What happened to Bonsai?
In November 2025, Zoom Communications acquired Bonsai, the popular all-in-one freelance management platform. While no immediate changes were announced, the acquisition raises significant questions:
- Product roadmap unclear — Will Bonsai remain a standalone product or get absorbed into the Zoom ecosystem?
- Platform continuity — Zoom has a history of sunsetting acquired products (see: Keybase features, Five9 withdrawal).
- Pricing changes — Enterprise acquirers routinely restructure pricing to match corporate sales motions.
If your business depends on Bonsai, now is the time to have a backup plan — or make the switch.
What you keep with vlastERP
Everything you rely on in Bonsai has a direct counterpart in vlastERP — often with deeper functionality.
Bonsai: Time tracking
Same, with GitHub-style heatmap
Visual contribution heatmap helps you spot patterns and stay on track.
Bonsai: Invoicing
Same, with auto-generation from hours
Turn tracked time into a professional invoice with a single click.
Bonsai: Client management
CRM with contacts, notes, statuses
Full client profiles with contact details, notes, and lifecycle statuses.
Bonsai: Projects
Kanban board with milestones and budgets
Organize work visually with budget tracking and milestone deadlines.
Bonsai: Documents
Version-controlled contracts and proposals
Every revision is saved. Compare versions, restore previous drafts instantly.
Bonsai: Reports
Real profitability per project
Revenue minus costs — see true profit per project, not just hours billed.
Price comparison
Bonsai
vlastERP
1 user, billing < $10k/mo
Unlimited projects
5 users included
How to migrate in 3 steps
Export your client list and invoices from Bonsai
In Bonsai, navigate to your client list and invoices and export them as CSV files. Download contracts and proposals manually if needed.
Sign up for vlastERP
2-month free trial, no credit card required. Your account is ready in seconds.
Create your accountImport via CSV or set up manually
Use Settings → Import → Upload for CSV imports, or re-create your setup manually. Most users are fully operational in under 30 minutes.
Why vlastERP is different
The biggest risk with any SaaS tool is the company behind it changing direction. Here is why that will not happen with vlastERP.
Bootstrapped — no acquisition risk
vlastERP is privately funded with no VC or PE investors. No one is going to buy us and triple your price.
Predictable pricing, forever
Our pricing page means what it says. 2-month free trial, then predictable plans. No surprise enterprise tiers, no usage-based gotchas.
Your data is always exportable
CSV export, full API access, and schema-per-tenant isolation. You are never locked in.
EU-first compliance
GoBD-compliant, ZUGFeRD e-invoicing, GDPR by design. Built for European regulations from day one.
Open API, open standards
626 REST endpoints documented with OpenAPI 3.1.0. Build anything you need on top.