HOW WE COMPARE
Calisto Pro vs Tripleseat & Planning Pod
Tripleseat is a lead capture tool for restaurants and hotels. Planning Pod is a project management app for event planners. Neither handles your full pipeline from inquiry to execution. Calisto does: proposals, BEOs, e-signatures, floor plans, catering, POS, and 71 native products.
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Feature by feature
Calisto Pro beside Planning Pod
- 21 Only in Calisto Pro
- 9 In both
| ٣٠ features | Calisto Pro | Planning Pod |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Capture & Event Pipeline | نعم | نعم |
| BEO (Banquet Event Order) Generation | نعم | نعم |
| Event Calendar & Availability | نعم | نعم |
| Invoice and Billing | نعم | نعم |
| Contract Management | نعم | نعم |
| Basic Contact Management | نعم | نعم |
| Reporting & Analytics | نعم | نعم |
| Interactive Proposals with Branded Templates | نعم | لا |
| Native E-Signatures (Sign) | نعم | لا |
| Visual Floor Plan Builder (Seat Designer) | نعم | لا |
| Full Catering Management with Kitchen Display | نعم | لا |
| Menu Builder & F&B Minimums | نعم | لا |
| On-Site POS (Bar, Kitchen, Merch, Concessions) | نعم | لا |
| Dynamic Pricing (7-Factor Algorithm) | نعم | لا |
| 75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice) | نعم | لا |
| Self-Service Client Portal (Navigator) | نعم | لا |
| Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email) | نعم | لا |
| Marketing Automation & Campaigns (Studio) | نعم | لا |
| Milestone Auto-Emails | نعم | لا |
| Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle) | نعم | لا |
| Event Ticketing & Capacity Management | نعم | لا |
| Crew Management & Call Sheets | نعم | نعم |
| TV Display System (Event Boards, Menu Boards) | نعم | لا |
| Staff Training LMS (University) | نعم | لا |
| Native VoIP Calling | نعم | لا |
| Video Conferencing (Meet) | نعم | لا |
| Compliance & Safety Inspections (Assure) | نعم | لا |
| Hotel Room Blocks (GRC) | نعم | لا |
| Accounting Sync (QB, Xero, Alegra) | نعم | لا |
| CRM with Universal Contact Record | نعم | نعم |
What replaces it
What runs venue management on Calisto
The apps that take over from Planning Pod, each in the words venue management businesses use.
- تقويم الفضاءCalisto Bookings
- مستهلكات ومعداتCalisto Inventory
- الأحداث الموثقةCalisto Tickets
- سجلات العميلCalisto Registry
- الأتمتةCalisto Automations
- إعداد المكانCalisto Purview
- معايير متعددة الفعالياتCalisto Blueprint
- توظيف الحدثCalisto Workforce
- خط أنابيب الاستفساراتCalisto Deals
- المقترحاتCalisto Proposals
- الودائع والتسويةCalisto Payments
- الحزم والخدمات الغذائيةCalisto Catalog
Lead capture tools vs. a complete venue OS
| The Old Way | The Calisto Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Lead capture & pipeline | Core feature | Deals, full pipeline stages |
| BEO management | Basic templates | Auto-generated from event |
| Proposals & contracts | Limited or third-party | Branded, interactive proposals |
| E-signatures | Third-party (DocuSign) | Calisto Sign, native |
| Floor plan builder | Not available | Seat Designer, drag-and-drop |
| Catering management | Basic menus | Full F&B with kitchen display |
| On-site POS | Not available | Bar, kitchen, merch, tickets |
| Client portal | Basic event page | Navigator, full self-service |
| Marketing automation | Not available | Studio, multi-channel, included |
| Payment processor | Limited options | 75 gateways, you choose |
What moves
Bringing your data from Planning Pod
Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.
From an export file
Export your data from Planning Pod and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
الأماكن
بيانات الأماكن المستوردة
الغرف
بيانات الغرف المستوردة
التخطيطات
بيانات التخطيط المستوردة
Seating Charts
بيانات جداول الجلوس المستوردة
الأحداث
بيانات الأحداث المستوردة
جهات الاتصال
بيانات جهات الاتصال المستوردة
Pricing, side by side
What Planning Pod publishes, beside what Calisto Pro charges
Each figure as its publisher states it, in your currency only. Nothing is converted between currencies.
Calisto Pro
Revenue share on Commerce
WHAT THEY CANNOT DO
From inquiry to execution. Included.
