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Boulevard vs DynamoDB

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Boulevard

Scheduling & Booking

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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DynamoDB

Database & Data Management

Fast, flexible NoSQL database service for any scale

From
On request
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; DynamoDB noSQL-only; does not support complex relational queries or SQL joins
  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, DynamoDB covers Single-digit Millisecond Latency.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and DynamoDB actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and DynamoDB differ
AttributeBoulevardDynamoDB
Starting price$175/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiAWS
CategoryScheduling & BookingDatabase & Data Management
Founded20162006

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 DynamoDB

  • Single-digit Millisecond Latency
  • Serverless
  • Auto-scaling
  • Global Tables
  • Point-in-time Recovery
  • Encryption
  • Streams
  • Lambda

Both cover

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

DynamoDB

  • High-scale, variable-workload applicationsnot Boulevard
  • Mobile and IoT device backendsnot Boulevard
  • Real-time analytics and dashboardsnot Boulevard
  • Multi-region, globally distributed applicationsnot 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

DynamoDB

  • NoSQL-only; does not support complex relational queries or SQL joins
  • Limited query flexibility; requires thinking in terms of keys and indexes rather than ad-hoc queries

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

DynamoDB

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the DynamoDB review.

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 DynamoDB if

  • You need single-digit millisecond latency.
  • You work on AWS.
  • You also want serverless.
DynamoDB review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or DynamoDB better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and DynamoDB at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or DynamoDB?
Boulevard starts at $175/month and DynamoDB at On request.
Does Boulevard or DynamoDB run on more platforms?
Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. DynamoDB runs on AWS.
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 DynamoDB is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that DynamoDB cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. DynamoDB covers Single-digit Millisecond Latency, Serverless, Auto-scaling, Global Tables. Both handle Web support.
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