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Bonsai alternatives: 6 tools compared honestly

The best Bonsai alternative for freelancers is Moxie Starter ($12/mo) or Plutio Core ($19/mo) for a cheaper solo suite, and HoneyBook or Dubsado for creative packages. For an agency team, Workspace369 covers five people for $104 a month on Voyager, or up to 10 on Specialist for $149. Bonsai's own pricing page lists Essentials at $25 per seat a month, so five people pay $125 (checked October 26, 2026).

Zoom announced on November 5, 2025 that it was acquiring Bonsai, and Zoom says the deal closed in December 2025. If new ownership or the per-seat math sent you shopping, this page compares the tools people actually switch to: current prices, what each does better than Bonsai, and where each falls short. Workspace369 is our product; it sits in the same table under the same rules.

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Methodology — We first checked each tool’s pricing page on October 17, 2026. On October 26, 2026 we re-read every competitor price, plan limit and add-on on this page on the vendor’s own pages, in a browser with the monthly and yearly views read separately. Workspace369 is our product; we link its pricing page and say where it is not the best fit.

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The short version, by scenario

The best Bonsai alternative for freelancers depends on what you bill and where Bonsai pinches. Solos wanting a similar suite for less should compare Moxie Starter ($12/mo) and Plutio Core ($19/mo, 9 active clients). Creatives selling packages fit HoneyBook or Dubsado. Workspace369 Cadet ($29/mo, one seat) suits proposals, invoices and time tracking together, but Bonsai Essentials costs less.

The best Bonsai alternative for an agency team depends on seat count. Bonsai charges per seat, so five people on Essentials cost $125 a month. Workspace369 costs $104/mo for five on Voyager (2 seats included, 3 extra at $10 each), or $149/mo on Specialist for up to 10 seats. Teams needing resource planning should compare Productive; small hourly-billing teams can stay on Bonsai. Checked October 26, 2026.

Solo freelancers who bill by the hour should probably stay put: Bonsai Essentials ($25/mo per seat) is still the cleanest proposals-to-contracts-to-time-tracking-to-invoice flow at that price, and as of our October 26, 2026 check the plans and prices are intact. Books-first soloists who want real double-entry accounting should look at FreshBooks, whose double-entry reports start at Plus ($43/mo, checked October 26, 2026).

Teams of three or more should run the per-seat math before renewing. Five seats on Essentials is $125/mo for the invoicing tier — for $24 more, Workspace369 Specialist ($149/mo, 10 seats flat) adds IVR and call queues, payment plans and basic accounting, while texts and calls start on Voyager ($74/mo, 2 seats).

If what you actually want is calling and texting next to the client record, Moxie and Workspace369 both build them in: Moxie from $25/mo for one line (up to five team members on Teams, $40), Workspace369 from Voyager ($74/mo, 2 seats), with IVR and call queues from Specialist. HoneyBook sells them as an $8/mo add-on in the US and Canada.

Weighing Moxie against Bonsai? Our Moxie (Hectic) alternative comparison shows when a growing team outgrows Moxie’s five-member cap.

Moving from Bonsai? The Bonsai switch guide has the steps, and Workspace369 pricing lists every plan.

Video roundup

Watch: Bonsai alternatives, ranked

Six Bonsai alternatives ranked for freelancers and small teams, with prices checked on each vendor page and Workspace369 shown in the real app.

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  1. 0:00Intro
  2. 0:19What a Bonsai alternative should do
  3. 0:29#1 Workspace369 (best overall)
  4. 1:10Workspace369 price
  5. 1:24#2 HoneyBook
  6. 1:41#3 Dubsado
  7. 1:53#4 Plutio
  8. 2:07#5 FreshBooks
  9. 2:27#6 Wave
  10. 2:45Full ranking and free trial
Read the full transcript

Thinking about leaving Bonsai? On Bonsai, every teammate pays the full plan price for a seat, invoices and proposals start on Essentials at twenty-five dollars a seat, and Bonsai is now part of Zoom. We compared six alternatives for freelancers and small teams. Here's our ranking.

Look for proposals and contracts clients sign online, invoices they pay by card, time you can bill, and a portal for each client.

