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Boulevard vs Vagaro

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Boulevard

Software

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Vagaro logo

Vagaro

Software

All-in-one salon, spa & fitness software

From
$25/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; Vagaro the $23.99 per month entry price covers one location and one bookable calendar, so every extra staff calendar adds cost
  • They diverge on capability: Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Vagaro covers Online appointment booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Boulevard and Vagaro actually diverge.

Attributes where Boulevard and Vagaro differ
AttributeBoulevardVagaro
Starting price$175/month$25/month
Founded20162009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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
  • Inventory management
  • Staff management
  • Gift cards & packages
  • Two-way messaging
  • Business analytics
  • QuickBooks

Only in Vagaro

  • Online appointment booking
  • Client management
  • Inventory tracking
  • Marketing automation
  • Payroll management
  • Mobile app
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Quickbooks

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Xero
  • Mailchimp
  • Google Calendar
  • Stripe
  • Instagram
  • PCI DSS
  • 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 Vagaro
  • Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot Vagaro
  • Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot Vagaro

Vagaro

  • Appointment booking and calendar management for salons, spas and fitness studiosnot Boulevard
  • Selling services and retail products with integrated card paymentsnot Boulevard
  • Marketing to clients by email and text and offering a branded booking appnot 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

Vagaro

  • The $23.99 per month entry price covers one location and one bookable calendar, so every extra staff calendar adds cost
  • The free trial excludes email marketing, text marketing and the branded app
  • Text and email marketing pricing is not published on the pricing page and requires contacting sales
  • Card processing is sold separately through Vagaro Merchant Services, with the free card reader tied to signing up for it

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

Vagaro

$25/month
  • Single User$25/month
    • Online booking
    • Client management
    • Calendar management
  • 2-3 Users$45/month
    • Everything in Single User
    • Multiple staff calendars
    • Staff permissions
  • 4-6 Users$75/month
    • Everything in 2-3 Users
    • Inventory management
    • Payroll reports
  • 7+ Users$85/month
    • Everything in 4-6 Users
    • Enterprise features
    • Priority support

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 Vagaro if

  • You need online appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client management.
Vagaro review

Questions people ask

Is Boulevard or Vagaro better?
Neither clearly leads. Boulevard starts at $175/month and Vagaro at $25/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Vagaro?
Boulevard starts at $175/month and Vagaro at $25/month.
Does Boulevard or Vagaro 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 Vagaro is typically brought in for.
What can Boulevard do that Vagaro cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Inventory management, Staff management. Vagaro covers Online appointment booking, Client management, Inventory tracking, Marketing automation. Both handle Point of sale, Xero, Mailchimp, Google Calendar.
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