HOW WE COMPARE
Calisto Pro vs RunSignUp & Active.com
RunSignUp handles registration. Active.com handles registration. Neither manages your race-day operations, volunteer coordination, or post-event marketing. Calisto does: timing, corrals, aid stations, volunteer management, and 71 native products from registration to results.
- ماراثونات وتحمل
Feature by feature
Calisto Pro beside RunSignUp
- 27 Only in Calisto Pro
- 10 In both
| ٣٧ features | Calisto Pro | RunSignUp |
|---|---|---|
| Online Registration & Ticketing | نعم | نعم |
| Tiered Pricing (Early Bird, Day-Of) | نعم | نعم |
| Team & Group Registration | نعم | نعم |
| Waiver & Consent Collection | نعم | نعم |
| Results Posting & Search | نعم | نعم |
| Race-Day Check-In & Bib Assignment | نعم | نعم |
| Native Timing Dashboard | نعم | لا |
| Corral Management (Capacity, Wave Starts) | نعم | لا |
| Aid Station Operations (Supply, Staffing) | نعم | لا |
| Volunteer Coordination (Roster, Shifts, Check-In) | نعم | لا |
| Interactive Course Map with Markers | نعم | لا |
| Dynamic Pricing (7-Factor Algorithm) | نعم | لا |
| 75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice) | نعم | لا |
| Self-Service Runner Portal (Navigator) | نعم | لا |
| Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email) | نعم | لا |
| Marketing Automation & Campaigns (Studio) | نعم | لا |
| Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle) | نعم | لا |
| TV Display System (Leaderboards, Course Status) | نعم | لا |
| Digital Contracts & E-Signatures (Sign) | نعم | لا |
| On-Site POS (Merch, Food, Expo) | نعم | لا |
| Staff Training LMS (University) | نعم | لا |
| Native VoIP Calling | نعم | لا |
| Compliance & Safety Inspections (Assure) | نعم | لا |
| Accounting Sync (QB, Xero, Alegra) | نعم | لا |
| CRM with Universal Contact Record | نعم | نعم |
| No Monthly Fee (Pay Only on Sales) | نعم | لا |
| 0% Platform Fee on Donations | نعم | نعم |
| Live Predictive Tracking for Spectators | نعم | لا |
| Walk-Up Registration Kiosk | نعم | لا |
| Certificate Template Builder with Merge Tags | نعم | لا |
| P2P Fundraising with Milestone Badges | نعم | نعم |
| BQ Indicator & PR Badge on Results | نعم | لا |
| Finish Photo & Video on Result Page | نعم | لا |
| Social Sharing of Individual Results | نعم | نعم |
| Race Expo Floor Plan Designer | نعم | لا |
| Hotel Room Blocks & PMS Integration | نعم | لا |
| Video Conferencing for Virtual Briefings | نعم | لا |
What replaces it
What runs marathons & endurance on Calisto
The apps that take over from RunSignUp, each in the words marathons & endurance businesses use.
- التسجيل والتسجيلاتCalisto Tickets
- سجلات "Runner"Calisto Registry
- المعرض والمواعيدCalisto Bookings
- قمم السباحة، الميداليات، والإمداداتCalisto Inventory
- الأتمتةCalisto Automations
- إعداد السباقCalisto Purview
- معايير السلسلةCalisto Blueprint
- جدولة المتطوعين والموظفينCalisto Workforce
- المشاركات والإضافاتCalisto Catalog
- المدفوعاتCalisto Payments
- التنازلاتCalisto Sign
- خط أنابيب الرعايةCalisto Deals
Registration tools vs. a complete race OS
| The Old Way | The Calisto Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Online registration | Core feature | Native ticketing engine |
| Payment processing | Platform-locked | 75 gateways, you choose |
| Timing integration | Third-party only | Native timing dashboard |
| Corral management | Not available | Capacity, wave starts, tracking |
| Aid station ops | Not available | Supply tracking, staff assignment |
| Volunteer coordination | Basic or none | Full roster, shifts, check-in |
| Course map management | Not available | Interactive course map, markers |
| Runner portal | Results lookup only | Navigator, full self-service |
| Marketing automation | Basic email blasts | Studio, multi-channel, included |
| TV displays | Not available | Leaderboards, Apple TV, Android TV |
What moves
Bringing your data from RunSignUp
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 RunSignUp and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from RunSignUp can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
PRICING TRANSPARENCY
1% of revenue on Commerce. Core is included.
