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Braintree vs Razorpay

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Braintree

Software

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Razorpay

Software

Accept, process and disburse payments with India's leading payments platform

From
On request
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; Razorpay international card payments cost up to 3% per transaction versus 2% domestically, per razorpay.com/pricing (Aug 2026), and an 18% GST is added on top of the platform fee

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Braintree and Razorpay actually diverge.

Attributes where Braintree and Razorpay differ
AttributeBraintreeRazorpay

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (transaction), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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

Razorpay

  • International card payments cost up to 3% per transaction versus 2% domestically, per razorpay.com/pricing (Aug 2026), and an 18% GST is added on top of the platform fee
  • Instant refunds cost between Rs. 7.99 and Rs. 14.99 per refund on top of the transaction fee, per Razorpay's own pricing page; standard refunds are free but instant ones are not

Pricing, plan by plan

Braintree

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Braintree review.

Razorpay

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Razorpay review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Braintree if

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

Braintree review

Choose Razorpay if

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

Razorpay review

Questions people ask

Is Braintree or Razorpay better?
Neither clearly leads. Braintree starts at On request and Razorpay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Braintree or Razorpay?
Braintree starts at On request and Razorpay at On request.
Does Braintree or Razorpay run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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