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Braintree vs GoCardless pricing

What Braintree and GoCardless each publish about pricing, every dated change on their own pages, and what government buyers paid. Side by side, each line with its source.

Braintree

Braintree was acquired by PayPal (per its own site, as of 2026-10-15). PriceTape keeps Braintree's history and makes no claim about current pricing.

Changes on their pages

2022-11-15

observed between 2022-03-25 and 2022-11-15

Merges Amex into standard 2.59%+$0.49 card rate

observed 2022-11-15 pricing page pricepackagingproduct from an archived copy on the record since 2026-10-08

2022-03-25

observed between 2020-10-07 and 2022-03-25

Card rate shifts to 2.59%+$0.49; Amex split out at 3.50%

observed 2022-03-25 pricing page pricecommercial motionproduct from an archived copy on the record since 2026-10-08

GoCardless

GoCardless publishes pricing at gocardless.com/pricing (as of PriceTape's capture on 2026-10-15).

Changes on their pages

2024-09-06

observed between 2023-02-24 and 2024-09-06

Introduces tiered fees: Advanced 1.25%, Pro 1.4%

observed 2024-09-06 pricing page pricepackagingproduct from an archived copy on the record since 2026-10-15

2023-02-24

observed between 2021-01-01 and 2023-02-24

Triples high-value transaction fee to 0.3%

observed 2023-02-24 pricing page pricepackagingproduct from an archived copy on the record since 2026-10-15

2021-01-01

observed between 2019-02-06 and 2021-01-01

Raises Standard fee cap to £4, splits Pro/Custom tiers

observed 2021-01-01 pricing page pricepackagingcommercial motion from an archived copy on the record since 2026-10-15

2020-07-21

observed between 2019-04-14 and 2020-07-21

Publishes USA self-serve pricing; adds $25/$75 add-ons

observed 2020-07-21 pricing page pricecommercial motionpackaging from an archived copy on the record since 2026-10-15

Government contracts