Boulevard vs Vagaro
Boulevard
Booking, payments, and marketing built for salons, spas, and med spas
Kitfinch pick for 2 jobs across 2 trades.
Vagaro
Booking, POS, and marketing for salons, spas, and fitness studios
Kitfinch pick for 1 job across 1 trade.
How they differ
| Feature | Boulevard | Vagaro |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Check price on vendor site | Check price on vendor site |
| Free plan | Not stated | Not stated |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| Patient & client reminders | ||
| Online booking | ||
| Point of sale | ||
| Suits | salons & spas | salons & spas |
We don't have a verified price for both Boulevard and Vagaro yet, so we can't chart the cost by team size. Check each vendor's pricing page.
Boulevard
Strengths
- Purpose-built for appointment-based beauty and wellness businesses
- Strong multi-location reporting and client experience app
- Integrated payments reduce the need for a separate processor
Drawbacks
- Headline subscription pricing is not published; add-on features (like client document storage) are billed separately per location
- Aimed more at established multi-chair salons and med spas than solo operators
Vagaro
Strengths
- Consumer-facing Vagaro marketplace app can bring in new client discovery
- Covers booking, POS, and marketing in one subscription
- Widely used across salons, spas, and fitness/wellness studios
Drawbacks
- Interface is dated compared to newer salon-software entrants
- Pricing page was not reachable this session (404); confirm current plans directly with Vagaro
Frequently asked questions
What do Boulevard and Vagaro have in common?
Both cover patient & client reminders, online booking and point of sale.
Which is cheaper, Boulevard or Vagaro?
We can only answer that with prices verified on both vendors' pricing pages, and we don't have that for either tool right now. Check the vendor sites for current prices.