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Boulevard vs Phorest

Boulevard logo

Boulevard

Scheduling & Booking

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Phorest logo

Phorest

Beauty & Salon

Salon software that grows your business

From
$99/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; Phorest no price is published for any of the seven plans, and every route ends at a quote request
  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Phorest covers Appointment booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and Phorest actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and Phorest differ
AttributeBoulevardPhorest
Starting price$175/month$99/month
CategoryScheduling & BookingBeauty & Salon
Founded20162003

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
  • Gift cards & packages
  • Two-way messaging
  • Business analytics
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero

Only in Phorest

  • Appointment booking
  • Client management
  • Marketing automation
  • Reputation management
  • Inventory tracking
  • Business reports
  • Facebook
  • Google My Business

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Staff management
  • Mailchimp
  • Stripe
  • Instagram
  • PCI DSS
  • 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 Phorest
  • Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot Phorest
  • Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot Phorest

Phorest

  • Salon and spa appointment booking with client recordsnot Boulevard
  • Marketing, memberships and staff management for beauty businessesnot 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

Phorest

  • No price is published for any of the seven plans, and every route ends at a quote request
  • There is no free trial at all, which the company states plainly
  • The product is described as suited to 3 or more staff, so a solo operator is outside the intended range
  • The branded booking app requires the Ultimate plan, and two way SMS, memberships, lead management and the ads manager are all Elite only

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

Phorest

$99/month
  • Grow$99/month
    • Appointment booking
    • Client management
    • POS
  • Elevate$179/month
    • Everything in Grow
    • Advanced marketing
    • Online booking
  • Innovate$299/month
    • Everything in Elevate
    • Multi-location
    • Advanced analytics

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 Phorest if

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

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or Phorest better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and Phorest at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Phorest?
Boulevard starts at $175/month and Phorest at $99/month.
Does Boulevard or Phorest 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 Phorest is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that Phorest cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Inventory management, Gift cards & packages. Phorest covers Appointment booking, Client management, Marketing automation, Reputation management. Both handle Point of sale, Staff management, Mailchimp, Stripe.
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