Squire vs Boulevard

Booksy Biz

ZENOTI

Zolmi

Booksy Biz is a business management platform designed to streamline and optimize operations for service-based businesses. The platform offers a suite of features to help owners and professionals manage day-to-day activities with ease. At the core of Booksy Biz is its powerful calendar management system. Users can personalize calendars with color-coding and drag-and-drop functionality, while also taking advantage of automated waitlists to fill unexpected openings.

ZENOTI is an all-in-one, enterprise software that helps salons, spas and medspas to manage and grow their business. The solution disappears into the background while supporting every aspect of your business, so you can focus on what you love - giving your customers a great experience.

Easy salon software with online booking, staff scheduling, POS, SMS marketing, and tools that help you grow your salon every day.

Squire is a web & mobile barbershop management platform with features for appointment and staff scheduling, reminders, reporting, and native mobile apps for customers to search and book barbers in any city

Activity Dashboard

Alerts/Notifications

Appointment Management

Appointment Scheduling

Automated Scheduling

Availability Management

Booking Management

Booth Rental Management

Calendar Management

Client Database

Client Management

Client Portal

Client Profiles

Commission Management

Confirmations/Reminders

Credit Card Processing

Customer Database

Customer History

Customer Mobile App

Customizable Branding

Customizable Reports

Discount Management

Drag & Drop

Electronic Payments

Email Marketing

Email Reminders

Employee Management

For Barbershops

For Salons and Spas

Gift Card Management

Inventory Management

Inventory Tracking

Loyalty Program

Mobile Alerts

Multi-Location

Online Booking

Payroll Management

Performance Metrics

Point of Sale (POS)

Promotions Management

Real-Time Reporting

Recurring Appointments

Referral Tracking

Reporting & Statistics

SMS Marketing

SMS Messaging

Social Media Integration

Task Scheduling

Third-Party Integrations

Transaction History

Wait List Management

Website Integration

Squire

Web-based

iPhone

iPad

Android

Windows

Linux

Chromebook

Vagaro

Pro - Complete Barbershop

Executive - Complete Barbershop

Titan - Complete Barbershop

Pro - Independent Barber

Executive - Independent Barber

Owner

Expect a combination of overly friendly customer service and slick, old-school used car salesman tactics—all designed to get you to commit, whether you’re ready or not.

Co-Founder & Director

The sales and support team have gone quite a long way to help us set up and get trained on Squire. Because of it, we've been able to adapt our business to the times (eg. COVID) to change schedules, services, prices, etc.

Business owner 

This should not be something clients have to pay for and I mean come on squire- for the monthly cost, stop nickle and diming at every opportunity

Clean interface for client and admin/staff.

Customer Support

Pricing

User Interface

Small Business

Large Enterprises

Freelancers

Mid-size Business

Squire Technologies

Calendly

Calendly is a scheduling automation platform that helps individuals, teams, and enterprises book meetings faster, eliminate back-and-forth emails, and connect their calendar, CRM, and video tools into one seamless scheduling workflow.

Google Calendar

Google Calendar is an online calendar solution that enables users to manage business and personal schedules. The platform offers calendar migration options, allowing users to integrate existing calendars, including those from Microsoft and IBM. Google provides comprehensive tools and resources to facilitate data migrations into the Google Workspace ecosystem.

Vagaro is all-in-one software for beauty, wellness, and fitness professionals. Manage appointments, accept payments, run marketing campaigns, and grow your business all from one easy-to-use platform designed to help you save time and boost revenue.

Offsite Receptionist

Additionally, the customer service was excellent, providing prompt and helpful responses to any inquiries.

owner

The customer service is absolutely extraordinary and they respond to any of our questions immediately.

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Access Controls/Permissions

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Before & After Pictures

Billing & Invoicing

Calendar Sync

Class Scheduling

Customer Accounts

Customer Surveys

Customizable Forms

Customizable Templates

Data Import/Export

eCommerce Management

Electronic Forms

Electronic Signature

Email Management

Employee Scheduling

Facility Scheduling

Faculty/Staff Management

For Medical Spas

Group Scheduling

HIPAA Compliant

Invoice Management

Item Management

Marketing Automation

Mobile Access

Mobile App

Online Payments

Order Management

Payment Processing

Purchase Order Management

Real-Time Notifications

Real-time Scheduling

Receipt Management

Reminders

Reporting/Analytics

Rescheduling

Resource Scheduling

Retail Inventory Management

Retail POS

Returns Management

Room Booking

Sales Reports

Sales Tax Management

Sales Trend Analysis

Scheduling

Self Service Portal

Stock Management

Timesheet Management

Treatment Packages

By industry, Boulevard reviewers are most commonly professionals in health, wellness and fitness (27%). The most frequent use case cited is appointment scheduling (70% of reviewers).

