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Braintree vs Mint

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Braintree

E-commerce

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Mint logo

Mint

Personal Finance

All your money in one app

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Mint has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Mint service transitioned to Credit Karma platform; standalone Mint features migrated elsewhere

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Braintree and Mint actually diverge.

Attributes where Braintree and Mint differ
AttributeBraintreeMint
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modeltransactionfree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryE-commercePersonal Finance
FoundedUnknown2006

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Mint does not also cover.

Only in Mint

  • Expense tracking
  • Budgets
  • Bill tracking
  • Credit score monitoring
  • Financial insights
  • Bank connections
  • Bank-level encryption
  • Verisign secured

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.

Mint

  • Legacy free budget tracking for users with supported bank connectionsnot Braintree
  • Users transitioning to Credit Karma for continued money management featuresnot 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

Mint

  • Service transitioned to Credit Karma platform; standalone Mint features migrated elsewhere
  • Bank connections supported for only 17,000 financial institutions; many regional or international banks not supported

Pricing, plan by plan

Braintree

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Braintree review.

Mint

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Mint review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Braintree if

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

Braintree review

Choose Mint if

  • You need expense tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want budgets.
Mint review

Questions people ask

Is Braintree or Mint better?
Neither clearly leads. Braintree starts at On request and Mint at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Braintree or Mint?
Mint has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Braintree and Free for Mint.
Does Braintree or Mint run on more platforms?
Braintree runs on Web. Mint runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Mint for free?
Yes. Mint has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Braintree starts at On request.
What can Braintree do that Mint cannot?
Mint covers Expense tracking, Budgets, Bill tracking, Credit score monitoring.
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