FaxTo vs iFax: HIPAA-grade faxing vs. pay-per-page simplicity
iFax is a compliance product. Its plans are priced around HIPAA business associate agreements and audited security, which is what a medical or legal practice is actually buying. FaxTo is a consumer app: credits at one per page, no monthly minimum, no compliance paperwork. If you handle protected health information, this comparison ends here — choose iFax.
Side by side
| What you are comparing | FaxTo | iFax |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model — FaxTo leads on this | Credits — 1 credit = 1 page, packs never expire. | Monthly subscription with a page allowance. |
| Entry plan — The other app leads on this | Not published yet — the app is pre-release | $12.49/month for 200 pages — send only, receiving not included. |
| Receiving on the cheapest plan — No meaningful difference | Not included; receiving is on the Pro plan with a dedicated number. | Not included either — receiving starts on the $24.99 Plus plan. |
| HIPAA / BAA — The other app leads on this | Not offered. FaxTo is a consumer app and makes no compliance claim. | HIPAA compliance with a business associate agreement from the Plus plan up. |
| A fax that fails to send — FaxTo leads on this | No credit is charged; busy lines are retried automatically. | Governed by the plan's page allowance — check current terms. |
| Minimum commitment — FaxTo leads on this | None. Buy a credit pack, send, stop. | A monthly subscription, discounted further on annual billing. |
| Scanner in the same app — No meaningful difference | Yes — camera scan, crop, enhance, rotate, merge, cover page. | Yes, iFax includes document capture. |
| Ad tracking — FaxTo leads on this | None. Advertising identifiers and IP collection are switched off in the app. | See iFax's privacy policy and App Store privacy label. |
Figures on the right were read from the vendor's own pages on the dates listed below. Visit iFax
Choosing between FaxTo and iFax
FaxTo suits you if…
- You are an individual sending personal paperwork, not a business handling regulated records.
- You fax rarely enough that any monthly subscription is mostly waste.
- You want no advertising identifiers collected from your device.
- You want the failed-fax rule in writing before you pay.
iFax suits you if…
- You handle protected health information and need a signed business associate agreement — this is not optional, and FaxTo does not offer one.
- Your organisation requires audited security certifications from vendors.
- You need API access to send faxes from your own systems.
- You need a service that exists today.
Compliance is the whole decision
If you fax patient records, insurance claims or anything else covered by HIPAA, you need a vendor that will sign a business associate agreement. iFax markets HIPAA compliance with a BAA from its Plus plan upward, alongside audited security certifications. FaxTo does not offer a BAA and makes no compliance claim, which means it is not a lawful choice for protected health information no matter how the pricing compares.
For everyone else — a tenant faxing a landlord, a taxpayer faxing an objection, a customer faxing a cancellation — compliance certification is something you are paying for and will never use.
Read what the cheapest plan actually does
iFax's $12.49 entry plan is send-only: 200 pages a month, no incoming fax number. Receiving starts at $24.99. That is a reasonable structure, but it catches people who sign up for the advertised entry price expecting a two-way fax line. FaxTo splits the same way — receiving sits behind the Pro plan with a dedicated number — so on this axis neither app is doing anything the other is not.
Where the models cross over
A 200-page monthly allowance suits a practice that sends several documents a day. Sending four pages twice a year against that allowance means paying for roughly 2,400 pages a year to use eight. Credits invert the arithmetic: you buy a pack, it does not expire, and it is still there next time.
Frequently asked questions
Sources
Prices and plan contents change without notice. Each figure below was read from the linked page on the date shown — open it and confirm before you decide.
- iFax — Pricingchecked: 28 July 2026
- FaxTo — product facts taken from the app itselfchecked: 28 July 2026