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Boulevard vs Milano

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Boulevard

Scheduling & Booking

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Milano

Beauty & Salon

Hair salon and beauty studio management software

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Milano covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and Milano actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and Milano differ
AttributeBoulevardMilano
Starting price$175/month$69/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryScheduling & BookingBeauty & Salon
Founded20162014

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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
  • Staff management
  • Gift cards & packages
  • Two-way messaging
  • Business analytics
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • Mailchimp

Only in Milano

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Styling notes
  • Photo gallery
  • Staff scheduling
  • Facebook
  • Ios support
  • Android support
  • English language support

Both cover

  • Client profiles
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Stripe
  • Instagram
  • 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 Milano
  • Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot Milano
  • Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot Milano

Milano

  • Salon managementnot Boulevard
  • Styling notesnot 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

Milano

Nothing recorded yet. See the Milano review.

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

Milano

$69/month
  • Essentials$69/month
    • Scheduling
    • Client profiles
    • Styling notes
  • Professional$139/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • POS
    • Inventory

Which should you pick?

Choose Boulevard if

  • You need intelligent scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want staff management.
Boulevard review

Choose Milano if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want styling notes.
Milano review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or Milano better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and Milano at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Milano?
Boulevard starts at $175/month and Milano at $69/month.
Does Boulevard or Milano run on more platforms?
Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Milano 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 Milano is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that Milano cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Staff management, Gift cards & packages, Two-way messaging. Milano covers Appointment scheduling, Styling notes, Photo gallery, Staff scheduling. Both handle Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management, Stripe.
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