Number one: Workspace369. Proposals go out from the same place you work, and clients sign online without an account.

Once they've opened one, up to three follow-ups go out automatically, two days apart.

Contracts go out for e-signature, with a signing order, and everyone gets a sealed signed copy.

Invoices are paid by card, and recurring invoices send themselves, with autopay from the first payment.

Track time against each client and project, and bill the unbilled hours straight onto an invoice.

And each client gets a private portal for their invoices, proposals and contracts.

It starts at twenty-nine dollars a month for one seat, with proposals, contracts, invoices, time tracking and the client portal on every plan. Seventy-four dollars covers two seats, with texts and calls.

Number two: HoneyBook. Prices went up in February 2025, and Starter is now thirty-six dollars a month. Starter allows two live lead forms, Essentials stops at two team members, and texting is an eight-dollar add-on.

Number three: Dubsado. New subscribers pay thirty-five dollars a month for Starter, which allows one active lead form, without scheduling or automated workflows.

Number four: Plutio. Its nineteen-dollar Core plan is capped at nine active clients, with no extra contributors. For unlimited clients, it's Pro, at forty-nine dollars a month.

Number five: FreshBooks. It raised its prices in March twenty twenty-six. Lite is now twenty-three dollars a month for up to five billable clients, and archived clients count. Proposals and e-signatures start on Plus, at forty-three, and each team member is eleven dollars a month more.

Number six: Wave. Its free plan invoices, but there's no e-signature: accepting an estimate isn't a binding contract. Card payments on the free plan cost two point nine percent plus sixty cents each, and adding team users takes Pro.

So here's the full ranking. Number one, Workspace369, best overall. Then HoneyBook for bookings, Dubsado for form-heavy workflows, Plutio for a handful of clients, FreshBooks for bookkeeping, and Wave for free invoicing.

If you're leaving Bonsai and want proposals, contracts, invoices, billable time and a client portal in one place, Workspace369 is our pick. Try it free for fourteen days, and our team will help you set it up.

Why people leave Bonsai in 2026

One ownership change in late 2025 — that, plus the per-seat math, is behind the current wave of “Bonsai alternatives” searches. The dated events:

  1. Nov 5, 2025

    Zoom announces it will acquire Bonsai

    Zoom announced the acquisition on its official blog, pitching Bonsai as the small-business piece of its platform. Nothing changed for users that day — but every roadmap and packaging decision since belongs to Zoom.

  2. Dec 2025

    Zoom says the deal closed

    Zoom’s announcement page says the transaction closed in December 2025. Acquisitions don’t break a product overnight, but they are when pricing, packaging and focus get re-decided — which is exactly what switchers are weighing.

Bonsai on a phone or iPad

A September 2026 App Store review of Bonsai’s app says it has only part of what the web app does.

“…needing to access the remaining 3/5 of inaccessible features on the go. That’s this app.”

“…managing your business in Bonsai on the go, this app is basically useless.”

Workspace369 on iPhone and iPad

  • Native app for iPhone and iPad, with iPad in every orientation.
  • Same workspace as the web app at app.workspace369.com.
  • Send invoices and proposals, track time, and share payment links.
  • Read the inbox and open any client record from the same app.
  • See your calendar and what is coming up for the day.
  • Share a receipt to Workspace369 to start an expense. Expense tracking and receipt capture start at Specialist.

App Store listing, checked October 26, 2026: iPhone: Requires iOS 15.0 or later. iPad: Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. Workspace369 on the App Store ↗

Quotes are from public App Store reviews of Bonsai’s app, quoted as written. Each is one person’s experience, and the app may have changed since. See the Workspace369 mobile app →

Bonsai alternatives compared

The two columns that decide most switches are SMS and voice, and built-in accounting. Bonsai is the first row for context; the alternatives follow.

