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Bonsai vs SAP Concur

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Bonsai

Software

All-in-one business management for freelancers and agencies

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SAP Concur logo

SAP Concur

Software

Travel, expense, and invoice management

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bonsai elite plan, the only tier with custom permissions, timesheet locking and Xero integration, requires a 3 user minimum at $49/user/month; SAP Concur listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bonsai and SAP Concur actually diverge.

Attributes where Bonsai and SAP Concur differ
AttributeBonsaiSAP Concur
Starting priceOn request$29/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
FoundedUnknown1993

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bonsai

Nothing recorded that SAP Concur does not also cover.

Only in SAP Concur

  • Expense management
  • Travel booking
  • Invoice processing
  • Spend analytics
  • Policy compliance
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Workday

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bonsai

No use cases recorded yet. See the Bonsai review.

SAP Concur

  • Enterprise expense managementnot Bonsai
  • Corporate travelnot Bonsai
  • Invoice processingnot Bonsai

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bonsai

  • Elite plan, the only tier with custom permissions, timesheet locking and Xero integration, requires a 3 user minimum at $49/user/month
  • Invoices, proposals, contracts and the client portal are withheld from the entry Basic plan and only unlocked on Essentials at $19/user/month
  • Monthly billing costs noticeably more than annual, for example $15/user/month versus $9/user/month annually on Basic
  • Free trial is limited to 7 days

SAP Concur

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing

Pricing, plan by plan

Bonsai

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bonsai review.

SAP Concur

$29/month
  • Professional$8/month
    • Expense reporting
    • Receipt capture
    • Approvals
  • Premium$12/month
    • Travel booking
    • Invoice management
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Bonsai if

Nothing in the data separates Bonsai from SAP Concur on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Bonsai review

Choose SAP Concur if

  • You need expense management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want travel booking.
SAP Concur review

Questions people ask

Is Bonsai or SAP Concur better?
Neither clearly leads. Bonsai starts at On request and SAP Concur at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bonsai or SAP Concur?
Bonsai starts at On request and SAP Concur at $29/month.
Does Bonsai or SAP Concur run on more platforms?
Bonsai runs on Web. SAP Concur runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What can Bonsai do that SAP Concur cannot?
SAP Concur covers Expense management, Travel booking, Invoice processing, Spend analytics.
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