Pricing
Braintree (PayPal) pricing context
Human-reviewed pricing summary paired with DevTune’s public AI search visibility benchmark.
Reviewed pricing summary
- Braintree uses transparent flat-rate pricing with no monthly fees, no setup fees, and no minimum transaction requirements.
- Standard US rates (as of mid-2025): 2.59% + $0.49 per transaction for cards and digital wallets; 3.49% + $0.49 for Venmo; 0.75% (capped at $5) for ACH direct debit.
- A 1% surcharge applies for non-USD currencies or foreign-issued cards.
- Chargebacks incur a $15 flat fee.
- Transaction fees are not refunded on refunded transactions.
- Custom flat rates, interchange-plus pricing, and volume discounts are negotiable for high-volume established businesses.
- PayPal has publicly signaled a strategy of raising Braintree prices for large enterprise customers through contract renegotiations as of 2024–2025.
Benchmark context
#7
of 13 in Payments & Fintech APIs
9.6%
AI search visibility
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