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Boulevard vs Improvado

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Boulevard

Software

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
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Improvado

Software

Data integration platform for marketing teams

From
$1000/month
Rated
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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; Improvado no pricing is published, and no cost driver or minimum is stated
  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Improvado covers 500+ data source connectors.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and Improvado actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and Improvado differ
AttributeBoulevardImprovado
Starting price$175/month$1000/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Api, Data-warehouse
Founded20162015

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
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff management
  • Gift cards & packages
  • Two-way messaging
  • Business analytics

Only in Improvado

  • 500+ data source connectors
  • Data transformation
  • Real-time syncing
  • Data warehouse integration
  • ETL capabilities
  • Data quality monitoring
  • Historical data
  • Custom connectors

Both cover

  • SOC2

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

Improvado

  • Aggregating marketing data from many platforms into one pipelinenot Boulevard
  • Feeding blended campaign data into BI tools and dashboardsnot 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

Improvado

  • No pricing is published, and no cost driver or minimum is stated
  • The route to a figure is a working session with a solutions engineer rather than a rate card

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

Improvado

$1000/month
  • Starter$1000/month
    • Up to 20 data sources
    • Basic transformations
    • Standard support
  • Professional$2500/month
    • Up to 100 data sources
    • Advanced transformations
    • Priority support
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Unlimited data sources
    • Custom integrations
    • 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 Improvado if

  • You need 500+ data source connectors.
  • You work on Web, Api, Data-warehouse.
  • You also want data transformation.
Improvado review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or Improvado better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and Improvado at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Improvado?
Boulevard starts at $175/month and Improvado at $1000/month.
Does Boulevard or Improvado run on more platforms?
Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Improvado runs on Web, Api, Data-warehouse.
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 Improvado is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that Improvado cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. Improvado covers 500+ data source connectors, Data transformation, Real-time syncing, Data warehouse integration. Both handle SOC2.
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