ToolPrice (tier most buyers need)SeatsSMSVoice / phoneBuilt-in accountingClient portalPayment plansTime trackingLast checked
Bonsai current toolpricing ↗$25/mo Essentials per seat (monthly) · Basic $15Per-seat pricing on all tiers · Elite has a 3-user minimumNot listed on Bonsai's pricing page (checked Oct 26, 2026)Not listed on Bonsai's pricing page (checked Oct 26, 2026)Income & expense tracking; QuickBooks/Xero sync from PremiumFrom EssentialsRetainer & subscription invoicesyes — all tiersOct 26, 2026
HoneyBook pricing ↗$59/mo Essentials monthly · $49 billed yearly1 on Starter · up to 2 on Essentials · unlimited on PremiumReminders from Essentials; 2-way texting is an add-on from $8/mo (300 texts), US and CanadaBusiness number in the same $8/mo add-on, US and CanadaExpense tracking; QuickBooks sync from EssentialsIncludedIncludedyes — switched off Sep 8, 2026, restored Sep 15 (checked Oct 26, 2026)Oct 26, 2026
Dubsado pricing ↗$55/mo Premier · $35 Starter (monthly) · $525/$335 a year3 extra users free · 4–10 users +$25/mo · extra brands $10/moNot listed on Dubsado's pricing page (checked Oct 26, 2026)Not listed on Dubsado's pricing page (checked Oct 26, 2026)income and expense tracking, no ledger; QuickBooks/Xero sync on PremierIncludedIncludedPremier onlyOct 26, 2026
FreshBooks pricing ↗Lite $23/mo · Plus $43/mo · Premium $70/mo (monthly)See siteNot listed on FreshBooks's pricing page (checked Oct 26, 2026)Not listed on FreshBooks's pricing page (checked Oct 26, 2026)yes — double-entry books are its core productSee siteSee siteSee siteOct 26, 2026
Plutio pricing ↗$49/mo Pro · Core $19/mo caps at 9 active clientsPro: up to 30 contributors · Max $199/moNot listed on Plutio's pricing page (checked Oct 26, 2026)Not listed on Plutio's pricing page (checked Oct 26, 2026)Not listed on Plutio's pricing page (checked Oct 26, 2026)See siteSee siteyes — all tiersOct 26, 2026
Moxie pricing ↗$25/mo Pro (monthly) · Starter $12 · Teams $40Pro: solo + project collaborators · Teams: up to 5 membersyes — Communicator line, from Proyes — Communicator line, from ProBasic accounting, all tiersFrom Pro (white label)See siteyes — all tiersOct 26, 2026
Workspace369 ourspricing →$74/mo Voyager (2 seats — the calls and texts tier) · solo from $29/moFlat by plan: 1 / 2 / 10 / 20 / 50 seats · extra seats $10yes — from Voyager $74/moyes — from Voyager $74/moBasic from Specialist · full from Commander $299/moyes — every plan, from Cadet $29/moyes — from Specialistyes — every plan, from Cadet $29/moOct 26, 2026

Prices are monthly billing at the tier most Bonsai switchers actually need, checked October 26, 2026; annual-billing equivalents and cheaper entry tiers are in each tool’s section below. “See site” means we could not verify the figure on the vendor’s own page that day — we don’t guess prices.

A dash on another tool's row means the feature is not listed on that tool's pricing page on the date shown for that row. It links to the page we read, so you can check it yourself.

The alternatives, in detail

HoneyBook honeybook.com ↗

Best for: Solo creatives who want polished client flows — proposals, contracts, invoices — with a bigger template gallery than Bonsai, and who don’t bill by the hour.

Pricing: $36/$59/$129 a month on monthly billing for Starter, Essentials and Premium, or $29/$49/$109 a month billed yearly (the page says yearly billing saves up to 18%), checked October 26, 2026. Texting and calling are an add-on from $8/mo (300 texts) for members in the US and Canada, per HoneyBook’s Phone & SMS page and help center on October 26, 2026. HoneyBook switched Time Tracker off on September 8, 2026 and brought it back on September 15, 2026; a HoneyBook employee confirmed in its community that previous entries were kept.

