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HOW WE COMPARE

Calisto Pro vs Guesty & Apaleo

Guesty is a short-term rental channel manager. Apaleo is a hotel PMS. Neither handles the hybrid reality of serviced apartments: extended stays, corporate billing, tenant portals, and hotel-grade housekeeping. Calisto does, with 71 native products and zero add-ons.

  • Serviced Apartments

Feature by feature

Calisto Pro beside Apaleo

  • 28 Only in Calisto Pro
  • 4 In both
Calisto Pro beside Apaleo, feature by feature
32 featureCalisto ProApaleo
Unit & Room Management (Hybrid Model)OoHindi
Multi-Channel OTA DistributionOoHindi
Extended-Stay Billing (Monthly/Weekly/Nightly)OoHindi
Corporate Account ManagementOoHindi
Tenant Portal (Self-Service)OoHindi
Guest Portal with Digital KeysOoHindi
Housekeeping Operations & SchedulingOoOo
Arrivals & Departures BoardOoOo
Maintenance & Work OrdersOoHindi
Guest Services & Concierge RequestsOoHindi
Intelligent Dynamic Pricing (7-Factor)OoHindi
75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice)OoHindi
Digital Key Provisioning (Access)OoHindi
IoT Sensors & Energy Management (Signal)OoHindi
TV Display System (In-Room, Lobby)OoHindi
Native VoIP CallingOoHindi
Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email)OoHindi
Marketing Automation & Campaigns (Studio)OoHindi
Staff Training LMS (University)OoHindi
E-Signatures & Lease Documents (Sign)OoHindi
Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle)OoHindi
Quality Inspections (Assure)OoHindi
Video Conferencing (Meet)OoHindi
Accounting Sync (QuickBooks, Xero)OoOo
CRM & Contact ManagementOoOo
Full Trust Accounting with Running BalanceOoHindi
Owner Self-Service Portal (Navigator)OoHindi
Stay Quotes with Public E-AcceptOoHindi
AI Unit Auto-AllocationOoHindi
Automated Billing Period AdvancementOoHindi
CRM Sales Pipeline (Deals)OoHindi
Community Events & TicketingOoHindi

What replaces it

What runs serviced apartments on Calisto

The apps that take over from Apaleo, each in the words serviced apartments businesses use.

VR tools or hotel PMS vs. a hybrid operating system

The Old WayThe Calisto Way
Unit managementListings (Guesty) / Rooms (Apaleo)Units + rooms hybrid model
Channel managementGuesty onlyNative, 200+ OTAs
Extended-stay billingNot designed for itMonthly, weekly, nightly
Corporate accountsNot availableInvoicing, rates, portals
Tenant portalNot availableNavigator, full self-service
Housekeeping opsBasic (Apaleo) / None (Guesty)Built-in with scheduling
Key managementThird-party add-onDigital keys, auto-revoke at checkout
Guest servicesNot availableRequests, maintenance, concierge
Marketing automationNot availableStudio, included
Staff training LMSNot availableUniversity, included

What moves

Bringing your data from Apaleo

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

  • Properties

    Serviced apartment properties

  • Mga Reservasyon

    Mga reserbasyon ng bisita

  • Mga Tagapagmana

    Mga profile at kontak ng mga guest

  • Plano ng Tarila

    Mga plano ng rate at presyo

  • Mga Billing

    Mga resibo ng reservasyon

The Apaleo migration guideMove my data

PRICING TRANSPARENCY

1% of revenue on Commerce. Core is included.

Guesty charges per listing with hidden reservation fees. Apaleo charges per room per 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-listing fees, no per-room fees. Empty units cost you nothing. You pay when you earn.

Calisto Pro

1%of revenue

Revenue share on Commerce

Guesty

$9+/listing + Custom

Per-listing pricing · 1% per reservation (Pro) · 12-month contract · No extended-stay tools

Apaleo

Per-Room-Per-Month

Hotel PMS pricing · Marketplace add-ons extra · No channel management · No tenant portal

WHAT THEY CANNOT DO

The hybrid gap neither platform fills

Serviced apartments sit between hotels and rentals. Channel managers ignore hotel ops. Hotel PMS platforms ignore extended-stay billing. Calisto handles both.

  • Extended-Stay Billing: Built for Hybrid

    Guesty bills per night like a short-term rental. Apaleo bills per night like a hotel. Neither supports monthly invoicing for corporate tenants, weekly rates for relocation clients, or blended billing where short stays are nightly and long stays are monthly. Calisto handles all three billing modes natively, with automated invoice generation for long-stay tenants and corporate account management on custom rate plans.

  • Tenant Portal: Not Just a Guest App

    Vacation rental guest apps show check-in instructions and a WiFi password. Hotel apps show room service menus. Serviced apartment tenants need maintenance requests with photo upload, lease documents signed through Sign, payment history and an upcoming invoice preview, package notifications, and community updates. Calisto Navigator provides a full tenant portal with all of these, plus digital keys in Apple Wallet and Android, and messaging.

  • Housekeeping & Maintenance: Hotel-Grade Ops

    Guesty has no housekeeping tools. Apaleo has basic room status. Serviced apartments need scheduled deep cleans for long-stay units, daily service for short-stay rooms, maintenance work orders with vendor dispatch, and photo-documented unit inspection workflows between tenants. Calisto provides all of this natively.

Choose your processor. Not theirs.

Guesty pushes GuestyPay with their rates and their fees. Apaleo has limited gateway options through their marketplace. 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 does Calisto handle both short-stay and long-stay guests?

Calisto treats each unit as a hybrid entity. Short-stay reservations use nightly rates with OTA channel distribution. Long-stay tenants use monthly billing with corporate invoicing. The same unit can switch between modes based on your availability strategy. Housekeeping schedules automatically adjust based on stay type.

Does Calisto support corporate housing programs?

Yes. Calisto includes corporate account management with negotiated rate plans, direct invoicing, tenant portals with lease management, and dedicated check-in workflows. Corporate clients get their own portal with booking history, invoice access, and employee stay management.

What about lease management and e-signatures?

Calisto Sign handles lease documents, rental agreements, and corporate contracts with legally binding e-signatures. Documents are stored in the tenant profile and accessible through the tenant portal. No DocuSign or separate e-signature subscription required.

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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Everything Calisto does here

The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.