Bonsai vs Harvest
Two invoicing & payments tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Harvest costs less for a six-person team.- Harvest fits retail shop, trades or contractor, online store.
- Harvest suits teams past ten people.
Bonsai: Contracts and time tracking included.
| Compare | BonsaiBonsai | HarvestHarvest |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | Proposals, contracts, time tracking, and invoices for freelancers | Time tracking that turns hours into invoices |
| Starting price | From $19/person | From $9/person |
| Six-person team | $114/mo | $54/mo |
| On $10,000 of card sales | $315/mo | Your own card processor |
| Plans | Basic $9/user/mo has no invoices or payments; Essentials $19/user/mo is the cheapest with invoicing; Premium $29; Elite $49 (3-user minimum), billed annually (monthly $15/$25/$39/$59); payments 2.9% + 30¢, 1% extra with Stripe or PayPal | Free (1 seat, 2 projects); Teams from $9/seat/mo billed yearly ($11 monthly); Enterprise from $14/seat/mo yearly ($17.50 monthly); extra invoices, projects, clients billed by usage (rates not published); 30-day trial |
| Pricing model | Free trial | Free tier |
| Free trial | 7 days | 30 days |
| Users | Per user | 1 on free |
| Both connect to | QuickBooks Online, Xero | |
| Also connects to | No others on record | No others on record |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | None listed | Teams and up |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | None listed |
| Support hours | Email: 24/7 | Not published |
| Incidents posted | Bonsai has a public status page. Status page | 0 incidents posted on Harvest's status page, which covers all Harvest products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.6 / 5 from 95 reviews | 4.5 / 5 from 655 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 4.3 / 5 from 641 reviews | 1.6 / 5 from 24 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 10 | 20 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 5 | 10 |
| Fit: Service business | 85 | 82 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 88 | 92 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 45 | 55 |
| Fit: Online store | 10 | 20 |
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| Visit Bonsai | Visit Harvest | |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $500 average sale. How we calculate prices
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