Bonsai is a complete project management tool designed for agencies, consultancies, and professional service providers. It enhances project, client, and financial management with features like task management, team collaboration, and revenue tracking.
$25
per month 1 user (+$10 for each additional user)
Notion
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Notion aims to present users with an all-in-one workspace — for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases, from Notion Labs in San Francisco.
$5
per month per user
Pricing
Bonsai
Notion
Editions & Modules
Starter
$25
per month 1 user (+$10 for each additional user)
Professional
$39
per month 1 user (+$10 for each additional user)
Business
$79
per month 1 user (+$10 for each additional user)
Scale
Custom pricing
per month
Free
$0
Plus
$12
per month per user
Business
$24
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Bonsai
Notion
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
Discount available for annual pricing.
A discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
Bonsai
Notion
Features
Bonsai
Notion
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Bonsai
10.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Notion
9.9
25 Ratings
24% above category average
Task Management
10.01 Ratings
9.523 Ratings
Resource Management
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Gantt Charts
10.01 Ratings
10.014 Ratings
Scheduling
10.01 Ratings
10.016 Ratings
Workflow Automation
10.01 Ratings
10.013 Ratings
Team Collaboration
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Document Management
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email integration
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Mobile Access
00 Ratings
10.021 Ratings
Search
00 Ratings
10.023 Ratings
Visual planning tools
00 Ratings
10.018 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Bonsai
10.0
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Notion
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Invoicing
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Bonsai
-
Ratings
Notion
9.6
24 Ratings
19% above category average
Chat
00 Ratings
10.09 Ratings
Notifications
00 Ratings
10.019 Ratings
Discussions
00 Ratings
10.013 Ratings
Surveys
00 Ratings
9.36 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase
00 Ratings
10.021 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts
00 Ratings
8.98 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
If you want a customizable solution that can be adapted for just about any scenario, I recommend using Notion. If you need a solution that's easy to share with people outside your organization, Notion is great and allows individual or team permission-setting. If you want a turnkey solution, Notion might not be the best since it requires a fair bit of set-up. There are templates that can be purchased to handle this, but I haven't found them very helpful.
I use Notion on my personal tablet, and unlike on the computer, I have a lot of difficulty editing backgrounds, GIFs, and page dividers. It's not as user-friendly, and often the elements end up cut off or misaligned, which is frustrating.
While the current calendar feature is helpful, I'd love to see more customization options. The Google Calendar style isn't always ideal, especially for tasks without specific times or for ongoing projects that require daily maintenance.
It would be fantastic to have more flexibility in customizing Notion pages. For example, I'd love to create planners with the freedom to add illustration boxes, stickers, or GIFs without being restricted to a fixed layout.
Very easy to use (I learned how to use everything on my own) and I was able to set up an entire ecosystem without any courses or other tools. I often say that Notion is like Lego for adults, because there we can use all the available tools to create a multitude of things, from funnels to projects with calculated deadlines and tags.
The company uses both Notion and Trello within the company. Notion is more for North America employees while Trello is used between Operation team overseas and in North America. Sometimes it's a preference of how the tools look like for project management. I would say both Notion and Trello are nice tools and serves our needs.