RunSignUp charges processing fees per registration. Active.com takes a per-registrant technology fee plus processing. Calisto is free to set up. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace. No per-registrant fees, no technology fees. You pay when you earn.
Calisto Pro
Revenue share on Commerce
RunSignUp
Processing Fees Per Registration
Per-registrant fees · Registration only · No race-day ops · No marketing
Active.com
Tech Fee + Processing Per Registrant
Per-registrant technology fee · Processing fees · Registration only · Annual contracts
WHAT THEY CANNOT DO
Race-day operations. Included.
RunSignUp and Active.com stop at registration. Running a marathon requires timing, corrals, aid stations, volunteers, and course management that neither platform offers.
Race-Day Operations: Included
Registration platforms hand you a spreadsheet on race day. Calisto gives you a full operations dashboard with real-time timing and split tracking, corral capacity and wave start scheduling, and a course map carrying live runner progress markers. Aid stations report supply levels and staffing. Course marshals check in via mobile. Everything connects to the same runner record.
Volunteer Management: Included
A 5,000-runner marathon needs 500+ volunteers. RunSignUp has basic volunteer signup. Active.com has none. Calisto provides full volunteer rostering with shift and station assignment, mobile check-in for day-of attendance, and automated communications and reminders. Volunteers get their own portal with shift details, maps, and messaging.
Post-Race Marketing: Included
RunSignUp sends a results email. That is the end of their marketing. Calisto Studio gives you full marketing automation: post-race surveys, photo gallery notifications, early-bird registration campaigns for next year, referral programmes for runners to invite friends, and segmented campaigns by finish time, age group, or distance. Turn every finisher into a returning runner.
Registration is step one. Calisto handles all six.
RaceRoster and RunSignUp are registration platforms: they collect entries and process payments. But you still need separate tools for timing, course mapping, volunteer coordination, participant tracking, sponsor management, and on-site merchandise. Calisto replaces all of them with one integrated platform.
No per-registrant fees. Ever.
RaceRoster charges per-registrant platform fees on every entry, plus payment processing. A 5,000-runner marathon can cost thousands in platform fees alone. Calisto uses flat per-connection pricing. Your cost stays the same whether you have 500 or 50,000 registrants.
Choose your processor. Not theirs.
RunSignUp takes a percentage of every registration. Active.com charges per-registrant processing fees. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 11 global regions. Your merchant account. Your rates. Keep more of every registration dollar.
See every payment gatewayHonest answers
Switching questions
Does Calisto integrate with existing timing systems?
Yes. Calisto supports integration with major chip timing providers. The native timing dashboard displays real-time splits, handles DNF/DNS tracking, and publishes results automatically. You can use your existing timing hardware while gaining full race-day operations management.
Can Calisto handle a race series with multiple events?
Yes. The endurance vertical supports both solo events and multi-event series. Series standings aggregate automatically across events. Runners see their series progress in the Navigator portal. Series-wide marketing campaigns target participants across all events.
What about expo and merchandise sales?
Calisto POS handles expo vendor sales, merchandise, and food concessions at race events. Revenue from expo booths, merch tents, and food vendors all flows into the same event financial summary. No separate POS system needed.
How does per-event pricing work for a race series?
Each event in a series is priced individually. A 12-race series pays per event. Off-season months cost nothing. This aligns our pricing with your revenue calendar. And every event includes all 71 products: registration, timing, operations, POS, marketing, portals, and more.
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 ماراثونات وتحمل
التسجيل، الإعفاءات، موقع سباق، والنتائج في سجل واحد للعداء. قوائم تطوع تقوم بإدارة شؤونها بنفسها، ولوحة إرسال المسار التي يدير منها السباق بالكامل، وتقارير رعاية تجميعها أثناء توزيع الميداليات.
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