iFax vs Sfax for HIPAA faxing

iFax costs less than Sfax for one person who needs a BAA: iFax Plus is $24.99 a month billed annually at 500 pages, and Sfax Plus is $56.83 billed annually. Five people reverse the order, with Sfax Plus at $56.83 a month billed annually against $93.29 for iFax Pro with four team licenses.

Which costs less at 500 pages with a BAA, iFax Plus or Sfax Plus?

At 500 pages iFax Plus is the lower price: $24.99 a month on annual billing or $29.99 month to month, where Sfax Plus is $56.83 on annual billing or $62.00 month to month. A BAA comes with each plan, so price decides the choice. The table compares the cheapest plan with a BAA at 500 pages a month for one person.

Sfax lists annual billing as one month free, and its annual price is the lower of its two. Across twelve months, iFax Plus totals $299.88 billed annually and $359.88 month to month, while Sfax Plus totals $681.96 billed annually and $744.00 month to month.

How much do iFax and Sfax cost with a BAA at 500 and 1,000 pages?

iFax is the lower price at both 500 and 1,000 pages, at $24.99 (Plus) and $33.33 (Pro) a month billed annually, against $56.83 and $86.83 for Sfax Plus. The table shows the cheapest plan with a BAA for one person, as a price a month, at 500 and 1,000 pages sent and received.

Between 500 and 1,000 pages the Sfax Plus price rises while iFax steps up from Plus to Pro. Across twelve months at 1,000 pages, iFax Pro totals $399.96 billed annually and $479.88 month to month, against $1,041.96 and $1,104.00 for Sfax Plus.

What does a team of five pay with a BAA, iFax or Sfax?

Sfax is the cheaper choice for a team of five, at $56.83 a month on annual billing for 500 pages and $86.83 for 1,000 pages, against $93.29 on annual billing for iFax Pro with four team licenses at either volume. The table shows the cheapest plan with a BAA for 5 people, as a price a month, at 500 and 1,000 pages sent and received.

Every Sfax plan lists unlimited users, so the team needs one Sfax plan and pays the same as a single user. On iFax the team is priced on Pro, because Plus drops off the selector once a team chooses two or more team licenses, and four added licenses sit on top of Pro.

Billed monthly, the Sfax Plus team pays $62.00 at 500 pages and $92.00 at 1,000, against $111.95 for the iFax team at both volumes. Across twelve months at 500 pages, the team totals $681.96 on Sfax Plus and $1,119.48 on iFax billed annually. At 1,000 pages the totals are $1,041.96 and $1,119.48, so Sfax still costs less, by a smaller margin.

Which plans at iFax and Sfax provide a BAA?

iFax is "Included on Plus and Pro" in the BAA column, and Sfax is "Included on Plus and up". A practice that needs a BAA from iFax has to start at Plus, because the free BAA covers Plus and Pro subscribers and Basic is sold without HIPAA terms. The table shows how each provider handles the BAA and the people each plan includes.

Sfax shows "BAA Available" only on its Plus, Contender and Enterprise cards, so the entry point is Sfax Plus. The compliance side of Sfax is covered in Sfax and HIPAA compliance.

How many people can use iFax and Sfax, and what do added users cost?

Sfax lists unlimited users on every plan, while an iFax team of 5 pays $17.99 a month for each license beyond the one that is included.

iFax prices licenses by team size, from $19.99 a month for 2 to 3 users down to $16.99 at 10 users, and annual billing lowers the 2 to 3, 5 and 10 user rates to $16.66, $14.99 and $14.16. The Sfax price stays the same however many people share the plan.

For plans with no per-user charge at all, see which HIPAA fax plans have unlimited users.

What extra charges do iFax and Sfax add to the plan price?

Sfax bills 10 cents a page for overage on every plan, while iFax charges $4.99 a month for each extra fax number and prints no overage rate. iFax's Terms of Use add credits automatically when usage reaches 95% of the plan limit, a top-up that is on by default, so this comparison prices iFax by the plan that includes the pages.

Who should switch between iFax and Sfax, and to which plan?

A one-person practice on Sfax should switch to iFax, and a five-person team on iFax should switch to Sfax, because each move lands on the lower price in its table.

At 500 pages, one person on Sfax Plus pays $56.83 a month billed annually or $62.00 month to month, against $24.99 or $29.99 on iFax Plus. A five-person team on iFax Pro with four team licenses pays $93.29 a month billed annually, against $56.83 on Sfax Plus. Teams of 2 to 4 people fall between the two tables, so they should set the iFax license rates above against the Sfax Plus price, which does not change with headcount.

A practice on iFax Basic, which has no HIPAA terms, or on the Sfax Standard card, which lacks the BAA line, needs Plus at either provider, and at 500 pages iFax Plus is $24.99 a month billed annually against $56.83 for Sfax Plus.

Other iFax options are listed in iFax alternatives for a HIPAA practice. Across the tables above, the lowest price is Fax Pigeon Standard, which costs $9.99 a month billed annually and covers 500 pages.

* Prices last verified October 12, 2026, at each provider's own site, except Sfax, whose prices were last verified October 7, 2026. iFax's Terms of Use were last verified October 19, 2026. Fax Pigeon is not affiliated with iFax or Sfax.