Where it wins

  • The most polished client experience on this list — interactive files and a deep template gallery
  • Unlimited team members on Premium, if roles and permissions matter to a growing studio
  • Payment plans and client portal included

Real limitations

  • Three dated price events in 20 months: the February 2025 overhaul, the legacy discount expiring in February 2026, and the paid texting add-on in August 2026
  • Time Tracker was switched off on September 8, 2026 and only restored a week later — time tracking is the feature most Bonsai users rely on daily
  • 2-way texting costs from $8/mo extra (300 texts) and covers the US and Canada only

Skip it if: You bill by the hour (HoneyBook switched Time Tracker off for a week in September 2026) or you are outside the US and Canada and need texting.

Dubsado dubsado.com ↗

Best for: Solo creatives who want Bonsai-style client flows with much deeper automation — and who don’t need a phone line in the same tool (time tracking is Premier only).

Pricing: Starter $35 and Premier $55 a month on monthly billing, or $335 and $525 a year, on Dubsado’s pricing page, checked October 26, 2026. Three extra users are free; bands of 4–10 users add $25/mo. Dubsado raised prices on December 1, 2025 and retired its free plan on November 17, 2025; new accounts get a 21-day trial with Premier features, which the “Start for free” buttons open.

Where it wins

  • Automated workflows, scheduling and unlimited lead captures on Premier — deeper automation than Bonsai at a flat (not per-seat) price
  • Invoicing, payment plans and client portals on both plans, not just the top tier
  • Unlimited clients and projects at every price

Real limitations

  • No native SMS or phone line — Dubsado users end up paying a second tool for texting
  • Setup is a real project — plan a weekend for workflows and templates before the tool pays off
  • Income and expense tracking and finance reports, but no ledger; the QuickBooks and Xero sync is Premier-only

Skip it if: You bill by the hour (its time tracking story is unclear), or you want a phone line or books in the same tool.

FreshBooks freshbooks.com ↗

Best for: Freelancers and small teams whose first question is “where are the books?” — real double-entry accounting with invoicing on top, from an established vendor.

Pricing: Lite $23/mo, Plus $43/mo, Premium $70/mo on monthly billing, checked October 26, 2026 — the lineup in place since the March 2026 price change. Extra team members are $11/mo per user, and the client account portal is listed on every plan. That day the page also showed 80% off the first 4 months, so the bill steps up to list price afterwards.

Where it wins

  • Real double-entry accounting — reports, reconciliation and accountant access are the product, not an add-on
  • Mature invoicing, expenses and payments with a long track record
  • A large accountant ecosystem — easy to hand the books over at tax time

Real limitations

  • No SMS or phone line
  • Books-first design: client portal and project features are thinner than the CRM-first tools here
  • Its own March 2026 price increase is fresh — budget for revisions, not just today’s number

Skip it if: You want client work, comms and books in one tool rather than books with client features around them — or you need texting anywhere near the invoice.

Plutio plutio.com ↗

Best for: Solo operators with a handful of live clients who want a modern, customizable workspace at the lowest entry price on this list.

Pricing: Core $19/mo (up to 9 active clients), Pro $49/mo (unlimited clients, up to 30 contributors), Max $199/mo (white-label, SSO), checked October 26, 2026. Yearly billing takes two months off. 7-day free trial, no card.

Where it wins

  • Projects, invoices, proposals, contracts, time tracking, forms and scheduling on all tiers, including the $19 one
  • Flat pricing per workspace, not per seat — the opposite of Bonsai’s team math
  • White-labeling and SSO on Max for agencies that resell the portal

Real limitations

  • The 9-active-client cap on Core is easy to hit; archiving frees a slot, but that’s ongoing admin
  • No SMS or phone line on its pricing page
  • No accounting module

Skip it if: You juggle more than nine live clients at once and $49/mo is over budget — or you need texting next to the project.

Moxie withmoxie.com ↗

Best for: Freelancers leaving Bonsai who want to keep time tracking and basic accounting — and gain an actual phone line — at nearly the same solo price.

Pricing: Starter $12/mo, Pro $25/mo, Teams $40/mo on monthly billing (annual: $10/$20/$32 per month), checked October 26, 2026. Teams covers up to five members and adds a second phone line.

