Jolix for freelancers
The Bonsai alternative when you want AI, coaching, and the basics free.
Jolix covers the same ground as Bonsai—portal, proposals, contracts, invoices—and adds a Freelancer Score, achievements, and AI where you actually work. All from $0.
AI built in. Bonsai doesn't have it.
Bonsai is a solid operational tool—it does not position itself as AI-native. Jolix builds drafting, suggestions, and in-app actions directly into proposals, forms, and your daily workspace. No separate tool, no copy-pasting prompts.
Bonsai has no equivalent. This is native to Jolix.
How the plans stack up
No portal, invoices, or proposals
Portal + invoices unlock here
Portal, invoices, proposals included
On Bonsai you pay $25/month before you can send a proper invoice. On Jolix that is always free.
The basics shouldn't cost $25 a month.
Bonsai's Basic plan excludes the client portal, invoices, and proposals—you need Essentials at $25/month for those. Jolix includes all three on the free plan. Pay for Pro or Premium when you outgrow the limits, not to unlock features that should come standard.
A score that tells you where your business is leaking.
Bonsai shows reports. Jolix tells you what they mean. Your Freelancer Score reads invoices, projects, and habits in real time, then surfaces what's dragging it down and what to fix first. Fewer dashboards. More signals you can act on today.
XP for outreach, proposals, deliveries, and expenses—every good habit rewarded.
Good habits feel like leveling up.
Jolix turns the disciplines that compound—consistent outreach, on-time delivery, tracked expenses—into XP, streaks, badges, and milestone tracks. It's the only freelance platform where doing the right thing every week looks like progress you can see.
Who switches to Jolix
Not for everyone—but if any of these sound familiar, it might be time.
You want AI that does the work—not just summarizes it.
If you've been copying prompts into ChatGPT and pasting the output into Bonsai, Jolix closes that loop. Proposals, forms, and daily suggestions happen where the work lives.
You shouldn't pay $25/month before sending your first invoice.
Start on Jolix Free with a real system—portal, invoices, proposals—and graduate to paid when the business demands it. No tier walls on the features that matter most.
You want your platform to coach you, not just track you.
A Freelancer Score that tells you what to fix. Badges that reward the habits top freelancers build. Jolix is the only platform that actively makes you better at running your business.
Inside Jolix
Everything you run a freelance business on
From portal to invoice—plus AI, automations, reviews, and analytics—so the whole business lives in one workspace.
Client portal
One link for projects, files, messages, and invoices—so clients stop digging through email.
Explore featureClient management
Contacts, work history, and context in one place for every relationship you run.
Explore featureTime tracking
Log billable hours, attach them to projects, and roll them into invoices without rework.
Explore featureProposals and contracts
Scope, pricing, and e-sign-ready agreements in one flow—clients review, sign, done.
Explore featureInvoices
Create and send invoices, take payments with Stripe or PayPal, and track what is still open.
Explore featureAccounting
Income, expenses, P&L-style summaries, and tax-ready reports without spreadsheet chaos.
Explore featureCalendar
Your availability and meetings in sync with how you sell and deliver client work.
Explore featureForms
Lead and intake forms that feed proposals, projects, and your pipeline.
Explore featureProject management
Projects, tasks, and milestones so deliverables stay visible for you and your clients.
Explore featureAI insights & actions
Advanced AI on Pro and Premium reads your context, flags what to fix in analytics, and runs real in-app actions—not a bolt-on chat window.
Explore featureAutomations
When clients sign, pay, or projects move, Jolix can fire reminders and follow-ups automatically in the background.
Explore featureClient review collection
After delivery, send review links, gather structured feedback, and bank testimonials you can reuse on proposals and your site.
Explore featureQuestions, answered
Honest answers for anyone comparing Jolix and Bonsai.
Bonsai alternative
Try the workspace that grows your business, not just organizes it.
Start free. Invite a real client. See why the Freelancer Score, achievements, and AI make Jolix a different category from Bonsai.
Get started with JolixFree
Test-drive the full system. No card needed.
Get the full Jolix workspace with 1 active client. Real tools—not a neutered demo.
- 1 active client
- Unlimited proposals, contracts, and invoices
- 2 live forms
- Scheduler + time tracking
- Client Portal (with Jolix branding)
- Basic AI (in-app help + tours + simple writing)
- Basic analytics (core revenue + activity)
- 1 automation
- 1 GB file storage
- Tax tools (basic)
Pro
For freelancers ready for more clients and less admin.
Up to 5 clients, advanced AI, full analytics, and automations that save you hours every week.
- Everything in Free
- Up to 5 active clients
- 10 live forms
- 5 automations
- 10 GB file storage
- QuickBooks integration
- Jolix Advanced AI (business context, daily suggestions, in-app actions)
- Full analytics dashboard (revenue + performance)
- Tax tools (pro)
Premium
Your brand. Your clients. Your rules. Unlimited everything.
Unlimited clients, white-label portals, AI proposal generator, and priority support—plus everything in Pro.
- Everything in Pro
- Unlimited clients & projects
- Unlimited forms
- Unlimited automations
- 100 GB file storage
- White-label Client Portal + custom domain
- Remove "powered by Jolix" branding
- AI proposal generator — full proposals from a brief
- AI form generator — intake & lead forms from a description
- Advanced analytics + brand performance insights
- Tax tools (premium)
- Priority support
- Up to 5 team members
No contracts. Cancel or downgrade any time. Your clients and data always stay with you.