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Spenser W.

Creative Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/4/2022

"Great tool"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Bonsai?

The time tracking has been great for providing detailed timesheets to clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bonsai?

The only thing I would change would be all the different add-ons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JL

John L.

Web Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/2/2022

"Bonasi Review"

5/5

What do you like best about Bonsai?

Bonasi makes it incredibly easy to create, edit, and send proposals and contracts. What would have taken me countless hours of research, copying and pasting from other online sources, took mere minutes with their easy to use contract templates. The overall UI is clean and simplified making it easy for me to see what payments I have due and what contracts and other documents need signing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bonsai?

The automation is fairly basic compared with other similar software like HoneyBook. Not that I need too much automation as I only have a few clients, but that type of functionality would be nice in future updates. I also don't like that the forms option is restricted to the top payment tier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Simon D.

Brand & Web Designer/Strategist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/14/2021

"Best app for freelancing"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Bonsai?

Bonsai is so complete when it comes to all the project management, invoicing, and accounting. I love to use it and have an overview of my performance all at once. It's a powerful tool I recommend to everyone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bonsai?

Sometimes it can be a bit hard to edit the information the way I would like to, but it remains marginal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Bonsai:

Give it a try for a month, it's not that expensive and then you will see how indispensable it becomes for your business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bonsai solving and how is that benefiting you?

Bonsai is helping me get the work done faster. Communication with the client when it comes to proposals, contracts, and invoicing is so much easier. I love the fact that you can automatize some tasks. And one of the great benefits is that it looks professional all the way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Ale M.

Graphic Designar and CEO

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/31/2022

"I LOVE BONSAI!"

5/5

What do you like best about Bonsai?

I have only been using bonsai for three weeks now, and it has helped me organize my business way faster! I cannot believe that ORGANIZATION was one bonsai away! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bonsai?

I would love to have more automation options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Bonsai:

Trust the app.... you may sometimes think that you don't need everything that Bonsai offers, BUT YOU DO! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bonsai solving and how is that benefiting you?

MORE FREE TIME!!!! I get to have more time for my family and me because I keep track of everything faster than having like three programs with me to make everything that I do here Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Erika S.

Marketing Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/24/2021

"I LOVE Bonsai! But I do wish it had more...."

5/5

What do you like best about Bonsai?

I like that I get to organize different tasks with different clients on different projects in ONE PLACE! That's awesome! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bonsai?

I hate that I cannot export my time tracking. I have to take a screenshot to show my clients my tracked time. I would love to be able to export them in a PDF or spreadsheet file for any other purpose that I may need it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Bonsai:

It's definitely worth it. If you easily lose track of your clients, your business, the time you put in, your accounting. Bonsai is the way to go! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bonsai solving and how is that benefiting you?

Staying on top of everything is something Bonsai has definitely helped me with. I realized that I needed a tool to do that and not just an ordinary spreadsheet or notes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AM

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/8/2021

"Great Tool for Freelancers just getting started!"

5/5

What do you like best about Bonsai?

Bonsai is the most intuitive freelance tool I've ever used. I've used all the different freelancing tools out there from Quickbooks, AndCo, Square, Due, Invoicely, etc. and none compare to how feature-packed Bonsai is. It has all the features you would need to have a service-based business, including invoicing, time tracking, proposals, contracts, accounting (+tax estimates). It's the best tool for a Sole Proprietor by far without having to pay the annoying fees their competitors charge. It keeps me extremely organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bonsai?

I wish there were more support for non-Sole Proprietor users. I genuinely love using this tool, from the UI to all the different features, but the fact that if I scale my business, I'll eventually need to migrate off this to a more enterprise-supported tool like Quickbooks is unfortunate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Bonsai:

If you are just starting out or early in your business, give Bonsai a try, you won't regret it. It's easily the one-stop shop to run your entire business without the added fees the competitor's charge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bonsai solving and how is that benefiting you?

I originally found Bonsai because I needed a tool to invoice my clients. I was new to starting my business, so doing this easy and fast was a priority of mine. When I signed up with Bonsai, I found that not only do they handle the invoicing, but they have a complete workflow for leads built-in. You can input a lead as a company and create multiple proposals, contracts, and invoices all under the umbrella so that you can manage multiple agreements and contracts. All of which is fully customizable, and their latest features allow you to automate the steps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Catharine K.

Social Media Marketing Coach / Content Creator / Owner of Broken Record Social

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/23/2021

"Get Bonsai If You Want to Level Up Your Client Game!"

5/5

What do you like best about Bonsai?

It's affordable for a small freelancer (annual discount). Makes me look professional and sophisticated while working in my pajamas on my laptop. Keeps all my client contracts, forms and invoices in one place. I can use my own logo. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bonsai?

I wish they offered different font selections for signing the contract. That's the only thing I don't like! Everything else is AMAZING! (They did add TONS of font options for contracts, maybe they will add new fonts for Signatures also.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bonsai solving and how is that benefiting you?

When I started freelancing, I was using 3-4 different platforms/applications to onboard and manage my clients. Venmo, Google Forms, MS Word - it was a mess! And a maze. I had to make myself a flow chart so I didn't get confused lol, imagine how my clients felt. Now everything is all in one place and has my logo on it. I love that it presents a professional, integrated look to my clients and it streamlines everything for me as well. Massive win-win! I also love that clients can pay their invoices directly within the invoice and I don't have to also have Quickbooks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Ebrahim H.

CEO

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/20/2021

"Used it for curiosity, Stayed for the awesomeness."

5/5

What do you like best about Bonsai?

Bonsai is a straightforward and effective piece of software - I loved how simple they kept it and how easy it was for me to navigate through the system.

It offers an invoice system, a way to store your client information, add projects, which is every freelancer or agency's dream.

With the invoice system, you can invoice your clients in almost one click.

If you want to be paid hourly, they have a time tracking software with a timer and a way to manually add hours.

Finally they have a task system, which provides a straightforward way to organize your projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bonsai?

I liked everything. However, what really needs to be added is a way to support more payment methods; Payoneer and Transferwise (Wise) are good examples; I sadly don't have Paypal or Stripe to test the Payments feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bonsai solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am not a very organized person, I admit it. However, with Bonsai's UI design, I felt delighted when I added the list of my clients. Bonsai has an elegant dashboard that gives you an overview of how your business is doing and which invoices need to be paid.

As a co-founder of an Agency, I wanted a simple way for my other co-founders to see everything going on the agency, I was able to do that with Bonsai. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Jessica M.

Graphic Designer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/5/2021

"Love it!"

5/5

What do you like best about Bonsai?

I like that I can send out proposals, you can see when a client has viewed and accepted it and it automatically has an invoice for it.

Super handy and i can track all my projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bonsai?

That i cant just send out quotes on it, I have to do a project and send out a proposal from there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Bonsai:

If you are after something similar to dubsado and less confusing, go with this.

This is far more practical and easier for clients to understand.

The layout is simple and amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bonsai solving and how is that benefiting you?

Tracking projects, solving the issue of proposals also.

Clients can easily view the proposal and its easy to read. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AG

Verified User in Graphic Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/16/2021

"Great app for running your biz"

5/5

What do you like best about Bonsai?

Simple to use, creates a very professional experience for clients, and they keep adding new features all the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bonsai?

Some of the navigation is a little confusing at times and the mobile app isn't as powerful (full-featured) as the mobile web experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.