Is Boulevard or Remote better?

Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and Remote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Remote?

Remote has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $175/month for Boulevard and Free for Remote.

Does Boulevard or Remote run on more platforms?

Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Remote runs on Web, Ios, Android.

Can I use Remote for free?

Yes. Remote has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Boulevard starts at $175/month.

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 Remote is typically brought in for.

What can Boulevard do that Remote cannot?

Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Both handle QuickBooks, Xero, Web support.

Scheduling & Booking · head to head

Boulevard vs Remote

Boulevard

Scheduling & Booking

Client experience platform for salons

From: $175/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Remote

Payroll & Benefits

The new standard for global employment

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Remote has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Boulevard pricing is charged per location, so a multi site business pays the full plan fee for each site; Remote employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published
They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Remote covers Global Payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and Remote actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and Remote differ
Attribute	Boulevard	Remote
Starting price	$175/month	Free
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android, Api	Web, Ios, Android
Category	Scheduling & Booking	Payroll & Benefits
Founded	2016	2019

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Remote

Global Payroll
EOR Services
Contractor Management
Compliance
Benefits
Equity Management
HRIS
BambooHR

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

Remote

Employing staff in countries where you have no legal entity through an employer of recordnot Boulevard
Paying and managing international contractors with compliant agreementsnot Boulevard
Running payroll and HR records for a distributed workforcenot 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

Remote

Employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published
Global Payroll carries an implementation fee to set up entities plus a recurring payroll delivery fee on top of the $29 per employee per month rate
Contractor Management Plus is $99 per contractor per month against $29 for the standard tier
The Equity product is limited to Delaware C-Corps
The PEO product bills in USD only and requires a US bank account
Remote states it collects reserve payments in high risk circumstances, so an upfront deposit is possible

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

Remote

Free

Contractor Management$29/month
- Contractor Payments
- Compliance
- Contracts
Employer of Record$599/month
- Global Employment
- Payroll
- Benefits

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 Remote if

You need global payroll.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want eor services.

Remote review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or Remote better?: Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and Remote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Remote?: Remote has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $175/month for Boulevard and Free for Remote.
Does Boulevard or Remote run on more platforms?: Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Remote runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Remote for free?: Yes. Remote has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Boulevard starts at $175/month.
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 Remote is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that Remote cannot?: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Both handle QuickBooks, Xero, Web support.

Boulevard vs Remote

Boulevard

Remote

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Boulevard

Only in Remote

Both cover

What people use each for

Boulevard

Remote

Where each one falls short

Boulevard

Remote

Pricing, plan by plan

Boulevard

Remote

Which should you pick?

Choose Boulevard if

Choose Remote if

Questions people ask

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