June 11th, 2009
http://www.rapidfax.com
Company Overview: RapidFax fuses fax capabilities with the power of the Internet to provide effective communication solutions to home offices and small businesses.
Internet Fax Features
Sending Faxes
- You can send a fax through your existing email account by filling in the correct fax number and attaching the document you wish to send.
- You can also log in to your RapidFax online account to send a fax.
- RapidFax can also be integrated to Microsoft applications, letting you fax an open document directly from Word, Excel or any other program by clicking on the Fax icon in the toolbar.
Receiving Faxes
- Every incoming fax is sent to your online account and email address.
- RapidFax supports different file formats, such as the commonly used Adobe PDF files.
Plans and Pricing: RapidFax has a standard pricing plan of $9.95 a month. It comes with 300 combined pages of incoming and outgoing faxes, with each additional page at 8 cents.
Customer Support
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June 11th, 2009
| |
RapidFax
(Standard) |
ClickFax
(two-user send/receive plan) |
| |
|
|
| Monthly Fee |
$9.95 |
$20.95 |
| Included Pages |
300 |
120 |
| Setup Fee |
Free |
Free |
| Free Trial Period |
None |
None |
| Overage Rates |
8 ¢ |
10 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
Not specified |
Optional monthly CD |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
No |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
In online account |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local and Toll free |
Local numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
Yes |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
Yes |
Summary: Although ClickFax has more features than RapidFax, you can still get the basic functions you need with the latter. Also, it is significantly more affordable than ClickFax. For $9.99 a month, RapidFax gives 300 minutes of inbound and outbound faxes. On the other hand, ClickFax only gives 120 messages but charges a minimum of $20.95 a month. Also, since this plan provides Internet fax to two users, 120 messages seems quite a small amount for this plan.
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June 11th, 2009
| |
Docuharbor Lite
(Standard) |
RapidFax
(Standard) |
| |
|
|
| Monthly Fee |
$9.95 |
$9.95 |
| Included Pages |
30 |
300 |
| Setup Fee |
Not specified |
Free |
| Free Trial Period |
Not specified |
None |
| Overage Rates |
20 pages for $2.00 |
8 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
Not specified |
Not specified |
| International Sending |
No |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
Yes |
No |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
Not specified |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Toll free |
Local and toll free |
| Block Junk Faxes |
Yes |
No |
| Fax Software |
No |
Yes |
Summary: With the same monthly price, RapidFax offers more than Docuharbor Lite. Both in terms of included faxes and additional features, RapidFax gives the better service. It includes 300 fax pages, while Docuharbor has only 30 in its $9.95 plan. Docuharbor also fails to give flexibility, since it requires a minimum purchase of 20 fax pages once you go beyond its monthly included pages. Lastly, it only offers toll free numbers, unlike RapidFax that has local numbers, in addition to toll free numbers.
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June 11th, 2009
| |
RapidFax
(Standard) |
Efax Plus
|
| |
|
|
| Monthly Fee |
$9.95 |
$16.95 |
| Included Pages |
300 |
130 inbound,
30 outbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
Free |
$10.00 |
| Free Trial Period |
None |
30 days |
| Overage Rates |
8 ¢ |
15¢ inbound;
10 ¢ outbound pages |
| Fax Storage |
Not specified |
2 years |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
No |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
In online account |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local and Toll free |
Local or toll free numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
No |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
Yes |
Summary: RapidFax’s standard plan is more affordable than Efax, with the same set of features you need to maximize your Internet fax service. Both offer local and toll free numbers with sending and receiving capabilities. However, RapidFax costs only $9.95 while Efax Plus charges a minimum of $16.95 a month. If you fax beyond its included pages of 130 inbound and 30 outbound pages, you have to pay 15 cents for every inbound and 10 cents for every outbound page. RapidFax, on the other hand, gives 300 pages of combined inbound and outbound pages, with an overage rate of 8 cents a page.
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June 11th, 2009
| |
RapidFax
(Standard) |
Fax2Mail
|
| |
|
|
| Monthly Fee |
$9.95 |
$7.95 |
| Included Pages |
300 |
30 inbound, no outbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
Free |
$15.00 |
| Free Trial Period |
None |
None |
| Overage Rates |
8 ¢ |
9 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
Not specified |
30 days |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
No |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
In online account |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local and Toll free |
Local or toll free numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
Not specified |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
Yes |
Summary: Between the two service providers, RapidFax provides more with its basic plan than Fax2Mail. RapidFax gives its customers 300 pages of combined inbound and outbound faxes. Fax2Mail’s plan, though lower than RapidFax’s by $2.00, only includes 30 pages of inbound faxes, and does not have outbound fax capabilities.
