The UPS Store Fax vs PerPageFax
See why PerPageFax is the simpler alternative to faxing at The UPS Store.
The UPS Store offers faxing at more than 5,500 US locations: walk in with your document, a team member sends the fax for you, and received faxes are held at the store for pickup. No account needed — you pay at the counter. Prices aren't published anywhere (verified August 2026): each store is an independently owned franchise that sets its own rates, commonly reported around $1–$3 per page domestic and $3 and up international.
PerPageFax is the no-trip version: upload a PDF or photo, enter the number, pay $0.50/page flat — the exact price is on screen before you pay — and watch it deliver live. A 3-page fax is $1.50, and there's nothing to print first. Here's how the two stack up.
The short answer
- Your document is a digital file — or just a photo of it: PerPageFax sends from any browser in about a minute, with no account, no trip to a store, and a flat $0.50/page — a one-time 3-page fax is $1.50.
- You have paper in hand, want a person to handle it, or need to receive: The UPS Store genuinely works — staff send the fax for you, received faxes are held for pickup, and printing, notary, and shipping happen in the same trip. The trade-offs are store hours and prices that aren’t published: each store sets its own rates, commonly reported around $1–$3 per page domestic.
- Both are good services built for different jobs — one is a website you can use from anywhere, the other is a neighborhood store with people behind the counter.
The UPS Store vs PerPageFax at a glance
| Feature | The UPS Store | PerPageFax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Store-set — not published; domestic pages commonly reported around $1–$3, international $3 and up | $0.50/page flat, to every country we serve |
| Price known before you send | No — call or visit the store; rates vary by location | Yes — the exact total is on screen before you pay Wins |
| Where you send from | In-store only, at one of 5,500+ UPS Store locations | Anywhere — any browser, phone or desktop Wins |
| Hours | Store opening hours | 24/7 online Wins |
| Account required | No — walk in and pay at the counter | No |
| What you can fax | Paper documents — staff send it for you; a digital file has to be printed first (in-store printing costs extra) | Digital files: PDF, PNG, JPG, HEIC, TIFF — including phone photos of paper |
| Fax receiving | Yes — faxes are received at the store for pickup The UPS Store wins | No |
| In-person help | Yes — a team member handles the fax for you The UPS Store wins | No — self-serve, but it’s one page and a status tracker |
| International sends | Available in store at store-set rates | 35 countries, same flat $0.50/page |
| Delivery tracking | Not advertised | Live status page + email Wins |
| Auto-retry on failure | Not advertised | Yes, with automatic refund Wins |
| Same-trip extras | Printing, copying, scanning, shredding, notary (select locations), and packing/shipping The UPS Store wins | Faxing only |
What you’re really choosing
The UPS Store’s path to a fax: travel to a store during opening hours, hand your document to the team, and pay the store’s rate — which isn’t published anywhere. Each of the 5,500+ stores is an independently owned franchise that sets its own prices, so you find out at the counter or by calling ahead. PerPageFax’s path: open the site, upload the file, see the exact price — $0.50/page — before you pay, and watch the fax deliver live on the status page. Neither requires an account — this one comes down to whether you want a person to do it for you, or a browser to do it from anywhere.
Which should you choose?
Choose PerPageFax if…
- Your document is digital, or you have a phone with a camera — nothing to print
- You want to fax without a trip — any browser, phone or desktop, about a minute from a cold start
- You want the price known up front: $0.50/page flat, to every country we serve
- You’re faxing outside store hours, or sending internationally at one flat rate
Choose The UPS Store if…
- You want a person to do it — staff send the fax for you at the counter
- Your documents are already on paper — no scanner or phone camera needed
- You need to receive a fax — UPS Stores accept them for in-store pickup
- You want printing, copying, notary, or packing in the same trip
Why choose PerPageFax?
No trip, no printing
Fax a file — or a phone photo of paper (JPG/HEIC) — from any browser in about a minute. The UPS Store means traveling to a location with documents in hand, during store hours.
Flat $0.50/page, known up front
One rate to every country we serve, shown before you pay. The UPS Store doesn't publish fax prices — each store sets its own, commonly reported around $1–$3 per page domestic.
Live tracking, automatic retries
Watch every step on the status page; failed sends retry automatically and are refunded automatically. The UPS Store doesn't advertise any live tracking of your fax.
Open 24/7, from anywhere
Fax at midnight, from outside the US, without checking store hours. The UPS Store is open when its doors are open.
Frequently asked questions
There is no national price list: each store is an independently owned franchise and sets its own fax rates, and The UPS Store’s website publishes no prices (verified August 2026). Customers commonly report around $1–$3 per page domestic and $3 and up international — call your local store for its exact rate. PerPageFax is a flat $0.50/page, shown on screen before you pay, so a 3-page fax is $1.50 total.
No — The UPS Store’s fax service is in-store only, at its retail locations. There is no way to send a fax from theupsstore.com. If you want to fax without going anywhere, PerPageFax sends from any browser at $0.50/page with no account.
No — you walk in with your document during store hours and pay at the counter. PerPageFax also requires no account. On this point the two services tie; the real difference is the trip to the store versus sending from wherever you are.
No — PerPageFax is send-only, which is how we keep pricing at a flat $0.50/page with no subscription. UPS Stores can receive faxes and hold them for in-store pickup, so they’re the better fit if you need inbound faxes.
Yes with PerPageFax — the site works in any mobile browser and accepts phone photos and scans (PNG, JPG, HEIC). At The UPS Store you’d bring the paper in, or print a file there first at printing cost, then staff fax it.
Failed sends are retried automatically at no extra charge, every step shows live on the status page, and if a fax ultimately fails you get a full refund automatically.