HOW WE COMPARE
Calisto Pro vs Toast & Square for Restaurants
Toast and Square are POS systems. Calisto is a complete restaurant operating system: POS, delivery aggregation, reservations, kitchen displays, menu boards, VoIP, marketing, events, 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.
- Εστιατόρια
Feature by feature
Calisto Pro beside Toast
- 25 Only in Calisto Pro
- 15 In both
| 40 features | Calisto Pro | Toast |
|---|---|---|
| POS (Dine-In, Takeout, Bar) | Ναι | Ναι |
| POS Runs on Any Device (No Proprietary Hardware) | Ναι | Όχι |
| No Hardware Lock-in | Ναι | Όχι |
| QR Code Table Ordering | Ναι | Ναι |
| Self-Service Kiosk | Ναι | Ναι |
| Tab Management (Open, Split, Transfer) | Ναι | Ναι |
| Kitchen Display System | Ναι | Ναι |
| Auto-Fire Course Timing | Ναι | Ναι |
| Multi-Station KDS Routing | Ναι | Ναι |
| Online Ordering (Zero Commission) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Menu Change Sets (Staged Publishing) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Delivery Aggregation (11 Platforms) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Native Reservation System (No Per-Cover Fees) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Digital Menu Boards (Apple TV, Android TV) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Wait Time Display Board | Ναι | Όχι |
| Visual Floor Plan & Table Designer | Ναι | Όχι |
| 75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Room Charges (Hotel F&B Posting) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Private Dining & BEO Management | Ναι | Όχι |
| Catering Pipeline (Kanban) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Food Cost Tracking & Analysis | Ναι | Ναι |
| Smart Business Insights | Ναι | Ναι |
| Server Performance Dashboard | Ναι | Ναι |
| Daily Closeout & Reconciliation | Ναι | Ναι |
| Guest Lookup & Order History | Ναι | Ναι |
| Native VoIP Calling | Ναι | Όχι |
| Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Marketing Automation & Campaigns (Studio) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Referral & Loyalty Program (Circle) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Event Ticketing & Seat Designer | Ναι | Όχι |
| Staff Training LMS (University) | Ναι | Όχι |
| E-Signatures & Contracts (Sign) | Ναι | Όχι |
| Accounting Sync (QuickBooks, Xero) | Ναι | Ναι |
| CRM & Guest Profiles | Ναι | Ναι |
| Staff Scheduling Included | Ναι | Όχι |
| Gift Cards Included | Ναι | Όχι |
| Month-to-Month Contract | Ναι | Όχι |
| Guest Allergen Profiles | Ναι | Όχι |
| House Accounts & Guest Invoicing | Ναι | Ναι |
| Built-in Video Conferencing | Ναι | Όχι |
What replaces it
What runs restaurants on Calisto
The apps that take over from Toast, each in the words restaurants businesses use.
- Απόθεμα και κόστος τροφίμωνCalisto Inventory
- ΔιαθέσειςCalisto Bookings
- Προφίλ επισκεπτώνCalisto Registry
- Πώληση εισιτηρίων για εκδηλώσειςCalisto Tickets
- ΑυτοματοποιήσειςCalisto Automations
- Ρύθμιση επιχείρησηςCalisto Purview
- Προτυποποίηση πολυτοπικώνCalisto Blueprint
- Πρόγραμμα απασχόλησης προσωπικούCalisto Workforce
- ΜενούCalisto Catalog
- Τιμολόγηση μενού & αναλυτικάCalisto Pulse
- ΠληρωμέςCalisto Payments
- ΠροτάσειςCalisto Proposals
POS terminals vs. a complete restaurant OS
| The Old Way | The Calisto Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Point of sale | Core feature | Full POS, dine-in + takeout |
| Online ordering | Built-in (Toast) / Add-on (Square) | Native, zero commission |
| Delivery aggregation | Toast only (limited) | 11 platforms unified |
| Reservation system | Not available | Native, no per-cover fees |
| Kitchen display system | Extra hardware required | Included, any screen |
| Digital menu boards | Not available | Display, Apple TV + Android TV |
| VoIP & phone system | Not available | Calisto Voice, included |
| Marketing automation | Basic email only | Studio, full omnichannel |
| Staff training LMS | Not available | University, included |
| Event ticketing | Not available | Events + Seat Designer, included |
What moves
Bringing your data from Toast
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 Toast and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Στοιχεία Μενού
Είδη μενού εστιατορίου και προϊόντα
Παραγγελίες
Ιστορικές παραγγελίες και συναλλαγές
Προσωπικό
Μέλη προσωπικού και εργαζόμενοι
Τοποθεσίες
Τοποθεσίες εστιατορίων
PRICING TRANSPARENCY
1% of revenue on Commerce. Core is included.
