Calisto Pro vs Tripleseat & Planning Pod

Proposals & E-Signatures: Included

Tripleseat generates basic PDFs. Planning Pod has no proposal tools. Calisto Proposals creates branded, interactive proposals that clients can review, customize line by line, and approve online. Calisto Sign captures legally binding e-signatures with a full audit trail, automatic reminders and counter-signing, and triggers deposit collection the moment the contract is signed. No DocuSign subscription needed.

Floor Plan Builder: Included

Neither Tripleseat nor Planning Pod offers visual floor plan design. Calisto Seat Designer provides drag-and-drop venue layout creation from presets, with round tables, square tables, booths, bar counters, stages, and zones. Clients see interactive floor plans in their portal. Staff sees table assignments on TV displays. The same layout powers POS dine-in and the Ops table board.

Day-Of Operations: Included

Lead capture tools stop when the contract is signed. Calisto continues into day-of execution with POS for bar, kitchen, merch and concessions, a kitchen display system routing food orders in real time, crew rostering with automated call sheets, equipment tracking, and live event dashboards. BEO items auto-generate production tasks. Everything connects to the same event, the same client, the same financial record.

Native Payment Processing

40+ regional payment gateways built in. Accept credit cards, ACH, bank transfers, and digital wallets. Tripleseat requires a separate payment provider.

Event Ticketing & QR Check-In

Multi-tier tickets, Apple Wallet and Google Wallet passes, real-time QR scanning at entry, and zone capacity monitoring. Tripleseat has no ticketing system.

SVG Floor Plan Designer

Drag-and-drop floor plan builder with 7 preset templates, 9 layout types, section-level capacity, and a read-only viewer for POS and operations boards.

Production Management

Stage & lineup management, crew scheduling by department, artist riders, setlist tracking, production budgets with actuals, and co-promotion revenue splits.

Dynamic Pricing Engine

Demand-based pricing, seasonal adjustments, competitor monitoring, and pricing rules engine. Maximize revenue per event with smart rate optimization.

Staff Scheduling & Compliance

Automated scheduling matches staff to events by role and certification. Training programs, compliance tracking, and audit-ready records, all native.

TV Digital Signage (6 Templates)

Event Schedule Board, Reader Board, Check-In Status Board, Space Availability Board, Welcome Board, and Arrivals Board. Apple TV, Android TV, and Fire TV native app.

Guest & Attendee Portal

Client self-service for proposals, contracts, and payments. Attendee portal for tickets, event maps, mobile food ordering, and in-portal messaging.

Milestone Auto-Emails

Configurable email sequences triggered before or after events. Menu selections at 30 days, final count at 14 days, BEO approval at 7 days, thank you at 1 day post.

Hotel Room Blocks (GRC)

Guest Room Control with room-night grid editor, pickup tracking, cutoff date alerts, GRC reporting, and two-way PMS sync with OPERA Cloud and Mews.