outbound pages |
8 ¢ per minute |
| Fax Storage |
2 years |
n/a |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Not specified |
| Broadcast |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
In online account |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
No |
| Available Numbers |
Local or toll free numbers |
Local or toll free numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
n/a |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
No |
Summary: For more features and a more professional faxing service, you can subscribe to Efax Plus. It requires a minimum monthly fee of $16.95, with an overage rate of 15 cents per inbound page and 10 cents per outbound page. On the other hand, if you just need to broadcast faxes to hundreds of recipients, you’ll get more value from iSendit. It is specifically for sending faxes to multiple recipients of up to hundred of different numbers.
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June 11th, 2009
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Efax Plus |
uReach
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| Monthly Fee |
$16.95 |
$ 5.99 |
| Included Pages |
130 inbound, 30 outbound pages |
10 |
| Setup Fee |
$10.00 |
Not specified |
| Free Trial Period |
30 days |
Not specified |
| Overage Rates |
15 ¢ inbound; 10 ¢ outbound pages |
10 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
2 years |
Not specified |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
In online account |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local or toll free numbers |
Toll free |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
Yes |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
No |
Summary: If you do not send a lot of faxes, it is better to choose uReach over Efax. It only costs $5.99 a month and includes 10 pages of combined inbound and outbound pages. Efax Plus, on the other hand, costs $16.95 a month with 130 inbound and 30 outbound pages. Additional inbound fax pages cost 15 cents, while with uReach they cost only 10 cents. In terms of feature, however, Efax has more, such as local and toll free numbers and a 2-year storage period for your transmitted faxes.
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