Bonsai vs Motion

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Bonsai

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USD · US · source: www.hellobonsai.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Basic	USD 15 monthly · USD 9 / month with annual commitment $15 /user/month ($9 /user/month billed annually)	Seat · /user/month	Standalone · Fixed
Essentials	USD 25 monthly · USD 19 / month with annual commitment $25 /user/month ($19 /user/month billed annually)	Seat · /user/month	Standalone · Fixed
Premium Highlighted	USD 39 monthly · USD 29 / month with annual commitment $39 /user/month ($29 /user/month billed annually)	Seat · /user/month	Standalone · Fixed
Elite	USD 59 monthly · USD 49 / month with annual commitment $59 /user/month ($49 /user/month billed annually). 3 users minimum	Seat · /user/month	Standalone · Fixed

Motion

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USD · US · source: www.usemotion.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Pro AI — monthly Highlighted	USD 19 monthly $ 19 /seat /mo	Seat · /seat /mo	Standalone · Fixed
Business AI — monthly	USD 29 monthly $ 29 /seat /mo	Seat · /seat /mo	Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Bonsai

Basic

What’s included? Time tracking: Included
What’s included? Task management: Included
What’s included? Unlimited projects: Included
What’s included? CRM: Included
What’s included? Service library: Included
What’s included? iOS & Android app: Included
What’s included? Unlimited clients: Included
Other Storage: 10 GB

Included

Essentials

What’s included? Invoices & Payments: Included
What’s included? Proposals & Contracts: Included
What’s included? All templates: Included
What’s included? Forms & Questionnaires: Included
What’s included? Scheduling: Included
What’s included? Client portal: Included
What’s included? Expense tracking: Included
What’s included? Income tracking: Included
Other Storage: 100 GB

Included

Premium

What’s included? Project insights: Included
What’s included? Workload management: Included
What’s included? Gantt view: Included
What’s included? Deals pipeline: Included
What’s included? Custom fields & properties: Included
What’s included? Client tasks & messaging: Included
What’s included? Profit & Productivity reports: Included
What’s included? Remove Bonsai branding: Included
What’s included? Integrations (QuickBooks, Xero, Zapier, Calendly, Google): Included
Other Storage: 500 GB

Included

Elite

What’s included? Custom permissions: Included
What’s included? Timesheet locking: Included
What’s included? Add markup to expenses: Included
What’s included? Custom data import: Included
Other Storage: 500 GB

Included

Motion

Pro AI — monthly

Highlights AI Chat: Included
Highlights AI Projects & Tasks: Included
Highlights AI Calendar & Meetings: Included
Highlights AI Docs, Wiki, & Notes: Included
Highlights AI Task Planner: Included
Highlights AI Writer & Editor: Included
Highlights Unlimited Storage: Included
Highlights iOS, Android, Desktop apps: Included
Highlights Integrations: Included
Highlights 7,500 credits/seat/month: 7,500 credits/seat/month

Included

Business AI — monthly

Highlights Everything in Pro AI: Included
Highlights Team Capacity Planning: Included
Highlights Advanced Dashboards & Reports: Included
Highlights Timeline & Gantt Charts: Included
Highlights Time Tracking: Included
Highlights Permissions & Access Control: Included
Highlights Central Billing: Included
Highlights Priority Support: Included
Highlights 15,000 credits/seat/month: 15,000 credits/seat/month

Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

Bonsai

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Basic: USD 15 monthly · USD 9 / month with annual commitment
- Essentials: USD 25 monthly · USD 19 / month with annual commitment
- Premium: USD 39 monthly · USD 29 / month with annual commitment
- Elite: USD 59 monthly · USD 49 / month with annual commitment
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Basic: USD 15 monthly · USD 9 / month with annual commitment
- Essentials: USD 25 monthly · USD 19 / month with annual commitment
- Premium: USD 39 monthly · USD 29 / month with annual commitment
- Elite: USD 59 monthly · USD 49 / month with annual commitment

Motion

August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Pro AI — monthly: USD 19 monthly
- Business AI — monthly: USD 29 monthly