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Boulevard vs Chili Piper

Boulevard logo

Boulevard

Scheduling

Client experience platform for salons

From
$140/month
Rated
-
Chili Piper logo

Chili Piper

Scheduling

Meeting scheduling and lead routing for revenue teams

From
$1250/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Boulevard pricing is charged per location, so a multi site business pays the full plan fee for each site; Chili Piper no free tier available
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and Chili Piper actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and Chili Piper differ
AttributeBoulevardChili Piper
Starting price$140/month$1250/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
Founded2016Unknown

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

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 Chili Piper

Nothing recorded that Boulevard does not also cover.

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 Chili Piper
  • Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot Chili Piper
  • Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot Chili Piper

Chili Piper

  • Lead routing and scheduling for sales teamsnot Boulevard
  • AI-powered lead qualificationnot Boulevard
  • Sales acceleration with automated workflowsnot 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

Chili Piper

  • No free tier available
  • Minimum annual billing required (no monthly option)
  • Routing & Scheduling has fewer seats (15) than Experiences (30)
  • ChiliCal requires minimum 200 seats for viability
  • Experiences plan does not include basic scheduling features alone
  • Multi-year contracts can lock in customers

Pricing, plan by plan

Boulevard

$140/month
  • Essentials$140/month
    • Up to 5 professionals
    • 100 free texts
    • 500 free email blasts
  • Premier$234/month
    • Unlimited professionals
    • 250 free texts
    • 1000 free email blasts
  • Prestige$328/month
    • Forms add-on
    • 2500 free texts
    • 10000 free email blasts
  • Enterprise$null/month
    • Custom pricing

Chili Piper

$1250/month
  • Routing & Scheduling$1250/month
    • Web form qualification and routing
    • Automated chat journeys
    • Lead distribution
  • Experiences$3500/month
    • All Routing & Scheduling features
    • 24/7 AI visitor engagement
    • Live calling from forms
  • ChiliCal Standalone$12/user/month
    • Smart scheduling with CRM/calendar/messaging integrations
    • No AI credits or orchestration included
    • Minimum 200 seats required
  • Chili Data Platform$null/custom
    • Coming soon
    • Custom terms available for enterprise scoping

Which should you pick?

Choose Boulevard if

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

Choose Chili Piper if

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

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or Chili Piper better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $140/month and Chili Piper at $1250/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Chili Piper?
Boulevard starts at $140/month and Chili Piper at $1250/month.
Does Boulevard or Chili Piper run on more platforms?
Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Chili Piper runs on Web.
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 Chili Piper is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that Chili Piper cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Boulevard: What is Boulevard's pricing per location?

Essentials starts at $140/month, Premier at $234/month, and Prestige at $328/month per location. These prices reflect a current 10% new customer discount; standard rates are $176, $293, and $410 respectively.

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Chili Piper: What does the Routing & Scheduling plan at $1,250/month include?

It includes 15 user seats, 45,000 AI credits annually, lead routing and qualification, web form scheduling, Salesforce routing, and automated chat journeys. Additional users cost $45 per seat per month.

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Boulevard: What professional limits apply to Boulevard plans?

Essentials supports up to 5 professionals. Premier and Prestige support unlimited professionals. Enterprise is available for large complex operations requiring custom solutions.

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Chili Piper: How much does the Experiences tier cost and what does it add?

The Experiences plan starts at $3,500 per month for 30 included seats and adds 24/7 AI qualification, live calling from forms, and account identification to all lower-tier features. Extra seats are $50 per month each.

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Boulevard: What messaging allowances come with Boulevard?

Essentials includes 100 free texts and 500 free email blasts monthly. Premier includes 250 texts and 1000 blasts. Prestige includes 2500 texts and 10000 blasts. Additional messaging packages and automation features are available as add-ons.

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Chili Piper: Does Chili Piper offer discounts for longer billing periods?

Yes, multi-year discounts are available: 15% for 2-year terms, 25% for 3 years, and 40% for 4 years. Volume and multi-year discounts stack automatically.

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Chili Piper: What is ChiliCal standalone and does it have different pricing?

ChiliCal is a standalone calendar integration product priced at $12 per user per month with a 200-seat minimum purchase, making it unavailable for smaller teams.

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