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Chili Piper vs Boulevard

Chili Piper logo

Chili Piper

Software

Meeting scheduling and lead routing for revenue teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Boulevard logo

Boulevard

Software

Client experience platform for salons

From
$175/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Chili Piper entry Routing & Scheduling tier costs $1,250/month ($15,000/year) for 15 seats; additional seats cost $45/seat/month on top; Boulevard pricing is charged per location, so a multi site business pays the full plan fee for each site

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Chili Piper and Boulevard actually diverge.

Attributes where Chili Piper and Boulevard differ
AttributeChili PiperBoulevard
Starting priceOn request$175/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
FoundedUnknown2016

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 Chili Piper

Nothing recorded that Boulevard does not also cover.

Only in Boulevard

  • Intelligent scheduling
  • Client profiles
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff management
  • Gift cards & packages
  • Two-way messaging
  • Business analytics

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Chili Piper

No use cases recorded yet. See the Chili Piper review.

Boulevard

  • Appointment booking and client management for salons, spas and medspasnot Chili Piper
  • Running point of sale and card payments alongside schedulingnot Chili Piper
  • Automated client messaging, intake forms and marketing campaignsnot Chili Piper

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Chili Piper

  • Entry Routing & Scheduling tier costs $1,250/month ($15,000/year) for 15 seats; additional seats cost $45/seat/month on top
  • Only annual billing is offered; there is no monthly billing option
  • ChiliCal Standalone, the cheapest per-seat option at $12/user/month, requires a minimum of 200 seats

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

Pricing, plan by plan

Chili Piper

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Chili Piper review.

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Chili Piper if

Nothing in the data separates Chili Piper from Boulevard on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Chili Piper review

Choose Boulevard if

  • You need intelligent scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client profiles.
Boulevard review

Questions people ask

Is Chili Piper or Boulevard better?
Neither clearly leads. Chili Piper starts at On request and Boulevard at $175/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Chili Piper or Boulevard?
Chili Piper starts at On request and Boulevard at $175/month.
Does Chili Piper or Boulevard run on more platforms?
Chili Piper runs on Web. Boulevard runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What can Chili Piper do that Boulevard cannot?
Boulevard covers Intelligent scheduling, Client profiles, Point of sale, Inventory management.
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