Online fax services offer many benefits over traditional faxing. First, internet faxes end both paper and ink usage providing increased sustainability. Second, online faxing is secured; delivering your faxes in the form of encrypted e-mails that only your intended recipient can open. Finally, while a traditional fax goes to just one person, internet faxing allows you to send fax to multiple recipients simultaneously. Begin by using comparison charts and reviews to find the best fax service for you.
Examine Your Email Fax Needs
How many incoming and outgoing pages do you expect to send and receive each month? Service plans for email faxing ranges from unlimited incoming faxes to a fixed number of faxes that you can receive and send each month. For instance, email fax services by Metrofax allows for 500 sent and received combined pages every month, while eFax allows just 300 combined pages. At the top of this spectrum is eXtremeFax which allows for 600 combined pages each month while RingCentral allows for 700 combined received and sent pages.
Compare and Contrast Email Fax Services
There are a number of features to consider when comparing providers. Examine all areas of potential cost, including monthly, hidden, start-up, and overage fees. In addition, fax storage space and customer support should outweigh into your choice of provider. For example, RingCentral, MyFax, eXtremeFax, and eFax, all offer 24/7 customer service support while other providers offer more traditional business hours for support. Likewise, RingCentral, eXtremeFax, and eFax all offer unlimited storage space while other providers will typically store faxes for a certain period of time.
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Experiment for Free Fax Service Trial Periods
Of the six major carriers examined for this article (RingCentral, MetroFax, MyFax, Nextiva, eXtremeFax, and eFax) all allow users a free 30 day trial period. Use this period to check at least a few of these options to see which services work best for you. Also, use the evaluation periods to make a list or chart of the pros and cons associated with each service and decide which provider is best for you.
While many plan features are similar, there are certainly differences you should explore. For instance, if cost is most important to you, eXtremeFax at $3.99 a month is going to seem much more enticing than the eFax price tag of $16.95 a month. However, it’s also important to explore the other features mentioned in this article and additional features not covered here. Performing your due diligence will make sure you are getting the service you want for your money.