Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau) vs Nova by Nelvox
The short answer
- Nova by Nelvox costs least: CA$199 (about $140) a month for 100 calls and CA$369 (about $260) for 500.
- Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau) has the lowest advertised price, $125, but costs $155 at 100 calls.
- Pick Nova by Nelvox if you want the lower bill.
 Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)salons, spas and medspas already running on Boulevard that miss booking callsVisit site |  Nova by Nelvoxbilingual Canadian small businesses that miss calls during rush or after hoursVisit site | |
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| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)$155 | Nova by NelvoxCA$199about $140Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)$755 | Nova by NelvoxCA$369about $260Lowest |
| Advertised from | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)$125 a month | Nova by NelvoxCA$199 (about $140) a monthabout $140 |
| The advertised plan covers | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)The $125 plan covers 80 of 100 calls.20 cost extra. | Nova by NelvoxThe CA$199 (about $140) plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)per minute | Nova by Nelvoxper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)YesCalls keep being answered past the 200 included minutes and each extra minute costs $0.60 | Nova by NelvoxYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance |
| Free trial or plan | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)PartlyAll call minutes and texts are free from August to November 2026 on your real forwarded line | Nova by NelvoxNoThere is no free plan or trial on your own line |
| Month to month, cancel online | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)YesThe add-on carries no minimum term and no cancellation fee | Nova by NelvoxYesAll three plans are month to month with no minimum term, cancellable whenever you want |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)PartlyIt never books during the call: it texts a booking link with the right service preselected | Nova by NelvoxYesNova books during the call per the business's own rules |
| Transfers to a person | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)PartlyIt transfers on request or when stuck and hands staff an AI call summary | Nova by NelvoxYesNova transfers callers to the designated person and briefs them |
| Human receptionists as backup | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)NoNo vendor-staffed agents sit behind the AI | Nova by NelvoxNoThe humans behind a failed call are your own team, not Nelvox agents |
| After-hours rules | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)PartlyCoverage is either 24/7 or after-hours-only off your Boulevard location hours | Nova by NelvoxYesNova answers 24/7/365 and the forwarding rule itself can differ by time |
| Urgent calls escalated | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)PartlyUrgent callers are handed to your team whenever transfers are configured | Nova by NelvoxYesNova listens for emergency keywords |
| Texts your callers | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)PartlyIt can send at most one outbound text per call - a booking or client-portal link from your existing Boulevard line - | Nova by NelvoxPartlyNova texts the caller automatically to confirm an order or booking |
| Call summary by text | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)PartlyEvery call produces an AI summary with action items | Nova by NelvoxYesThe business owner gets the call's details by SMS (or email) |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)Not stated | Nova by NelvoxPartlyEnglish and French |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)YesThe vendor states the receptionist is covered by your existing BAA with Boulevard | Nova by NelvoxNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)YesA public live demo line lets anyone phone Beau and behave like a client | Nova by NelvoxYesTwo live demo numbers are published: a general Nova line and a restaurant demo |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)YesBoulevard offers a 2-way calendar sync with your personal Google Calendar | Nova by NelvoxNot stated |
| Outlook | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)NoGoogle and Apple Calendar are offered only as two-way personal-calendar sync | Nova by NelvoxNot stated |
| Calendly | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)NoGoogle and Apple Calendar are offered only as two-way personal-calendar sync | Nova by NelvoxNot stated |
| Your trade’s software | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)PartlyBoulevard is itself the salon and medspa system of record | Nova by NelvoxPartlyNelvox says scheduling and EMR compatibility varies by system |
| Keep your number | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)YesYou keep the number clients already dial and forward it to your Boulevard booking line | Nova by NelvoxYesYou keep your existing number and forward it to the dedicated Nova number |
| In short | ||
| What it is | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)Boulevard AI Receptionist, called Beau, is an add-on to the Boulevard salon, spa and medspa platform that answers inbound calls on your existing number. It answers service and policy questions from your Boulevard data, texts booking links, transfers callers or takes messages.All answers for Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau) | Nova by NelvoxNova is Nelvox's AI phone receptionist for Canadian small businesses, answering calls in French or English around the clock. Nelvox configures it for each business, takes orders, bookings and messages, and transfers calls that need a person.All answers for Nova by Nelvox |
| Checked | Boulevard AI Receptionist (Beau)October 14, 2026 | Nova by NelvoxOctober 15, 2026 |
Costs are for 100 or 500 calls a month of 2½ minutes each, on the cheapest public plan. How we price
“About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of Oct 15, 2026.