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What to use instead of Bonsai

Wave Accounting is the cheapest verified alternative to Bonsai: Wave Accounting Receipts costs $72 a year against the $108 Bonsai Basic costs, so $36 stays in your account. 7 options below, ranked by yearly cost, each with its own verified cancellation guide.

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Bonsai Bonsai Basic
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$15 / month or $108 / year
$108 a year
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Verified alternatives to Bonsai

7 verified · checked 13 Aug 2026

Ranked by yearly cost, cheapest first. Each one links to our own verified guide, so you can see how hard it is to leave later.

Biggest saving waveapps.com
Wave Accounting Wave Accounting Receipts plan $8 / month
$36 stays with you
every year
$108 $72 a year
$72 you pay $36 you keep
Cancels in about 2 minutes Rated Easy to cancel
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Higher price zipbooks.com
ZipBooks ZipBooks Smarter plan $15 / month
Higher listed entry price
Cancels in about 1 minute Rated Easy to cancel
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Higher price zoho.com
ZB Zoho Books Zoho Books Standard plan $20 / month or $180 / year
Higher listed entry price
Cancels in about 3 minutes Rated Easy to cancel
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Higher price freshbooks.com
FreshBooks FreshBooks Lite plan $23 / month after offer
Higher listed entry price
Cancels in about 3 minutes Rated Easy to cancel
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Higher price xero.com
Xero Xero Early plan $25 / month after offer
Higher listed entry price
Cancels in about 2 minutes plus 1 month notice
Switch to Xero Or read our Xero guide

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