# Braintree (a PayPal service) pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** Quote-only — no self-serve price published.
**Domain:** braintreepayments.com
**Free tier:** No
**Compliance:** HIPAA No · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Magento, WooCommerce, Recurly, Chargebee
**Best for:** Enterprise merchants wanting PayPal/Venmo alongside cards in one integration; Businesses needing multi-acquirer payment orchestration; Developers building mobile-first payment experiences

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Standard pay-as-you-go | Quote-only | — | flat | Cards and digital wallets at 2.89% + $0.29 per transaction. Venmo 3.49% + $0.49. PayPal subject to your PayPal account terms. +1% non-USD currency, +1% non-US-issued cards. No monthly, setup, or minimum fees; chargebacks $15. | paypal.com |
| ACH Direct Debit | Quote-only | — | flat | Standard ACH Direct Debit at 0.75% per transaction (capped at $5.00). Same-day ACH at 1.5% + $0.10. No monthly fee. | paypal.com |
| Custom / Enterprise | Quote-only | — | flat | Quote-only. Custom flat rates, interchange-plus pricing, and discounted volume rates for established businesses, negotiated with sales. No published price. (Registered 501(c)(3) charities get a published reduced rate of 2.19% + $0.29.) | paypal.com |

**Key features:** Payment orchestration with multi-acquirer routing; PayPal, Venmo, and card in a single SDK integration; Global payouts to 200+ markets in 50+ currencies; Fraud management tools; Mobile SDKs for iOS and Android.

**Plan limits:** No monthly or setup fees on standard plan; Chargeback fee: $15 per dispute; ACH capped at $5.00 per transaction; +1% for non-USD currency or non-US-issued cards; Free sandbox for testing before applying for a live account.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-13
Provenance: https://www.braintreepayments.com/braintree-pricing (official; 301-redirects to https://www.paypal.com/us/enterprise/paypal-braintree-fees, the fetched source of these figures)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/payment-processors/braintree/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl