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ADP vs Boulevard

ADP logo

ADP

Software

Always Designing for People

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Boulevard logo

Boulevard

Software

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ADP no pricing is published; every quote is custom and driven by employee count and which services are taken; Boulevard pricing is charged per location, so a multi site business pays the full plan fee for each site
  • They diverge on capability: ADP covers Payroll, Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ADP and Boulevard actually diverge.

Attributes where ADP and Boulevard differ
AttributeADPBoulevard
Starting price$29/month$175/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded19492016

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in ADP

  • Payroll
  • Tax services
  • HR management
  • Time & attendance
  • Benefits administration
  • Sage
  • Oracle
  • SOC 1/2

Only in Boulevard

  • Intelligent scheduling
  • Client profiles
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff management
  • Gift cards & packages
  • Two-way messaging
  • Business analytics

Both cover

  • QuickBooks
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ADP

  • Payroll processing and tax filingnot Boulevard
  • HR administration and employee recordsnot Boulevard
  • Time and attendance trackingnot Boulevard
  • Benefits administrationnot Boulevard
  • Talent management on the mid-market and enterprise productsnot Boulevard

Boulevard

  • Appointment booking and client management for salons, spas and medspasnot ADP
  • Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot ADP
  • Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot ADP

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ADP

  • No pricing is published; every quote is custom and driven by employee count and which services are taken
  • Split into three separate products by company size, RUN for 1 to 49 employees, Workforce Now for 50 and above, and Lyric HCM for enterprise, so growing across a threshold means changing product rather than plan

Boulevard

  • Pricing is charged per location, so a multi site business pays the full plan fee for each site
  • The Essentials plan caps the business at 5 professionals; unlimited professionals require the Premier plan
  • Text and email allowances are metered per plan, with email blasts charged at $0.01 each beyond the plan allocation
  • Forms cost from $65 per month per location unless you are on the top Prestige plan
  • QuickBooks integration is an add on at $45 per month per location
  • ePrescribe is $45 per prescriber on top of the plan
  • Enterprise pricing is by consultation with no published rate

Pricing, plan by plan

ADP

$29/month
  • Essential$79/month
    • Payroll
    • Tax filing
    • Direct deposit
  • Enhanced$139/month
    • HR tools
    • Background checks
    • Job posting

Boulevard

$175/month
  • Essential$175/month
    • Appointment booking
    • Client management
    • Point of sale
  • Premier$325/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Advanced booking
    • Marketing tools
  • Prestige$undefined/month
    • Everything in Premier
    • Multi-location
    • API access

Which should you pick?

Choose ADP if

  • You need payroll.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want tax services.
ADP review

Choose Boulevard if

  • You need intelligent scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client profiles.
Boulevard review

Questions people ask

Is ADP or Boulevard better?
Neither clearly leads. ADP starts at $29/month and Boulevard at $175/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ADP or Boulevard?
ADP starts at $29/month and Boulevard at $175/month.
Does ADP or Boulevard run on more platforms?
ADP runs on Web, Ios, Android. Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is ADP best used for?
ADP is most often used for payroll processing and tax filing, hr administration and employee records, time and attendance tracking, benefits administration. Of those, payroll processing and tax filing and hr administration and employee records are not what Boulevard is typically brought in for.
What can ADP do that Boulevard cannot?
ADP covers Payroll, Tax services, HR management, Time & attendance. Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. Both handle QuickBooks, Web support.
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