{
  "slug": "bonsai",
  "name": "Bonsai",
  "domain": "hellobonsai.com",
  "category": "productivity",
  "categoryName": "Productivity",
  "description": "Business-management software for client work, contracts, invoices, projects, time and expenses.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Bonsai from the profile menu: open Subscription, select Cancel your subscription and follow the prompts. It takes about two minutes. You can instead pause for one to three months. After cancellation, the account moves to Limited, where existing records remain viewable but paid actions are restricted.",
  "price": "$15 / month or $108 / year",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 9,
  "planName": "Basic",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "basic",
      "name": "Basic",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 15
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 108
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$9 monthly equivalent when billed yearly.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.hellobonsai.com/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "essentials",
      "name": "Essentials",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 25
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 228
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$19 monthly equivalent when billed yearly.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.hellobonsai.com/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "premium",
      "name": "Premium",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 39
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 348
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$29 monthly equivalent when billed yearly.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.hellobonsai.com/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "elite",
      "name": "Elite",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 59
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 588
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$49 monthly equivalent when billed yearly; three-user minimum.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.hellobonsai.com/pricing"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.4,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://help.hellobonsai.com/en/articles/1867485-pausing-or-cancelling-your-bonsai-subscription",
  "cancellationTime": "~2 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 120,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open Subscription",
        "body": "Select the profile icon in the top-left corner, then select Subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Start cancellation",
        "body": "Select Cancel your subscription and follow the prompts."
      },
      {
        "title": "Choose an outcome",
        "body": "Choose a one-, two- or three-month pause, or continue with cancellation and confirm."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": [
      {
        "title": "Use the account owner",
        "body": "Open the billing owner's Subscription page to change the plan."
      }
    ]
  },
  "platformNotes": {},
  "refundInfo": "Bonsai says cancellation has no penalty. If the latest payment was within 24 hours, contact support because it may be eligible for a refund.",
  "pauseInfo": "Pause the subscription for one, two or three months. Bonsai automatically resumes it after the selected period.",
  "downgradeInfo": "After cancellation the account moves to the Limited free plan, which restricts creating or editing paid-plan items.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Existing projects, clients and documents remain viewable on Limited. Deleting the account is a separate action.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Pause",
      "v": "1 to 3 months"
    },
    {
      "k": "After cancellation",
      "v": "Limited plan"
    },
    {
      "k": "Existing records",
      "v": "Viewable"
    },
    {
      "k": "Possible refund",
      "v": "Within 24 hours"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Can I pause Bonsai instead of cancelling?",
      "answer": "Yes. Choose a pause of one, two or three months in the cancellation flow."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens after Bonsai cancellation?",
      "answer": "The account moves to Limited, where existing records stay viewable with restricted actions."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can Bonsai refund the latest charge?",
      "answer": "A charge within the previous 24 hours may be eligible after contacting support."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does cancelling Bonsai delete the account?",
      "answer": "No. Account deletion is separate from subscription cancellation."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Bonsai pricing",
      "url": "https://www.hellobonsai.com/pricing",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pause or cancel Bonsai",
      "url": "https://help.hellobonsai.com/en/articles/1867485-pausing-or-cancelling-your-bonsai-subscription",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bonsai Limited plan",
      "url": "https://help.hellobonsai.com/en/articles/2683127-what-you-can-do-on-a-free-limited-subscription-plan",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-13",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-12",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/bonsai",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/bonsai.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/bonsai.md"
  }
}