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Bonsai

Overview

Xero is an award-winning online accounting software designed for small business owners and accountants, available on any computer or mobile device with an internet connection. Simplify business admin and get a range of financial insights to help you make better decisions for your business.

Bonsai is an all-in-one business management and financial solution for self-employed, freelancers and small businesses. Track your hourly- or project-based billing with our cross-platform tracker

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

25

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

9

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.4

3.3K

5

4

3

2

1

1.9K

936

242

69

93

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
77%
would recommend this app

4.6

95

5

4

3

2

1

73

15

2

2

3

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
78%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Its easy-to-use interface, cloud accessibility, and helpful automation features save a lot of time and simplify day-to-day bookkeeping tasks. While there are a few areas that could be improved, Xero has been a reliable and valuable tool for managing business finances.”
RR

Rebecca R.

Production manager

“My overall experience is that the cloud-based system allows users to access their financial information from anywhere, and its integration with many third-party apps makes workflow management much more efficient for reporting and any other tasks.”
NK

Navpreet K.

Manager and CPA

“simplifies daily bookkeeping with intuitive features, real-time bank feeds, and seamless third-party integrations.”
CG

Cecilia G.

Administration

Pros

“The average turnaround time working with some clients from contract agreement to invoice generation and sign-off has been about 5 days. If you are a business owner who is also working for smaller organizations who need to get a project off the ground ASAP, then Bonsai is for you!”
JH

Jonathan H.

Managing Director

“Bonsai is a strong all in one system for freelancers and small service teams who want to run proposals contracts and payments without juggling multiple apps.”
KS

Katie S.

Operations Manager

“I love that the proposals have various formats for project-based packages (like allowing the client to select multiple options or making the client pick only one of several options, or not offering options at all ...”
VM

Vesna M.

Copywriter and Messaging Strategist

Cons

“There can also be occasional syncing delays with bank feeds, and certain customization options for reports and invoices feel somewhat limited compared to other accounting software.”
RR

Rebecca R.

Production manager

“Additionally, certain features like multi-currency handling or more advanced integrations, are only available in higher-tier plans, which can make it less cost-effective for growing businesses.”
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Rashi B.

Treasury Accountant

“Technically, I understand they can point to the terms of service. But from a business perspective, I genuinely do not understand burning a potential long-term customer relationship over roughly $150 on an inactive account instead of showing some flexibility or goodwill.”
AB

Andrew B.

Owner

Cons

“The legalese in the contracts, and the inability to make more substantive edits in this regard is a small negative - particularly when working with organizations who might not be as familiar with your business.”
JH

Jonathan H.

Managing Director

“About the main thing that it doesn't do as well is time tracking—can't be as granular on the project specifics in the mobile app as I can on the desktop app.”
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David C.

Founder

“Report customization is limited and invoice layouts do not offer a lot of design freedom.”
KS

Katie S.

