Calisto Pro vs Gigwell & Overture
Gigwell is a booking tool for agents. Overture is a CRM for artist managers. Neither one handles contracts, rider management, commission tracking, or full talent operations. Calisto does: deal management, e-signatures, marketing, portals, and 56 native products.
Booking tools vs. a complete talent OS
Feature by feature
Feature-by-feature comparison with leading alternatives
| Feature | Calisto Pro | Gigwell | Overture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artist Booking Pipeline & Offers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deal Management (VS, Guarantee, Door, Co-Pro) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Calendar & Availability Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contact & Venue Database | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Basic Financial Tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Digital Contracts & E-Signatures (Sign) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hospitality & Technical Rider Management | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Automated Commission Tracking & Multi-Tier Splits | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Settlement Engine (7 Streams, 14 Categories) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Tour Routing & Itinerary Builder | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Self-Service Artist/Client Portal (Navigator) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Marketing Automation & Campaigns (Studio) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Proposals & Quotes with Branded Templates | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| On-Site POS (Merch Sales at Shows) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Event Ticketing & Capacity Management | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Production Planning & Run of Show | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Crew Management & Call Sheets | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Staff Training LMS (University) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Native VoIP Calling | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Video Conferencing (Meet) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Accounting Sync (QB, Xero, Alegra) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| CRM with Universal Contact Record | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Royalty Tracking (6 Types) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Rights & Licensing (7 Types) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Advance & Deposit Reconciliation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| EPK Builder with Download Analytics | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Workflow Automation with Branch Logic | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| FlightAware Travel Integration | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Setlist Management with Duration Rollup | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Stage Specs & Plot Uploads (8 Types) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Exhibitor & Vendor Booth Management | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Shared Hold Links for Promoters | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Mail Merge with Merge Fields | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Task Templates with Day Offsets | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Crew Rostering & Confirmation Tracking | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Per-Artist Leaderboard & Reports Hub | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SonicBids, SystemOne & Overture Import | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Choose your processor. Not theirs.
Gigwell has limited payment options. Overture has no payment processing. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 11 global regions. Collect deposits, process settlements, and pay commissions through your own merchant account. Your rates. Zero lock-in.
Full talent operations. Included.
Gigwell handles booking workflows. Overture handles artist CRM. But managing talent requires contracts, riders, commissions, settlements, and marketing that neither platform offers.
Contracts & E-Signatures: Included
Gigwell offers contract templates but no native e-signatures. Overture has no contract tools at all. Calisto Sign provides legally binding digital contracts from templates with merge fields, e-signature capture, automatic reminders, counter-signing workflows, and audit trails. Contracts link directly to the deal record, the artist profile, and the financial settlement.
Rider Management: Included
Neither Gigwell nor Overture tracks riders. Calisto provides structured rider management for both hospitality items and technical equipment requirements. Attach riders to deals, track fulfillment status, assign items to venues, and generate purchase orders. Venue staff see rider requirements in their Ops dashboard, and every line stays linked to the deal, the venue and the settlement. Nothing falls through the cracks.
Commission Engine: Included
Gigwell has basic commission tracking. Overture tracks nothing. Calisto automates multi-tier commission calculations with agent splits, manager overrides, and co-agent sharing. Commissions accrue in real-time as deals close. Payment schedules generate automatically. Everything syncs to your accounting system.
No setup cost. Pay when you use it.
Gigwell charges per-user-per-month. Overture charges per-artist-per-month. Calisto is free to set up. Core carries no additional cost. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace. No per-user fees, no per-artist fees. You pay when you earn.
Switching questions
Yes. Calisto supports all 5 standard deal types: Versus, Guarantee, Door Deal, Guarantee Plus Percentage, and Co-Promotion. Each deal type has its own settlement logic with real-time P&L calculations. Multi-currency support handles international tours.
Yes. Calisto Navigator provides self-service portals for artists, venues, and clients. Artists see their upcoming bookings, contracts to sign, rider status, and payment history. Venues see confirmed holds, production requirements, and settlement details. All without giving them access to your back office.
Calisto supports multi-tier commission structures: primary agent, co-agent splits, manager overrides, and agency fees. Set rules once per artist or per deal type. Commissions calculate in real-time as deals confirm and settle. Payment schedules sync to QuickBooks or Xero automatically.
Yes. Calisto covers the full pipeline from initial offer to post-show settlement. The Ops endurance and concerts verticals provide Run of Show timelines, crew rostering, call sheets, equipment tracking, and BEO generation. Everything connects to the same deal and settlement record.
Setting up costs nothing and no card is required. You get full access to all 56 products with no feature restrictions. Core carries no additional cost. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace.
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.
Bring your Gigwell data with you.
Upload your current contract and we will read the cancellation terms and credit your wallet for the exit fee. Bring your records across with a CSV import. Setup costs nothing.