Software · head to head
Boulevard vs Timely
The short version
- Only Timely 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; Timely starter is capped at 20 projects and a maximum of 5 users, at $11 per user per month billed monthly or $9 billed yearly
- They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Timely covers AI-powered scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Boulevard and Timely actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), 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
- Gift cards & packages
- Two-way messaging
- Business analytics
- QuickBooks
Only in Timely
- AI-powered scheduling
- Online booking
- Automated reminders
- Client management
- Resource allocation
- Analytics and reporting
- Mobile app
- PayPal
Both cover
- Staff management
- Google Calendar
- Stripe
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
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 Timely
- Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot Timely
- Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot Timely
Timely
- Automatic time tracking across apps and websites for billing clientsnot Boulevard
- Reporting billable hours and monitoring project budgetsnot Boulevard
- Team capacity planning and timesheet approvalnot 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
Timely
- Starter is capped at 20 projects and a maximum of 5 users, at $11 per user per month billed monthly or $9 billed yearly
- Premium is capped at a maximum of 50 users, at $20 per user per month billed monthly or $16 billed yearly
- Unlimited users requires the Unlimited plan at $28 per user per month billed monthly or $22 billed yearly
- Capacity management and reporting, overtime and undertime tracking, Azure user management and 50+ currencies are all on the Unlimited plan only
- Team management, budgets and costs, and accounting and project management integrations are excluded from Starter
- The Enterprise plan is contact sales only with no published price
- Tasks is sold as a paid add-on rather than being included
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
Timely
Free- FreeFree
- Basic scheduling
- Online booking
- Automated reminders
- Starter$29/month
- Everything in Free
- Staff management
- Customer management
- Professional$69/month
- Everything in Starter
- Advanced analytics
- Marketing tools
Which should you pick?
Choose Boulevard if
- You need intelligent scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want client profiles.
Choose Timely if
- You need ai-powered scheduling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want online booking.
Questions people ask
- Is Boulevard or Timely better?
- Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and Timely at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Timely?
- Timely has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $175/month for Boulevard and Free for Timely.
- Does Boulevard or Timely run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Timely for free?
- Yes. Timely 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 Timely is typically brought in for.
- What can Boulevard do that Timely cannot?
- Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. Timely covers AI-powered scheduling, Online booking, Automated reminders, Client management. Both handle Staff management, Google Calendar, Stripe, Instagram.