Faxing Without the Fuss: The Best Free Online Options You Can Use Today

Send free faxes online or receive faxes by email for free

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Melanie Uy
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Faxing may seem outdated, but many organizations still conduct business via fax. However, there's no need to invest in a fax machine or computer fax modem. Free online fax services allow you to send faxes from your computer and receive them in your email.

Since these internet faxing options are free, the features are limited. Read carefully before choosing one. You'll need to pay to access anything beyond the basics.

FaxZero

FaxZero free online fax service
What We Like

  • Great for very limited faxing needs.

  • Faxes straight from Word files.

  • No credit card required.

What We Don't Like

  • Daily limit of five faxes.

  • Includes ads on the cover page.

  • No way to receive a fax.

With FaxZero, send a fax for free anywhere in the United States and Canada, as well as many international destinations. Upload a document or PDF file or enter the text you'd like to fax. There is no fax-receiving function, however.

The free service places an ad on the cover page and is limited to a maximum of three pages per fax and up to five free faxes per day. If you need to send more than three pages, send a fax of up to 25 pages with priority delivery and no advertising on the cover page for $2.09. This service is accredited by the Better Business Bureau.

GotFreeFax

The GotFreeFax internet-to-fax service website
What We Like

  • No branding or ads.

  • Reasonable fee structure.

What We Don't Like

  • Limited to two faxes per day, up to three pages each.

  • No ability to receive faxes.

If you prefer no ads on your cover page, consider GotFreeFax. This free internet faxing website doesn't place ads on its cover pages and doesn't add any GotFreeFax branding to your fax. Send faxes online to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. There is no fax-receiving functionality.

Send up to three pages per fax with two free faxes allowed per day. If you need to send more than three pages, GotFreeFax supports sending up to 10 pages for $1.25, 20 pages for $1.98, and 30 pages for $2.98. The premium pay-per-fax service also uses an encrypted connection and provides priority delivery.

eFax

eFax free online fax service
What We Like

  • Good for light-volume needs.

  • Select your own fax number.

What We Don't Like

  • Pricey subscription model.

The eFax free trial gives you a free fax number for incoming and outgoing faxes. Send and receive faxes from your email program or log in to an online portal (the portal even lets you sign faxes). During the trial, you can send and receive up to 150 documents.

After your trial period ends, sign up for the Plus plan ($15.83 per month billed annually) or Pro plan ($20.83 per month billed annually) to send and receive faxes from your mobile device via the eFax app. You’ll also be able to access all your faxes from your online portal.

When you sign up for a Pro or Plus plan, you can change the area code for your fax number and send and receive up to 170 (Plus) or 275 (Pro) pages per month. Separate plans are available for regulated industries and corporations.

PamFax

PamFax free online fax service
What We Like

  • Reasonable pricing plans.

  • Notifications via Facebook, Skype, and more.

What We Don't Like

  • Lets you send just three pages.

  • Limited features in free offering.

PamFax is free to join, and new users get three free fax pages. PamFax is available for the web, Windows, macOS, iPhone, iPad, and Android.

Once you're beyond your three free fax pages, choose between the PamFax on-demand service (10 cents per page), the Basic plan ($4.36 per month and 10 cents per page), or the Professional plan ($6.56 per month and 7 cents per page).

Both the Basic and Professional plans include a personal fax number and allow you to send multiple documents in a single fax. This internet fax service integrates with various messaging services, such as Facebook Messenger and Telegram. The Professional plan also includes support for Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, and Box.

Microsoft 365

Fax template in Microsoft Word
What We Like

  • Free.

  • Built into Windows.

What We Don't Like

  • Requires a modem and phone line.

You might not realize that Microsoft 365/Microsoft Office has a built-in ability to send faxes through Outlook, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. To use this feature, the Windows Fax driver or Fax Services must be installed and activated on the sending computer.

Using these programs to send a fax is an easy and free alternative to an outside fax service.

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