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Bella Booking vs Boulevard

Premium features without premium pricing.

An honest comparison to help you choose the right salon, spa or clinic software for your business - whatever its size.

Last updated: September 2026
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Quick facts at a glance

A side-by-side overview of key differences

Prices shown in AUD (inc. GST)

Feature
Bella Booking
Boulevard
Founded
2021
2016
Headquarters
Sydney, Australia
Los Angeles, California, USA
Best for
Beauty, Wellness & Health Practices - solo practitioners to multi-location groups
Premium salons, spas, and medspas
Monthly Pricing
Starter/Professional
Per their pricing model
Solo (1 team member)
A$25You save
A$302+A$277/mo
6 team members
A$99You save
A$504+A$405/mo
12 team members
A$99You save
A$504+A$405/mo
Commission
0% (never)
0%

Bella Booking: Starter plan for 1-3 team members, Professional for 4+ (unlimited). Competitor pricing from official sources, verified September 2026.

Which is right for you?

An honest look at when each platform makes sense

Consider Bella Booking if...

  • Afterpay at checkout, online booking analytics and per-team-member pricing tiers - Boulevard has no equivalent for any of them
  • Sydney-based company with Australian support
  • Easy personal onboarding and free data migration
  • No commission on bookings (ever)
  • Family/dependent booking (not available on Boulevard)
  • AI Assistant for business insights
  • Attendance tracking with time clock and PIN
  • Service-level deposit and cancellation policy overrides
  • Better value at any team size, from a solo salon to a multi-location group
  • Simpler, faster setup process
  • Accessibility & personalisation - dark mode, dyslexia-friendly fonts, colour themes, density modes
  • Significantly more affordable ($25-99 vs $195-455/month per location)
  • Memberships with 9 billing cycles and client self-service portal (Boulevard: 6 frequencies)

Consider Boulevard if...

  • You run a premium or luxury salon/spa
  • Front desk iPad check-in experience matters
  • Forms and medical charts are essential (medspa)
  • You want a dedicated Customer Success Manager
  • You prioritise premium client experience over price

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Detailed feature comparison

A comprehensive look at what each platform offers

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Scheduling & Booking

Feature
Bella Booking
Boulevard
Online booking (24/7)
24/7 self-service
Appointment scheduling
Drag-and-drop, pick-on-calendar moves with suggested times, Find a time, gap-fill scoring
Multi-service booking
Multi-staff parallel appointments
Multi-team-member simultaneous services
Precision Scheduling with multi-service timing blocks
Waitlist management
Incomplete booking recoveryBoulevard's waitlist captures demand for unavailable slots but does not handle mid-booking drop-offs. Bella does both.
Auto-capture + SMS/email reminder + Follow-ups panel with "Book for client" action
Walk-in management
Duo iPad app (Premier+)
Resource scheduling
Capacity controls, auto-assignment, scheduler resource view
Rooms, beds, machines (Premier+)
Processing time (bookable gap)
Bookable gap - client stays, team member free for other appointments
Processing time on services
Buffer time before/after
Before & after - blocks team member and resource for setup/cleanup
Buffer time settings
Location-level timing defaultsNo competitor offers location-level default timings with per-service inheritance
Location-level defaults with per-service overrides and inheritance
Schedule optimisation
3 modes: Show All, Reduce Gaps, Eliminate Gaps - per location
Precision Scheduling analyses existing appointments and surfaces best times
Find a time wizard
Availability-first wizard with cross-day browsing and gap-fill scoring (Best fit / Great fit / Good fit)
Precision Scheduling highlights Best Times - still service-first, not a dedicated wizard

Client Management

Feature
Bella Booking
Boulevard
Client CRM
Profiles, history, notes, documents
Client history & notes
Forms & charts
Form builder with 9 field types including signatures and file upload, auto-send before appointments
Included on Prestige; paid add-on on Essentials and Premier
Client documents
PDF, DOC, images incl. HEIC & TIFF (20MB max)

Team Management

Feature
Bella Booking
Boulevard
Team scheduling
1 for solo, up to 3 for starter, unlimited for professional
Role permissions
4 customisable roles, 50+ granular permissions across 19+ modules
Staff pricing tiers
Customisable pricing tiers (e.g. Junior/Senior/Master)
Commission tracking

Payments & POS

Feature
Bella Booking
Boulevard
Online payments
All plans, via Stripe. Optional fee passing to clients
Deposit collection
Fixed amount or percentage
Gift cards
Digital gift cards, both amount-based and service-based, with Stripe payment (Professional plan)
Memberships
Recurring plans with Stripe billing, 9 billing cycles, benefits with session tracking, online purchase, pause/resume
6 billing frequencies, shareable plans, T&C with agreements
Packages
Sequential and parallel execution, flexible pricing (total price, discount %, free), show savings
Service add-ons
Optional or required per service, single/multi-select, price and duration
Add-ons at checkout and during booking
Afterpay / Buy Now Pay Later
Afterpay / Clearpay BNPL for deposits, gift cards, and packages (AU, NZ, US, CA, UK)
Discount reasons at checkout
Discount reasons at checkout with Discount summary report
Discounts at POS - no specific reason tracking
Gift card online redemption
Clients apply gift cards at online booking payment step
Gift cards redeemable through the self-booking experience

