Braintree
A PayPal-owned payment gateway enabling merchants to accept credit cards and PayPal payments through a single integration, with support for advanced features like hosted fields, tokenization, and 3D Secure.
Overview
| Category | Payments |
| Self-Hostable | No |
| On-Prem | No |
| Best For | startup, growth, enterprise |
| Last Verified | 2026-02-13 |
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths:- dx
- reliability
- support
- Owned by PayPal which may limit feature parity
- Pricing not transparent
When to Use
Best when:- Need PayPal and credit card acceptance
- Mobile app payments
- Want single integration for multiple payment methods