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Boulevard vs Replicate

Boulevard logo

Boulevard

Scheduling & Booking

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Replicate

AI Tools

Run AI models in the cloud

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Replicate 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; Replicate private model deployments are billed for all the time instances are online, including setup and idle time, not only for processing
  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Replicate covers Model hosting.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and Replicate actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and Replicate differ
AttributeBoulevardReplicate
Starting price$175/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiApi, Cloud
CategoryScheduling & BookingAI Tools
Founded20162019

Identical on both: 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 Replicate

  • Model hosting
  • Simple API
  • Auto-scaling
  • Custom models
  • REST API
  • Python client
  • JavaScript client
  • Api 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 Replicate
  • Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot Replicate
  • Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot Replicate

Replicate

  • Running open source machine learning models through a hosted API without managing GPUsnot Boulevard
  • Deploying and serving a custom or fine tuned model on rented GPU hardwarenot Boulevard
  • Per second billed batch image, video and language model inferencenot 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

Replicate

  • Private model deployments are billed for all the time instances are online, including setup and idle time, not only for processing
  • Multi-GPU A100, H100, H200 and L40S capacity beyond the listed configurations is only available with a committed spend contract
  • The pricing page publishes no free tier allowance

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

Replicate

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Limited free credits
    • Public models
  • Pay-per-use$0.000225/per-second
    • All models
    • Private models

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 Replicate if

  • You need model hosting.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Api, Cloud.
  • You also want simple api.
Replicate review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or Replicate better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and Replicate at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Replicate?
Replicate has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $175/month for Boulevard and Free for Replicate.
Does Boulevard or Replicate run on more platforms?
Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Replicate runs on Api, Cloud.
Can I use Replicate for free?
Yes. Replicate 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 Replicate is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that Replicate cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. Replicate covers Model hosting, Simple API, Auto-scaling, Custom models.
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