FaxBurner
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FaxBurner is an online fax service and iOS app created by Networx Online, a software and communications company founded in 2010. It allows users to send and receive faxes via email, iPhone, iPad, or web browser without a fax machine or dedicated phone line. The service offers free and premium plans, with more than 1.9 million users and over 31 million faxes sent and received since launch.
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Ideal Customer
- FaxBurner's sweet spot is individuals, sole proprietors, freelancers, and very small businesses that need occasional, non-sensitive faxing without committing to an enterprise contract or paying for a dedicated fax machine.
- Its free tier and low-cost paid plans are particularly well-suited for users who only need to receive faxes sporadically — for example, receiving a one-off lease, government form, or contract.
Key Differentiators
- FaxBurner's primary differentiator is its genuinely free tier that requires no credit card, paired with one of the fastest onboarding experiences in the category — users can get a fax number in under two minutes.
- Its iOS app holds a 4.9-star rating across more than 41,000–45,000 App Store reviews, which reviewers consistently cite as among the highest in the online fax category, and Macworld has previously named it a favorite fax app.
Industries Served
- FaxBurner targets a general, horizontal market rather than specific regulated verticals, positioning itself as a budget-friendly tool for individuals, freelancers, small businesses, and light-use professionals.
- Its own blog content references use cases in legal, financial services, real estate, and general business communications, and the platform is also used for outbound fax marketing campaigns.
Service Coverage
- FaxBurner operates primarily within the United States and Canada, with fax number availability limited to US toll-free numbers.
- Sending and receiving faxes is restricted to the US and Canada, with no published support for international destinations.
Partnerships
- FaxBurner's documented third-party integrations are limited, with Dropbox cited in its Terms of Service and user documentation as a supported storage integration for archiving faxes.
- The service supports email-to-fax workflows with all major email providers (Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud) by design, but these are functional compatibility points rather than formal technology partnerships.
Company Size
- FaxBurner is a very small company, estimated at 1–10 employees with an estimated annual revenue under $5 million (Datanyze estimates approximately $1.1M).
- It was founded in 2010 as a product of Networx Online, Inc., headquartered in Ladera Ranch, California, and has operated continuously since then without publicly disclosed acquisitions or major funding rounds.
Ownership
- FaxBurner is privately held with no disclosed external investors, private equity backing, or public market listing.
- It is founder-owned and operated by Paul Rydell, who founded both FaxBurner and the parent entity Networx Online, Inc. in 2010, and who also co-founded the related sales dialer product PhoneBurner.
Compliance & Certifications
- FaxBurner holds no formal compliance certifications — it is not HIPAA compliant, does not offer a Business Associate Agreement (BAA), and has no SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, or FedRAMP designations.
- The service provides only basic TLS encryption for fax-to-email delivery, with no AES-256 end-to-end encryption and no audit logging.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
6 offeringsEmail to Fax
FaxBurner's email-to-fax service lets users send a fax from any email provider, including Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or iCloud, by addressing an email to send@faxburner.com with the recipient's fax number in the subject line. The email body becomes the fax cover page and attachments are converted and delivered as a standard fax. Incoming faxes are also forwarded to the user's email inbox as PDFs.
Free Fax Cover Sheets
FaxBurner provides free fax cover sheet templates available in Word, PDF, and Google Docs formats. These templates are available as a free resource for users who want a formatted cover page to accompany their faxes.
Free Plan
FaxBurner's free tier provides a temporary fax number that lasts 24 hours at no cost and with no credit card required. Users can receive up to 25 pages per month and send up to 5 pages total. It includes email-to-fax and fax-to-email support.
iPhone & iPad Fax App
FaxBurner's native iOS app allows users to send and receive faxes directly from their iPhone or iPad. Features include archiving faxes, signing faxes online without printing, creating multi-page faxes from photos, and a dedicated inbox and outbox for organization.
Premier Plan
A paid monthly plan priced at $24.95 per month that provides a permanent toll-free fax number with 2,000 pages inbound and outbound per month. It includes email-to-fax and fax-to-email support for high-volume fax users.
Professional Plan
A paid monthly plan priced at $14.95 per month that provides a permanent toll-free fax number. It includes 500 pages inbound and outbound per month along with email-to-fax and fax-to-email support.
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