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Boulevard vs SalonBiz

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Boulevard

Software

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SalonBiz logo

SalonBiz

Software

Complete salon and spa management suite

From
$89/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; SalonBiz pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, SalonBiz covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and SalonBiz actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and SalonBiz differ
AttributeBoulevardSalonBiz
Starting price$175/month$89/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Windows
Founded20162005

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

Only in SalonBiz

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client database
  • Marketing automation
  • Business reporting
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Desktop deployment
  • Windows support

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff management
  • QuickBooks
  • Stripe
  • 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 SalonBiz
  • Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot SalonBiz
  • Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot SalonBiz

SalonBiz

  • Salon appointment booking and point of sale priced per locationnot Boulevard
  • Integrated card payments through SalonBiz Paymentsnot Boulevard
  • Beauty school and institute management with student recordsnot 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

SalonBiz

  • Pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
  • Each tier caps service professionals at 5, 12 and 20 respectively, with extra staff sold in blocks of 10 at $55 per month
  • Not using SalonBiz Payments raises the monthly fee by $25 to $45 depending on tier
  • School and institute plans are capped at 100 students on Essential and 200 on Premium, with extra students at $15 per month per 25
  • Enterprise and multi location pricing is quote only with no published rate

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

SalonBiz

$89/month
  • Standard$89/month
    • Scheduling
    • POS
    • Client database
  • Premium$179/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Inventory
    • Staff management

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 SalonBiz if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Windows.
  • You also want client database.
SalonBiz review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or SalonBiz better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and SalonBiz at $89/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or SalonBiz?
Boulevard starts at $175/month and SalonBiz at $89/month.
Does Boulevard or SalonBiz run on more platforms?
Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. SalonBiz runs on Web, Windows.
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 SalonBiz is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that SalonBiz cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Gift cards & packages, Two-way messaging. SalonBiz covers Appointment scheduling, Client database, Marketing automation, Business reporting. Both handle Point of sale, Inventory management, Staff management, QuickBooks.
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