HOW WE COMPARE

Calisto Pro vs kvCORE & Follow Up Boss

kvCORE and Follow Up Boss are lead management tools. Calisto is a complete agent platform: CRM, proposals, e-signatures, client portals, MLS syndication, marketing automation, and 71 native products. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace.

Immobilienmakler

Feature by feature

Calisto Pro beside kvCORE

19 Only in Calisto Pro
3 In both

Calisto Pro beside kvCORE, feature by feature
22 features	Calisto Pro	kvCORE
Contact Management & CRM	Ja	Ja
Lead Routing & Distribution	Ja	Ja
Automated Drip Campaigns	Ja	Ja
Proposal Builder (Listing & Buyer)	Ja	Nein
E-Signatures (No DocuSign Required)	Ja	Nein
MLS Syndication (Zillow, Realtor.com, 20+)	Ja	Nein
Client Portal with Document Vault	Ja	Nein
Transaction Management (Deals)	Ja	Nein
ZipForms Integration	Ja	Nein
Visual CMA & Market Reports	Ja	Nein
75 Payment Gateways (Earnest Money)	Ja	Nein
Full Marketing Automation (Studio)	Ja	Nein
Open House Management	Ja	Nein
Native VoIP Calling (Not Just a Dialer)	Ja	Nein
Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email)	Ja	Nein
Video Conferencing (Meet)	Ja	Nein
Team Scheduling & Calendar	Ja	Nein
Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle)	Ja	Nein
Staff Training LMS (University)	Ja	Nein
Accounting Sync (QuickBooks, Xero)	Ja	Nein
Quality Inspections (Assure)	Ja	Nein
TV Display (Open House Signage)	Ja	Nein

What replaces it

What runs real estate agents on Calisto

The apps that take over from kvCORE, each in the words real estate agents businesses use.

Lead tools vs. a complete agent platform

	The Old Way	The Calisto Way
Lead capture & CRM	Core feature	Universal contacts, 10 roles
IDX website	kvCORE only (locked)	Sites: drag-drop + MLS search
Proposals & offers	Not available	Calisto Proposals, included
E-signatures	Third-party (DocuSign)	Calisto Sign, included
Client portal	Not available	Navigator, full self-service
MLS syndication	Not available	Zillow, Realtor.com, 20+
Marketing automation	Basic drip campaigns	Studio, full omnichannel
Transaction management	Not available	Deals, end-to-end
VoIP & messaging	Basic dialer only	Native calling + omnichannel
Training LMS	Not available	University, included

What moves

Bringing your data from kvCORE

Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.

Pulled live from your browser

Paste a key you create in kvCORE. Your browser reads your records and sends them to Calisto; the key never leaves your browser.

Kontakte
Kontaktprofile und CRM-Daten
Listen
Immobilienangebote und Details
Transaktionen
Transaktionsaufzeichnungen und Pipeline-Daten

The kvCORE migration guide Move my data

PRICING TRANSPARENCY

1% of revenue on Commerce. Core is included.

kvCORE charges $300-500/month per agent with annual contracts. Follow Up Boss charges $69-139/user/month. 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-agent fees, no annual contracts. You pay when you earn.

Calisto Pro

1%of revenue

Revenue share on Commerce

kvCORE

$300–500/mo Per Agent

Per-agent pricing · Annual contract · Locked IDX · No proposals, no e-sign, no portal

Follow Up Boss

$69–139/user/mo

Per-user pricing · CRM only · No listings, no proposals · Third-party integrations required

WHAT THEY CANNOT DO

The gaps no lead tool fills

Lead management tools capture contacts and send drip emails. But closing deals requires proposals, signatures, transaction management, client portals, and marketing that kvCORE and Follow Up Boss simply do not offer.

Proposals & E-Signatures: No DocuSign Required
kvCORE and Follow Up Boss have no proposal builder. You create listing presentations in Canva, send contracts through DocuSign ($25-65/month), and track everything in spreadsheets. Calisto includes Proposals for building branded listing and buyer presentations, delivered to the client portal with real-time status tracking, plus Sign for legally binding e-signatures with a full audit trail. One system, zero add-on fees.
Client Portal: Transparency That Closes
Neither kvCORE nor Follow Up Boss offers a client-facing portal. Your clients call and email for updates. Calisto Navigator gives every client a self-service portal with listing search results and a property shortlist, showing schedules, a document vault holding the signed contracts, a transaction timeline, and direct messaging. Buyers and sellers see their deal progress in real-time without calling you.
MLS Syndication: Direct, Not Through IDX
kvCORE locks you into their IDX website. Follow Up Boss has no listing syndication. Calisto syndicates your listings directly to Zillow, Realtor.com, Rightmove, Domain, Idealista, PropertyFinder, and 20+ portals. Your listings carry your branding rather than the platform's, distributed globally without IDX lock-in.

Collect earnest money. Your way.

kvCORE and Follow Up Boss have no payment processing. You juggle separate systems for earnest money deposits and commission collection. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways: collect earnest money, process referral fees, and handle commission splits all in one platform.

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Honest answers

Switching questions

Does Calisto replace my IDX website?

Calisto does not include an IDX website. You can keep your existing website or use any IDX provider. What Calisto does provide is direct MLS syndication to 20+ property portals, a proposal builder, e-signatures, client portals, and marketing automation, none of which kvCORE's IDX site replaces.

How does Calisto handle real estate-specific workflows?

Calisto includes ZipForms integration for state-specific forms, MLS syndication to 20+ portals, transaction management with milestone tracking, CMA tools for market analysis, open house management with lead capture, and client portals for buyer and seller transparency. All built specifically for real estate workflows.

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.

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