Wechsel von Hostaway zu Calisto Pro

Feature by feature

Calisto Pro beside Hostaway

24 Only in Calisto Pro
5 In both

Calisto Pro beside Hostaway, feature by feature
29 features	Calisto Pro	Hostaway
Multi-Channel OTA Management	Ja	Ja
Direct Booking Engine	Ja	Ja
Built-in Intelligent Dynamic Pricing (No PriceLabs Required)	Ja	Nein
75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice)	Ja	Nein
Guest Portal with Digital Keys (Navigator)	Ja	Nein
Owner Portal with Trust Accounting	Ja	Nein
Field Crew Scheduling & Dispatch	Ja	Nein
Work Orders with Photo Documentation	Ja	Nein
Property Inspections & Site Assessments	Ja	Nein
Equipment & Asset Lifecycle Tracking	Ja	Nein
Chemical & Supply Compliance (Pools, Pest Control)	Ja	Nein
GPS Time Tracking for Field Crews	Ja	Nein
Predictive Maintenance	Ja	Nein
Automation Engine (Trigger-Action Workflows)	Ja	Nein
Crew Management with Certifications	Ja	Nein
Route Optimization for Multi-Property Turns	Ja	Nein
Native VoIP Calling	Ja	Nein
Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email)	Ja	Ja
Marketing Automation (Studio)	Ja	Nein
Website Builder	Ja	Nein
Staff Training LMS (University)	Ja	Nein
Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle)	Ja	Nein
E-Signatures & Contracts (Sign)	Ja	Nein
TV Display System (Display)	Ja	Nein
Video Conferencing (Meet)	Ja	Nein
Quality Inspections (Assure)	Ja	Nein
IoT Sensors & Property Monitoring (Signal)	Ja	Nein
Accounting Integrations (QuickBooks, Xero)	Ja	Ja
CRM & Guest Profiles	Ja	Ja

What replaces it

What runs short-term rentals on Calisto

The apps that take over from Hostaway, each in the words short-term rentals businesses use.

Channel managers vs. a complete rental OS

	The Old Way	The Calisto Way
Channel management	Core feature	Native, 200+ OTAs
Dynamic pricing	Third-party add-on ($$$)	Intelligent 7-factor, included
Payment processor	Locked to platform	75 gateways, you choose
Guest portal	Basic or none	Navigator, full self-service
Smart locks & keys	Partner integrations	Native, included
Field operations	Not available	Built-in, 151 features
Crew scheduling & dispatch	Not available	GPS, routing, automation
Equipment tracking	Not available	Full lifecycle management
Chemical compliance	Not available	EPA reporting, safety data
Owner trust accounting	Basic reporting	Full ledger + portal
Staff training	Not available	University, included

What moves

Bringing your data from Hostaway

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 Hostaway and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.

Eigenschaften
Vermietobjekte und Inserate
Reservierungen
Gästebuchungen und Reservierungen
Gäste
Gästeprofile und Kontaktinformationen

The Hostaway migration guide Move my data

PRICING TRANSPARENCY

1% of revenue on Commerce. Core is included.

Guesty and Hostaway charge per listing and hide pricing behind sales calls. Calisto never charges per listing and publishes every price on the website. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace.

Calisto Pro

1%of revenue

Revenue share on Commerce

Guesty

Per-listing + Custom

Per-listing pricing · 1% per reservation (Pro) · 12-month contract · Onboarding fees

Hostaway

Custom Pricing

Per-listing pricing · "Talk to sales" required · Annual contracts

WHAT THEY DON'T HAVE

The gaps no channel manager fills

Channel managers handle distribution. But managing remote properties requires field operations, financial transparency, and revenue intelligence that Guesty and Hostaway simply don't offer.

Field Operations: They Don't Have It
Guesty and Hostaway have zero field operations tools. No crew scheduling, no dispatch, no work orders, no inspections, no equipment tracking, no chemical compliance. Your remote properties, villas, cabins, beach houses, need coordinated field teams. Only Calisto builds this in. Automated crew dispatch with GPS route optimization. Multi-stage work orders with photo documentation. Equipment lifecycle management and predictive maintenance. Chemical compliance with EPA reporting and safety data sheets.
Owner Trust Accounting: Not Basic Reporting
Guesty has an owner portal with basic reporting. Calisto provides a full trust accounting suite: detailed ledger with audit trail, automated monthly statements, per-owner commission and fee configuration, and a self-service portal where owners see real-time revenue, occupancy, and payment history. Trust accounting ledger with full audit trail. Automated monthly owner statements. Per-owner commission and fee configuration. Self-service owner portal with real-time data.
Native Dynamic Pricing: Not a per-listing Add-on
Guesty requires PriceLabs or Beyond Pricing for revenue management. Calisto builds a 7-factor intelligent pricing engine directly into the platform. Cold-start intelligence for new listings, gap-fill automation, event detection, and competitive benchmarking, all included. 7-factor intelligent pricing engine, built in. Cold-start intelligence for new listings. Gap-fill automation to eliminate empty nights. No PriceLabs or Beyond required, eliminate third-party pricing costs.

Choose your processor. Not theirs.

Guesty pushes GuestyPay, their proprietary gateway with their rates and their processing fees. Hostaway offers limited gateway options. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 11 global regions. Your merchant account. Your rates. Zero lock-in.

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Honest answers

Switching questions

How hard is it to switch from Guesty to Calisto Pro?

We provide a guided migration process that imports your property data, reservations, guest profiles, rate plans, and channel connections. Most portfolios are fully operational within 48 hours. Your Guesty data exports cleanly and our onboarding team handles the heavy lifting, at zero onboarding cost.

Does Calisto have the same channels as Guesty?

Calisto connects to Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO, Expedia, Agoda, and 200+ other channels with two-way ARI sync. Plus you get a direct booking engine with smart chatbot conversion that Guesty charges extra for.

What about Guesty's per-listing pricing?

Guesty charges per listing plus 1% per reservation on Pro, requires 12-month contracts, and adds onboarding fees. Calisto costs nothing to set up and never charges per listing. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace. Month to month, no onboarding fees, 71 products in the catalog.

What if I'm currently using PriceLabs with Guesty?

When you move to Calisto, you can drop PriceLabs entirely. Calisto's built-in 7-factor intelligent pricing engine covers everything PriceLabs does: occupancy, demand, competition, seasonality, events, and more. Plus cold-start intelligence and gap-fill automation. Eliminate third-party pricing costs.

Do I really need field operations tools?

If your properties are remote, villas, cabins, beach houses, apartments spread across a city, then yes. You're probably coordinating cleaning crews, pool service, landscaping, pest control, and maintenance via texts, phone calls, and spreadsheets right now. Calisto replaces all of that with GPS-tracked dispatch, route-optimized scheduling, photo-verified inspections, equipment lifecycle management, and chemical compliance logging. No other rental platform has any of this.

Can I try Calisto before committing?

Yes. Zero upfront. Zero monthly. Your account is 100% functional from day one. Our 2% partnership only activates when you successfully process revenue. Set up your properties, connect your channels, configure your crew schedules, and see the difference.

What about Hostaway?

Hostaway is a solid channel manager with good OTA connections and unified messaging. But like Guesty, Hostaway has no field operations tools, no native dynamic pricing, no trust accounting, no guest portal with digital keys, no VoIP calling, no staff training, and no marketing automation. Calisto includes all of these natively, across 71 products.

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