What is Bonsai?
Business management for agencies and freelancers: CRM, proposals, contracts, invoicing, projects, time tracking and bookkeeping.
Unbound OS is the operating system for agencies and service businesses: proposals, client portal, CRM, projects, calendar, forms, documents, finance and your AI agents, on one record per client. It is made by Unbound Operators LLC.
How do the features compare?
| Capability | Unbound OS | Bonsai |
|---|---|---|
| Client portalhellobonsai.com | YesDeliverables, approvals, reports | YesEssentials and up |
| Proposals with e-signaturehellobonsai.com | NoPrivate tracked pages; no signing, no client accept | YesEssentials and up |
| Invoicing and paymentshellobonsai.com | Yes9 currencies, your own Stripe | YesEssentials and up |
| CRM pipelinehellobonsai.com | Yes | PartialCRM on all plans; deals pipeline on Premium |
| Booking linkshellobonsai.com | YesOn Google Calendar | YesEssentials and up |
| Formshellobonsai.com | Yes | YesEssentials and up |
| White labelhelp.hellobonsai.com | PartialName and logo only | PartialPremium |
| Official MCP serverhelp.hellobonsai.com | Yes423 working tools; none for Campaigns | YesBeta, with user permissions |
| Per module pricinghellobonsai.com | YesPer user, per module | NoBundled per user tiers |
The Unbound OS column is checked against the platform code; the Bonsai column against the vendor's own pages. Both checked on 2026-10-23.
How does the price compare?
| Plan | Month to month | Billed yearly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic (no invoicing) | USD 15 per user | USD 9 per user | hellobonsai.com |
| Essentials | USD 25 per user | USD 19 per user | hellobonsai.com |
| Premium | USD 39 per user | USD 29 per user | hellobonsai.com |
| Elite (3 user minimum) | USD 59 per user | USD 49 per user | hellobonsai.com |
Read on Bonsai's own page on 2026-10-23. Promotional prices are not used as list prices.
- Unbound OS, 5 users
- USD 330.00
- per month, paid monthly
- Same plan, yearly
- USD 297.00
- per month
- Per user
- USD 66.00
- per month, paid monthly
The Unbound OS figure is for 5 users with Core, Clients, CRM, Documents, Calendar, Finance and Forms, everyone on every module, computed with the rules on pricing. If not everyone needs everything, it drops.
When is Bonsai the better choice?
Choose Bonsai if any of these matter more to you:
- Time tracking, timesheets, resource planning, budgets and bookkeeping (Bonsai).
- E-signature on proposals and contracts.
- iOS and Android apps, and QuickBooks, Xero, HubSpot and Zapier integrations (Bonsai pricing).
- An official MCP server in beta and a documented REST API (Bonsai help, Bonsai API).
When is Unbound OS the better choice?
Choose Unbound OS if:
- Not everyone on the team needs everything: Bonsai bundles every feature into each user’s tier, while Unbound OS bills each module only for the people who have it.
- You need a deal pipeline without moving to Premium.
- Your clients need deliverables, approvals, reports and minutes in the portal, and you want social publishing or a KOL directory for the brands you run.
More detail on the modules and on AI agents and MCP.
Frequently asked questions
Which Bonsai plan compares to Unbound OS?
Essentials, at USD 25 per user month to month, is the first plan with invoicing, proposals, contracts, forms, scheduling and the client portal. Basic has no invoicing.
Does Unbound OS do bookkeeping like Bonsai?
No. Unbound OS issues invoices and tracks payments and expenses, but it is not a bookkeeping ledger.
How was this comparison made?
Bonsai's features and prices come from its own pages, checked on 2026-10-23, with the source on each row. Unbound OS's are checked against the code. We use no ratings, reviews or figures we could not confirm.
Sources
- 01www.hellobonsai.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-23
- 02www.hellobonsai.com/scheduling, checked 2026-10-23
- 03www.hellobonsai.com/forms, checked 2026-10-23
- 04help.hellobonsai.com/en/articles/1458000-bonsai-s-white-labelling-features, checked 2026-10-23
- 05help.hellobonsai.com/en/articles/15519733-bonsai-mcp-server, checked 2026-10-23