Payments & Billing

Braintree

Full-stack payment platform by PayPal

Status
Generally available
Last checked
Checked · Oct 4, 2026
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Free tier · from 2.89% + 0.29 USD per card or digital wallet transaction (standard merchants)
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What it is

Braintree (a PayPal service) provides payment processing APIs for cards, PayPal, Venmo, and digital wallets. Supports recurring billing, marketplace splits, and 130+ currencies.

When it fits — and when it doesn’t

A good fit for

  • Businesses needing PayPal/Venmo alongside card payments in a single integration

Known weaknesses

Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.

  1. 01

    Transaction fees are not returned when you refund a customer

    Vendor page: “Transaction fees charged by PayPal Braintree will not be returned for refunded transaction”

    Source: paypal.com/us/enterprise/paypal-braintree-fees ↗
  2. 02

    Venmo payments are available in the US only

    Vendor page: “Venmo is available in the US only”

    Source: paypal.com/us/enterprise/paypal-braintree-fees ↗

What it does well

  • Custom flat, interchange-plus and discounted rates for established businesses by volume

    Vendor page: “Custom flat rates, interchange plus pricing, and discounted rates are available for established”

Pricing

Free tier
Yes
Paid from
2.89% + 0.29 USD per card or digital wallet transaction (standard merchants)
Model
Usage-based
Enterprise plan
No

Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page. Vendor pricing ↗

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