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Bonsai pricing
Bonsai publishes 4 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 29 August 2026, Bonsai pricing is free, then $9/user/month across 4 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then $9/user/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 4
- Free tier
- Yes
Bonsai plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $15/user/month | 2 | Entry tier |
| Essentials | $25/user/month | 2 | +$10/user/month, 2 more features |
| Premium | $39/user/month | 2 | +$14/user/month, 2 more features |
| Elite | $59/user/month | 2 | +$20/user/month, 1 more feature |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Basic
$15/user/monthThe entry tier. It covers time tracking, task management, unlimited projects, 10-100 gb storage.
Essentials
$25/user/monthOver Basic, this tier adds:
- Invoicing, proposals, contracts, client portal
- 100 GB storage
Premium
$39/user/monthOver Essentials, this tier adds:
- Reporting, workload management, Gantt view
- 500 GB storage
Elite
$59/user/monthOver Premium, this tier adds:
- Custom permissions, timesheet locking, Xero integration
How that compares in Professional Services
Across the 4 professional services tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $21.5/month. Bonsai starts at $9/user/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonsai (this page) | Free, then $9/user/month | subscription | - | |
| Accelo | On request | quote | - | vs Bonsai |
| Avaza | Free, then $11.95/month | freemium | - | vs Bonsai |
| BigTime | $20/user/month | subscription | - | vs Bonsai |
| Certinia PSA | On request | quote | - | vs Bonsai |
| Freelancer.com | Free | transaction | - | vs Bonsai |
| FreshBooks | Free, then $23/month | subscription | - | vs Bonsai |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Bonsai badges page.
Before you pay for Bonsai
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 4 tiers between $15/user/month and $59/user/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Bonsai runs on not recorded. The full record is on the Bonsai review, and the rest of the category is under best professional services tools.
Bonsai pricing questions
- How much does Bonsai cost?
- Bonsai publishes 4 tiers, from $15/user/month for Basic up to $59/user/month for Elite. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Bonsai have a free plan?
- Yes, Bonsai is recorded as subscription, so it can be used without paying.
- What is the difference between Basic and Essentials on Bonsai?
- Essentials costs $25/user/month against $15/user/month, and adds invoicing, proposals, contracts, client portal, 100 gb storage.
- Is the Elite plan on Bonsai worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is custom permissions, timesheet locking, xero integration. It costs $59/user/month against $15/user/month for Basic. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Bonsai expensive for a professional services tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 4 professional services tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $21.5/month; Bonsai starts at $9/user/month.
- Which professional services tools can I use without paying?
- 4 of the 8 professional services tools listed alongside Bonsai have a free tier: Avaza, Freelancer.com, FreshBooks, Guru.
- What am I actually paying for with Bonsai?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The Bonsai review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does Bonsai charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Bonsai prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Bonsai against before paying?
- The closest professional services tools in this directory are Accelo, Avaza, BigTime, Certinia PSA. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Bonsai covering price, platforms and features.