A focused, transparently-priced fax product vs fax bundled inside a full communications platform. Here's how to decide which is right for your US business in 2026.
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RingCentral is a powerful, unified-communications platform (see ringcentral.com for its current certifications) where fax rides alongside VoIP phone, video, and team messaging — ideal if you want the whole suite from one vendor. Its fax page does not show plan prices (it directs you to contact sales), and no standalone fax-only price is published. If you just need online fax, usfax.com is a focused, transparently-priced, self-serve alternative starting at $2.99/fax or $19/month.
Competitor pricing read on September 21, 2026 — RingCentral does not publicly publish a standalone fax-only price. Verify at ringcentral.com.
| Feature | USFax | RingCentral |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $2.99/fax or $19/mo | See their site (fax is bundled into RingEX) |
| Standalone fax product | ||
| Published, transparent fax pricing | ||
| Pay-per-fax option | ||
| Free trial | ||
| HIPAA BAA | Free on every paid plan (coming soon — self-serve in Settings) | |
| HITRUST / PCI / FINRA / GDPR | ||
| Dedicated US fax number | ||
| VoIP phone system | ||
| Video conferencing | ||
| Team messaging | ||
| Email-to-fax | ||
| Setup complexity | Minutes | Platform configuration |
| US-based support | ||
| Pay only for fax |
Pay only for fax — nothing extra
Full UCaaS platform with fax bundled
Fax is bundled into RingCentral’s platform; no standalone fax-only price is publicly published. Verify at ringcentral.com (as of September 21, 2026).
Last updated · Competitor facts read from ringcentral.com/fax.html on September 21, 2026; anything not shown there is marked see their site.
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If you only need fax, yes. RingCentral bundles fax inside its unified-communications platform — its RingEX plans bundle phone, video, messaging and fax, and its fax page directs you to contact sales for pricing. usfax.com is a focused, self-serve fax product with transparent published pricing from $2.99/fax or $19/month, so you don't pay for a whole communications platform to send a fax.
Because RingCentral's fax is part of a unified-communications suite that also includes VoIP phone, video conferencing, and team messaging. RingCentral's fax page does not show plan prices and directs you to sales, and no standalone fax-only price is published — you're paying for the whole suite. If fax is all you need, usfax.com is far more cost-effective. Verify current RingCentral pricing at ringcentral.com (as of September 21, 2026).
RingCentral has historically offered fax, but now positions it inside its UCaaS bundles and doesn't publicly publish a standalone fax-only price. If you only need online fax, usfax.com is a more straightforward, transparently-priced alternative.
Both support HIPAA workflows. RingCentral is broadly certified — HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI, FINRA, and GDPR — which is a genuine strength for regulated enterprises. usfax.com is bringing a free, self-serve HIPAA BAA to every paid plan, from $19/month — you will sign it yourself in Settings → HIPAA BAA — with TLS 1.2 or higher, AES-256, and audit trails. RingCentral's compliance breadth is greater; usfax.com is the cheaper, more direct path to a fax BAA.
Yes. Many businesses keep RingCentral for phone and video and use usfax.com for fax. This is often more cost-effective than upgrading your RingCentral plan or paying per seat just to add fax.
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