Where it wins

  • A business phone line with calls and texts (their Communicator feature) included from the $25 Pro plan
  • Basic accounting and time tracking on all tiers, even $12 Starter
  • Flat per-workspace pricing — five members on Teams is $40/mo, where five Bonsai Essentials seats cost $125/mo

Real limitations

  • One phone line per workspace (Teams adds one more), and country coverage differs between Moxie’s own pages
  • Client portal and automations start at Pro, not Starter
  • Hard ceiling of five team members on the top plan

Skip it if: You need more than five seats or deeper-than-basic accounting.

Workspace369 workspace369.com ↗

Best for: Freelancers-turned-teams who want client records, projects, a shared inbox, SMS, a business phone line, invoices, payment plans and accounting in one workspace — without per-seat pricing punishing every new hire.

Pricing: Cadet $29/mo (1 seat, with time tracking), Voyager $74/mo (2 seats — adds the shared inbox, texts and calls), Specialist $149/mo (10 seats — adds IVR and call queues, payment plans and basic accounting), Commander $299/mo (20 seats — full accounting), Enterprise $699/mo (50 seats). Yearly billing saves 20%; extra seats are $10 from Voyager. Claiming dedicated SMS/voice numbers carries a $50 one-time carrier compliance setup. Checked October 26, 2026 — every number is on the pricing page.

Where it wins

  • Already on $29 Cadet: CRM, proposals clients sign online, deposits, invoices with Stripe card payments, recurring invoices, time tracking, the client portal (portal visitors never use a seat), intake forms and unlimited projects. Late invoices chase themselves, because the pre-made payment follow-up automation emails reminders 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days past due
  • Flat plans priced by seats: where five Bonsai Essentials seats cost $125/mo, Specialist is $149/mo for 10 seats with IVR and call queues, payment plans and basic accounting included
  • Native SMS and a business phone line inside the CRM from Voyager, with IVR, call queues and recording on Specialist — texts and calls sit next to the client, project and invoice
  • Built-in accounting, so there’s no QuickBooks or Xero sync to break and no second subscription for the books
  • Time tracking (on every plan) feeds invoices directly — the hourly-billing flow Bonsai users rely on

Real limitations

  • Bonsai’s entry price is lower: a solo hourly freelancer pays $15–25/mo there versus $29/mo for Cadet, and texting needs Voyager ($74/mo, 2 seats) — solo users who don’t need a phone line pay less by staying
  • Bonsai’s contracts and proposals flow is more mature for freelance-style engagements, and its template library is larger
  • No direct import from Bonsai: AI Import maps the spreadsheets you export, and templates and automations are rebuilt by hand

Skip it if: You are a solo hourly biller happy at $15–25/mo, or you mainly need contracts plus time tracking — Bonsai still wins that exact job on price, Zoom ownership or not.

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Stay on Bonsai if…

  • You’re a solo hourly freelancer: contracts, proposals, time tracking and invoicing at $15–25/mo per seat is the best-priced version of that flow on this list.
  • Your books already start in Bonsai’s income and expense tracking, and your accountant works from its exports — moving costs more than staying does.
  • You want to see what Zoom does with it. The product and pricing we re-checked on October 26, 2026 are intact; leaving out of principle alone buys you a weekend of template rebuilding.
  • You have active retainers or subscriptions billing through Bonsai. Let them run, export clean, and switch between billing cycles.

How to switch from Bonsai

  1. 01

    Export your Bonsai data

    Start with clients and open invoices, then export your time entries — they are the records you’ll need for any unbilled work — and download your contract and proposal templates.

  2. 02

    Start a Workspace369 trial

    14-day free trial. Import clients by CSV instead of retyping anything, and connect your inbox and calendar so conversations land beside the work.

  3. 03

    Run one real client through the full loop

    Proposal to project to tracked time to invoice to payment. Test the flow you use most — a retainer, a deposit plus hourly top-up, whatever Bonsai made smooth — and make sure it survives the move.

  4. 04

    Cancel when it sticks, not before

    Keep both subscriptions for a week or two, and let in-flight retainers finish their cycle. Cancel Bonsai only after a client has paid you through the new setup, and keep the exports.

