Compare BILL AP/AR and Bonsai 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (97.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$49.00 1 user Per Month
Starting at $9.00 1 User Per Month
BILL AP/AR
Star Rating
(1,796)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$49.00 1 user Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansBonsai
Star Rating
(101)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (97.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $9.00 1 User Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansBILL AP/AR vs Bonsai
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Bonsai easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Bonsai overall.
- Reviewers felt that BILL AP/AR meets the needs of their business better than Bonsai.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Bonsai is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Bonsai over BILL AP/AR.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BILL AP/AR
ESSENTIALS
$49.00
1 user Per Month
Spend 50% less time on AP, automate invoicing, and get paid 2x faster.
- Manually integrate with accounting software via CSV file import/export
- Easily enter bills
- Automate approval workflow
Bonsai
Basic
Starting at $9.00
1 User Per Month
Track time and manage your projects seamlessly
- Time tracking
- Task management
- Unlimited projects
Free Trial
BILL AP/AR
Free Trial is available
Bonsai
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,465
8.7
81
Ease of Use
8.8
1,502
9.0
81
Ease of Setup
8.6
1,044
9.2
34
Ease of Admin
8.7
850
9.2
33
Quality of Support
8.0
1,289
8.4
73
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
844
9.1
31
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
1,459
8.9
76
Features by Category
Expense Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Travel Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.3
13
Mobile
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
8
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.4
7
General Ledger
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
5.0
5
Other Functionality
Not enough data
4.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
4.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cash Flow
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Revenue
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Payroll
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Projects
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Resource Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Document Creation
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.4
24
Workflow
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
8.0
20
Analytics
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.0
24
Administration and Platform
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
7.1
16
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
11
Contract Management Platform Features
Not enough data
9.0
37
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
9.3
37
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
9.3
32
Not enough data
9.1
30
Not enough data
9.1
30
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.7
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
7.4
15
Agentic AI - Contract Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Payment Methods
8.8
136
Not enough data
7.5
114
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Payment Processing
8.5
128
Not enough data
9.0
137
Not enough data
8.4
127
Not enough data
8.5
131
Not enough data
8.2
122
Not enough data
8.2
116
Not enough data
8.5
135
Not enough data
Security and Compliance
8.7
106
Not enough data
8.5
100
Not enough data
8.4
105
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
101
Not enough data
7.8
106
Not enough data
7.8
104
Not enough data
Payment Types
8.8
103
Not enough data
7.8
93
Not enough data
7.2
81
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Payment
7.0
23
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Resource Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Management
8.6
744
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
614
Not enough data
8.4
698
|
Verified
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.2
688
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
796
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
765
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
631
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
765
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
615
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
808
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
744
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
631
|
Verified
Not enough data
Risk
7.7
603
Not enough data
8.0
617
Not enough data
7.3
568
Not enough data
Recovery
7.5
564
Not enough data
7.6
637
Not enough data
Audit
7.8
638
Not enough data
7.6
571
Not enough data
7.6
598
Not enough data
8.3
636
Not enough data
Fraud
8.0
649
Not enough data
7.8
601
Not enough data
8.0
604
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
6.8
253
Not enough data
6.9
246
Not enough data
7.0
243
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
8.2
384
|
Verified
8.4
24
8.7
400
|
Verified
9.1
25
8.4
383
|
Verified
8.8
24
Invoice Processing
9.1
455
|
Verified
8.0
23
Feature Not Available
7.3
18
8.4
389
|
Verified
7.8
21
8.7
375
|
Verified
7.6
18
Analytics
8.9
436
|
Verified
8.8
24
8.1
366
|
Verified
8.0
22
8.0
342
|
Verified
7.1
18
8.9
403
|
Verified
8.4
24
Integration
8.7
444
|
Verified
7.5
21
8.9
439
|
Verified
8.2
23
8.0
360
|
Verified
6.7
17
8.6
411
|
Verified
8.0
18
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
7.4
84
Not enough data
7.3
83
Not enough data
7.4
83
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Payment Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Payment Options
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cash Flow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cash Flow Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Data Transfer
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cash Flow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workload
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content & Documents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Controls
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.2
346
8.6
21
8.6
362
8.6
20
8.5
353
8.1
20
Bill Processing
Feature Not Available
7.5
16
Feature Not Available
6.9
13
Feature Not Available
7.9
18
Integration
8.8
364
7.5
17
Feature Not Available
7.7
18
8.2
297
5.6
13
Agentic AI - Billing
6.7
66
Not enough data
Notifications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Settings
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.6
7
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Platform Basics
8.6
324
Not enough data
8.6
321
Not enough data
Platform Administration
8.0
316
Not enough data
8.0
292
Not enough data
7.8
306
Not enough data
Platform Payment Content
8.4
310
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reporting
8.5
224
Not enough data
7.3
205
Not enough data
8.5
225
Not enough data
Integrations
8.5
220
Not enough data
7.8
201
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Transactions
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
232
Not enough data
8.6
243
Not enough data
Workflows
8.6
222
Not enough data
8.2
222
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounts Receivable Automation
6.9
51
Not enough data
AI - Accounts Receivable
7.0
48
Not enough data
6.6
46
Not enough data
6.6
47
Not enough data
Expense Management - Freelance Tax
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tax Form Preparation - Freelance Tax
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quarterly Tax Estimates - Freelance Tax
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tax Deductions - Freelance Tax
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Freelance Tax
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.9
14
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.3
13
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
14
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
8
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.4
7
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BILL AP/AR and Bonsai are categorized as Invoice Management and Billing
Unique Categories
BILL AP/AR is categorized as Contractor Payments, Enterprise Payment, Accounts Receivable, AP Automation, Cash Flow Management, and Payment Processing
Bonsai is categorized as Freelance Tax, Project Collaboration, Work Management, Kanban Project Management, Resource Management, Workflow Management, Project Cost Management, Online Form Builder, Task Management, Online Appointment Scheduling, Time Tracking, Expense Management, Professional Services Automation, Accounting, Proposal, Contract Management, Project and Portfolio Management, and Project Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BILL AP/AR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Bonsai
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Accounting
18.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
10.3%
Computer Software
6.7%
Information Technology and Services
4.5%
Financial Services
4.5%
Other
55.4%
Marketing and Advertising
21.3%
Design
17.0%
Graphic Design
13.8%
Information Technology and Services
7.4%
Consulting
4.3%
Other
36.2%
Discussions
How come some of our sttachments dont sync into Bill.com (they are .pdf's) and otherones do?
2 Comments
EC
hi i am also a victim of this BITLL which until now my money is under frozen how can i get it?Read more
How long does Bill com take to pay?
2 Comments
DW
Far, far too long. Where an international wire usually arrives within a couple of days if done without them involved, they take 7. Worst of all, they appear...Read more
lack of customer service support. no number to call
2 Comments
JM
You can best contact SUPPORT by being logged into BILL, then going to support CHAT to engage with BILL's virtual assistant. If you enter your problem, you...Read more
What is Bonsai software?
2 Comments
JJ
It's a software for small businesses or freelancers to track time, projects, clients, invoices and payments.Read more
How does Bonsai app work?
1 Comment
ND
Bonsai is an extremely user-friendly invoicing and payment processing software that also has powerful tools for contracts and proposals. It’s especially...Read more
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