Freelance Development Comparison
Freelance Development: Businys vs Bonsai
Compare Businys and Bonsai for managing your freelance development business — project milestones, SOW generation, time tracking, and invoicing.
Why freelance development professionals choose Businys
Project milestone billing — tie invoices to deliverable milestones, not just hours, with automatic progress tracking
AI-powered SOW generation from a project description: scope, deliverables, timeline, and pricing in seconds
GitHub project sync and time tracking import (Toggl, Clockify) bridge your dev tools to your business tools
Full data portability: export everything on every plan, integrate with AI agents via MCP
Feature comparison
| Feature | Businys | Bonsai |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts & e-signatures | ||
| Invoicing & payments | ||
| Proposals | ||
| Time tracking | Import (Toggl, Clockify) | |
| Accounting & tax | ||
| Project milestone billing | ||
| SOW generator | ||
| Tech stack profiler | ||
| GitHub project sync | ||
| AI SOW drafts | ||
| AI scope estimation | ||
| Full data export (CSV, JSON, ZIP) | ||
| MCP / AI agent integration | ||
| Practice-specific workflows | Dev-specific stages | Generic freelancer |
| Free tier |
Pricing
Businys
Free tier available. Starter from $12/mo, Pro from $29/mo, Power from $49/mo.
Bonsai
From $21/mo (Starter). No free tier.
Data portability
Your data should be yours. Here's how each platform handles it.
Businys
Full export in CSV, JSON, and ZIP on all plans including free. API access. MCP server with 221 tools.
Bonsai
Limited CSV export. No JSON export. No API access.
Dev-specific tools Bonsai doesn't have
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