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Comparison · Proposals & Contracts · weekly run Nov 2

Bonsai vs Responsive

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Responsive is the stronger AI pick in Proposals & Contracts: it has a visibility score of 10.7 versus 7 for Bonsai, and ranks ahead in 67% of the answers that name both.

Choose Bonsai if…

You want a lower entry price ($15 vs $10,000)
AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 33% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II coverage
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers

Choose Responsive if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (10.7 vs 7)
You need GDPR or AICPA SOC 2 or ISO 27001 or ISO 27701 or ISO 42001 or CCPA or STAR Level 1 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)
Flat tiers pricing suits your budget better than per seat

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Bonsai	Responsive
Visibility score	7%	10.7%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Proposals & Contracts	#14	#10
Share of voice	2.3%	4%
Mentions this run	12	20
Positive in AI answers	50%	33%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Bonsai 0pp · Responsive 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Responsive leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

10.2%

AI Mode

8.2%

15.7%

Perplexity

2.8%

13.3%

BonsaiResponsive

Head to head in AI answers

3 engine answers name both brands

1Bonsai ranked higher

2Responsive ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Bonsai	Responsive
What are the best Proposals & Contracts tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#12	#9
Alternatives to the most popular proposal and contract tool	AI Mode	#6	#8
Alternatives to the most popular proposal and contract tool	Perplexity	#15	#12

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Bonsai	Responsive
Pricing model	Per seat	Flat tiers
Entry price	$15 per seat / mo	$10,000 / mo
Free plan	No · 7-day trial	No
Deployment	—	Flexible hosting options
Integrations	—	32+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II	GDPR, AICPA SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, CCPA, STAR Level 1
Support	Chat, Email, Phone, Onboarding and training	Professional Services with APMP-certified experts for onboarding and training, Premium deployment and support on Growth and Enterprise editions
Founded	2015	2015
Headquarters	San Francisco, California	Frisco, Texas, United States
Employees	11–50	501–1,000
Funding	Pre-Seed (Y Combinator)	Round led by Elevate Capital
Best for	Service firms such as creative, marketing, software and consulting agencies that want projects, clients and billing in one place	Dedicated proposal or operations teams with legal, InfoSec and compliance involvement, and global or multi-region operations.