Operations Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review7 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features180
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • @mentions
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Accrual Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Asset Accounting
  • Asset Tracking
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Quoting
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Backup
  • Automatic Billing
  • Automatic Formatting
  • Availability Management
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Bar Chart
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • Billing Rate Management
  • Booking Management
  • Bookkeeping Services Integration
  • Budget Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Business Process Automation
  • CPA Firms
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Capacity Management
  • Case Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Check Printing
  • Check Processing
  • Check Writing
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Clock In/Out
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Color Codes/Icons
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Completion Tracking
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Confirmations/Reminders
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Construction Breakdowns
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Contingency Billing
  • Contract Drafting
  • Contract/License Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Cost-to-Completion Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Cross Ledger Posting
  • Currency Conversion
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Deadline Management
  • Delivery Management
  • Dependency Tracking
  • Digital Signature
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Document Automation
  • Document Generation
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Due Date Tracking
  • Dunning Management
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • Encryption
  • Estimating
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Scheduling
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Fee Calculation & Posting
  • Feedback Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Accountants
  • For CPA Firms
  • For Lawyers
  • For Legal Professionals
  • For Real Estate
  • For Religious Organizations
  • For Schools
  • For Small Businesses
  • Forecasting
  • Forms Creation & Design
  • Forms Management
  • Fraud Detection
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fund Management
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • General Ledger
  • Group Scheduling
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Issue Tracking
  • Job Costing
  • K-1 Reporting
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Kanban Board
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Kitting
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Leave Tracking
  • Marketing Automation
  • Milestone Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Company
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-State
  • Multi-board
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Multiple Projects
  • No-Code
  • Online Banking
  • Online Booking
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Overpayment Processing
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Collection
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Percent-Complete Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • Planning Tools
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Pricing and Cost Calculations
  • Prioritization
  • Product Identification
  • Productivity Analysis
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Planning/Scheduling
  • Project Scheduling
  • Project Templates
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Project Workflow
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • Purchase Order Management
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Scheduling
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Appointments
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring Tasks
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reorder Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting/Project Tracking
  • Requisition Management
  • Resource Allocation & Planning
  • Resource Management
  • Resource Scheduling
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Roadmapping
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Pipeline Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Segmentation
  • Self Service Portal
  • Session Notes
  • Shipping Management
  • Sourcing Management
  • Spend Management
  • Spreadsheet View
  • Staff Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Sub-Task Management
  • Summary Reports
  • Supplier Management
  • Supports Scrum
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Board View
  • Task Editing
  • Task Import
  • Task Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Timer
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Management
  • Trust Accounting
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Total features180
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • @mentions
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Accrual Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Asset Accounting
  • Asset Tracking
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Quoting
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Backup
  • Automatic Billing
  • Automatic Formatting
  • Availability Management
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Bar Chart
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Billing Portal
  • Billing Rate Management
  • Booking Management
  • Bookkeeping Services Integration
  • Budget Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Business Process Automation
  • CPA Firms
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Capacity Management
  • Case Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Check Printing
  • Check Processing
  • Check Writing
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Clock In/Out
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Color Codes/Icons
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Completion Tracking
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Confirmations/Reminders
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Construction Breakdowns
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Contingency Billing
  • Contract Drafting
  • Contract/License Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Cost-to-Completion Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Cross Ledger Posting
  • Currency Conversion
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Deadline Management
  • Delivery Management
  • Dependency Tracking
  • Digital Signature
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Document Automation
  • Document Generation
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Due Date Tracking
  • Dunning Management
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • Encryption
  • Estimating
  • Event Calendar
  • Event Scheduling
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Fee Calculation & Posting
  • Feedback Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Accountants
  • For CPA Firms
  • For Lawyers
  • For Legal Professionals
  • For Real Estate
  • For Religious Organizations
  • For Schools
  • For Small Businesses
  • Forecasting
  • Forms Creation & Design
  • Forms Management
  • Fraud Detection
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fund Management
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • General Ledger
  • Group Scheduling
  • Hourly Billing
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Issue Tracking
  • Job Costing
  • K-1 Reporting
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Kanban Board
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Kitting
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Leave Tracking
  • Marketing Automation
  • Milestone Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Company
  • Multi-Country
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-State
  • Multi-board
  • Multiple Billing Rates
  • Multiple Projects
  • No-Code
  • Online Banking
  • Online Booking
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Overpayment Processing
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Collection
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Percent-Complete Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • Planning Tools
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Pricing and Cost Calculations
  • Prioritization
  • Product Identification
  • Productivity Analysis
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Progress Reports
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Accounting
  • Project Billing
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Planning/Scheduling
  • Project Scheduling
  • Project Templates
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Project Workflow
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • Purchase Order Management
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Scheduling
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Appointments
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring Tasks
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reorder Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting/Project Tracking
  • Requisition Management
  • Resource Allocation & Planning
  • Resource Management
  • Resource Scheduling
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Roadmapping
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Pipeline Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Segmentation
  • Self Service Portal
  • Session Notes
  • Shipping Management
  • Sourcing Management
  • Spend Management
  • Spreadsheet View
  • Staff Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Sub-Task Management
  • Summary Reports
  • Supplier Management
  • Supports Scrum
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Board View
  • Task Editing
  • Task Import
  • Task Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking
  • Timer
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Management
  • Trust Accounting
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking

