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Boulevard vs TINYpulse

Boulevard logo

Boulevard

Scheduling & Booking

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
TINYpulse logo

TINYpulse

HR & Recruiting

The employee voice platform

From
$5/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; TINYpulse tINYpulse has joined WebMD Health Services, per the vendor: "TINYpulse has officially joined forces with WebMD Health Services", and its own pricing page now redirects to a WebMD Health Services page
  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, TINYpulse covers Pulse surveys.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and TINYpulse actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and TINYpulse differ
AttributeBoulevardTINYpulse
Starting price$175/month$5/month
CategoryScheduling & BookingHR & Recruiting
Founded20162012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), 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 TINYpulse

  • Pulse surveys
  • Anonymous suggestions
  • Cheers peer recognition
  • eNPS tracking
  • Virtual suggestions box
  • Manager insights
  • Custom surveys
  • Trend analysis

Both cover

  • SOC2

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

TINYpulse

  • Collecting anonymous employee engagement pulse surveysnot 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

TINYpulse

  • TINYpulse has joined WebMD Health Services, per the vendor: "TINYpulse has officially joined forces with WebMD Health Services", and its own pricing page now redirects to a WebMD Health Services page

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

TINYpulse

$5/month
  • Engage$5/month
    • Weekly pulse surveys
    • Anonymous feedback
    • Cheers recognition
  • Perform$7/month
    • Everything in Engage
    • Performance reviews
    • Goal tracking

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 TINYpulse if

  • You need pulse surveys.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want anonymous suggestions.
TINYpulse review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or TINYpulse better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and TINYpulse at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or TINYpulse?
Boulevard starts at $175/month and TINYpulse at $5/month.
Does Boulevard or TINYpulse run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 TINYpulse is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that TINYpulse cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management. TINYpulse covers Pulse surveys, Anonymous suggestions, Cheers peer recognition, eNPS tracking. Both handle SOC2.
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