Communication

Feature
Bella Booking
Boulevard
SMS reminders
50-500/month included
Email reminders
Two-way texting
Dedicated number, threaded inbox, auto-handling replies (Messages Plus add-on)
100-2500 texts/mo depending on plan
Email marketing campaigns
Email campaigns with audience filters, branded composer or your own HTML (paste a Canva Email design), open/click tracking - unlimited within Messages Plus (fair use)
500-10000 email blasts depending on plan
Two-way SMS messaging
Dedicated number, threaded inbox, auto-handling replies (Messages Plus add-on)
Contact Center - dedicated number per location, centralised Messages inbox with internal notes. Premium add-on
Dedicated business phone number
Own local business number - clients see your number, not a platform number (Messages Plus add-on)
Dedicated number per location via Contact Center premium add-on
Bulk SMS campaigns
SMS and email campaigns with audience filtering (incl. birthdays this month/week) and scheduling (Messages Plus add-on)
Text blasts with audience segmentation. Automated campaigns billed at $2 per completed appointment

Business Management

Feature
Bella Booking
Boulevard
Sales tracking
Product inventory
Reporting & analytics
core reports all plans; 25+ total with advanced reports on Professional; custom reports upon request (Professional)
Online booking analytics
Native: traffic sources, drop-off funnel & visit-to-booking conversion - all plans, no Google Analytics
Booking traffic-source and conversion require pasting your own GA4 credentials; nothing native.
Purchase order management
Product inventory management with stock tracking
Premier+ plans

Platform & Support

Feature
Bella Booking
Boulevard
Mobile apps
PWA - installable on mobile
Duo iPad app for front desk
Multi-location support
Per-location databases, copy services between locations
Australian support team
Sydney-based, global support
US-based
Easy onboarding
Free setup help and data migration assistance
Free data migration
Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Prestige plan only
Native integrations
Professional plan
Real-time dashboard updates
Instant push via SignalR - no page refresh
Real-time notifications across dashboard and Contact Center. Mobile app (Duo) with push
AI business digest
Weekly and monthly AI-generated performance summaries with actionable insights

Unique Features

Feature
Bella Booking
Boulevard
Family/dependent booking
Book for children, partners, parents, pets, and more
AI Assistant
All plans
Automatic waitlist slot matching
Automatic matching with team notifications
Activity logging (audit trail)
Full appointment audit trail
Multi-service appointment grouping
Grouped on scheduler with full-details tooltip
Attendance tracking (time clock)
Time clock with PIN, Professional plan
Client reviews
Verified appointments, AI moderation, Professional plan
Via integrations
Front desk iPad check-in
Duo iPad app
Luxury client experience focus
Premium salon positioning
Digital tipping
Clients tip team members after appointments via Stripe (Professional plan, via the review-and-tip flow)
Built-in gratuity
Loyalty programme
Professional plan
Loyalty Program App with points-based rewards
Digital forms (intake, consent)
Form builder with 9 field types including signatures and file upload, auto-send before appointments
Included on Prestige; paid add-on on Essentials and Premier
Command palette (global search)
Cmd+K global search and navigation
Service variants with client eligibility
Named variations with per-variant pricing, duration, timing, and client eligibility (first-time/returning)
Service variations
Prerequisite services (consultation first)
Require a consult (or any service) before a treatment books online - Completed or Booked mode, Any/All, same-cart unlock in Booked mode; the team can override on the dashboard
Prepaid packages
Session bundles with online purchase, online redemption, auto-apply at checkout
Packages with session tracking
Saved cards / Card on File
Clients save cards; the team charges via Card on File at checkout
Stored payment methods
Accessibility & personalisation (themes, fonts, density)
Dark mode, dyslexia-friendly reading fonts, colour themes, density modes, reduced-motion, focus mode

Pricing breakdown

What you'll actually pay

Prices shown are starting prices and include GST. Bella Booking Starter includes up to 3 team members; Professional includes unlimited team members. Competitor pricing may vary based on team size.