Integrations

  • Total integrations136
  • Accelo
  • Actionstep
  • ActiveCollab
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Administrate Training Management
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agile CRM
  • ApprovalMax
  • AroFlo
  • AutoEntry
  • BigCommerce
  • BlueFolder
  • Buildertrend
  • Calendly
  • Capsule
  • Chargebee
  • Chaser
  • Checkfront
  • Chrometa
  • Cin7 Core
  • Cin7 Omni
  • ClicData
  • ClickUp
  • Clio
  • Constant Contact
  • CreditorWatch Collect
  • Current RMS
  • CustomerSure
  • Cyfe
  • Datamolino
  • Deputy
  • Dext
  • Dryrun
  • EZRentOut
  • Ecwid
  • Emburse Nexonia
  • Entryless
  • Epos Now
  • Everhour
  • Expensify
  • Exsalerate CRM
  • Fathom
  • Fergus
  • FieldAware
  • Financial Driver
  • Fishbowl
  • Float
  • Float Cash Flow
  • FreshBooks
  • Freshdesk
  • Futrli
  • Gmail
  • GoCardless
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Drive
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Workspace
  • Grow
  • Gusto
  • Harvest
  • Hike
  • Hotelogix
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Hubdoc
  • Ignition
  • InvoiceSherpa
  • JobAdder
  • Kickserv
  • Klips
  • LivePlan
  • MRPeasy
  • Manu Online
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Mindbody
  • MinuteDock
  • Netskope One Platform
  • OnePageCRM
  • Onsight
  • Operations Hub
  • PandaDoc
  • PayPal
  • Payment Evolution
  • Payoneer
  • Pepperi
  • Plooto
  • Podio
  • ProfitSee
  • Proposify
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Time
  • Quoter
  • Quotient
  • Qvinci
  • Qwilr
  • Re-Leased
  • Rydoo
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Sage Accounting
  • SalesSeek
  • Sapaad
  • Satago
  • ServiceM8
  • Shoeboxed
  • Shopify
  • Simple Salon
  • Simpro
  • Slack
  • Solve CRM
  • Spotler CRM
  • Spotlight Reporting
  • Square Payments
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Starshipit
  • Streamtime
  • Stripe
  • Synchroteam
  • Tabology EPOS
  • Tallie
  • Tidy
  • TimeCamp
  • Timely
  • Total Synergy
  • Tradify
  • Trello
  • Trigger
  • Unleashed
  • Veeqo
  • WORKetc
  • WooCommerce
  • Workato
  • WorkflowMax
  • XEDI Web EDI
  • Xero
  • ZENOTI
  • Zahara
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Sell
  • Zoho Analytics
  • Zoho Books
  • Zoho CRM
  • authorize.net
  • ezyCollect by Sidetrade
  • ezyVet
  • vWorkApp
  • webexpenses
  • Total integrations12
  • Accelo
  • Actionstep
  • ActiveCollab
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Administrate Training Management
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Agile CRM
  • ApprovalMax
  • AroFlo
  • AutoEntry
  • BigCommerce
  • BlueFolder
  • Buildertrend
  • Calendly
  • Capsule
  • Chargebee
  • Chaser
  • Checkfront
  • Chrometa
  • Cin7 Core
  • Cin7 Omni
  • ClicData
  • ClickUp
  • Clio
  • Constant Contact
  • CreditorWatch Collect
  • Current RMS
  • CustomerSure
  • Cyfe
  • Datamolino
  • Deputy
  • Dext
  • Dryrun
  • EZRentOut
  • Ecwid
  • Emburse Nexonia
  • Entryless
  • Epos Now
  • Everhour
  • Expensify
  • Exsalerate CRM
  • Fathom
  • Fergus
  • FieldAware
  • Financial Driver
  • Fishbowl
  • Float
  • Float Cash Flow
  • FreshBooks
  • Freshdesk
  • Futrli
  • Gmail
  • GoCardless
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Drive
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Workspace
  • Grow
  • Gusto
  • Harvest
  • Hike
  • Hotelogix
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Hubdoc
  • Ignition
  • InvoiceSherpa
  • JobAdder
  • Kickserv
  • Klips
  • LivePlan
  • MRPeasy
  • Manu Online
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Mindbody
  • MinuteDock
  • Netskope One Platform
  • OnePageCRM
  • Onsight
  • Operations Hub
  • PandaDoc
  • PayPal
  • Payment Evolution
  • Payoneer
  • Pepperi
  • Plooto
  • Podio
  • ProfitSee
  • Proposify
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Time
  • Quoter
  • Quotient
  • Qvinci
  • Qwilr
  • Re-Leased
  • Rydoo
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Sage Accounting
  • SalesSeek
  • Sapaad
  • Satago
  • ServiceM8
  • Shoeboxed
  • Shopify
  • Simple Salon
  • Simpro
  • Slack
  • Solve CRM
  • Spotler CRM
  • Spotlight Reporting
  • Square Payments
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Starshipit
  • Streamtime
  • Stripe
  • Synchroteam
  • Tabology EPOS
  • Tallie
  • Tidy
  • TimeCamp
  • Timely
  • Total Synergy
  • Tradify
  • Trello
  • Trigger
  • Unleashed
  • Veeqo
  • WORKetc
  • WooCommerce
  • Workato
  • WorkflowMax
  • XEDI Web EDI
  • Xero
  • ZENOTI
  • Zahara
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Sell
  • Zoho Analytics
  • Zoho Books
  • Zoho CRM
  • authorize.net
  • ezyCollect by Sidetrade
  • ezyVet
  • vWorkApp
  • webexpenses