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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Authorize.net

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAuthorize.net is a payment gateway software solution offered by Visa featuring secure data processing and fraud protection.

    $25

    monthly gateway

    Braintree, a PayPal service

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/ABraintree, a Paypal service and subsidiary, is a billing platform which stores credit card data directly from the merchant’s systems on secure servers, and it allows for cards to be recharged or refunded . Braintree also supports international payments. Pricing is 2.9% plus a 30c transaction fee.N/A
    Pricing
    Authorize.netBraintree, a PayPal service
    Editions & Modules
    All-in-One Option
    25 & 2.9% + $0.30
    monthly gateway/per transaction
    Payment Gateway Only
    $25
    monthly gateway
    Standard Pricing
    2.9% +$0.30
    per transaction
    Custom Pricing
    Contact for quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Authorize.netBraintree, a PayPal service
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Authorize.netBraintree, a PayPal service
    Considered Both Products
    Visa
    Chose Authorize.net
    While other gateways (like Braintree) are a little fresher and more innovative than Authorize.Net, no one has the track record that AuthNet has. Plus you have to consider that if you want to use the Braintree gateway (or many others) without using their payment processing, you …
    Incentivized
    Chose Authorize.net
    Authorize.net in a pure e-commerce environment is a very good choice for small to medium/small e-commerce businesses. It is not a good solution for brick-and-mortar businesses or relatively large e-commerce retailers.
    Incentivized
    PayPal
    Chose Braintree, a PayPal service
    Prior to Braintree, we used Authorize.Net which is actually great however Authorize.Net's rates were not as competitive as Braintree's. One advantage that I would have to give to authorize over Braintree is their incredibly robust system which has settings and customization …
    Incentivized
    Chose Braintree, a PayPal service
    Braintree allows our customers to integrate their existing merchant processor to the Braintree gateway, whereas the other options require you use their merchant processor (full stack).
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Authorize.netBraintree, a PayPal service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (31 ratings)
    1.0
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.6
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)