Payroll & Benefits · head to head
Boulevard vs Paychex Flex

Boulevard
Payroll & Benefits
Client experience platform for salons
- From
- $175/month
- Rated
- -

Paychex Flex
Payroll & Benefits
Payroll and HR solutions that grow with you
- From
- $39/month
- Rated
- -
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; Paychex Flex paychex publishes no rate card for Paychex Flex: the payroll page names the Select, Pro and Enterprise packages but gives no per employee fee, no base monthly fee and no setup fee
- They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Paychex Flex covers Payroll Processing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Boulevard and Paychex Flex actually diverge.
| Attribute | Boulevard | Paychex Flex |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $175/month | $39/month |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Api | Web, Ios, Android |
| Category | Unknown | Payroll & Benefits |
| Founded | 2016 | 1971 |
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 Paychex Flex
- Payroll Processing
- Tax Administration
- HR Services
- Benefits Administration
- Time and Attendance
- Retirement Services
- Sage
- Microsoft 365
Both cover
- QuickBooks
- Xero
- 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 Paychex Flex
- Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot Paychex Flex
- Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot Paychex Flex
Paychex Flex
- Running payroll and filing payroll taxes for small and mid sized US businessesnot Boulevard
- Combining payroll with benefits administration and HR services from one vendornot Boulevard
- Handling multi state payroll compliance and year end tax formsnot 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
Paychex Flex
- Paychex publishes no rate card for Paychex Flex: the payroll page names the Select, Pro and Enterprise packages but gives no per employee fee, no base monthly fee and no setup fee
- Pricing is obtained only by requesting a quote or calling sales
- Product capability is split across three packages, so features are tied to a tier whose price is not disclosed
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
Paychex Flex
$39/month- Essentials$39/month
- Payroll Processing
- Tax Services
- Direct Deposit
- Select$undefined/month
- All Essentials features
- HR Administration
- Onboarding
Which should you pick?
Choose Boulevard if
- You need intelligent scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want client profiles.
Choose Paychex Flex if
- You need payroll processing.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want tax administration.
Questions people ask
- Is Boulevard or Paychex Flex better?
- Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and Paychex Flex at $39/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Paychex Flex?
- Boulevard starts at $175/month and Paychex Flex at $39/month.
- Does Boulevard or Paychex Flex run on more platforms?
- Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Paychex Flex 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 Paychex Flex is typically brought in for.
- What can Boulevard do that Paychex Flex cannot?
- Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. Paychex Flex covers Payroll Processing, Tax Administration, HR Services, Benefits Administration. Both handle QuickBooks, Xero, Web support.
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