Compare Bonsai and QuickBooks Time 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (97.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $9.00 1 User Per Month
$8.00 1 User/Month + $20 Base Fee/Month
Bonsai
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 plansQuickBooks Time
Star Rating
(1,439)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$8.00 1 User/Month + $20 Base Fee/Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansBonsai vs QuickBooks Time
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Bonsai is easier to set up While QuickBooks Time is easier to do business with overall. and administer.
- Reviewers felt that QuickBooks Time meets the needs of their business better than Bonsai.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that QuickBooks Time is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Bonsai over QuickBooks Time.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bonsai
Basic
Starting at $9.00
1 User Per Month
Track time and manage your projects seamlessly
- Time tracking
- Task management
- Unlimited projects
QuickBooks Time
Premium
$8.00
1 User/Month + $20 Base Fee/Month
Enjoy a free 30 day trial, or save 50% on the base fee for 3 months when you Buy Now.
All accounts include:
- One free admin
- Track time on any device
- Mobile app with GPS
Free Trial
Bonsai
Free Trial is available
QuickBooks Time
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
81
9.1
1,280
Ease of Use
9.0
81
9.0
1,286
Ease of Setup
9.2
34
8.9
765
Ease of Admin
9.2
33
9.0
758
Quality of Support
8.4
73
9.3
1,140
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
31
9.5
738
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
76
8.8
1,261
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
9.6
13
8.9
378
8.3
14
8.8
332
8.3
13
8.6
378
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
8.9
637
8.6
13
8.9
613
8.8
13
8.9
583
8.7
10
8.9
452
8.5
8
9.1
674
Platform
8.8
10
8.9
678
8.3
8
8.8
480
8.3
7
Feature Not Available
9.2
10
9.1
698
7.7
10
9.1
653
7.4
7
8.6
379
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
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
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
Not enough data
Workflow
8.8
21
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
Analytics
8.9
20
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
Administration and Platform
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
11
Not enough data
Contract Management Platform Features
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
15
Not enough data
7.4
15
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contract Management
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
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 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
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
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
8.6
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
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
Customization
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
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
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
8.6
14
9.3
958
8.1
15
9.0
851
7.9
14
9.0
674
Client Invoicing
9.6
13
8.9
378
8.3
14
8.8
332
8.3
13
8.6
378
Mobile Time Tracking
8.8
14
9.4
841
Administration
8.8
10
8.9
637
8.6
13
8.9
613
8.8
13
8.9
583
8.7
10
8.9
452
8.5
8
9.1
674
Platform
8.8
10
8.9
678
8.3
8
8.8
480
8.3
7
Feature Not Available
9.2
10
9.1
698
7.7
10
9.1
653
7.4
7
8.6
379
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bonsai and QuickBooks Time are categorized as Time Tracking
Unique Categories
Bonsai is categorized as Freelance Tax, Project Collaboration, Work Management, Kanban Project Management, Resource Management, Workflow Management, Project Cost Management, Online Form Builder, Invoice Management, Task Management, Online Appointment Scheduling, Expense Management, Professional Services Automation, Billing, Accounting, Proposal, Contract Management, Project and Portfolio Management, and Project Management
QuickBooks Time has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bonsai
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
QuickBooks Time
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
Marketing and Advertising
21.3%
Design
17.0%
Graphic Design
13.8%
Information Technology and Services
7.4%
Consulting
4.3%
Other
36.2%
Construction
15.3%
Accounting
9.6%
Information Technology and Services
4.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.1%
Computer Software
3.2%
Other
63.4%
Discussions
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
Is support included during my trial and for my activated account?
2 Comments
Official Response from QuickBooks Time
Absolutely! Regardless of how many employees you have, if you're still in your free trial, or if you've been a loyal customer for years, support is always...Read more
How many people have reviewed TSheets?
2 Comments
Official Response from QuickBooks Time
TSheets is the #1 rated app in the QuickBooks app marketplace with over 1,300 reviews (https://appcenter.intuit.com/tsheets). Plus we have lots of reviews on...Read more
Can I use this if i'm not part of another company?
2 Comments
AL
I believe you are able to use this to track your time for various projects as well. For example if you are an independent contractor and want to track your...Read more
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