Billed vs Bonsai
Quick Summary
Billed publishes this page. It compares Billed and Bonsai using only each product's own pages, opened on October 30, 2026, and doesn't rank them. Bonsai's pages describe a platform for service businesses that covers clients, projects and billing. Billed's pages describe invoicing, estimates, expenses, time tracking, projects and reports. Both cover recurring invoices, card payments, expenses with receipts and invoices from tracked time. For Billed's plans, see Billed's pricing page.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Billed | Bonsai |
|---|---|---|
| Recurring Invoicing | ||
| Payment reminder Invoicing | ||
| Currency Invoicing | ||
| Tax rates Invoicing | ||
| Cards Payments | ||
| Time tracking Work | ||
| Bill tracked time Work | ||
| Projects Work | ||
| Estimates Work | To invoice | To project |
| Expenses Money |
Comparison based on publicly available information.
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Bonsai
Bonsai fits a business that wants recurring billing, payment reminders, card payments, time tracking that becomes invoices, projects and expenses with receipts, as Bonsai's own pages describe. Its invoicing page lists "Recurring billing", its time tracking page lists "Generate invoices for billable time", and its expenses page says "Attach receipts to each expense entry to keep your records complete."
Choose Billed
Billed fits a business that wants tracked time and projects to feed its invoices, with recurring invoices and payment reminders, as Billed's pages describe. Billed's features page says "Easily create invoices for the tracked time and get paid." and "Manage your flat rate projects and create Invoice at any stage of the project." Billed's invoice software page says "Choose the billing frequency (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly)" and "Payment reminders can be customized."
Check Billed's pricing page for current plans.
Detailed Feature Analysis
Invoices and payments
Bonsai's invoicing page lists "Recurring billing", "Store client cards on file", "Multi-currency support" and "Multi-tax rate support", and says it can "Automatically send payment reminders to clients for overdue invoices". Its payments page says "Get paid via credit card or bank deposit in 100+ currencies." and, in its FAQ, "For card payments, the fees are 2.9% + $0.30 cents. For ACH transfers it's as low as 1%."
Billed's invoice software page says "Choose the billing frequency (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly)", "Payment reminders can be customized." and "Invoice customers in multiple currencies, choosing a different currency for each invoice or customer." It also says "Billed calculates taxes automatically when you create invoices and estimates". Billed's accept payments page says "Billed integrates with Stripe to enable online payments on invoices." and "Billed charges you nothing to accept online payments with Stripe. Only Stripe standard rates apply." Billed's features page says "Accept credit card payments on your invoices with Billed App."
Time, projects and estimates
Bonsai's time tracking page lists "Start/stop timers for real-time tracking" and "Generate invoices for billable time". Its estimates page says you can "turn the finalized estimate into a Bonsai project complete with tasks, budgets and team assignments."
Billed's features page says "Easily create invoices for the tracked time and get paid." and "Manage your flat rate projects and create Invoice at any stage of the project." Billed's invoice software page says you can "convert an approved estimate into an invoice".
Expenses
Bonsai's expenses page says "Attach receipts to each expense entry to keep your records complete." and "Automatically import expenses from bank accounts or credit cards."
Billed's features page says "Keep all of your receipts in Billed App."
Clients and contracts (Bonsai)
Bonsai's homepage lists "CRM", "Proposals", "Contracts", "Client portal" and "Scheduling" under client management. Its contracts page says "Create, send and e-sign contracts from ready-to-use templates."
In-Depth Comparison Guide
About this comparison
Billed publishes this page, so read it with that in mind. It doesn't rank or score either product, and neither product was tested for it. Every Bonsai statement comes from Bonsai's own website and every Billed statement from Billed's own product pages, all opened on October 30, 2026. Prices and features change, so check each product's current pages before you decide.
Bonsai's plans
Bonsai's pricing page prices each plan per user. Billed annually, it lists Basic at $9, Essentials at $19, Premium at $29 and Elite at $49 per user per month. Paid monthly, it lists $15, $25, $39 and $59. Elite lists "3 users minimum".
By plan, Basic lists "Time tracking", "Unlimited projects" and "iOS & Android app". Essentials adds "Invoices & Payments", "Proposals & Contracts", "Client portal" and "Expense tracking". Premium adds reports and integrations, and Elite adds "Custom permissions".
For Billed's current plans, see Billed's pricing page.
Who each product describes itself for
Bonsai's homepage says "Consolidate your projects, clients, and billing into one integrated, easy-to-use platform." Billed's invoice software page says "Billed keeps invoicing, estimates, expenses, time tracking and reports in one account."
Sources
- Bonsai: home, pricing, invoicing, payments, time tracking, estimates, expenses and contracts, opened October 30, 2026.
- Billed: invoice software, features, accept payments, mobile app, client management, projects and pricing, opened October 30, 2026.
Switching from Bonsai?
Keep copies of your Bonsai invoices, timesheets and contracts for your records before you switch. Billed's client management page says "Billed supports client imports", so you can bring your client list across. Set up any recurring invoices again in Billed, and connect Stripe before you send your first invoice.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Bottom Line
Both products' pages describe recurring invoices, payment reminders, card payments, time tracking billed to invoices, projects and expenses with receipts. Bonsai's homepage also lists "CRM", "Proposals" and "Client portal". Compare the details above with your own work, and check each product's current pricing before you decide.
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When this isn't for you
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