GotFreeFax vs TELUS Cloud Fax

GotFreeFax is a fax service available through Android, iOS, web, and an API. It lets you send documents from a computer or phone without a fax machine, special software, or an account, and provides a virtual fax number, inbound faxing, and international destinations in more than 200 countries and regions. The free plan costs nothing and allows two faxes per day, with up to three pages per fax in the US and Canada. Pay-per-fax options cost $1.25 a month for one fax up to 10 pages, $2.45 a month up to 20 pages, or $3.75 a month up to 30 pages. Prepaid credits are $9.95 a month for 100 pages, $19.95 a month for 250, and $49.95 a month for 800. Uploads support up to 10 files and a combined 40 MB domestically or 20 MB internationally. Files are automatically deleted after five days.

TELUS Cloud Fax is a cloud-based service for organizations that send and receive faxes by email. The Single fax number plan costs $14.95 a month and includes one local or toll-free number and 300 pages per month: 200 inbound and 100 outbound. Setup costs $12.95 one time, and each additional page costs $0.12. To send a fax, users attach a document to an email and enter the recipient's fax number. Incoming faxes arrive as PDF email attachments, and customers can keep existing fax numbers. TELUS says the service works with all email platforms and supports international faxing. Its page names SAP and Salesforce.com as examples of integrations available through a Fax API. TELUS says it uses advanced security technologies, that Canadian-bound faxing keeps customer data in Canada, and that complete audit trails help with data privacy regulations. The service has a 99.5% uptime objective. Platforms listed include web, Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. TELUS describes it as suitable for organizations of all sizes and says it requires no fax machines, fax servers, or dedicated fax lines.