Calisto Pro

HOW WE COMPARE

Calisto Pro vs Guesty & Hostaway

Guesty and Hostaway are channel managers. Calisto is a complete rental operating system, with built-in field operations, intelligent dynamic pricing, owner trust accounting, and 100 products. No add-ons, no third-party dependencies.

  • Appartements avec services
  • Hôtels & Resorts
  • Locations à court terme

Fonctionnalité par fonctionnalité

Calisto Pro à côté de Hostaway

  • 24 Uniquement dans Calisto Pro
  • 5 Dans les deux
Calisto Pro à côté de Hostaway, fonction par fonction
29 fonctionnalitésCalisto ProHostaway
Multi-Channel OTA ManagementOuiOui
Direct Booking EngineOuiOui
Built-in Intelligent Dynamic Pricing (No PriceLabs Required)OuiNon
75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice)OuiNon
Guest Portal with Digital Keys (Navigator)OuiNon
Owner Portal with Trust AccountingOuiNon
Field Crew Scheduling & DispatchOuiNon
Work Orders with Photo DocumentationOuiNon
Property Inspections & Site AssessmentsOuiNon
Equipment & Asset Lifecycle TrackingOuiNon
Chemical & Supply Compliance (Pools, Pest Control)OuiNon
GPS Time Tracking for Field CrewsOuiNon
Predictive MaintenanceOuiNon
Automation Engine (Trigger-Action Workflows)OuiNon
Crew Management with CertificationsOuiNon
Route Optimization for Multi-Property TurnsOuiNon
Native VoIP CallingOuiNon
Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email)OuiOui
Marketing Automation (Studio)OuiNon
Website BuilderOuiNon
Staff Training LMS (University)OuiNon
Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle)OuiNon
E-Signatures & Contracts (Sign)OuiNon
TV Display System (Display)OuiNon
Video Conferencing (Meet)OuiNon
Quality Inspections (Assure)OuiNon
IoT Sensors & Property Monitoring (Signal)OuiNon
Accounting Integrations (QuickBooks, Xero)OuiOui
CRM & Guest ProfilesOuiOui

Ce qui le remplace

Ce qui fait tourner serviced apartments sur Calisto

Les applications qui prennent le relais de Hostaway, chacune dans les mots utilisés par les entreprises du secteur serviced apartments.

Channel managers vs. a complete rental OS

The Old WayThe Calisto Way
Channel managementCore featureNative, 200+ OTAs
Dynamic pricingThird-party add-onIntelligent 7-factor, included
Payment processorLocked to platform75 gateways, you choose
Guest portalBasic or noneNavigator, full self-service
Smart locks & keysPartner integrationsNative, included
Field operationsNot availableBuilt-in, 151 features
Crew scheduling & dispatchNot availableGPS, routing, automation
Equipment trackingNot availableFull lifecycle management
Chemical complianceNot availableEPA reporting, safety data
Owner trust accountingBasic reportingFull ledger + portal
Staff trainingNot availableUniversity, included

Ce qui bouge

Importez vos données depuis Hostaway

Vos données sont lues dans votre propre navigateur et envoyées à votre compte Calisto. Calisto ne voit jamais votre identifiant de connexion pour l'ancien système.

À partir d'un fichier d'exportation

Exportez vos données depuis Hostaway et déposez le fichier. Il est lu dans votre navigateur et mappé sur Calisto.

  • Biens

    Biens immobiliers en location et annonces

  • Réservations

    <Réservations et bookings d'hôtes

  • Clients

    Profils des invités et informations de contact

Tarification, côte à côte

Ce que Hostaway publie, en plus de ce que Calisto Pro facture

Chaque figure telle que son éditeur la déclare, dans votre devise uniquement. Rien n'est converti entre les devises.

Calisto Pro

1%of revenue

Revenue share on Commerce

WHAT THEY DON'T HAVE

The gaps no channel manager fills

Channel managers handle distribution. But managing remote properties requires field operations, financial transparency, and revenue intelligence that Guesty and Hostaway simply don't offer.

  • Field Operations: They Don't Have It

    Guesty and Hostaway have zero field operations tools. No crew scheduling, no dispatch, no work orders, no inspections, no equipment tracking, no chemical compliance. Your remote properties, villas, cabins, beach houses, need coordinated field teams. Only Calisto builds this in. Automated crew dispatch with GPS route optimization. Multi-stage work orders with photo documentation. Equipment lifecycle management and predictive maintenance. Chemical compliance with EPA reporting and safety data sheets.

  • Owner Trust Accounting: Not Basic Reporting

    Guesty has an owner portal with basic reporting. Calisto provides a full trust accounting suite: detailed ledger with audit trail, automated monthly statements, per-owner commission and fee configuration, and a self-service portal where owners see real-time revenue, occupancy, and payment history. Trust accounting ledger with full audit trail. Automated monthly owner statements. Per-owner commission and fee configuration. Self-service owner portal with real-time data.

  • Native Dynamic Pricing: Not an Add-on

    Guesty requires PriceLabs or Beyond Pricing for revenue management. Calisto builds a 7-factor intelligent pricing engine directly into the platform. Cold-start intelligence for new listings, gap-fill automation, event detection, and competitive benchmarking, all included. 7-factor intelligent pricing engine, built in. Cold-start intelligence for new listings. Gap-fill automation to eliminate empty nights. No PriceLabs or Beyond required.

Choose your processor. Not theirs.

Guesty pushes GuestyPay, its proprietary gateway. Hostaway offers limited gateway options. 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 hard is it to switch from Guesty to Calisto Pro?

We provide a guided migration process that imports your property data, reservations, guest profiles, rate plans, and channel connections. Most portfolios are fully operational within 48 hours. Your Guesty data exports cleanly and our onboarding team handles the heavy lifting.

Does Calisto have the same channels as Guesty?

Calisto connects to Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO, Expedia, Agoda, and 200+ other channels with two-way ARI sync. Plus you get a direct booking engine with smart chatbot conversion.

What if I'm currently using PriceLabs with Guesty?

When you move to Calisto, you can drop PriceLabs entirely. Calisto's built-in 7-factor intelligent pricing engine covers everything PriceLabs does: occupancy, demand, competition, seasonality, events, and more. Plus cold-start intelligence and gap-fill automation.

Do I really need field operations tools?

If your properties are remote, villas, cabins, beach houses, apartments spread across a city, then yes. You're probably coordinating cleaning crews, pool service, landscaping, pest control, and maintenance via texts, phone calls, and spreadsheets right now. Calisto replaces all of that with GPS-tracked dispatch, route-optimized scheduling, photo-verified inspections, equipment lifecycle management, and chemical compliance logging. No other rental platform has any of this.

Can I try Calisto before committing?

Yes. Zero upfront. Zero monthly. Your account is 100% functional from day one. Calisto's revenue share only applies once you process revenue. Set up your properties, connect your channels, configure your crew schedules, and see the difference.

What about Hostaway?

Hostaway is a solid channel manager with good OTA connections and unified messaging. But like Guesty, Hostaway has no field operations tools, no native dynamic pricing, no trust accounting, no guest portal with digital keys, no VoIP calling, no staff training, and no marketing automation. Calisto includes all of these natively, across 100 products.

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