Bonsai review

Bonsai approaches invoicing from the project side. Its Basic plan at $9 per user per month billed annually covers time tracking, tasks, CRM and unlimited projects but no invoices, so freelancers who need to bill should look at Essentials at $19 per user per month billed annually or $25 monthly. Essentials adds invoices and payments, proposals and contracts, all templates, forms and questionnaires, scheduling, a client portal and expense and income tracking. Premium at $29 adds profit and productivity reports, removes Bonsai branding and opens integrations with QuickBooks, Xero, Zapier, Calendly and Google. Elite at $49 requires three users. The draw is the chain from proposal to signed contract to tracked hours to invoice without switching tools. The weakness for this list is cost: per-user pricing and gated branding make it more expensive than invoicing-first tools.

Who it is for

Freelancers and small agencies that want proposals, contracts, time tracking and invoices in one workspace.

Price

Basic $9 per user per month billed annually (no invoicing); Essentials $19 with invoices and payments; Premium $29.

Billed annually Essentials $19 /user/month The essentials for an end-to-end client and project management
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Invoices and payments on Essentials
• Proposals, contracts, forms and questionnaires
• Time tracking, task management and CRM
• Client portal and scheduling
• QuickBooks, Xero and Zapier integrations on Premium

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Proposal to contract to invoice in one tool
• Strength: Time tracking feeds billing
• Strength: Annual billing saves up to 4 months
• Weakness: Invoicing starts on Essentials, not the $9 Basic plan
• Weakness: Removing Bonsai branding needs Premium
• Weakness: Monthly billing raises Essentials to $25 per user

Key facts

• Basic: $9 per user per month annually, no invoicing
• Essentials: $19 per user per month annually, $25 monthly
• Premium: $29 per user per month annually, $39 monthly
• Elite: $49 per user per month annually, 3 users minimum

Where it ranks

Bonsai is No. 9 in our Best Invoicing Software verdict.