Toast charges per terminal plus payment processing lock-in. Square charges 2.6% + 10¢ on every swipe with no processor choice. 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-terminal fees, no hardware lock-in. You pay when you earn.
Calisto Pro
Revenue share on Commerce
Toast publishes no list price in EUR.
Toast prices as published on June 15, 2026.Source
WHAT THEY CHARGE EXTRA FOR
Everything included. No surprises.
POS platforms nickel-and-dime you with per-terminal fees, online ordering commissions, and hardware lock-in. Calisto includes it all.
Delivery Aggregation: 11 Platforms, One Dashboard
Toast has limited delivery partnerships. Square has none. Calisto aggregates orders from UberEats, DoorDash, Rappi, PedidosYa, iFood, Glovo, Deliveroo, Just Eat, Bolt Food, Mr D Food, and Jumia Food into a single dashboard. Menu sync, order normalization with real-time kitchen routing, and revenue and commission mapping per platform are all automatic.
Reservations: No Per-Cover Fees
OpenTable charges $1-2.50 per cover. Resy charges $249-899/month. Toast and Square have no reservation system at all. Calisto includes a native reservation engine with an online booking widget for your website, waitlist management with SMS notifications, and table assignment tied to the floor plan designer. Zero per-cover fees, zero monthly add-on.
Digital Menu Boards & Kitchen Displays: Included
Toast charges $25-50/month per kitchen display. Square has no display system. Calisto Display powers menu boards, kitchen order boards, and wait time boards through native Apple TV, Android TV, and Fire TV apps. Content updates in real-time from your POS menu. Offline caching means displays keep working even if your internet drops. $0 per screen, included in every subscription.
Choose your processor. Not theirs.
Toast requires Toast Payments: their proprietary payment processing with rates they control. A high-volume restaurant on Toast Payments pays significant processing fees. On Calisto with a competitive processor at 1.8%, the same restaurant pays substantially less. That's money back in your pocket every year.
Everything Toast charges extra for.
Toast charges separately for loyalty, online ordering, gift cards, and team management. Calisto includes all of these plus native VoIP calling, marketing automation, e-signatures, and hotel F&B integration, in one subscription with no add-on fees.
Choose your processor. Not theirs.
Toast locks you into Toast Payments with their rates and their hardware. Square forces Square Payments with 2.6% + 10¢ on every transaction. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 11 global regions. Your merchant account. Your rates. Zero lock-in.
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Switching questions
Does Calisto work with my existing POS hardware?
Yes. Calisto runs on any modern tablet, desktop, or touch screen. No proprietary hardware required. Your existing iPads, Android tablets, or desktop terminals work out of the box. Kitchen displays run on Apple TV, Android TV, or Fire TV.
Can I keep my current payment processor?
Absolutely. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways. Keep your existing merchant account, your negotiated rates, and your existing card terminals. We never force you onto a proprietary gateway.
How does Calisto handle delivery platform integration?
Calisto aggregates orders from 11 delivery platforms (UberEats, DoorDash, Rappi, iFood, Glovo, Deliveroo, and more) into a single kitchen queue. Menu sync is automatic across all platforms. Revenue mapping tracks commissions per platform. No more juggling multiple tablets behind the counter.
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.
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.
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