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Airbnb vs Boulevard

A

Airbnb

Software

Book unique homes and experiences all over the world

From
On request
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: Airbnb guests pay a service fee of 14.1% to 16.5% of the booking subtotal on top of the nightly rate; Boulevard pricing is charged per location, so a multi site business pays the full plan fee for each site

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Airbnb and Boulevard actually diverge.

Attributes where Airbnb and Boulevard differ
AttributeAirbnbBoulevard
Starting priceOn request$175/month
Pricing modeltransactionsubscription
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
FoundedUnknown2016

Identical on both: 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 Airbnb

Nothing recorded that Boulevard does not also cover.

Only in Boulevard

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

What people use each for

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

Airbnb

No use cases recorded yet. See the Airbnb review.

Boulevard

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

Where each one falls short

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

Airbnb

  • Guests pay a service fee of 14.1% to 16.5% of the booking subtotal on top of the nightly rate
  • Hosts on the split-fee structure pay a further 3% fee, rising to 4% for listings in Brazil and Mexico, or up to 16% under the single-fee structure

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

Airbnb

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Airbnb review.

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 Airbnb if

Nothing in the data separates Airbnb from Boulevard on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Airbnb 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 Airbnb or Boulevard better?
Neither clearly leads. Airbnb starts at On request and Boulevard at $175/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Airbnb or Boulevard?
Airbnb starts at On request and Boulevard at $175/month.
Does Airbnb or Boulevard run on more platforms?
Airbnb runs on Web. Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What can Airbnb do that Boulevard cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management.
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