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Both cover legal & contracts. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
| Bonsai | Termly | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $15 | From $10 |
| Pricing model | Paid subscription | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | 7 days | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs on | Not stated | Web |
| Covers | Legal & Contracts, Creator Finance | Legal & Contracts |
| Works with | Nothing in particular | Nothing in particular |
| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Live deals | 1 | None right now |
Contracts, proposals and invoices in one place
Bonsai carries the paperwork around freelance and agency work: a proposal, the contract it turns into, the time tracked against it and the invoice at the end, all holding the same client record. It is aimed at service businesses rather than at audiences, which makes it the tool for the half of a creator's income that arrives as brand work. There is no free plan, only a week to decide.
Our note
Worth it the first time a brand disputes what was agreed. Below roughly a deal a month, a contract template and the invoicing in a tool you already pay for cover the same ground for nothing.
Only on this side
Privacy policies and a consent banner
Termly generates the policies a site is legally expected to carry, then keeps scanning for cookies and updating the text as rules change. The consent banner and the policy come from the same place, so the two agree with each other. It is a compliance floor rather than legal advice, and a business with real exposure still needs a lawyer.
Our note
Everything is priced per website, which is the detail that decides it. One site at $10 a month is a fair price for the pages an ad network asks for. Five sites is $50 a month for documents that barely differ.
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