Healthcare organizations rely on iFax to share sensitive PHI while complying with updated HIPAA laws.
Quickly integrate faxing into popular EMR and EHR solutions like EPIC and Cener.
Easily copy data on scanned fax documents to edit, share, modify or annotate as you please.
| Price per page | Free HIPAA Compliance | 256-bit Encryption | Fax Broadcasting | Fax OCR | |
| iFax | 1¢ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MyFax | 12¢ | No | Yes | Yes | No |
iFax uses TLS encryption, an upgraded version of SSL encryption. Aside from this, iFax protects your account with two-factor authentication and 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). AES is the industry standard for the encryption of electronic data established by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
On the other hand, Myfax uses SSL encryption. Additionally, it banks on the basic security features of online faxing.
iFax complies with the standard set by the Health and Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This federal law requires healthcare providers and business associates to follow strict privacy and security regulations.
MyFax is not HIPAA compliant, so it may not be suitable for faxing sensitive medical and health documents.
Myfax limits its fax broadcasting to 50 recipients.
Meanwhile, iFax lets you fax blast to unlimited recipients in over 80 countries.
MyFax is a scalable fax solution, meaning you can start at a lower tier, faxing around 100 pages per month. Its lowest plan costs $12 monthly and best suits those who do occasional faxing. As your faxing needs grow, you can upgrade to its higher plans. Its Small Business User Plan starts at $25 monthly for 300 pages, while its Power User Plan costs $45 monthly for 600 pages.
As for iFax’s flexible plans, you will pay $8.33 monthly for sending faxes with a limit of 200 pages. If you need a dedicated fax number and would like to increase your monthly page allocation limit, you can either go for Plus at $16.67 per month or take full advantage of Pro at $25 per month. With iFax, there are no setup or overage fees. You can also upgrade anytime.
Thanks to its programmable API, iFax allows you to fax directly from mainstream practice and healthcare management solutions like Epic and Cerner.
MyFax, on the other hand, is exclusive to NextGen Healthcare.
“Great customer service! The Google Workspace integration has been great for our organization. Everyone likes it compared to our previous service.”
iFax offers seamless data sharing and collaboration through cloud storage integration. The service has different apps that allow you to send faxes directly from Dropbox, OneDrive, or Google Drive.
There’s no mention as to whether MyFax offers the same functionality.
“I could fax documents uploaded in my Google Drive easily thanks to ifax. The application is user friendly with easy functionality.”
All paid plans of iFax include a dedicated fax number. Upon signing up, you can port an existing number for free or choose a new one with your preferred country or local area code. You can also set up additional numbers by purchasing a license.
MyFax offers free local and toll-free fax numbers in all its paid plans. If you already have a number you wish to keep, you can port it to the fax service. The porting process usually takes about 4-6 weeks.
“Easy to use and less expensive than maintaining a fax machine and dedicated telephone line.”
iFax lets you sign faxes digitally. You won’t need to edit the document and add your signature. You can do it within the app. The cloud-based fax platform also remembers your last used signature, saving you time from repeatedly creating new signatures every time you need to sign.
On the other hand, Myfax doesn’t have an esignature feature. You need to use a different platform to sign the document before sending it via fax.
“We have so many people using it and it’s very user-friendly. We have volunteers that are older, people that might not be super tech-savvy. It is easy to train people on it fairly quickly and they get the hang of it.”
Jared Walker, Founder
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iFax makes sorting and managing faxes easier with OCR fax-to-text functionality. This online fax service allows for a more seamless fax workflow by letting you convert scanned documents into machine-readable texts.
OCR is not available in MyFax.
