- Short answer
- Yes, via the PayPal Braintree app and a PayPal-approved Braintree account; if Shopify manages your US sales tax, first switch it to Self-directed.
- Keys
- From your Braintree account you need the merchant account ID, public key and private key.
- Where
- Activate or change the card provider on Settings > Payments; only the store owner can add one.
- US stores
- If Shopify manages your US store's sales tax, you must switch it to Self-directed before using any third-party provider.
- Fees
- Shopify's third-party transaction fee applies on top of Braintree's own rate.
- One provider
- Only one credit card provider can be active, so Braintree takes over card processing from your current one.
Do you need a Braintree account first?
Yes. PayPal's Shopify guide for the PayPal Braintree plugin lists “An active Braintree account.” among its requirements, and Shopify's Help Center says the same for stores moving off older PayPal gateways such as Payflow Pro. For a new production account, the PayPal guide says to contact PayPal Braintree Sales.
Whether you get a production account is up to PayPal:
Use of PayPal Braintree is subject to eligibility, application, approval by PayPal and your acceptance of the Payment Services Agreement.
PayPal's own site now says “Braintree is now PayPal Enterprise Payments”, while the Shopify app is still called PayPal Braintree.
How do you connect Braintree to a Shopify store?
Only the store owner can add a payment provider. Install the PayPal Braintree app, enter the merchant account ID, public key and private key from your Braintree account, then run test mode from the Shopify admin before real payments.
You activate or change the card provider on the Payments page of your admin:
- Settings
- Payments
What costs and limits come with Braintree on Shopify?
Braintree takes your one card-provider slot: Shopify allows a single active credit card provider at a time.
Shopify charges its third-party transaction fee on Braintree sales, says its Help Center. Shopify's pricing page lists 2% on Basic down to 0.2% on Plus; our surcharge breakdown runs the math.
Braintree's own rate comes on top: as of November 2026, PayPal's US fee page quoted above lists 2.89% + 0.29 USD for standard merchants with US accounts.
Want only PayPal at checkout? It is already built in, and our PayPal guide shows which route your country gets.
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