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June 11th, 2009
| |
RapidFax
(Standard) |
Faxaway
|
| |
|
|
| Monthly Fee |
$9.95 |
$1.00 |
| Included Pages |
300 |
Unlimited inbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
Free |
$10 sign-up fee |
| Free Trial Period |
None |
None |
| Overage Rates |
8 ¢ |
10 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
Not specified |
20 messages |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
No |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
In online account |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local and Toll free |
Seattle numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
No |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
No |
Summary: Faxaway is a very affordable service. You only have to pay $1.00 a month and you get unlimited inbound fax pages. However, it charges 10 cents for every outbound page, more expensive compared to RapidFax’s charge of 8 cents a page. Also, RapidFax can give you more flexibility and opportunity to expand as a business, since it has toll free and local numbers available for its customers. Faxaway has Seattle numbers only, limiting your reach as a business.
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June 11th, 2009
| |
RapidFax
(Standard) |
iSendit
(Fax Broadcast Service) |
| |
|
|
| Monthly Fee |
$9.95 |
Not specified |
| Included Pages |
300 |
0 |
| Setup Fee |
Free |
Free |
| Free Trial Period |
None |
Not specified |
| Overage Rates |
8 ¢ |
8 ¢ per minute |
| Fax Storage |
Not specified |
n/a |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Not specified |
| Broadcast |
No |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
In online account |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
No |
| Available Numbers |
Local and Toll free |
Local and Toll free numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
n/a |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
No |
Summary: Choosing between RapidFax and iSendit greatly depends on your needs, and not just merely on the pricing and feature sets of the two Internet fax providers. iSendit is a fax service for companies that send out hundreds or thousands of faxes. It is dedicated to broadcasting faxes, and does not have sending capabilities. iSendit, on the other hand, has both inbound and outbound fax pages included in its Standard plan which costs $9.95 a month.
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June 11th, 2009
| |
RapidFax
(Standard) |
MyFax
(Best Value) |
| |
|
|
| Monthly Fee |
$9.95 |
$10 |
| Included Pages |
300 |
200 inbound, 100
outbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
Free |
Free |
| Free Trial Period |
None |
30 days |
| Overage Rates |
8 ¢ |
10 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
Not specified |
1 year in online account |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
No |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
In online account |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Local and Toll free |
Local and Toll free |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
No |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
Yes |
Summary: RapidFax and MyFax have very similar plans. However, in terms of flexibility, RapidFax is the better choice. The 300 pages included in its monthly plan are not divided into a set number of faxes you can send or receive. MyFax, on the other hand, divides 300 pages and gives 200 pages for inbound and 100 for outbound faxes. It also has a more expensive overage rate of 10 cents.
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June 11th, 2009
| |
RingCentral
(Fax 300) |
RapidFax
(Standard) |
| |
|
|
| Monthly Fee |
$9.99 |
$9.95 |
| Included Pages |
300 |
300 |
| Setup Fee |
Free |
Free |
| Free Trial Period |
30 days |
None |
| Overage Rates |
5.9 ¢ |
8 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
30 days |
Not Specified |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
Yes |
No |
| 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 |
Local or toll free |
| Block Junk Faxes |
Yes |
No |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
Yes |
Summary: RingCentral is the clear choice between the two plans above, both in terms of pricing and features. Although the base monthly payment for RingCentral is a little higher than that of RapidFax, its overage rate per fax page is significantly more affordable than RapidFax. Also, the RingCentral package is more comprehensive, giving you service that is worth every money you pay.
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June 11th, 2009
| |
Send2Fax
(Home Office) |
RapidFax
(Standard) |
| |
|
|
| Monthly Fee |
$8.95 |
$9.95 |
| Included Pages |
150 |
300 |
| Setup Fee |
$8.95 |
Free |
| Free Trial Period |
None |
None |
| Overage Rates |
12 ¢ |
8 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
30 days |
Not Specified |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Broadcast |
Yes |
No |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
Monthly Invoices |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Toll free |
Local and toll free |
| Block Junk Faxes |
Yes |
No |
| Fax Software |
No |
Yes |
Summary: In terms of getting the most fax pages you can with the monthly price, RapidFax is the better choice. With just a dollar more, you get double of the number of minutes included in Send2Fax’s Home Office plan. RapidFax also has no setup fee, giving you more safety and less risk in trying their service, as both do not have free trial periods. Lastly, its overage rate is just 8 cents a page, a significantly lower price than Send2Fax’s 12 cents.
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