Bonsai vs Lumin
Bonsai and Lumin are both contracts & e-signature tools. Bonsai is aimed at freelancers and agencies, while Lumin is aimed at small businesses and freelancers. Lumin costs less, from $9/mo versus $15/mo for Bonsai. Only Lumin has a free plan.
Contracts, proposals, invoices and time tracking for freelancers
Cloud PDF editor and e-signature built around Google Drive
| Pricing | Paid · $15 | Freemium · $9 |
| Starting price | $15/mo | $9/mo |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Built for | Freelancers, Agencies | Small businesses, Freelancers, Enterprise |
| Platforms | web, ios, android | web, macos, windows, ios, android |
| Country | US · 2016 | NZ · 2014 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Bonsai if
Freelancers and small agencies.
- All-in-one for freelancers
- Professional templates
- Integrated payments
Look elsewhere if: Larger agencies needing PSA depth.
Choose Lumin if
Google Workspace teams and small businesses that need everyday PDF editing and signing at a flat team price.
- Team plans priced per workspace, not per seat
- Deep Google Drive integration keeps files where they are
- Runs on every major desktop and mobile platform
Look elsewhere if: Print production, accessibility and complex form work (Adobe Acrobat) or high-volume signature workflows (DocuSign, Dropbox Sign).
Bonsai vs Lumin pricing
Bonsai
- Basic$15/user/mo$9/mo billed annually; time tracking, tasks, CRM
- Essentials$25/user/mo$19/mo billed annually; invoices, proposals, contracts, portal
- Premium$39/user/mo$29/mo billed annually; Gantt, workload, reports, integrations
- Elite$59/user/mo$49/mo billed annually; 3 users minimum, custom permissions
Lumin
- Free$03 docs per month, basic editing and eSignatures
- Starter$9/moBilled annually; 10 docs per month, digital signing
- Pro$19/team/moBilled annually; 200 docs, 5 agreements per month
- Business$99/team/moBilled annually; access and domain controls, connectors
- EnterpriseCustomEnterprise SSO, storage controls, success manager
Bonsai · Key features
- Proposals and contracts
- E-signature
- Projects and tasks
- Time tracking
- Invoices and payments
- Client portal and accounting
Cons
- Jack of all trades
- Accounting basic
- Team features on higher tiers
Lumin · Key features
- Edit PDF text, annotate, redact and create fillable forms
- Merge, split, compress, rotate and reorder pages
- Convert PDFs to and from Word, Excel, PowerPoint and images
- OCR text recognition for scanned documents and images
- Lumin Sign e-signatures with ID-verified signing and an eSign API
- Lumin AI summaries, chat with PDF and agreement generation
Cons
- Free plan limited to three documents a month
- Team plans share a pooled monthly document quota
- Only 5 agreements per month on Pro
Bonsai vs Lumin: FAQ
Which is cheaper, Bonsai or Lumin?
Lumin starts at $9/mo and Bonsai at $15/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do Bonsai and Lumin have a free plan?
Bonsai has no free plan, a 7-day free trial. Lumin has a free plan.
Which is better for small businesses, Bonsai or Lumin?
Lumin lists small businesses as a core audience, while Bonsai is aimed more at freelancers and agencies.