Braintree vs Adyen
Side-by-side — pricing, strengths, tradeoffs, and fit.
Braintree
Full-stack payment platform by PayPal
Adyen
The financial technology platform of choice for leading companies
At a glance
Free Tier
· Not enough data·From 2.89% + 0.29 USD per card or digital wallet transaction (standard merchants)
· Not enough data·From Contact sales
Overview
One-liner
One-liner
Full-stack payment platform by PayPal
One-liner
The financial technology platform of choice for leading companies
Maturity
Maturity
Not enough dataMaturity
Not enough dataOpen source
Open source
✕ NoOpen source
✕ NoPricing
Free tier
Free tier
✓ AvailableFree tier
✕ NoneStarts at
Starts at
2.89% + 0.29 USD per card or digital wallet transaction (standard merchants)
Starts at
Contact sales
Model
Model
Usage-based
Model
Usage-based
Enterprise
Enterprise
✕ NoneEnterprise
✕ NoneBest for
✓ Best for
Businesses needing PayPal/Venmo alongside card payments in a single integration
✓ Best for
Enterprise businesses processing high volumes across multiple countries and channels
Not ideal for
✕ Not for
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✕ Not for
Startups and small businesses — Adyen's pricing and volume requirements favor larger merchants
Strengths
↑ Strengths
Custom flat, interchange-plus and discounted rates for established businesses by volume
↑ Strengths
Own acquiring network
250+ payment methods
In-person & online
Risk management
Weaknesses
↓ Weaknesses
Transaction fees are not returned when you refund a customer
Venmo payments are available in the US only
↓ Weaknesses
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