Free Boulevard Alternative, Salon Scheduling Without Premium Pricing
Looking for a free Boulevard alternative? Boulevard's current Salon & Spa display lists Essentials at $143/month for one location, Premier at a $234 promotional rate (normally $293), and Prestige at $328 promotional (normally $410) per location. Billing selection, new-customer promotion terms and add-ons affect the quote. SchedulingKit offers a Free plan for individual salon booking and paid client management, payments and staff scheduling. It does not replace Boulevard POS, inventory, room resources or two-way texting. Measure booking, satisfaction and workload after configuration; a typical improvement within 30 days has not been established.
SchedulingKit is a free Boulevard alternative Free includes one member, one event type, one calendar connection, and 50 bookings per month. Compare the paid-plan and add-on requirements below before replacing your current workflow.
What Boulevard Charges For
Features and limits that push you toward paid plans.
Current Essentials Location Pricing
The current Salon & Spa pricing display lists Essentials at $143/month for one location and up to five providers. Confirm billing selection, location count and the actual quote.
Premier and Prestige Pricing
Premier currently displays $234 promotional (normally $293) per location/month; Prestige displays $328 promotional (normally $410). The fall offer is for new customers and terms apply; add-ons and usage may cost extra.
Complex Implementation
Boulevard assigns an onboarding specialist to help configure locations, services and staff. Migration scope and required setup depend on the business; an invariably extensive implementation is not established.
Salon, Spa and Other Self-Care Workflows
Boulevard markets salons, spas, barbers, massage, nail salons and medspas. Essentials is positioned for small teams; pricing alone does not establish exclusion of independent or growing businesses.
Why Switch from Boulevard?
Review SchedulingKit's Free limits and paid feature requirements.
Feature Comparison
Compare Free and paid feature access for SchedulingKit and Boulevard.
| Feature | Boulevard | SchedulingKit |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Cost | Current display: Essentials $143; Premier $234 promo/$293 normal; Prestige $328 promo/$410 normal per location/month | Free base booking; Standard $12, Pro $20, Business $36/seat/month; AI add-ons extra |
| Setup | Onboarding specialist; migration and configuration scope vary | Configure booking settings and test calendar/payment flows |
| Client Management | All plans (paid) | Client records on Standard and higher |
| Online Booking | All plans (paid) | Free |
| Staff Calendars | All plans (paid) | 1 calendar connection on Free |
| AI Booking | Beau AI Receptionist marketed; confirm package and usage charges | Optional AI add-on on an eligible paid plan |
Free Booking and Paid Upgrade Options
Compare each feature's plan requirements. Advanced features are not all included with Free.
Professional Booking Pages
Beautiful, branded scheduling pages that work for any salon or spa, free. Free includes a SchedulingKit-branded page; custom branding and domains require eligible paid plans.
Client Management (Standard+)
Standard+ client management keeps contact details, appointment history and client preferences and service history together.
Staff Scheduling (paid plans)
Free supports one team member. Add paid seats for individual availability; Pro and higher support round robin with random or equal distribution and collective scheduling. This schedules appointments, not field-service dispatch or employee shifts.
Online Payments (Standard+)
Collect full payments or deposits through Stripe, PayPal, or Square on Standard and higher plans. The processor charges transaction fees. Remaining deposit balances are invoiced rather than automatically charged.
Free Boulevard Alternative, FAQs
Common questions about switching from Boulevard to SchedulingKit.
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Other Free Scheduling Tools Worth Considering
While SchedulingKit offers the most complete free plan, here are other tools with free tiers you may want to evaluate:
Calendly Free
Free includes one event type and one calendar connection; team features and online payment collection require paid plans
Cal.com Free
Hosted Free individual scheduling with unlimited event types and calendars; MIT Cal.diy is a separate self-hosted edition without commercial team/organization features
Setmore Free
Free supports up to four users and unlimited appointments; SMS reminders and two-way calendar sync require Pro
Square Appointments Free
US Free plan has no monthly subscription charge; Square payment processing fees apply and paid Plus/Premium plans are priced per location
We recommend trying SchedulingKit first, it includes everything above for free with no user limits. See all comparisons.
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Try the booking workflow before switching
Start within the Free plan limits, then compare paid features and test your calendar connections before replacing existing booking links.
1 member • 1 event type • 50 bookings per month on Free