Alternatives
Boulevard Alternative for Med Spas & Salons
Boulevard is a booking and client-experience platform built for salons and med spas, with scheduling at its core. Enterprise Pay Gateway is not a booking calendar — it is payments software that runs on your own Stripe account, covering deposits, packages, memberships and a storefront. Many practices use both: Boulevard for the calendar, EPG for a Stripe account they own and control.
Last updated 29 September 2026
Boulevard at a glance
Boulevard is scheduling and client-experience software aimed squarely at salons, spas and med spas, with online booking, staff calendars, forms and client management as its center of gravity. It typically bundles its own payment processing into the platform.
Enterprise Pay Gateway does not compete on scheduling. It is payments software: hosted checkout, a storefront, memberships, prepaid packages, deposits and staff logins, all running on a Stripe account in your business's own name.
The honest comparison is scope, not features: if what you need is an appointment calendar, Boulevard's job is that. If what you need is a Stripe-based payments layer — or you already have a calendar tool and just want payments, packages and memberships handled cleanly on your own account — that's what EPG is built for.
Boulevard vs Enterprise Pay Gateway
| Boulevard | Enterprise Pay Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | From $176/mo per location (Essentials). Med spa bundle $421/mo. | From $49/month + a 0.20%–0.75% platform fee, depending on plan and volume |
| Processing | Check with the vendor's own payment processing | Stripe, on your own Stripe account — Stripe's processing fees are billed to you by Stripe, separately from the EPG platform fee |
| Memberships | Check with the vendor | Included — recurring plans, self-serve signup, renewals, pause and cancel |
| Packages | Check with the vendor | Included — prepaid sessions and store credit tracked per customer |
| Deposits | Check with the vendor | Included — charge a deposit on any product or invoice |
| Storefront | Check with the vendor | Included — a public page listing everything you sell, with pay buttons |
| Staff logins | Check with the vendor | Included — owner, manager and staff roles with separate logins |
| Contracts | Check with the vendor | No minimum term on Starter, Growth or Pro |
Competitor pricing as of September 2026, based on published starting prices. Check the competitor's website for current rates.
When Boulevard is the better choice
- You run a multi-provider med spa or salon where online booking, staff calendars and client intake forms are the daily workflow — that's Boulevard's core strength.
- You want one vendor to own scheduling and payments together and are comfortable with payments processed inside that platform.
- You need spa- or salon-specific features like resource/room scheduling that a general payments product does not attempt to provide.
Why Stripe users switch to Enterprise Pay Gateway
- They want payments settling to a Stripe account in the business's own name rather than an aggregated merchant account.
- They already have a booking tool they like and just need deposits, packages, memberships and a storefront on Stripe.
- They want staff logins that can take payments without touching payouts, billing or Stripe settings.
- They want a platform fee that scales down as processing volume grows, rather than a flat suite price regardless of use.
Common questions
- Is Enterprise Pay Gateway a replacement for Boulevard's booking calendar?
- No. EPG does not offer appointment scheduling. It is payments software — checkout, storefront, memberships, packages, deposits and staff access — running on your own Stripe account. If you need a booking calendar, that's a different tool.
- Can I use Boulevard for booking and EPG for payments?
- Some businesses do combine a scheduling tool with a separate Stripe-based payments layer, though the two aren't integrated with each other today. Check whichever booking tool you use for its own payment options first.
- What does Boulevard cost?
- From $176/mo per location (Essentials); the med spa bundle is $421/mo — check Boulevard's current pricing directly, as plans vary by location count and feature tier.
- What does Enterprise Pay Gateway cost?
- Plans start at $49/month plus a platform fee of 0.20%–0.75% of volume depending on plan, on top of Stripe's own processing fees.
- Does EPG support memberships and packages for med spas?
- Yes. Memberships and recurring billing, and prepaid packages with balance tracking, are both available today on EPG.
- Whose Stripe account does the money land in?
- Yours. EPG runs on a Stripe account in your business's own name, and Stripe pays out to your bank on Stripe's normal schedule.
Related
Third-party features and pricing change often — verify with Boulevard before deciding.