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Boulevard vs Insight Salon Software

Boulevard logo

Boulevard

Scheduling & Booking

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Insight Salon Software logo

Insight Salon Software

Beauty & Salon

Intelligent salon management with deep analytics

From
$40/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; Insight Salon Software cloud plans are login limited even at the top tier: Enterprise Premium Cloud is $250 a month for up to 8,000 SMS messages and only 5 logins
  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and Insight Salon Software actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and Insight Salon Software differ
AttributeBoulevardInsight Salon Software
Starting price$175/month$40/month
CategoryScheduling & BookingBeauty & Salon
Founded20162012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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
  • Inventory management
  • Staff management
  • Gift cards & packages
  • Two-way messaging
  • Business analytics
  • QuickBooks

Only in Insight Salon Software

  • Appointment booking
  • Client management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Advanced analytics
  • Revenue tracking
  • Performance metrics
  • Marketing automation
  • Square

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Mailchimp
  • Google Calendar
  • Stripe
  • Instagram
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment

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

Insight Salon Software

  • Running point of sale and scheduling for a salon or spanot Boulevard
  • Sending automated two way SMS appointment reminders to clientsnot 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

Insight Salon Software

  • Cloud plans are login limited even at the top tier: Enterprise Premium Cloud is $250 a month for up to 8,000 SMS messages and only 5 logins
  • Premium Cloud's two way SMS is capped per tier, from 500 messages a month on Solo up to 8,000 on Enterprise
  • The installed one time purchase version only includes free software upgrades for 1 year, after which upgrades are not covered
  • Multi-year pre-purchase discounts of 10, 15 and 20 percent require paying 1, 2 or 3 years upfront

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

Insight Salon Software

$40/month
  • Starter$40/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic analytics
  • Professional$70/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Advanced analytics
    • Staff performance tracking
  • Enterprise$120/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-location analytics
    • Custom reports

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 Insight Salon Software if

  • You need appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client management.
Insight Salon Software review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or Insight Salon Software better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and Insight Salon Software at $40/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Insight Salon Software?
Boulevard starts at $175/month and Insight Salon Software at $40/month.
Does Boulevard or Insight Salon Software run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Insight Salon Software is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that Insight Salon Software cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Inventory management, Staff management. Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, Client management, Staff scheduling, Advanced analytics. Both handle Point of sale, Mailchimp, Google Calendar, Stripe.
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