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Boulevard vs MuleSoft

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Boulevard

Software

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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MuleSoft

Software

Integration platform as a service (iPaaS) with robust API management

From
$1500/monthly
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; MuleSoft listed on UK G-Cloud at £6.39 per user per month for the Salesforce MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, via reseller Skyflo Digital Ltd
  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, MuleSoft covers API Gateway.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and MuleSoft actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and MuleSoft differ
AttributeBoulevardMuleSoft
Starting price$175/month$1500/monthly
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiCloud, On-premises, Hybrid
Founded20161999

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 MuleSoft

  • API Gateway
  • API Design
  • Integration Platform
  • Salesforce
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • AWS
  • ServiceNow

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

MuleSoft

  • API Developmentnot Boulevard
  • API Gatewaynot Boulevard
  • API Testingnot Boulevard
  • API Documentationnot Boulevard
  • Microservicesnot 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

MuleSoft

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud at £6.39 per user per month for the Salesforce MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, via reseller Skyflo Digital Ltd

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

MuleSoft

$1500/monthly
  • Starter$1500/monthly
    • API gateway
    • Design center
    • Basic integration
  • Professional$3500/monthly
    • Advanced integration
    • Analytics
    • Team collaboration
  • Enterprise$undefined/monthly
    • Full Anypoint platform
    • Custom SLA
    • Advanced security

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 MuleSoft if

  • You need api gateway.
  • You work on Cloud, On-premises, Hybrid.
  • You also want api design.
MuleSoft review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or MuleSoft better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and MuleSoft at $1500/monthly, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or MuleSoft?
Boulevard starts at $175/month and MuleSoft at $1500/monthly.
Does Boulevard or MuleSoft run on more platforms?
Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. MuleSoft runs on Cloud, On-premises, Hybrid.
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 MuleSoft is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that MuleSoft cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. MuleSoft covers API Gateway, API Design, Integration Platform, Salesforce.
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