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Boulevard vs DaySmart Salon

Boulevard logo

Boulevard

Software

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
DaySmart Salon logo

DaySmart Salon

Software

Intelligent salon and spa business platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; DaySmart Salon the $29 per month Basic plan includes only 1 user and excludes resource management, packages, memberships, payroll and digital forms
  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, DaySmart Salon covers Online booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and DaySmart Salon actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and DaySmart Salon differ
AttributeBoulevardDaySmart Salon
Starting price$175/month$99/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20162010

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 Boulevard

  • Intelligent scheduling
  • Client profiles
  • Staff management
  • Gift cards & packages
  • Two-way messaging
  • Xero
  • Klaviyo
  • Google Calendar

Only in DaySmart Salon

  • Online booking
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Staff scheduling
  • Client management
  • Marketing automation
  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Business analytics
  • QuickBooks
  • Mailchimp
  • Stripe
  • SSL encryption
  • 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 DaySmart Salon
  • Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot DaySmart Salon
  • Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot DaySmart Salon

DaySmart Salon

  • Appointment booking and staff scheduling for hair and beauty salonsnot Boulevard
  • Salon point of sale with packages and membershipsnot Boulevard
  • Commission based stylist payroll and expense trackingnot Boulevard
  • Client reminders and marketing by text and emailnot 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

DaySmart Salon

  • The $29 per month Basic plan includes only 1 user and excludes resource management, packages, memberships, payroll and digital forms
  • Extra users cost $9 per month each on Deluxe, Deluxe Growth and Premium
  • Messaging is metered per plan: 500 texts and 1,000 emails per month on Basic, 1,000 texts and 5,000 emails on Deluxe, 5,000 texts and 20,000 emails at the top tier
  • Text marketing, two way texting, reputation management and the website builder are paid add ons whose prices are not published
  • Expense tracking, advanced payroll, commission tracking, sliding scale commissions and overtime rules are limited to Premium Growth
  • Premium Growth is custom priced with no published rate

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

DaySmart Salon

$99/month
  • Starter$99/month
    • Online booking
    • Scheduling
    • Client management
  • Professional$199/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • POS
    • Inventory
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom solutions
    • API access
    • Dedicated support

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 DaySmart Salon if

  • You need online booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want appointment scheduling.
DaySmart Salon review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or DaySmart Salon better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and DaySmart Salon at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or DaySmart Salon?
Boulevard starts at $175/month and DaySmart Salon at $99/month.
Does Boulevard or DaySmart Salon run on more platforms?
Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. DaySmart Salon runs on Web, Ios, Android.
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 DaySmart Salon is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that DaySmart Salon cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Staff management, Gift cards & packages. DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Appointment scheduling, Staff scheduling, Client management. Both handle Point of sale, Inventory management, Business analytics, QuickBooks.
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