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Boulevard vs PlanetScale

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Boulevard

Software

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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PlanetScale

Software

The MySQL-compatible serverless database

From
$15/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; PlanetScale eBS High Availability requires 3-node configuration with replication overhead
  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, PlanetScale covers Database Branching.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and PlanetScale actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and PlanetScale differ
AttributeBoulevardPlanetScale
Starting price$175/month$15/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiCloud-hosted (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Founded20162018

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 PlanetScale

  • Database Branching
  • Non-blocking Schema Changes
  • Insights
  • Horizontal Scaling
  • Connection Pooling
  • Query Caching
  • Automatic Backups
  • Global Replication

Both cover

  • SOC2
  • 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 PlanetScale
  • Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot PlanetScale
  • Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot PlanetScale

PlanetScale

  • MySQL database hosting with automatic failover and replicationnot Boulevard
  • Vitess-based sharding for horizontal scaling across large datasetsnot Boulevard
  • Cloud provider flexibility across AWS, GCP, Azure with 60+ regionsnot Boulevard
  • Cost-effective database clusters using ARM64 architecture optionsnot 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

PlanetScale

  • EBS High Availability requires 3-node configuration with replication overhead
  • EBS Non-HA single-node option lacks redundancy and automatic failover
  • Pricing varies by cloud provider and region, requiring queries for specific rates
  • ARM64 architecture only available on EBS tier, not Metal deployments

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

PlanetScale

$15/month

No published plan breakdown. See the PlanetScale review.

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 PlanetScale if

  • You need database branching.
  • You work on Cloud-hosted (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • You also want non-blocking schema changes.
PlanetScale review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or PlanetScale better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and PlanetScale at $15/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or PlanetScale?
Boulevard starts at $175/month and PlanetScale at $15/month.
Does Boulevard or PlanetScale run on more platforms?
Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. PlanetScale runs on Cloud-hosted (AWS, GCP, Azure).
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 PlanetScale is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that PlanetScale cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. PlanetScale covers Database Branching, Non-blocking Schema Changes, Insights, Horizontal Scaling. Both handle SOC2, Cloud deployment, Web support.
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