Special transaction fee rates from PayPal
An all-in-one payment solution featuring tools to help improve conversion
No-hassle competitive pricing that decreases as you grow
All BigCommerce plans come with pre-negotiated special credit and debit card processing rates with PayPal powered by Braintree. The more you grow with BigCommerce and upgrade your plan, the lower your rates can go — and that’s great for your bottom line.*
Standard
2.59% + $0.49
per credit/debit card transaction*
3.49% + 49¢ per PayPal Digital Payments transaction
Plus
2.35% + $0.49
per credit/debit card transaction*
3.49% + 49¢ per PayPal Digital Payments transaction
Pro
2.35% + $0.49
per credit/debit card transaction*
3.49% + 49¢ per PayPal Digital Payments transaction
Enterprise
Custom
Competitive, personalized pricing for Enterprise merchants.
An all-in-one solution for accepting payments
Easily accept credit and debit cards, offer PayPal Checkout, which includes PayPal,
Venmo and Pay Later options, such as Pay in 4 and PayPal Credit. Get the latest
payments technology to help you maximize your sales.
Start selling right away — the more you sell, the lower your rates
We have built-in credit and debit card processing with pre-negotiated special rates. And rates decrease as your business grows — to as low as 2.35% + $0.49 per transaction.*
Improve shopper confidence with PayPal
You can also offer PayPal with no extra effort. PayPal Checkout makes buying easier for the more than 400+ million customers who use PayPal to transact in over 130+ currencies around the world.
Increase conversions with faster checkouts on almost any device
The PayPal Checkout experience turns a multi-screen checkout experience into a payment lane that works seamlessly on almost any device — smartphone, tablet or desktop. With PayPal Checkout, customers can bypass guest checkouts and avoid entering billing and shipping information — delivering a quick and easy shopping experience.
Start taking advantage of PayPal’s special transaction fee rates today
*Pricing terms: BigCommerce supports a wide range of payment providers. The PayPal and PayPal Braintree processing fee for debit and credit cards begins at 2.59% + $0.49 per transaction for all BigCommerce plans. Based on your plan, you may be eligible for
that plan’s published processing rate. To be eligible, you must be a United States-based business.


The standard US online rate for payments with American Express is 2.59% + $0.49.


(1) If you are a new BigCommerce Merchant, you will need to select a qualifying BigCommerce Plan (Plus, Pro, or Enterprise). Go into your BigCommerce account Client Area and accept the terms of the selected BigCommerce plan and establish a billing agreement. You will then be charged (either the first month’s fee or your annual fee,
depending on your billing schedule) for your BigCommerce plan, plus you will become eligible to apply for the negotiated payment processing rates with PayPal. If you are an existing BigCommerce Merchant already in a Standard, Plus, Pro, or Enterprise plan, you
do not need to complete this step.


(2) From within the BigCommerce account Control Panel Payment Settings area, complete and submit the PayPal or PayPal Braintree application to upgrade from a trial to full account. Additional information may be requested from the PayPal team during
the process of reviewing your application.
(3) 2 to 3 business days following your approval* for a PayPal or PayPal Braintree account, you will be emailed a Pricing Contract for you to digitally sign. We suggest adding echosign@echosign.com to your email whitelist to reduce the risk of it going to your spam folder. Follow the instructions in the email on how to sign and return the contract.


(4) Your account will then be updated to reflect the new rate, and you will receive anotification email with the updated rate. This can take up to 10 business days. Your newrate will only apply to transactions after the date on your notification email. Application
for a PayPal or PayPal Braintree account does not guarantee approval. Periodically,PayPal reviews their customer accounts to make sure its services and rates fit your account activity. PayPal and PayPal Braintree reserve the right to revise their fees at any time, subject to a thirty (30) day notice period to you prior to the new fees taking effect.