Archives: Comparisons

Perhaps the best thing about online faxing is that you no longer have to listen to the screeching noise when you dial a fax number. That’s not the only feature that has helped send faxing into the 21st century though. Online fax services now offer increased security, faster sending times, sleek mobile apps, and much more. Two such services are FAX.PLUS and MetroFax, both filled with handy functions to suit modern needs. However, they don’t have the exact same features so which one you should ...

When it’s tax season, there are three major rules that taxpayers follow: tax returns should be done accurately, cheaply, and as fast as possible – which are exactly what Liberty Tax has to offer through its pay-only tax software. But the program’s convenient nature isn’t enough nowadays as the market is full of similar solutions, some of which are certainly worthy rivals. So, there is one question left: how does Liberty Tax compare to FreeTaxUSA, which not only provides an outstanding tax prep program but is also available entirely free of ...

Instant Checkmate is a fresh face in the background check industry but was founded by the same people who brought us TruthFinder and clearly uses its experience well. US Search on the other hand has been around for more than 20 years, and so the question stands: which one is better, the newcomer or the veteran? Instant Checkmate boasts numerous customer-friendly features, while US Search has a vast library of knowledge on how to collect data from public records. Even so, one of them has a definite advantage over the other…

Although the market is full of outstanding solutions, to this day there are only two tax prep software providers that are synonymous with the term: TurboTax or H&R Block. This is not surprising at all, though, since both companies have been providing their services for decades now, helping taxpayers prepare tax returns with the utmost accuracy. But while nobody can question their experience, when it comes to their individual online tax prep programs there are plenty of differences that makes the choice between either of these companies a bit harder. As such it’...

If there’s an industry that never seems to stop growing, it’s the VPN industry. New providers are debuting all the time with powerful tools that aim to take down the biggest opponents, who in turn have to constantly update their own software so that they won’t lose any clients to this new, innovative opposition. This is, of course, good for consumers as it allows for a diverse and competitive market, but at the same time it often makes it really hard to choose between two ...

In the world of background check services it’s quite common to see two competing companies share similar features. However, Instant Checkmate and TruthFinder go beyond borrowing ideas from one another: the menu system, the pricing strategy, and the way the search engine is designed is almost the same, but the keen eye will spot some reused assets here and there. There is no secret conspiracy behind the story though, since they are both founded by the same people – Kristian Kibak and Joey Rocco. That’s why it’s especially important to compare the two ...

Every industry has its pairs of rivals, and in the background check world there are two no better suited to the term than Intelius and TruthFinder. While they were both founded in 2003, their individual takes on presenting public records to an inquisitive user differs by quite a margin. Where Intelius believes that people should have multiple tools to categorize the results, TruthFinder instead aims to create a report that is comprehensive for everyone. It’s clear as day that the two services cater to completely different audiences.

No one wants to waste their time, so when it comes to putting together tax returns everyone wants the chore to be over as quickly and as conveniently as possible. Thankfully, modern programs aim to provide such benefits, but whereas some solutions go even further to make the tax preparation process completely hassle-free others try to impress by proving their attentiveness with plenty of extra features of convenience. E-file and H&R Block are fine examples of both cases, but which one prevails: super simple E-file or feature-filled H&R?

There are two big names in the virtual machine software industry who have both developed high-class, consumer-friendly virtual machine monitor apps and as such are competing directly against one another. These two are Parallels Inc. and Dell’s subsidiary VMware Inc, with the first to launch its software being Parallels in 2006, followed by VMware a year later.Sold at the same price point in the U.S., both Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion pack in tons of features that make deploying and managing virtual machines a piece of cake – even for rookie computer ...

When it comes to online faxing solutions, most people don’t need anything more than a decent, affordable service through which they can seamlessly handle incoming and outbound faxes. And MetroFax, one of the many j2 Global products, is the epitome of such a solution, which is what has made it one of the top choices in the market for many years. But what happens when customers need more than just the basics? Can it stand a chance against RingCentral Fax, the juggernaut that not only provides everything ...