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At a Glance
Bonsai
Bonsai
Star Rating
(101)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (97.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $9.00 1 User Per Month
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PandaDoc
PandaDoc
Star Rating
(3,250)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 1 Seat cost Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that PandaDoc excels in its document signing capabilities, with a high rating of 9.6 for Document Signing, while Bonsai, although competent, does not match this level of performance.
  • Reviewers mention that PandaDoc's ease of use is rated at 9.2, making it user-friendly for small businesses, whereas Bonsai's rating of 9.0 indicates it is slightly less intuitive, particularly for new users.
  • G2 users highlight that PandaDoc offers superior reporting features with a score of 8.8, which allows for better tracking of proposal effectiveness compared to Bonsai's 9.0 rating in this area, indicating a more robust analytics capability.
  • Users on G2 appreciate PandaDoc's extensive template creation and flexibility, scoring 8.7, which allows for more customization in document creation, while Bonsai's score of 8.5 suggests it may have fewer options for tailoring documents.
  • Reviewers mention that PandaDoc's integration capabilities are rated at 8.6, providing a wider range of third-party integrations compared to Bonsai's 8.3, which may limit users looking for specific software connections.
  • Users say that PandaDoc's mobile signature capabilities are rated at 9.1, making it easier for clients to sign documents on the go, while Bonsai's mobile features, rated lower, may not provide the same level of convenience.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bonsai
Basic
Starting at $9.00
1 User Per Month
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PandaDoc
Essentials
$19.00
1 Seat cost Per Month
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Free Trial
Bonsai
Free Trial is available
PandaDoc
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
81
9.2
2,487
Ease of Use
9.0
81
9.2
2,511
Ease of Setup
9.2
34
9.1
1,544
Ease of Admin
9.2
33
9.1
1,215
Quality of Support
8.4
73
9.1
2,020
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
31
9.3
1,191
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
76
9.2
2,325
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.6
1,921
Signature Process
Not enough data
9.6
1725
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
1593
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
1664
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
1422
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
1554
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1076
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1297
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
1571
|
Verified
Agentic AI - E-Signature
Not enough data
7.4
184
Not enough data
7.7
180
Not enough data
7.7
180
Not enough data
7.7
179
Not enough data
7.5
180
Not enough data
7.6
181
Security and Scalability
Not enough data
9.2
1311
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
1448
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
1147
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
1097
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1150
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
898
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
1234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
927
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
377
Configuration - cpq
Not enough data
8.8
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
72
|
Verified
Pricing
Not enough data
8.4
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
61
|
Verified
Quoting
Not enough data
8.4
68
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
75
|
Verified
Admin
Not enough data
9.2
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
234
|
Verified
Channels
Not enough data
8.4
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
29
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
153
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
13
Generative AI - cpq
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
9.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
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
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
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
6.5
6
Not enough data
General Ledger
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounts Receivable
9.0
5
Not enough data
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
5.0
5
Not enough data
Other Functionality
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
Not enough data
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
6.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
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
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
8.0
23
8.8
927
|
Verified
8.5
23
8.7
917
|
Verified
7.9
21
8.3
792
|
Verified
8.7
22
9.0
886
|
Verified
8.8
20
9.0
901
|
Verified
9.4
24
8.8
867
|
Verified
Workflow
8.8
21
8.7
858
|
Verified
8.5
21
8.6
757
|
Verified
8.0
20
8.7
756
|
Verified
Analytics
8.9
20
9.0
850
|
Verified
9.0
21
8.6
744
|
Verified
9.0
24
8.6
803
|
Verified
Administration and Platform
8.9
22
8.8
832
|
Verified
8.5
23
8.9
892
|
Verified
8.0
22
8.3
751
|
Verified
9.0
22
9.2
867
|
Verified
7.1
13
8.3
556
|
Verified
7.1
16
8.3
648
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.7
11
7.4
243
8.7
38
8.8
1,155
Contract Management Platform Features
9.0
37
9.1
983
|
Verified
8.9
37
9.1
945
|
Verified
9.3
37
8.8
969
|
Verified
8.9
32
9.0
883
|
Verified
8.5
32
8.9
862
|
Verified
9.3
32
9.2
917
|
Verified
9.1
30
9.1
980
|
Verified
9.1
30
9.0
894
|
Verified
8.3
25
8.6
776
|
Verified
8.7
31
8.9
912
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.0
15
8.2
266
7.4
15
8.2
259
Agentic AI - Contract Management
Not enough data
7.9
82
Not enough data
9.3
46
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
39
Not enough data
9.3
35
Not enough data
9.2
34
Project and Portfolio ManagementHide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features
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
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
Project Cost ManagementHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
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
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
8.0
29
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
8.4
24
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.0
23
Not enough data
7.3
18
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
7.6
18
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
7.1
18
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
Integration
7.5
21
Not enough data
8.2
23
Not enough data
6.7
17
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice 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
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
Kanban Project ManagementHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
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
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
Not enough data
8.4
797
Data Sources
Not enough data
8.8
611
Not enough data
8.4
522
Not enough data
9.1
666
Generation
Not enough data
9.2
694
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
659
Delivery
Not enough data
9.2
643
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
520
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
221
Not enough data
7.9
219
Not enough data
7.7
218
Not enough data
7.7
215
Agentic AI - Document Generation
Not enough data
7.5
89
Professional Services AutomationHide 35 FeaturesShow 35 Features
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
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence Capabilities
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contract 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
7.6
22
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
Bill Processing
7.5
16
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
Integration
7.5
17
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
5.6
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Online Appointment SchedulingHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
9.2
7
Not enough data
Notifications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
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
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
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
7.4
7
8.9
163
Customization
6.7
6
9.1
138
6.9
6
8.7
125
7.8
6
9.3
136
7.6
7
9.3
137
Additional Functionality
7.5
6
8.9
121
7.3
5
8.0
115
7.8
6
9.4
140
8.0
5
8.7
119
7.3
5
9.0
122
Not enough data
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
Salesforce AppExchange AppsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.2
10
Agentic AI - Salesforce AppExchange Apps
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Accounting & FinanceHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
Time Tracking
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
9.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
8.8
14
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bonsai
Bonsai
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
97.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
1.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
1.1%
PandaDoc
PandaDoc
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
71.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Bonsai
Bonsai
Marketing and Advertising
21.3%
Design
17.0%
Graphic Design
13.8%
Information Technology and Services
7.4%
Consulting
4.3%
Other
36.2%
PandaDoc
PandaDoc
Marketing and Advertising
9.9%
Computer Software
9.7%
Information Technology and Services
8.5%
Construction
4.3%
Financial Services
4.1%
Other
63.4%
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Discussions
Bonsai
Bonsai Discussions
What is Bonsai software?
2 Comments
Jess J.
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
Nick d.
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
Is Bonsai a CRM?
1 Comment
PandaDoc
PandaDoc Discussions
Is PandaDoc safe?
9 Comments
What is PandaDoc used for?
4 Comments
Alexis B.
AB
PandaDoc is primarily used to e-sign documents (to collect electronic signatures), but it also has decent document creation capabilities (full-features...Read more
What is PandaDoc com?
3 Comments
RJ
digital signing softwareRead more