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Boulevard vs ChatGPT

Boulevard logo

Boulevard

Scheduling & Booking

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
ChatGPT logo

ChatGPT

All industries

AI-powered conversational assistant for productivity and creativity

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only ChatGPT 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; ChatGPT openAI's own pricing page, as captured by the Internet Archive in 2023, listed ChatGPT Plus at $20 per user per month, Team at $25 to $30 per user per month with a minimum of 2 users, and Enterprise available only from 150 users. The live page refuses automated reads, so these are 2023 figures and the tiers have changed since.
  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, ChatGPT covers Natural language conversation.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and ChatGPT actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and ChatGPT differ
AttributeBoulevardChatGPT
Starting price$175/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
CategoryScheduling & BookingAll industries
Founded20162015

Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 ChatGPT

  • Natural language conversation
  • Code generation and debugging
  • Text analysis and summarization
  • Creative writing assistance
  • Math and problem solving
  • Language translation
  • Research assistance
  • Image generation (DALL-E)

Both cover

  • Cloud deployment
  • 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 ChatGPT
  • Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot ChatGPT
  • Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot ChatGPT

ChatGPT

  • Content creationnot Boulevard
  • Code assistancenot Boulevard
  • Research and analysisnot Boulevard
  • Learning and educationnot Boulevard
  • Creative writingnot 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

ChatGPT

  • OpenAI's own pricing page, as captured by the Internet Archive in 2023, listed ChatGPT Plus at $20 per user per month, Team at $25 to $30 per user per month with a minimum of 2 users, and Enterprise available only from 150 users. The live page refuses automated reads, so these are 2023 figures and the tiers have changed since.

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

ChatGPT

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Access to GPT-3.5
    • Standard response speed
    • Regular model updates
  • ChatGPT Plus$20/month
    • Access to GPT-4
    • Faster response times
    • Priority access during peak times

Which should you pick?

Choose Boulevard if

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

Choose ChatGPT if

  • You need natural language conversation.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want code generation and debugging.
ChatGPT review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or ChatGPT better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and ChatGPT at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or ChatGPT?
ChatGPT has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $175/month for Boulevard and Free for ChatGPT.
Does Boulevard or ChatGPT run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use ChatGPT for free?
Yes. ChatGPT 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 ChatGPT is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that ChatGPT cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. ChatGPT covers Natural language conversation, Code generation and debugging, Text analysis and summarization, Creative writing assistance. Both handle Cloud deployment, Web support.
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