Users and use cases

Boulevard is a salon program offering key features such as appointment scheduling, online booking, calendar management, client database, and confirmations/reminders, among others.

Boulevard

Booker

Mindbody

Meevo

Phorest

Mangomint

Acuity Scheduling

DaySmart Salon

Rosy

AestheticsPro

PatientNow

Timely

Essentials

Premier 

Prestige

Enterprise

Aesthetics Bundle for Medspas

Recurring glitches and downtime

constant glitching, system-wide crashes, lack of improvement in software with requested changes or improvements

The app especially is problematic, and offers no actual function of usefulness.

61% of reviewers feel negative about Boulevard’s bugs and issues. Some users report experiencing frequent glitches, occasional crashes, and system downtime that disrupt business operations. Reviewers indicate that these technical problems can be frustrating, especially when they lead to lost work or require finding workarounds. Users say that some issues, such as lagging, hardware malfunctions, and incomplete engineering, persist over time and are slow to be resolved. They feel that ongoing bugs impact their workflow and reliability of the software.

Accessible onboarding and training

Operations Manager

The system is easy, and the academy is very helpful when hiring new staff and having them learn the system.

Office Manager

They provide so many tools for learning the system in the beginning and that helped us a lot!

96% of reviewers feel positive about Boulevard’s training and learning curve. Reviewers appreciate that the platform offers a variety of training tools and resources, making it straightforward for new users to get started. They say the academy and built-in guides simplify onboarding for new staff and reduce the time needed to become proficient. Some users report that the system is easier to learn compared to other platforms they have used. Users think the ease of training is especially valuable for teams with varying levels of technical experience.

Responsive and supportive service

96% of reviewers feel positive about Boulevard’s customer support. Users say the support team is highly responsive, professional, and available when needed. Some reviewers find that their questions and issues are addressed promptly, often within minutes. They appreciate having dedicated representatives who provide personalized assistance and advocate for their needs. Reviewers indicate that the support staff’s knowledge and willingness to help contribute to a smooth experience, making them feel valued and supported throughout their use of the platform.

On the backend, the reporting tools, service customization, and client notes help me maintain the kind of high-touch, detail-driven service my guests expect.

Business Administrator

Boulevard has just a few minor cons about it, there isn't a way to communicate between other staff members as other platforms allow, and certain discounts and memberships that we would like to have aren't available (at this time), but they can be put in the "suggestions" cue and might be available for use one day if enough customers are in agreeance on certain needs/wants!

Owner and Practice Manager

I love the ease of online scheduling, the modern look and feel of the system, tracking prepaid services, memberships, and the detailed reports.

Owner, Nurse Practitioner

I love that I am able to chart and document all patient information in the same platform (POS, charting, photos, forms).

Practice Admin

Marketing, POS, online scheduling, patient communications, reports, and immediate access to customer support (real people!).

It’s incredibly frustrating and embarrassing to have to explain to patients that we can’t book appointments or process payments for services or products.

Salon Manager

They had a team help us import all of our data and appointments from our old booking software which was very helpful, and it’s been smooth sailing ever since we started using it.

Esthetician

The features Boulevard provides are second to none when trying to manage register close out, patient packages and online booking services!

You are able to link multiple devices to check out clients whether it be at the front desk or in a treatment room!

The system is intuitive, beautifully designed, and continues to evolve with thoughtful updates that make our daily operations smoother and more efficient.

PA-C

We are very happy with all of the features, including charting, marketing, patient loyalty, memberships, and boosting our Google reviews!

It’s made running the salon smoother and more efficient, and I love how easy it is for both staff and clients to use. While there are a few quirks ( most likely a user error) with scheduling, the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks.

Nail Salon Owner

The reporting tools, marketing features, and automated reminders have truly elevated our business.