Payment Plugins Braintree For WooCommerce vs WooCommerce
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| Feature | Payment Plugins Braintree For WooCommerce v3.2.86 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce v11.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2,000+ | 7M+ |
| Last updated | October 9, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Payment Plugins Braintree For WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Pros | Credit cards, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay and Venmo; Refunds, voids and saved payment methods; Subscription products without a separate subscriptions plugin | Simple and variable products, cart, checkout and coupons; Built-in payment, shipping zone, tax and email tools; REST API and WP-CLI commands for store management |
| Cons | Sends merchant details to the vendor unless the register option is turned off; Needs a Braintree merchant account; Large plugin with many gateways to configure | Payments, shipping and tax all need setup before selling; Many advanced features come from paid marketplace add-ons; Contacts Woo and WordPress services for some optional features |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Credit and debit card payments, PayPal checkout, Google Pay and Apple Pay, Refunds from the order screen, Void charges, Subscription products without WooCommerce Subscriptions, Fastlane checkout, Local payment methods such as iDEAL, SEPA and P24 | Simple and variable products, Cart and checkout, Built-in offline payment methods and gateway API, Shipping zones and methods, Tax rates and calculation, Coupons, Order query API, REST API for products and orders, WP-CLI commands, Analytics reports |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Braintree, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Venmo | PayPal |
| Analytics | — | WooCommerce usage tracking service |
| Plugins | — | WooCommerce.com |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0.1 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Yes | Only if you agree |
| External services | 0x2vnavy35.execute-api.us-west-1.amazonaws.com, js.braintreegateway.com | public-api.wordpress.com, woocommerce.com, api.webflow.com, tracking.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.paypal.com, dzv365zjfbd8v.cloudfront.net, api.wordpress.org, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, translate.wordpress.com, api64.ipify.org, ipecho.net, ident.me, tnedi.me, ipinfo.io, api.country.is |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Shortcodes | — | 7 |
| Custom tables | — | 31 |