Passer de Gymdesk à Calisto Pro

Feature by feature

Calisto Pro beside Gymdesk

26 Only in Calisto Pro
8 In both

Calisto Pro beside Gymdesk, feature by feature
34 features	Calisto Pro	Gymdesk
Class Scheduling & Booking	Oui	Oui
Membership Management (Tiers, Freezes, Family)	Oui	Oui
Recurring Billing & Auto-Pay	Oui	Oui
Client Check-In (App & Kiosk)	Oui	Oui
Attendance Tracking & Reports	Oui	Oui
Staff Scheduling & Payroll Tracking	Oui	Non
Native Smart Lock Access Control	Oui	Non
Turnstile & Door Sensor Integration (Signal)	Oui	Non
Full POS System (Retail, Supplements, Merch)	Oui	Non
75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice)	Oui	Non
Dynamic Pricing for Memberships & Classes	Oui	Non
Self-Service Member Portal (Navigator)	Oui	Non
Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email)	Oui	Non
Marketing Automation & Campaigns	Oui	Non
Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle)	Oui	Non
TV Display System (Class Boards, Leaderboards)	Oui	Non
Digital Contracts & E-Signatures (Sign)	Oui	Non
Staff Training LMS (University)	Oui	Non
Native VoIP Calling & AI Phone Booking	Oui	Non
Video Conferencing for Virtual Classes (Live)	Oui	Non
Equipment Inspections & Compliance (Assure)	Oui	Non
Bring Your Own Database (BYOB)	Oui	Non
Accounting Sync (QuickBooks, Xero)	Oui	Non
CRM with Universal Contact Record	Oui	Oui
Event Ticketing (Workshops, Challenges)	Oui	Non
Churn Prediction & At-Risk Alerts	Oui	Non
Retention Cohort Heatmaps	Oui	Non
No Marketplace Commission	Oui	Oui
Corporate Wellness Programs	Oui	Non
Franchise Royalty Tracking	Oui	Non
Multi-Location with Member Roaming	Oui	Oui
ClassPass & Wellhub Integration	Oui	Non
Month-to-Month Contract (No Lock-In)	Oui	Non
Member Portal with VOD Library	Oui	Non

What replaces it

What runs gym management on Calisto

The apps that take over from Gymdesk, each in the words gym management businesses use.

Scheduling tools vs. a complete gym OS

	The Old Way	The Calisto Way
Class scheduling	Core feature	Included: recurring, drop-in, waitlist, spot booking
Membership management	Basic tiers	Tiers, freezes, family plans, proration
Access control	Third-party add-on ($3 to $7/door/mo)	Native smart locks and turnstiles, $0/door
POS & retail	Limited or none	Full POS: supplements, apparel, gift cards
Client portal	Basic app	Navigator: booking, billing, keys, video
Marketing automation	Email only, extra fee	Email, SMS, referral, affiliate, included
Payment processor	Locked to platform	75 gateways, you choose
Data hosting	Platform cloud only	Your database or ours (BYOB)
TV displays	Not available	Class boards, leaderboards, Apple TV
Staff training LMS	Not available	University, included
VoIP & messaging	Not available	Native calling & omnichannel inbox
Churn prediction	Not available	Cohort heatmaps & at-risk alerts

What moves

Bringing your data from Gymdesk

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

Any spreadsheet you export from Gymdesk can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.

The Gymdesk migration guide Move my data

PRICING TRANSPARENCY

1% of revenue on Commerce. Core is included.

Mindbody charges $129 to $699/month per location with add-on fees stacking quickly. Gymdesk charges $75 to $125/month per location. 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-location fees, no per-member fees. You pay when you earn.

Calisto Pro

1%of revenue

Revenue share on Commerce

Mindbody

$129 to $699/mo Per Location

Per-location tiers · Marketing add-on extra · Branded app extra · Locked payments

Gymdesk

$75 to $125/mo Per Location

Per-location pricing · No POS · No access control · Stripe only

WHAT THEY CHARGE EXTRA FOR

Everything included. No surprises.

Other platforms nickel-and-dime you with per-door fees, branded app charges, and marketing add-ons. Calisto includes it all.

Access Control: Included
Mindbody charges $50 to $100/month for third-party access control integrations. Gymdesk has no access control at all. Calisto includes native smart lock integration, turnstile and door sensor monitoring through Signal, and digital key provisioning. Members get digital keys in Navigator that activate and expire with their membership status. Access rules by tier, time of day, and zone. No per-door fees.
Marketing Automation: Included
Mindbody charges $100 to $300/month for marketing add-ons. Gymdesk has no marketing tools. Calisto gives you email, SMS, and WhatsApp campaigns, drip sequences for lead nurture, win-back automations, and a referral programme with tracking and payouts. All included, at $0 per contact.
Member Portal: Included
Mindbody charges $200+/month for a branded member app. Gymdesk offers a basic web portal. Calisto Navigator gives every member a full self-service portal: class booking, rescheduling and waitlists, membership management, payment history, digital keys, messaging with staff, and document signing. $0 per member, included in every subscription.

Choose your processor. Not theirs.

Mindbody forces you onto Mindbody Payments with their rates and their terms. Gymdesk supports Stripe only. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 11 global regions. Your merchant account. Your rates. Zero lock-in.

See every payment gateway

Honest answers

Switching questions

Can I migrate my member data from Mindbody?

Yes. Calisto includes a guided migration wizard that imports member profiles, membership plans, payment methods, class history, and waivers. Most gyms complete migration in under a day. We have done hundreds of Mindbody migrations.

Can Calisto handle virtual classes?

Yes. Calisto Live provides native video conferencing for virtual and hybrid classes. Members join from Navigator with no Zoom subscription, no app download. In-person and virtual classes share the same calendar, and attendance syncs to member profiles.

How does pricing work?

Yes. Start for free with full access to all 57 products across all 8 suites. No credit card required, no time limit, and 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.

Everything Calisto does here

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