Software · head to head
Boulevard vs Cal.com
The short version
- Only Cal.com has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Boulevard pricing is charged per location, so a multi site business pays the full plan fee for each site; Cal.com free plan limited to single user only
- They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Cal.com covers Custom booking pages.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Boulevard and Cal.com actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Boulevard
- Intelligent scheduling
- Client profiles
- Point of sale
- Inventory management
- Staff management
- Gift cards & packages
- Two-way messaging
- Business analytics
Only in Cal.com
- Custom booking pages
- Team scheduling
- Collective scheduling
- Routing forms
- Webhooks
- Outlook
- Zoom
- Google Meet
Both cover
- Google Calendar
- Stripe
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Boulevard
- Appointment booking and client management for salons, spas and medspasnot Cal.com
- Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot Cal.com
- Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot Cal.com
Cal.com
- Schedule meetings and manage availabilitynot Boulevard
- Accept payments via Stripe and PayPalnot Boulevard
- Integrate with Salesforce and HubSpotnot Boulevard
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Cal.com
- Free plan limited to single user only
- Free plan restricted to 1 user account
- Teams plan requires yearly billing at $12/user/month
- Organizations plan requires yearly billing at $28/user/month
- Free plan lacks team collaboration features
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Cal.com
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Cal.com review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Boulevard if
- You need intelligent scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want client profiles.
Choose Cal.com if
- You need custom booking pages.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile app, Browser extension.
- You also want team scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is Boulevard or Cal.com better?
- Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and Cal.com at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Cal.com?
- Cal.com has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $175/month for Boulevard and Free for Cal.com.
- Does Boulevard or Cal.com run on more platforms?
- Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Cal.com runs on Web, Mobile app, Browser extension.
- Can I use Cal.com for free?
- Yes. Cal.com has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Boulevard starts at $175/month.
- What is Boulevard best used for?
- Boulevard is most often used for appointment booking and client management for salons, spas and medspas, running point of sale and card payments alongside scheduling, automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaigns. Of those, appointment booking and client management for salons, spas and medspas and running point of sale and card payments alongside scheduling are not what Cal.com is typically brought in for.
- What can Boulevard do that Cal.com cannot?
- Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. Cal.com covers Custom booking pages, Team scheduling, Collective scheduling, Routing forms. Both handle Google Calendar, Stripe, Web support.