SWITCH FROM SQUARE FOR RETAIL
Square for Retail to Calisto Shop
The register and its drawers, every order and return, stock and buying in one app, with your own payment gateway.
- In-Person Retailers
Feature by feature
Calisto Shop beside Square Retail
- 43 In both
- 3 Only in Square Retail
| 46 features | Calisto Shop | Square Retail |
|---|---|---|
| Register | ||
| Point of sale at the counter with barcode scanningCalisto: the Register scans or searches the whole catalog, by name or any code printed on the item.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Keeps selling with no internet connectionCalisto: the till sells through an offline sale queue and sends each sale in order once back online.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Split one sale across several payment methodsCalisto: split tenders on one sale at the Register.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Cash drawer with float, cash in and out and X / Z reportsCalisto: Register, Drawers: each drawer opened with its float, cash in and out, X and Z reports, the day closed once.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Customer-facing display at the counterCalisto: the Register’s Customer Display.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Register layout arranged by the businessCalisto: Register, Layouts: the tiles and buttons of each till, arranged by the shop.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Sell by weight with a connected scaleCalisto: a product sold by weight with its tare, weighed on a scale connected in Settings, Devices.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Sell a gift card at the registerCalisto: a gift card is a line of the sale, at a set or typed amount, its code on the receipt.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Orders | ||
| Online and in-store orders on one fulfillment listCalisto: one order board for every order: New, Accepted, Packing, Ready and Handed Over.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Buy online, pick up in storeCalisto: each order card names its handover: collected at the counter, delivered or shipped.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Local deliveryCalisto: delivery is one of an order’s handovers on the order board.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Shipping rates set by the merchantCalisto: Settings, Shipping: shipping rules, each with what its method costs.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Buy and print shipping labelsCalisto: Buy Label on a shipment, with the carrier chosen.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Returns | ||
| Refund as store creditCalisto: refunded to the original tender, in cash or as store credit.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Products | ||
| Variants with their own SKU, barcode, price and stockCalisto: one variant record with its own codes, price and count.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk product import and exportCalisto: Import and Export in the Products list’s menu.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Pre-orders with an expected dateCalisto: a product sold as a pre-order carries its restock date.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Bundles that take each component off stockCalisto: a kit’s sale takes each component off stock.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Collections and categoriesCalisto: Collections, Packages and categories.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | ||
| Discount codes and automatic discountsCalisto: Discounts: promotions and codes.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Quantity breaksCalisto: Discounts: quantity breaks.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gift Cards | ||
| Gift cards sold and redeemed online and in storeCalisto: Gift Cards: the cards you sell and every card sold, its balance, top-up and void.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Subscriptions | ||
| Subscriptions that ship products on a scheduleCalisto: a plan sends its products every so many weeks or months, each delivery an order; billed with Registry.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Stock | ||
| Stock per locationCalisto: on hand per location, and what may be sold: on hand less what is held.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Transfers between locationsCalisto: Stock, Transfers, each with its own page to send and receive.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Stock counts with a scannerCalisto: Stock, Counts, a count’s sheet open on a phone with no signal.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Low-stock alerts and reorder pointsCalisto: Stock Alerts and reorder points.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Barcode labels and price tagsCalisto: labels on PDF sheets or label printers, and Labels to Reprint after a price change.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Cost and margin per itemCalisto: Item Costs, markup rules and cost methods; profit in Reports.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Purchasing | ||
| Purchase orders and receivingCalisto: Purchasing: purchase orders received against the supplier’s invoice, any difference flagged.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Suggested reorders from salesCalisto: Purchasing, Reorder: each item’s days of cover.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Channels | ||
| Instagram and Facebook catalogCalisto: with Sync. The Meta catalog for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Online store websiteCalisto: with Sites. The website displays what Shop sells and its orders land in Shop.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Clients | ||
| Client profiles with purchase history across channelsCalisto: a client’s page with one Purchases list, online and in store.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| House accountsCalisto: house accounts on the client.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Loyalty programCalisto: with Circle.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Team | ||
| Staff accounts with per-person permissionsCalisto: Team, with what each person opens set in People & Privacy and Screen Sets.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Staff time clockCalisto: Team, Workforce’s screens: schedules, time and pay.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Reports | ||
| Sales by location, category and staffCalisto: Reports: sales, by location, by category and by staff.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Profit and margin reportsCalisto: Reports: profit, and profit and loss.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Vendor sales and sell-through reportsChecked 26 Okt 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Fiscal | ||
| Spain’s VerifactuCalisto: each sale and refund is sent to the fiscal provider the shop connects, Verifactu and TicketBAI among them.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Messaging | ||
| Client conversations in one inboxCalisto: with Threads. WhatsApp, text, web chat and shared mailboxes.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Phone | ||
| Run the store from a phoneCalisto: Today, Register, Orders and Stock as tabs on a phone, the till open with no signal.Checked 26 Okt 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Payments | ||
| Buy now, pay later at checkoutChecked 26 Okt 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Tap to pay on a phone, no card readerChecked 26 Okt 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Square Retail
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 Square Retail and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Customers
Customer profiles and accounts
Transactions
Point of sale transactions and payments
Products
Product catalog and inventory items
Moving from Square for Retail
Questions about switching
How do we bring our Square data over?
Export your item library and customers as CSV files and bring them in with Import in Shop’s Products list and the client import. Calisto has no direct Square connector.
Which card readers work?
Card readers and paired payment terminals from the payment provider you connect, added to a station in Settings, Devices. Payments settle through your own gateway.
Does the register work offline?
Yes. Sales queue with no signal and send in order once back online.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.
- Commerce & RetailCalisto for In-Person Retailers
One catalog behind the counter, the website, and every location. Turn any tablet or phone into a register, stock it from one inventory, and run the floor on a standard the system enforces rather than one somebody remembers.
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- AppCalisto Shop
Online retailers and in-person retail: the register and the cash drawer, orders picked, packed and shipped, returns in one list, products with variants and barcodes, gift cards and subscriptions, stock, discounts and every sales channel on one live stock.
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