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Braintree vs PayPal

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Braintree

E-commerce

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
PayPal logo

PayPal

Personal Finance

The simpler, safer way to pay and get paid

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; PayPal currency conversion on international purchases and sends carries a 4.00 percent fee, and 3.00 percent in other conversion scenarios

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Braintree and PayPal actually diverge.

Attributes where Braintree and PayPal differ
AttributeBraintreePayPal
Starting priceOn request$29/month
Pricing modeltransactionusage-based
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryE-commercePersonal Finance
FoundedUnknown1998

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 PayPal does not also cover.

Only in PayPal

  • Payment processing
  • PayPal Checkout
  • Invoicing
  • Business debit card
  • Working capital loans
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce
  • BigCommerce

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.

PayPal

  • Paying online merchants without sharing card detailsnot Braintree
  • Sending money to friends and family domestically and internationallynot Braintree
  • Holding balances in multiple currencies for cross border purchasesnot 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

PayPal

  • Currency conversion on international purchases and sends carries a 4.00 percent fee, and 3.00 percent in other conversion scenarios
  • Instant transfer to a bank or debit card costs 1.75 percent of the amount, with a minimum of 0.25 USD and a maximum of 25.00 USD
  • International personal transactions carry a 5.00 percent fee regardless of payment method, with a minimum of 0.99 USD and a maximum of 4.99 USD
  • Sending domestic personal payments funded by a credit card costs 2.90 percent plus a fixed fee of 0.49 USD
  • Instant transfers are capped at 25,000.00 USD per transaction

Pricing, plan by plan

Braintree

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Braintree review.

PayPal

$29/month
  • Standard$2.99/transaction
    • Card payments
    • PayPal checkout
    • Invoice payments

Which should you pick?

Choose Braintree if

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

Braintree review

Choose PayPal if

  • You need payment processing.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want paypal checkout.
PayPal review

Questions people ask

Is Braintree or PayPal better?
Neither clearly leads. Braintree starts at On request and PayPal at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Braintree or PayPal?
Braintree starts at On request and PayPal at $29/month.
Does Braintree or PayPal run on more platforms?
Braintree runs on Web. PayPal runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What can Braintree do that PayPal cannot?
PayPal covers Payment processing, PayPal Checkout, Invoicing, Business debit card.
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