There’s no direct import from Bonsai, but you don’t retype your records: export them as spreadsheets, and Workspace369’s AI Import maps the columns and shows the AI usage estimate before it saves anything. Support can help you map anything unusual. For the feature-by-feature version of this page, start with the head-to-head:

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Questions Bonsai users actually ask

What is the best Bonsai alternative for freelancers?
For a freelancer who wants a similar suite for less, compare Moxie Starter ($12/mo monthly, $10 billed yearly) and Plutio Core ($19/mo, 9 active clients); for creative packages, HoneyBook or Dubsado. Workspace369 Cadet ($29/mo, one seat) adds proposals, invoices and time tracking in one workspace, but Bonsai Essentials ($25/mo monthly, $19 billed yearly) costs less (checked October 26, 2026).
What is the best Bonsai alternative for an agency team?
It depends on seat count and what you bill. Bonsai is per user (Essentials $25/mo monthly, $19 yearly), so a five-person agency pays $125/mo monthly ($95 yearly). Workspace369 Voyager is $74/mo for 2 seats (about $104 with three extra seats) and Specialist is $149/mo for 10 seats; Productive Essential is $12 a user monthly with a three-seat minimum and adds resource planning. Bonsai and Productive prices checked October 26, 2026.
Did Zoom buy Bonsai?
Zoom announced the acquisition on its official blog on November 5, 2025, and the same page now says the transaction closed in December 2025. Bonsai keeps its own brand.
What does the Zoom acquisition mean for Bonsai users?
As of our October 26, 2026 check, the plan lineup and prices are intact and the product is fully operating — Zoom’s announcement pitches Bonsai as its small-business play, not a product being wound down. What acquisitions change over time is roadmap priority and packaging, so the sensible move is to keep your exports current and re-check pricing at renewal, not to panic-move.
Is Bonsai worth it for a team?
Run the per-seat math first. Essentials is $25/mo per seat, so five people cost $125/mo — and QuickBooks/Xero sync needs Premium at $39/seat, or $195/mo for five. Flat-seat tools price the same team differently: Workspace369 Specialist is $149/mo for 10 seats with a phone system, payment plans and basic accounting included. For a solo user, though, $25/mo is hard to beat.
Does Bonsai include accounting?
Partly. Bonsai tracks income and expenses, and QuickBooks/Xero sync starts on Premium ($39/seat on monthly billing). It is not full double-entry accounting — for that, look at FreshBooks (double-entry reports from Plus, $43/mo, checked October 26, 2026) or Workspace369, which includes basic accounting from Specialist ($149/mo) and full accounting from Commander ($299/mo).
Does Bonsai have a phone line or texting?
Bonsai’s pricing page does not list native SMS or a business phone line (checked Oct 26, 2026). Moxie includes a phone line from its $25/mo Pro plan (US/CA/UK); Workspace369 includes texts and calls from Voyager ($74/mo, 2 seats), and IVR, call queues and call recording from Specialist ($149/mo, 10 seats).
How much does Bonsai cost per month?
On monthly billing, checked October 26, 2026: Basic $15, Essentials $25, Premium $39 and Elite $59 per seat, with Elite carrying a 3-user minimum. Annual billing drops the per-seat equivalents to $9/$19/$29/$49 (the page says yearly billing gives up to 4 months free).
How do I switch from Bonsai to another tool?
Export your clients, open invoices and time entries, and download your contract and proposal templates. Workspace369’s AI Import maps the client and invoice spreadsheets for you (time entries and templates are set up again by hand), so budget your time for rebuilding templates; support can help with anything unusual.
Does Bonsai have a seat minimum for teams?
Only Elite lists one: 3 users minimum, at $59 per user monthly ($49 yearly). Basic ($15 monthly, $9 yearly), Essentials ($25, $19) and Premium ($39, $29) are priced per user with no minimum listed on Bonsai’s pricing page. Checked October 26, 2026 on hellobonsai.com/pricing.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Bonsai for a solo freelancer?
Moxie Starter ($12/mo monthly, $10 billed yearly) is slightly below Bonsai Basic ($15/mo monthly, $9 billed yearly) on monthly billing, and Plutio Core is $19/mo ($190 a year). Bonsai is per user, so a solo pays one seat, and the gap closes quickly on yearly billing (checked October 26, 2026).

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