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Braintree vs Brex

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Braintree

Software

End-to-end checkout experiences for businesses, from PayPal

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Brex logo

Brex

Software

The financial stack for growing businesses

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Braintree vendor overview page names no transaction fee percentage or fixed charge, requiring a separate signup flow to see pricing; Brex the free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Braintree and Brex actually diverge.

Attributes where Braintree and Brex differ
AttributeBraintreeBrex
Starting priceOn request$29/month
Pricing modeltransactionfreemium
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
FoundedUnknown2017

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Braintree

Nothing recorded that Brex does not also cover.

Only in Brex

  • Corporate cards
  • Business accounts
  • Expense management
  • Bill pay
  • Travel
  • QuickBooks
  • NetSuite
  • Xero

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Braintree

No use cases recorded yet. See the Braintree review.

Brex

  • Corporate cards with spend controls for startupsnot Braintree
  • Expense management and reimbursementsnot Braintree
  • Travel booking inside the spend platformnot Braintree
  • Bill pay and accounting system syncnot Braintree
  • Multi-entity spend management on the paid tiersnot Braintree

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Braintree

  • Vendor overview page names no transaction fee percentage or fixed charge, requiring a separate signup flow to see pricing
  • Now marketed and hosted directly under the PayPal brand at paypal.com rather than a standalone braintreepayments.com site, which now redirects

Brex

  • The free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities
  • Premium is $12 per user per month, so cost scales with headcount using the card
  • Enterprise and Smart Card pricing is not published
  • Eligibility criteria are not stated anywhere on the pricing page, which matters for a product that extends credit

Pricing, plan by plan

Braintree

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Braintree review.

Brex

$29/month
  • EssentialsFree
    • Corporate cards
    • Expense management
    • Bill pay
  • Premium$12/month
    • Advanced controls
    • Custom approvals
    • Travel booking

Which should you pick?

Choose Braintree if

Nothing in the data separates Braintree from Brex on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Braintree review

Choose Brex if

  • You need corporate cards.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want business accounts.
Brex review

Questions people ask

Is Braintree or Brex better?
Neither clearly leads. Braintree starts at On request and Brex at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Braintree or Brex?
Braintree starts at On request and Brex at $29/month.
Does Braintree or Brex run on more platforms?
Braintree runs on Web. Brex runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What can Braintree do that Brex cannot?
Brex covers Corporate cards, Business accounts, Expense management, Bill pay.
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