Braintree is definitely a more expensive option, so it probably depends on your volume and how much you want to spend. They are great if you want to spend a bit more for great support.
The site feefighters.com is dedicated to doing cost comparisons for merchant accounts based on your business' needs. On Tuesday, May 10, 2011, Chadwick Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > I've always heard great things about Braintree from the developer standpoint, > but it looks like $110 per month is the minimum you're going to pay with > them... that seems a lot steeper than going through a provider that uses > Authorize.net. Although, I only know the typical fees for Authorize.net, and > not the fees associated with the merchant account itself. > > Did Braintree seem comparable to other options on a price basis? > > > On May 10, 2011, at 4:13 PM, Larry Kubin wrote: > >> I highly recommend you check out Braintree Payments for your gateway >> and merchant account solution. Last year I implemented virtual good >> purchases for an online game, and they were an absolute pleasure to >> work with. Great developer documentation and great support. >> >> On Tuesday, May 10, 2011, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >>> You might want to read the Wiki page on Merchant Accounts and how they >>> function. You would not directly accept orders on your website to your bank >>> account or banking institution like BofA, Well Fargo, etc. You must go >>> through an intermediate payment gateway. >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant_account >>> >>> I would actually recommend you look into using some of the larger merchant >>> systems like Authorize.net (http://www.authorize.net/), LinkPoint >>> (http://www.firstdata.com/linkpoint/), PayPal, etc. In the Merchant Account >>> industry you don't really want to work with a smaller system as they tend >>> to have fewer options for integration with your platform as well as more >>> security issues. >>> >>> These are my opinions. I'm sure there are others on this list who have more >>> extensive ecomm knowledge. >>> >>> P- >>> >>> >>> On May 10, 2011, at 1:45 PM, Chadwick Wood wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Perhaps slightly off-topic, but I'm wondering if any of you that have done >>>> a good bit of e-commerce have any recommendations for merchant account >>>> providers. Ideally it would be a local institution (and not one of the >>>> big chains... Chase, BofA, etc.), but I'm open to any suggestions if the >>>> service is good. Right now I have a company bank account through a credit >>>> union, but they don't directly offer merchant accounts. >>>> >>>> I'm sure some of you must have some advice on this! >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Chadwick Wood >>>> http://coffeeshopped.com/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ >>>> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Refresh Austin" group. >>>> >>>> [ Posting ] >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>> Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy >>>> We do not accept job posts from recruiters. >>>> >>>> [ Unsubscribe ] >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> [ More Info ] >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin >>> >>> -- >>> Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Refresh Austin" group. >>> >>> [ Posting ] >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy >>> We do not accept job posts from recruiters. >>> >>> [ Unsubscribe ] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> [ More Info ] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin >>> >> >> -- >> Larry Kubin >> >> -- >> Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Refresh Austin" group. >> >> [ Posting ] >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy >> We do not accept job posts from recruiters. >> >> [ Unsubscribe ] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> >> [ More Info ] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > > -- > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Refresh Austin" group. > > [ Posting ] > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > [ Unsubscribe ] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > > [ More Info ] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > -- Larry Kubin -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. 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