Note: This information is current as of
April 7, 2011, but this market has seen many changes. I have been an eFax user
for many years and am very happy with their service.
Send any corrections or additions to david@strom.com.
See a more recent
column for PC World here about the basics (2009).
See my
article entitled, "Faxing on the Go" in Computerworld for a
historical look (1999).
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Company |
Receiving fax technology |
Sending fax technology |
Toll-free fax number, voice mail and email options too? |
Typical prices |
|
No viewer required - PDF or TIFF |
email gateway, Web |
Toll free numbers in UK, AU, CA and other countries, unlimited inbound faxes |
30 day free trial, plans start at AU$10/mo |
|
|
No viewer required |
Web-based, sends confirmation of fax via multiple email
IDs |
Voice mail |
30 day free trial, $24/yr and up |
|
|
Callwave.com
Fax2Email |
No viewer required |
Web-based, sends confirmation of fax via email |
Voice mail |
7 day free trial, $10/month and up |
|
PDFs or viewer |
Email gateway |
Toll-free fax included in all plans |
$10/month and up |
|
|
eFax.com Free, Plus, and
Pro plans |
Viewer required for free accounts only |
Windows software, web form, and email gateway (for
$5/month fee) |
Toll-free fax |
Free to $20/mo. |
|
No viewer required |
Web and email gateways |
Toll-free extra |
$10/mo for 300 pages |
|
|
No viewer required |
Email gateway and Windows driver |
|
$1/month plus per sending fax fees |
|
|
No viewer required |
Email gateway and Windows driver |
Voice mail |
Fee-based, varies |
|
|
jFax.com jConnect Premier
and Free plans |
No viewer required |
Email gateway and Windows driver |
Voicemail |
Free and $15/ month plans |
|
No viewer required |
Email and Web gateways |
Toll-free fax |
$10 monthly, 30 day free trial |
|
|
No viewer required: PDF or TIFF |
Email gateway, web |
Toll-free fax |
$10/ month includes 100 sent and 200 received pages, 30
day free trial |
|
|
unlimited for $1/mo |
Windows-based |
Toll-free and voicemail |
$3/mo for both in and outbound, 30 day free trial |
|
|
No viewer required |
Windows, Linux and Mac print drivers, email gateway, Web |
Skype-based credits |
Monthly plans start at $5 and 11 cents per page |
|
|
No viewer required |
Windows print driver, Email gateway, Web |
Local numbers |
Monthly plans start at $5 and 6 cents per page |
|
|
Web and API |
Windows driver, Web and API |
|
Starts at $24/yr, free trial |
|
|
Not available |
Email and web-based, sends confirmation of fax via email |
|
Free to limited locations |
|
|
No viewer required (web-based) |
Web-based |
Voicemail and email, toll-free fax |
$6/month plus 10 cents per page |
|
|
None |
Web-based |
|
free with ads, $2/fax without |
Australian-based companies:
|
http://www.mbox.com.au/ |
No viewer required |
Email gateway |
Voicemail |
AU$10/mo for 200 mins. |
|
No viewer required |
Email gateway |
|
AU$10/mo |
Copyright (c) 2009 David Strom
Inc.