Bonsai vs Insightly Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Basic
- Time tracking
- Task management
- Unlimited projects
- CRM
- Service library
- iOS & Android app
- Unlimited clients
Essentials
- Invoices & Payments
- Proposals & Contracts
- All templates
- Forms & Questionnaires
- Scheduling
- Client portal
- Expense tracking
- Income tracking
Premium
Popular- Project insights
- Workload management
- Gantt view
- Deals pipeline
- Custom fields & properties
- Client tasks & messaging
- Profit & Productivity reports
- Remove Bonsai branding
- Integrations (QuickBooks, Zapier, Calendly, Google)
Elite
- Custom permissions
- Timesheet locking
- Add markup to expenses
- Xero integration
- Custom data import
Plus
- Lead and contact management
- Project management
- Advanced reports
- Pre-built business dashboards
Professional
Popular- Lead assignment and routing
- Workflow automation
- AI Copilot
Enterprise
- Sandboxes
- Products, pricebooks, and quotes
- Comprehensive audit logging
Bonsai vs Insightly FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Bonsai starts lower at $15/mo, compared to $29/mo for Insightly.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Neither has a free plan. But Bonsai and Insightly offer a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Both use a per-seat model, so the comparison is straightforward — it comes down to features and limits at each price point.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. Bonsai: Bonsai sits in the mid-market of freelancer and agency management tools — not the cheapest option out there, but not trying to compete with enterprise project management platforms either. They're going after independent professionals and boutique agencies who've outgrown spreadsheets but don't need the complexity of something like HubSpot or Teamwork. Insightly: Insightly sits in the mid-market budget tier — cheaper than Salesforce and HubSpot's paid CRM tiers, but not trying to be the free-forever play that Zoho or HubSpot use as acquisition tools. They're going after SMBs and mid-market teams that want a real CRM without enterprise pricing baggage.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for Bonsai and Insightly and let you know when something moves.