A premium client-experience platform for appointment-driven businesses — compared with Astra’s walk-in-first salon POS.
Boulevard is a premium, booking-first client-experience and CRM platform for salons, spas and med-spas. Below is an honest, side-by-side look at how it compares with Astra POS — the all-in-one POS built for walk-in nail, hair and beauty salons.
One flat monthly price with unlimited staff and every salon feature included — plus free POS hardware with qualifying programs, Dual Pricing / Cash Discount to offset card fees, and 24/7 support in English, Vietnamese & Spanish.
See Astra POS pricing →Pricing shown is as of 2026 and may change — verify on Boulevard’s official site. Best for: Established, appointment-based multi-provider salons, spas and med-spas (usually 5+ providers).
Visit Boulevard pricing →Astra POS: Full appointment calendar with multi-service, multi-technician tickets, color-coded staff columns and drag-and-drop rescheduling — in the same system that runs your walk-in floor.
Boulevard: Refined “precision scheduling” and a strong client-facing booking experience.
Astra POS: A customer-facing self check-in tablet feeds a live walk-in queue, so every walk-in is captured, tracked and routed automatically — no paper sign-in sheet.
Boulevard: No documented walk-in queue or self check-in kiosk — Boulevard is fundamentally appointment-first.
Astra POS: A built-in technician turn queue rotates walk-ins fairly by turn, least earnings or services completed — the core of how busy nail and hair shops keep the floor fair.
Boulevard: No native technician turn / rotation queue.
Astra POS: Automated tip splitting distributes gratuities across every technician on a ticket by service value, evenly or a manual amount, and prints an individual earnings summary for each tech.
Boulevard: No documented automated multi-tech tip-splitting engine for services shared across techs.
Astra POS: Built-in payroll with commission, hourly and tip tracking — no separate add-on, export or third-party tool.
Boulevard: Payroll is not native and typically relies on integrations.
Astra POS: Built-in email and SMS marketing plus Google review automation, included rather than sold as a separate module.
Boulevard: Comprehensive built-in email/SMS marketing — a Boulevard strength.
Astra POS: Included online booking that writes straight into the same calendar and queue your front desk already uses.
Boulevard: Included, polished and highly customizable.
Astra POS: Built-in processing with Dual Pricing and Cash Discount to offset card fees, the flexibility to review your rate, and free POS hardware with qualifying programs.
Boulevard: Processes payments only through its own app (no bring-your-own); its “Offset” surcharge is a card surcharge, not a true Dual Pricing / Cash Discount POS.
Astra POS: 24/7 support in English, Vietnamese and Spanish, plus local installation and hands-on staff training.
Boulevard: Support varies by tier; 24/7 multilingual coverage is not advertised.
Here’s where Astra’s walk-in-salon strengths stand out most.
| Feature | ASTRA POS | Boulevard |
|---|---|---|
| Appointment Booking | ✔ | ✔ |
| Online Booking | ✔ | ✔ |
| Walk-In Queue Management | ✔ | Varies |
| Technician Turn Queue | ✔ | Rare |
| Customer Self Check-In Tablet | ✔ | Rare |
| Multi-Technician Tickets | ✔ | Limited |
| Automated Tip Splitting | ✔ | Rare |
| Technician Fairness Reports | ✔ | Rare |
| Payroll Management | ✔ | Varies |
| Inventory Management | ✔ | ✔ |
| Loyalty Program | ✔ | Often Add-on |
| Gift Cards | ✔ | ✔ |
| Memberships | ✔ | Varies |
| Email Marketing | ✔ | Often Add-on |
| SMS Marketing | ✔ | Often Add-on |
| Google Review Automation | ✔ | Varies |
| Dual Pricing | ✔ | Limited |
| Cash Discount | ✔ | Limited |
| Built-in Payment Processing | ✔ | ✔ |
| Bring Your Own Processor | ✔ | Often Limited |
| Free POS Hardware | ✔ | Rare |
| Local Installation & Training | ✔ | Rare |
| 24/7 Support | ✔ | Varies |
| Multi-location | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mobile App | ✔ | ✔ |
Choose Astra POS if you run a walk-in nail, hair, beauty or barber business where multiple technicians share tickets and fair turn rotation matters. Astra pairs a self check-in tablet, a live walk-in queue and a technician turn queue with automated multi-tech tip splitting, built-in payroll, marketing and processing with Dual Pricing — at a flat $19.95–$161.10/mo, with free POS hardware available and 24/7 support in English, Vietnamese and Spanish.
Choose Boulevard if you run an established, appointment-driven multi-provider salon, spa or med-spa, want a premium CRM and marketing suite, and will pay a premium price plus onboarding fees.
Generally, yes — Boulevard starts around $158/mo and rises to $369+/mo per location, often with onboarding and migration fees. Astra is a flat $19.95–$161.10/mo with free hardware available.
No native turn queue or walk-in self check-in kiosk. Astra is built around walk-in turn rotation.
Not quite — Offset is a card surcharge. Astra offers true Dual Pricing and Cash Discount options.
Yes. Our team handles data migration, local installation and staff training so you can move from Boulevard with minimal disruption — usually without missing a business day.
Book a free demo and see how Astra handles walk-ins, turn rotation and tip splitting in one system — then decide for yourself.