June 11th, 2009
http://www.send2fax.com/
Company Overview: Send2Fax is an Internet fax service provider to home offices, mobile professionals and small businesses.
Internet fax Features
Sending Faxes
- Email2Fax lets you send a fax directly from your existing email account.
- The Web2Fax service lets you send faxes from your user account accessible through the Send2Fax website. Through a web interface, you can perform various fax-sending tasks such as creating a cover page message and an electronic signature to go with your faxes.
- You can send faxes directly from Microsoft 2003 and 2007 applications by clicking on the Internet Fax icon found in the toolbar. You can start faxing directly from Microsoft Office by installing fax software available in the Send2Fax website.
Receiving faxes
- Inbound faxes are directly sent to your email inbox through Fax2Email. Through a virtual fax number assigned to you, you can receive faxes from a traditional fax machine or another Internet fax service.
- Faxes arrive in your email inbox as PDF and TIFF documents, based on your preference.
- Up to two email addresses can be enlisted as receiving email addresses.
Plans and Pricing. Send2fax has two Internet faxing plans that include free fax pages within the US and Canada.
- Send2fax Home Office. This plan has 150 combined inbound and outbound pages for $8.95 a month. The overage rate per page is 12 cents, while the set up fee is $8.95.
- Send2Fax Small Business. For $12.95 a month and a set up fee of $12.95, this plan has 350 combined inbound and outbound pages. As with the Home Office plan, the overage rate per page is 12 cents.
Customer Support
- Online knowledge base
- Online form
- Toll free customer support line
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June 11th, 2009
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RingCentral (Fax 300) |
Send2Fax (Small Business) |
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| 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.
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June 11th, 2009
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Send2Fax (Small Business) |
ClickFax (two-user send/receive plan)) |
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| Monthly Fee |
$12.95 |
$20.95 |
| Included Pages |
350 |
120 |
| Setup Fee |
$12.95 |
free |
| Free Trial Period |
none |
none |
| Overage Rates |
12 ¢ |
10 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
30 days |
Optional monthly CD |
| 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 numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fax Software |
No |
Yes |
Summary: The Send2fax Small Business plan is more affordable than ClickFax’s two-user send/receive plan, priced at $12.95 a month with 350 fax pages. ClickFax is priced at $20.95, with only 120 included pages. However, ClickFax has no setup fee while Send2Fax requires a setup fee of $12.95. Send2Fax offers toll free numbers while ClickFax offers local numbers. Unlike Send2Fax, ClickFax also has free fax software that enhances faxing.
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June 11th, 2009
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Send2Fax (Small Business) |
Docuharbor Silver
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| Monthly Fee |
$12.95 |
$19.95 |
| Included Pages |
350 |
75 |
| Setup Fee |
$12.95 |
Not specified |
| Free Trial Period |
none |
Not specified |
| Overage Rates |
12 ¢ |
20 pages for $2.00 |
| Fax Storage |
30 days |
Not specified |
| International Sending |
Yes |
No |
| Broadcast |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
Monthly Invoices |
Not specified |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
Yes |
| Available Numbers |
Toll free |
Toll free |
| Block Junk Faxes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fax Software |
No |
No |
Summary: Although Send2Fax Small Business plan’s overage rate is more expensive than Docuharbor Silver, it still seems to be the better choice in terms of pricing. Both companies offer toll free numbers. However, Docuharbor does not have international faxing and fax software. This may limit you and your business.
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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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Send2Fax (Home Office) |
Fax2Mail |
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|
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| Monthly Fee |
$8.95 |
$7.95 |
| Included Pages |
150 |
30 inbound, no outbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
$8.95 |
$15.00 |
| Free Trial Period |
none |
None |
| Overage Rates |
12 ¢ |
9 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
30 days |
30 days |
| 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 |
Not specified |
| Fax Software |
Yes |
Yes |
Summary: The Send2Fax Home Office Plan and Fax2Mail’s standard plan have almost the same features and pricing. Send2fax costs $8.95 a month while Fax2Mail costs $7.95. If you send more faxes, it’s better to use Send2Fax because it has 150 combined inbound and outbound pages. Fax2Mail has 30 inbound faxes and does not include outbound pages. For every outgoing fax, you have to pay an additional 9 cents. Send2Fax’s overage rate is 12 cents.
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June 11th, 2009
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Send2Fax (Home Office) |
iSendit (Fax Broadcast Service) |
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| Monthly Fee |
$8.95 |
Not specified |
| Included Pages |
150 |
0 |
| Setup Fee |
$8.95 |
Free |
| Free Trial Period |
none |
Not specified |
| Overage Rates |
12 ¢ |
8 ¢ per minute |
| Fax Storage |
30 days |
n/a |
| International Sending |
Yes |
Not specified |
| Broadcast |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fax Alerts |
Email |
Email |
| Fax Logs |
Monthly invoices |
In online account |
| Sending |
Yes |
Yes |
| Receiving |
Yes |
No |
| Available Numbers |
Monthly invoices |
Local or toll free numbers |
| Block Junk Faxes |
Yes |
n/a |
| Fax Software |
No |
No |
Summary: If you need to send hundreds of faxes, iSendit is a good choice. It is specially designed for high-volume fax sending, saving you time and effort in sending numerous faxes in one go. If your faxing needs include receiving faxes, you can choose the Send2Fax Home Office plan. For a monthly fee of $8.95, you get to send and receive 150 fax pages, and more for an additional charge of 12 cents per page.
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June 11th, 2009
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Send2Fax (Home Office) |
uReach
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| Monthly Fee |
$8.95 |
$5.99 |
| Included Pages |
150 |
10 |
| Setup Fee |
$8.95 |
Not specified |
| Free Trial Period |
none |
Not specified |
| Overage Rates |
12 ¢ |
10 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
30 days |
Not specified |
| 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 |
Toll free |
| Block Junk Faxes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fax Software |
No |
No |
Summary: Send2Fax’s Home Office plan is a lot more affordable than what uReach offers. Although uReach’s monthly plan is more affordable, it includes only 10 faxes. If you use more fax pages, you have to pay for an additional 10¢ per page. There is not much difference in their feature sets.
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June 11th, 2009
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Send2Fax (Home Office) |
MyFax (Best Value) |
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| Monthly Fee |
$8.95 |
$ 10 |
| Included Pages |
150 |
200 inbound, 100 outbound pages |
| Setup Fee |
$8.95 |
Free |
| Free Trial Period |
None |
30 days |
| Overage Rates |
12 ¢ |
10 ¢ |
| Fax Storage |
30 days |
1 year in online account |
| 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 and Toll free |
| Block Junk Faxes |
No |
No |
| Fax Software |
No |
Yes |
Summary: You can get more with MyFax’s Best Value Plan than Send2Fax’s Home Office Plan. MyFax has more features, and has more included fax pages than Send2Fax. With a slight difference in the minimum monthly fee, MyFax is able to give 150 more fax pages than Send2Fax. It also has no setup fee and a cheaper rate for additional faxes, making it the better one than Send2Fax.
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June 11th, 2009
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Send2Fax (Home Office) |
RapidFax (Standard) |
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| 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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