Bonsai Alternative for Design Agencies
Bonsai handles the business side for solo designers — contracts, invoices, basic time tracking. But design agencies need far more than that. When multiple designers collaborate on branding projects, websites, and creative campaigns, Bonsai's lack of proofing workflows, revision tracking, and team coordination becomes a serious bottleneck. AgencyPro combines the business management features you're used to with creative project management built for design teams.
If you're a Design agency looking for an alternative to Bonsai, you're not alone. Many Design teams switch when they outgrow Bonsai's capabilities — particularly around built for solo freelancers, not agency teams. AgencyPro is purpose-built for agencies like yours, combining project management, client portals, and billing into one platform.
Why Design Agencies Struggle with Bonsai
No creative proofing or visual feedback system — design agencies resort to email threads and external tools to collect client input on deliverables
Bonsai can't track revision rounds against contract limits, making it impossible to enforce scope on design projects
Assigning design tasks across multiple team members requires workarounds since Bonsai's task system is single-user focused
No client portal for presenting design work professionally — clients receive files via email instead of a branded review experience
Why Design Agencies Switch to AgencyPro
Built-In Creative Proofing
Design agencies live and die by their feedback process. AgencyPro lets you share design deliverables through a polished client portal where clients can leave contextual feedback, request changes, and formally approve work. No more hunting through email threads for that one piece of feedback from three weeks ago.
Revision Scope Management
Design projects frequently suffer from scope creep through endless revision requests. AgencyPro tracks revision rounds per deliverable, enforces contract-defined limits, and automatically triggers additional billing when clients exceed included revisions — a critical capability Bonsai completely lacks.
Multi-Designer Collaboration
When your brand identity project involves a lead designer, a junior designer, and an illustrator, you need to coordinate their work. AgencyPro supports team task assignment, workload visibility, and collaborative project timelines that Bonsai's solo-freelancer task lists were never designed to handle.
Premium Client Presentation
Design agencies sell a premium experience. AgencyPro's white-label client portal with your branding, custom domain, and polished interface ensures that every client interaction — from proposal to final delivery — reflects the quality standards your agency represents.
AgencyPro vs Bonsai: Key Feature Comparison
Client Proofing Portal
Share design deliverables for structured visual review, contextual feedback, and formal approval through a branded interface.
Revision Tracking
Monitor revision rounds per deliverable, enforce contract limits, and trigger additional billing for extra rounds automatically.
Creative Team Workflows
Assign tasks across designers with workload balancing, deadline management, and phased project timelines.
White-Label Experience
Fully branded portal with your logo, colors, and custom domain for a premium client-facing experience.
Milestone Billing
Tie invoices to project phases and deliverable approvals for structured billing that matches design project timelines.
Project Templates
Reusable templates for branding, web design, packaging, and other creative project types with pre-defined phases and tasks.
Key Features for Design Agencies
Client Proofing Portal
Share design deliverables for structured visual review, contextual feedback, and formal approval through a branded interface.
Revision Tracking
Monitor revision rounds per deliverable, enforce contract limits, and trigger additional billing for extra rounds automatically.
Creative Team Workflows
Assign tasks across designers with workload balancing, deadline management, and phased project timelines.
White-Label Experience
Fully branded portal with your logo, colors, and custom domain for a premium client-facing experience.
Milestone Billing
Tie invoices to project phases and deliverable approvals for structured billing that matches design project timelines.
Project Templates
Reusable templates for branding, web design, packaging, and other creative project types with pre-defined phases and tasks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does AgencyPro have proposals and contracts like Bonsai?
Yes. AgencyPro includes customizable proposals with scope-of-work details, legally reviewed contract templates with e-signatures, and the ability to tie proposals directly to project plans. You get everything Bonsai offers for business documents plus agency-specific enhancements like multi-service proposals and retainer agreements.
Can clients review designs directly in AgencyPro?
Clients access a branded portal where they can view shared design files, leave feedback comments, and formally approve or request revisions on each deliverable. This structured process replaces scattered email feedback and creates a clear record of all client input.
How does revision tracking prevent scope creep?
You define the number of included revision rounds per deliverable or project phase in your contract. AgencyPro tracks each round of revisions automatically. When the included rounds are used, the system alerts you and can trigger additional billing at your defined rate before more revisions proceed.
Is migration from Bonsai difficult for a small design studio?
Most design studios complete migration within a few days. Export your client list and financial data from Bonsai, import contacts into AgencyPro, recreate your proposal and contract templates, and configure your branded portal. Our onboarding support guides you through each step.
Switching from Bonsai Is Easier Than You Think
Switching from Bonsai to AgencyPro is straightforward. Our team helps migrate your projects, client data, and workflows so nothing falls through the cracks. Most Design teams are fully operational within a week.
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