Bella Booking

Solo (1 team member)A$25
6 team membersA$99
12 team membersA$99
Commission on bookings0%
Payment processing (when used)
2.7% + A$0.301.7% + A$0.30 (Stripe) + 1% (Bella Booking)
SMS reminders50-500/mo included

Solo (1 team): A$25/month AUD • Starter (1-3 team): A$67/month AUD • Professional (4+): A$99/month AUD

Boulevard

Solo (1 team member)A$302
6 team membersA$504
12 team membersA$504
Pricing modelEssentials $195 (up to 5 professionals), Premier $325, Prestige $455 - per location
Commission0%
Payment processing (when used)Card processing from 2.65% (as low as 1% with Boulevard Offset, billed in USD)

Additional costs to consider

  • Essentials capped at 5 professionals - 6+ requires Premier (A$504/mo per location, estimated)
  • Forms & charts: add-on from ~A$101/month per location on Essentials and Premier (estimated); included on Prestige
  • Photo markup and supervisor sign-off: paid add-on on Essentials and Premier
  • Automated campaigns: ~A$3 per completed appointment (estimated)
  • Texts beyond the plan allowance (100 / 250 / 2,500 per month)

Pricing information based on publicly available data as of September 2026. Visit each provider's website for current pricing.

Cost comparison by team size

Team Size Pricing Comparison

Monthly cost for different team sizes

Note: how team member limits work

Plan limits count the team members on your Bella roster who are on the scheduler or bookable online — front desk, managers and bookkeepers don't count. The comparisons in this table assume everyone listed takes appointments.

Team SizeBella BookingBoulevardSavings with Bella
1 person
$25/mo(Solo)
$195/mo

$195 (Essentials, per location)

Save $170/mo
3 people
$67/mo(Starter)
$195/mo

$195 (Essentials, per location)

Save $128/mo
6 people
$99/mo(Professional)
$325/mo

$325 (Premier, per location)

Save $226/mo
12 people
$99/mo(Professional)
$325/mo

$325 (Premier, per location)

Save $226/mo

Annual savings with Bella Booking

For a team of 6-12 members

Up to $2712

per year

Sources:

Bella Booking: Official pricing (Starter $67/mo, Professional $99/mo)

Boulevard: Official pricing page • Last verified: September 2026

Pricing may change. Please verify current prices on official websites before making decisions.

What Boulevard does well

We believe in honest comparisons. Here's what Boulevard excels at:

  • 1Premium client experience focus
  • 2Duo iPad app for front desk check-in
  • 3Resource scheduling (rooms, beds, machines)
  • 4Forms and charts for medspas (Prestige)
  • 5Built for luxury salon/spa segment
  • 6Purchase order management
  • 7Dedicated Customer Success Manager (Prestige)
  • 8Strong medspa feature set

Boulevard might be better if...

We believe in helping you find the right solution, even if it's not us. Here are some scenarios where other options might serve you better:

  • 1Premium client experience design
  • 2Duo iPad app for front desk
  • 3Advanced resource types (beds, machines) beyond rooms
  • 4Forms and medical charts (Prestige)
  • 5Purchase order management

Still not sure? - we'll give you an honest assessment of whether Bella Booking is right for your business.

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Switching from Boulevard?

We make it easy. Free onboarding on every plan, with free data migration on Starter and Professional.

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How to switch from Boulevard

Step-by-step guide to export your data and move to Bella Booking. We offer free onboarding on every plan, and free data migration on Starter and Professional.

Estimated time: 1-2 hours
  1. 1

    Export your client list

    Go to Clients tab > (apply filters if needed) > Export current list. This downloads a CSV with client first name, last name, mobile number, and email.

  2. 2

    Export reports

    Go to Reports > select a report > Download (choose CSV or Excel) or Email as CSV. Drilldown reports and sales breakdowns are available.

  3. 3

    Request historical data if needed

    For full historical client data beyond the standard export, contact Boulevard's support team. They have a dedicated onboarding team and a "Historical Client Files" process for migrations.

  4. 4

    Send your exports to Bella Booking

    Email your exported files to our onboarding team. We will import your clients, validate the data, and help set up your services and team schedules.

A note on appointment history

We generally recommend not importing old appointment history. Importing past appointments can trigger unintended automated messages (reminders, follow-ups) and cause data inconsistencies. Your clients and services are the essential data for a clean start. If you do want some history carried over, we recommend a tight recent range (e.g. the last 3 months) — our migration team will ensure no notifications are sent accidentally.

Good to know

The standard client list export includes basic fields only (name, mobile, email). Appointment history, client notes, and other profile data are not included in the standard export - contact Boulevard support for a full data migration package.

Official export documentation: Boulevard help centre

Can't export your data?

No problem — we can work with anything. Screenshots of your service list, a link to your public booking page, a photo of your price board, or even a typed-up list. Send us whatever you have and we will build your account from it.

Need help with the migration?

Our team will handle the data import, set up your services, and walk you through everything — included free with every plan. We accept data in any format — CSV, Excel, screenshots, photos, links, or anything else you can send.

Sources: Information gathered from www.joinblvd.com. Last verified: September 2026.

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Important Notice

The information about Boulevard on this page is based on publicly available data as of September 2026 and is provided for general comparison purposes only. Pricing, features, and policies may change at any time without notice. We make reasonable efforts to keep this information accurate, but we cannot guarantee its completeness or current accuracy.

Always verify directly with Boulevard before making any business decisions. This comparison reflects our understanding and may not capture all nuances of their offerings.