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.
- Μαραθώνιοι και αντοχή
Feature by feature
Calisto Pro beside Active.com
- 32 Only in Calisto Pro
- 5 In both
| 37 features | Calisto Pro | Active.com |
|---|---|---|
| Online Registration & Ticketing | Ναι | Ναι |
| Tiered Pricing (Early Bird, Day-Of) | Ναι | Ναι |
| Team & Group Registration | Ναι | Ναι |
| Waiver & Consent Collection | Ναι | Ναι |
| Results Posting & Search | Ναι | Ναι |
| Race-Day Check-In & Bib Assignment | Ναι | Όχι |
| Native Timing Dashboard | Ναι | Όχι |
| Corral Management (Capacity, Wave Starts) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Aid Station Operations (Supply, Staffing) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Volunteer Coordination (Roster, Shifts, Check-In) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Interactive Course Map with Markers | Ναι | Όχι |
| Dynamic Pricing (7-Factor Algorithm) | Ναι | Όχι |
| 75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Self-Service Runner Portal (Navigator) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Marketing Automation & Campaigns (Studio) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle) | Ναι | Όχι |
| TV Display System (Leaderboards, Course Status) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Digital Contracts & E-Signatures (Sign) | Ναι | Όχι |
| On-Site POS (Merch, Food, Expo) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Staff Training LMS (University) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Native VoIP Calling | Ναι | Όχι |
| Compliance & Safety Inspections (Assure) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Accounting Sync (QB, Xero, Alegra) | Ναι | Όχι |
| CRM with Universal Contact Record | Ναι | Όχι |
| No Monthly Fee (Pay Only on Sales) | Ναι | Όχι |
| 0% Platform Fee on Donations | Ναι | Όχι |
| Live Predictive Tracking for Spectators | Ναι | Όχι |
| Walk-Up Registration Kiosk | Ναι | Όχι |
| Certificate Template Builder with Merge Tags | Ναι | Όχι |
| P2P Fundraising with Milestone Badges | Ναι | Όχι |
| BQ Indicator & PR Badge on Results | Ναι | Όχι |
| Finish Photo & Video on Result Page | Ναι | Όχι |
| Social Sharing of Individual Results | Ναι | Όχι |
| Race Expo Floor Plan Designer | Ναι | Όχι |
| Hotel Room Blocks & PMS Integration | Ναι | Όχι |
| Video Conferencing for Virtual Briefings | Ναι | Όχι |
What replaces it
What runs marathons & endurance on Calisto
The apps that take over from Active.com, each in the words marathons & endurance businesses use.
- Εγγραφή & εγγραφέςCalisto Tickets
- Καταγραφές του RunnerCalisto Registry
- Έκθεση & ραντεβούCalisto Bookings
- Βιμπλάκια, μετάλλια & εξοπλισμόςCalisto Inventory
- ΑυτοματοποιήσειςCalisto Automations
- Ρύθμιση αγώναCalisto Purview
- Προτύπου σειράςCalisto Blueprint
- Προγραμματισμός εθελοντών και προσωπικούCalisto Workforce
- Είσοδοι & πρόσθεταCalisto Catalog
- ΠληρωμέςCalisto Payments
- ΑποχέςCalisto Sign
- Αγωγός χορηγιώνCalisto 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 Active.com
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 Active.com and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Active.com 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.
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.
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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.
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