Tideoo might be your pick if…
You want invoicing and payments to be effortless and complete — bank transfers, crypto or PayPal, partial payments and client credit — with no platform fees and no per-user billing.
Start freeTideoo vs Bonsai
A Bonsai alternative for getting paid, your way
Bonsai wraps the freelancer life in one suite — contracts, proposals and accounting included. Tideoo concentrates on the part that touches your money: invoices your clients can act on, any receiving method you like, and payments confirmed with proof — with nothing taken from what you bill.
Free plan · 14-day trial for $3 on paid plans · Seats included, extras only when you grow · Set up in minutes
At a glance
Two good tools, two different centers of gravity
Bonsai might be your pick if…
You want contracts, e-signatures, proposals, scheduling and tax tooling in the same suite as your invoicing.
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Tideoo and Bonsai, side by side
| Feature | Tideoo | Bonsai |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing & documents | ||
| Invoicing from tracked time & expenses | From Essentials and up | |
| Partial payments with optional minimums | ||
| Invoice version history & safe editing | ||
| Contracts & e-signatures | ||
| Proposals | ||
| Payments & getting paid | ||
| Receiving methods on every invoice — bank, crypto or custom | Card & ACH via processors (US, UK, CA & AU) | |
| Clients report payments with proof attached | ||
| One-click confirm or reject, with a full audit trail | ||
| Invoice-specific conversation with your client | ||
| Processing fees on payments | None — payments happen between you and your client | Processing fees apply per transaction |
| Client credit | ||
| Retainers & prepayments as a client credit balance | Retainer invoices | |
| Apply partial or full credit to invoices | ||
| Overpayments kept as client credit | ||
| Auditable credit ledger | ||
| Time & expenses | ||
| One-click timer & manual entries | ||
| Expenses with receipts & markup | Expense markup on Elite | |
| Pricing & teams | ||
| Free plan | 7-day trial | |
| Seats included in every plan | 1, 3 or 10 — extra seats from $5/seat/mo | Per user, per month |
| Trial | $3 for 14 days | |
| Per-client currencies | ||
| Team workspaces with roles & invites | ||
Third-party details are based on publicly available information as of September 2026 and may change — check Bonsai's site for current plans and features.
See Tideoo pricingWhy Tideoo
Where Tideoo shines
Your receiving methods, your money
Attach bank details with IBAN/SWIFT, a crypto wallet or PayPal to any invoice, with clear instructions. Clients pay you the way they already pay you — no processor to sign up for.
Nothing taken from what you bill
Tideoo charges a flat subscription and takes no percentage of your payments. The total your client pays is the money that lands in your account.
Client credit for retainers
Prepayments and retainers become a credit balance in the client's currency, applied to future invoices — partially or fully — with a ledger entry for every movement.
Seats included, no per-user billing
Plans include seats — 1 on Solo, 3 on Pro and 10 on Business — and extra seats are a flat per-seat rate only when your team grows. Per-user suites multiply your bill with every collaborator; Tideoo does not.
Pricing, side by side
Seats included. Extra only when you grow.
Every Tideoo plan bundles seats for your team, and you add more only when you need them — no per-seat minimums, no revenue share, and a 14-day trial for $3 on paid plans.
tideooFree
1 seat · 3 clients · 5 invoices a month
$0
Solo
$89.99/yr · 1 seat
$9.99/mo
Pro
$189.99/yr · 3 seats included · +$7.00/seat/mo
$19.99/mo
Business
$389.99/yr · 10 seats included · +$5.00/seat/mo
$39.99/mo
- Seats included on every paid plan — 1, 3 or 10
- Extra seats only when you grow — from $5/seat/month
- 14-day trial for $3 on paid plans
- Nothing taken from your payments — no revenue share
Bonsai
Bonsai's plans are priced per user per month, and invoicing and contracts begin on the Essentials tier. Online payments run through payment processors with standard card and ACH fees, available in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
Details are based on publicly available information as of September 2026 and may change. We think Bonsai is a good tool — this page simply highlights where Tideoo fits best.
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Common questions
For the money side, yes — Tideoo goes deep on invoicing, payments and client credit. If you also need contracts, e-signatures and proposals in the same tool, Bonsai covers those well; Tideoo focuses on getting you paid.
No. Tideoo is a flat subscription. Payments happen directly between you and your client — bank transfer, crypto, PayPal — and you confirm them. What you invoice is what you keep.
Yes. Every invoice carries your receiving instructions — bank details with IBAN/SWIFT, a crypto wallet with the network spelled out, or PayPal. There are no region restrictions on how clients send you money.
Tideoo plans include seats — 1 on Solo, 3 on Pro and 10 on Business — with extra seats from $5/seat/month only when your team grows, and a free plan for your first 3 clients. Per-user suites bill every seat, every month.
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