Tripleseat captures leads and generates BEOs. Planning Pod manages tasks and timelines. But running a venue requires proposals, floor plans, catering, POS, and day-of execution that neither platform delivers.
Proposals & E-Signatures: Included
Tripleseat generates basic PDFs. Planning Pod has no proposal tools. Calisto Proposals creates branded, interactive proposals that clients can review, customize line by line, and approve online. Calisto Sign captures legally binding e-signatures with a full audit trail, automatic reminders and counter-signing, and triggers deposit collection the moment the contract is signed. No DocuSign subscription needed.
Floor Plan Builder: Included
Neither Tripleseat nor Planning Pod offers visual floor plan design. Calisto Seat Designer provides drag-and-drop venue layout creation from presets, with round tables, square tables, booths, bar counters, stages, and zones. Clients see interactive floor plans in their portal. Staff sees table assignments on TV displays. The same layout powers POS dine-in and the Ops table board.
Day-Of Operations: Included
Lead capture tools stop when the contract is signed. Calisto continues into day-of execution with POS for bar, kitchen, merch and concessions, a kitchen display system routing food orders in real time, crew rostering with automated call sheets, equipment tracking, and live event dashboards. BEO items auto-generate production tasks. Everything connects to the same event, the same client, the same financial record.
Choose your processor. Not theirs.
Tripleseat has limited payment integrations and pushes their preferred processors. Planning Pod uses Stripe only. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 11 global regions. Collect deposits, process final payments, and handle refunds through your own merchant account.
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Switching questions
Can clients see and approve BEOs in the portal?
Yes. Calisto Navigator gives every client a self-service portal where they can review BEOs, approve floor plans, sign contracts, make payments, and message your team. Changes clients request flow back to your ops dashboard for review. No email attachments or PDF round-trips.
How does the floor plan builder work with POS?
Floor plans created in Seat Designer power both the client-facing layout view and the operational table board. POS servers see the same layout when taking dine-in orders. Ops staff see table status on TV displays. One floor plan, used everywhere.
Can I manage multiple venue spaces and rooms?
Yes. Each venue can have multiple spaces with independent floor plans, capacity limits, and pricing. The event pipeline shows availability across all spaces. BEOs can span multiple rooms for multi-space events. Pricing rules can vary by space, day of week, and season.
How does pricing work?
Setting up costs nothing and no card is required. You get full access to all 71 products with no feature restrictions. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace.
Why do you charge a percentage of revenue?
Because it makes us partners, not a vendor. A flat subscription means your software company collects the same fee in your best month and your worst. A revenue share means we only grow when you grow. Slow month or off-season? Your bill scales down with you.
المزيد من المعلومات
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.
- قطاعCalisto for <إدارة المواقع>
يوحد كاليستو برو حجوزات التقويم، تخطيطات الأرضية، مخزون concessions، الموظفين، واستعداد المرافق، مما يضمن بقاء مساحتك تعمل باستمرار وهي جاهزة للأحداث.
Open - <إدارة المواقع>الاستفسارات، العروض، والدفعات
رسالة إنستغرام في الساعة 11 مساءً، ومكالمة الهاتف في الساعة 9 صباحًا، والمروج الذي يحمل ست مواعيد في نفس الطابور، وتسعير مباشر في العرض، وكل سطر يصل إلى السجل بينما لا يزال الحدث جاريًا.
Open - <إدارة المواقع>التقويم والمخزون والفعاليات المفعلة
<كل غرفة وقاعة ومكان في تقويم واحد لا يسمح بحجز وحدة مرتين، بما في ذلك الإرجاع في نفس اليوم الذي يتحول إلى حجز لاحق بعد ساعتين.>
Open - <إدارة المواقع>طلبات الأحداث، الإنتاج والتوظيف
ترتيب الحدث: المطبخ، الأرضية، المكتب، والمحاسبة كلها قابلة للقراءة، وتم اختبار الصوتيات والبصرية (AV) وركوب الإنتاج مع صورة تثبت ذلك، وتم بناء الجداول الزمنية من عدد الرؤوس عبر كل قسم يعمل في العرض.
Open - <إدارة المواقع>الموقع الإلكتروني، البوابة، وأطراف الامتياز
توفر مباشر وأسعار مباشرة على موقعك الخاص، وهو بوابة يرى فيها العملاء والموكبون والمصنعون كل شيء دون الحاجة للاتصال الهاتفي، وكل محطة بيع في المبنى تتزامن مع سجل الحدث نفسه.
Open - الأسعارPricing for <إدارة المواقع>Open