Comparison
Vidaset vs Bonsai
Bonsai is an all-in-one platform for service businesses. Leads, proposals, contracts, invoices, projects and time tracking live in one place. Vidaset does one thing, the production quote, and knows what a production quote is made of: crew days, kit, post, fees and markups.
| Bonsai | Vidaset | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A platform for running a service business: CRM, proposals, contracts, invoices, projects, time tracking | Production costing and quoting, built only for video production |
| Built for | Freelancers and agencies across creative, marketing, consulting and other services | Production companies and producers who quote crew, kit and post |
| Line items | General services from your rate card | 286 production items, each quantity × days or hours × rate |
| Fees and markups | General pricing for services | Production fee, insurance and up to three markups, each calculated on production costs, the whole job, or everything above it |
| Options for the client | Proposal templates | Two or three pricing variants side by side in one document, plus optional extras |
| Signing and payment | E-signed contracts, invoices and payments in the same platform | Not included. Vidaset makes the PDF; sign and invoice with the tools you use |
| Client document | Proposal and contract templates | Ten quote layouts in your colors, with deliverables, terms and validity date |
Information about Bonsai comes from hellobonsai.com and was checked on 3 October 2026. Check their site for the current state.
When Bonsai is the better choice
- You want one tool for the whole business: leads, contracts, invoices, projects and time.
- Most of what you sell is time or a fixed service, not a production with crew and kit.
- Signing and getting paid inside the same tool matters more to you than the shape of the estimate.
When Vidaset is the better choice
- You price shoots: crew days, prep days, kit, studio, post and deliverables.
- Your fee and markups depend on a production subtotal you need to control.
- The quote is what the client compares between production companies.
- You already invoice and sign contracts elsewhere and only need the quote to be better.
Questions
Can I use Vidaset with Bonsai?
Yes. Make the quote in Vidaset, then send it as a PDF, or attach it to a Bonsai proposal or contract.
Does Vidaset do invoices or e-signatures?
No. In Vidaset you cost the production and make the quote. Contracts, signatures and invoices stay in the tools you already use.
Is Vidaset only for video?
Yes. The line items, fees and documents are built for video production.
Where is Vidaset data stored?
On your account, in a database on servers in Frankfurt. Turn on encryption in your account settings and they are encrypted in your browser first, so nobody but you can read your quotes, not even us.
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