Bonsai vs. Microsoft SharePoint

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bonsai
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Bonsai is a complete project management tool designed for agencies, consultancies, and professional service providers. It enhances project, client, and financial management with features like task management, team collaboration, and revenue tracking.
$25
per month 1 user (+$10 for each additional user)
SharePoint
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft's SharePoint is an Intranet solution that enables users to share and manage content, knowledge, and applications to empower teamwork, quickly find information, and collaborate across the organization.
$5
Per User Per Month
Pricing
BonsaiMicrosoft SharePoint
Editions & Modules
Starter
$25
per month 1 user (+$10 for each additional user)
Professional
$39
per month 1 user (+$10 for each additional user)
Business
$79
per month 1 user (+$10 for each additional user)
Scale
Custom pricing
per month
Plan 1
$5.00
Per User Per Month
Plan 2
$10.00
Per User Per Month
Office 365 E3
$20.00
Per User Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BonsaiSharePoint
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
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Features
BonsaiMicrosoft SharePoint
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Bonsai
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Microsoft SharePoint
-
Ratings
Task Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Bonsai
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Microsoft SharePoint
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
BonsaiMicrosoft SharePoint
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.9
(269 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.8
(26 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(31 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(13 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
BonsaiMicrosoft SharePoint
Likelihood to Recommend
Bonsai
Great for agency workflows. Maybe not suitable for larger companies with over 200 employees
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Microsoft
SharePoint Document Management excels as a central repository for storing, organising, and retrieving documents. It supports version control, metadata tagging, secure access, and integration with tools like Power Automate. At our organisation, it's used for managing contracts, policies, and supplier documents. SharePoint Workflow Automation integrates with Power Automate to streamline approvals, gather feedback, and automate recurring tasks. This reduces reliance on email chains and manual trackers.
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Pros
Bonsai
  • Business reporting
  • Client management
  • Automated billing
  • Team time tracking
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Microsoft
  • We track employees' performance sheets, which are accessible to the employee, his manager, and HR, and this helps with transparency.
  • We maintain technical process documents and SOPs, which help us quickly provide relevant documents during audits.
  • We maintain incident documents change request forms in SharePoint, which helps us in tracking the changes.
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Cons
Bonsai
  • Client portal - could have more customization
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Microsoft
  • Windows Explorer users have some difficulty having to constantly UPLOAD / DOWNLOAD files. Specifically on the DOWNLOAD when they are used to Drag & Drop in & out of LOCAL folders via Window's explorer.
  • Microsoft SharePoint supports multiple "library" types. When implementing our "image" library the search function is done via "tags" and boolean logic. This is challenging to most end users. I'd like our users to be able to search our Microsoft SharePoint image library without having to enter KEYWORD or other BOOLEAN logic.
  • Microsoft SharePoint can also be an internal website for each department or company wide communication tool but I believe these features are geared for much larger organizations. Since we are a SMB we really aren't using these features. So maybe something more useful to SMBs would be nice.
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Likelihood to Renew
Bonsai
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It's integral to our business. It's already included with most of the Office 365 licensing we buy, so the cost is effectively zero. It stores our files, it is the foundation for custom applications, and Microsoft only continues to enhance its functionality and its connections to other Microsoft tools. SharePoint just keeps getting better and better.
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Usability
Bonsai
It's very easy to use even for non tech savvy people and their interface is very intuitive
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Microsoft
No usability issues reported. Individual teams also have allocated areas which replace legacy shared drives on local LANs. Access to Sharepoint resources is fully integrated with corporate Active Directory with additional two-factor authentication required for administrative users. Users have access to Microsoft Services Hub which allows you to create, manage, and track support requests while staying current on Microsoft technologies with access to select self-paced learning paths
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Support Rating
Bonsai
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Support for SharePoint is quite good. Microsoft provides good support. Microsoft offers
  • Quick turnaround time for issues
  • A range of support services
  • Access to a network of resources
  • Escalation of issues
  • Ongoing development and commitment to produce enhancement
The majority of support is required for initial installation. Once complete and the system is operating we have had very few support issues.
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In-Person Training
Bonsai
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
The face to face training I received was on SharePoint Administration. It was rushed as there was a lot of information to cover and the application of the labs weren't that great either. I like to be able to relate what I am learning to what I am currently doing.
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Online Training
Bonsai
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
I like to learn at my own pace and online training allows for that. Additionally, you can skip through pieces of content that you already know or are already comfortable with. Microsoft actually offers great videos on their website for basic fundamental SharePoint Training. I have used these training videos in some of my own training sessions with end users.
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Implementation Rating
Bonsai
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Planning to the last detail would be advised. SharePoint is a very large application that takes a lot of finesse to get operational
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Alternatives Considered
Bonsai
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Microsoft
The reasons for selecting MS SharePoint are: SharePoint provides ease of use and web design assistance and support SharePoint helps you schedule your content for publishing. enables users to share documents with external parties and offers a better internal structure of the content and better indexing and searching capabilities.
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Return on Investment
Bonsai
  • It made our daily operations way more efficient and simplified the overall project management process and working with clients.
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Microsoft
  • It comes with Office 365. It won't cost you any additional charges.
  • It will help you to streamline your communication and work as a central hub for all tasks, files[,] and events[.]
  • Setting it up will need a bit [of] planning. If you jump blindly it will become a confusing place for your team members and make them frustrated[.]
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