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PayPal Braintree for WooCommerce
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Best for: Established stores that want cards and PayPal on one account with negotiated rates.
Overview
Braintree is PayPal's full-stack processor for larger merchants, now branded PayPal Enterprise Payments. The official WooCommerce plugin takes cards with hosted fields, PayPal and Venmo buttons, Apple Pay and Google Pay, with vaulting for saved cards and support for WooCommerce Subscriptions and Pre-Orders. US card fees are 2.89% + 29¢, plus 1% for cards issued outside the US and another 1% for non-USD transactions. It suits stores that want PayPal and cards under one account with interchange-plus pricing available at volume.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Cards and PayPal under one merchant account
- Card rate of 2.89% + 29¢ undercuts Stripe
- Interchange-plus available at volume
Cons
- Requires Braintree account approval, slower than Stripe or WooPayments
- 2.6-star plugin rating
- Fewer local payment methods than Stripe
Key features
- Cards, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay and Google Pay in one plugin
- Hosted fields keep card entry on your site
- Vaulting for saved payment methods
- WooCommerce Subscriptions and Pre-Orders support
- Interchange-plus pricing available for larger merchants
- Fees: 2.89% + 29¢ per US card, +1% international, +1% non-USD
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