Comparison
Both run your client work: CRM, proposals, invoices, booking and a client portal. Soloft is one flat price with no tiers or per-user seats, and also runs the product side if you sell goods.
| Feature | Soloft | Bonsai |
|---|---|---|
| Client CRM, proposals, invoicing | Yes | Yes; invoices and proposals on Essentials and up |
| Client portal | Yes, white-labeled | Essentials and up; removing Bonsai branding is on Premium |
| Scheduling and booking pages | Included | Essentials and up |
| Time tracking and Gantt project views | Not a focus | Yes (Gantt on Premium) |
| Inventory, SKUs, bill of materials and COGS | Yes | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Orders by channel (Etsy, Shopify, market, wholesale) | Shopify and Etsy orders sync in automatically; other channels logged by channel | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Market point-of-sale | Yes | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Price | $39/month, billed monthly, everything included | Basic $9, Essentials $19, Premium $29 per user per month, billed annually |
Bonsai details come from their public pricing page (checked October 2026) and may have changed; check Bonsai's site for current terms.
Soloft is built for solopreneurs who sell services, products or both and want one tool at one price. Coaches, freelancers, consultants and designers get the full client toolkit: scheduling, proposals, invoices and a white-labeled client portal. Bonsai's Basic plan has no invoicing and its price is per user, so a plan with invoices and the portal is $19 a month per user billed annually, and Premium is $29. Soloft is $39 a month, billed monthly, with everything included. If you also sell products, the inventory, costing and order tools are already there.
Bonsai has time tracking, task management and Gantt views, built for agencies and small teams, plus QuickBooks, Xero and Zapier integrations on Premium. If you bill by the hour or run projects with several people, that depth is a real advantage.
For solo client work, yes: CRM, proposals, invoicing, booking and a client portal. Soloft also covers inventory, bill of materials with COGS, orders by channel and a market point-of-sale, which Bonsai is not built around. If you rely on Bonsai's time tracking or Gantt project views, check those before switching.
Soloft is $39 a month, billed monthly, with every feature included. Bonsai lists Basic at $9, Essentials at $19 and Premium at $29 per user per month when billed annually (monthly billing is $15, $25 and $39). Invoices, proposals, scheduling and the client portal start on Essentials; integrations and removing Bonsai branding are on Premium. Prices checked October 2026.
Shopify orders sync in automatically about every 15 minutes (first sync: last 60 days), and Etsy orders about every 30 minutes (first sync: last 90 days). Other channels you log by hand and they sit in the same view.