HOW WE COMPARE
Calisto Pro vs Tripleseat & Planning Pod
Tripleseat is a lead capture tool for restaurants and hotels. Planning Pod is a project management app for event planners. Neither handles your full pipeline from inquiry to execution. Calisto does: proposals, BEOs, e-signatures, floor plans, catering, POS, and 71 native products.
- Gestione degli eventi
Feature by feature
Calisto Pro beside Planning Pod
- 21 Only in Calisto Pro
- 9 In both
| 30 features | Calisto Pro | Planning Pod |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Capture & Event Pipeline | Sì | Sì |
| BEO (Banquet Event Order) Generation | Sì | Sì |
| Event Calendar & Availability | Sì | Sì |
| Invoice and Billing | Sì | Sì |
| Contract Management | Sì | Sì |
| Basic Contact Management | Sì | Sì |
| Reporting & Analytics | Sì | Sì |
| Interactive Proposals with Branded Templates | Sì | No |
| Native E-Signatures (Sign) | Sì | No |
| Visual Floor Plan Builder (Seat Designer) | Sì | No |
| Full Catering Management with Kitchen Display | Sì | No |
| Menu Builder & F&B Minimums | Sì | No |
| On-Site POS (Bar, Kitchen, Merch, Concessions) | Sì | No |
| Dynamic Pricing (7-Factor Algorithm) | Sì | No |
| 75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice) | Sì | No |
| Self-Service Client Portal (Navigator) | Sì | No |
| Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email) | Sì | No |
| Marketing Automation & Campaigns (Studio) | Sì | No |
| Milestone Auto-Emails | Sì | No |
| Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle) | Sì | No |
| Event Ticketing & Capacity Management | Sì | No |
| Crew Management & Call Sheets | Sì | Sì |
| TV Display System (Event Boards, Menu Boards) | Sì | No |
| Staff Training LMS (University) | Sì | No |
| Native VoIP Calling | Sì | No |
| Video Conferencing (Meet) | Sì | No |
| Compliance & Safety Inspections (Assure) | Sì | No |
| Hotel Room Blocks (GRC) | Sì | No |
| Accounting Sync (QB, Xero, Alegra) | Sì | No |
| CRM with Universal Contact Record | Sì | Sì |
What replaces it
What runs venue management on Calisto
The apps that take over from Planning Pod, each in the words venue management businesses use.
- Calendario spazioCalisto Bookings
- Consumabili ed attrezzatureCalisto Inventory
- Eventi con ticketCalisto Tickets
- Record dei clientiCalisto Registry
- AutomazioniCalisto Automations
- Allestimento del venueCalisto Purview
- Standard multi-venueCalisto Blueprint
- Staffing per eventiCalisto Workforce
- Pipeline di richiesteCalisto Deals
- ProposteCalisto Proposals
- Acconti e regolamentoCalisto Payments
- Pacchetti e cateringCalisto Catalog
Lead capture tools vs. a complete venue OS
| The Old Way | The Calisto Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Lead capture & pipeline | Core feature | Deals, full pipeline stages |
| BEO management | Basic templates | Auto-generated from event |
| Proposals & contracts | Limited or third-party | Branded, interactive proposals |
| E-signatures | Third-party (DocuSign) | Calisto Sign, native |
| Floor plan builder | Not available | Seat Designer, drag-and-drop |
| Catering management | Basic menus | Full F&B with kitchen display |
| On-site POS | Not available | Bar, kitchen, merch, tickets |
| Client portal | Basic event page | Navigator, full self-service |
| Marketing automation | Not available | Studio, multi-channel, included |
| Payment processor | Limited options | 75 gateways, you choose |
What moves
Bringing your data from Planning Pod
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 Planning Pod and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Luoghi
Dati degli eventi importati
Camere
Dati delle stanze importati
Layout
Dati delle layout importate
Seating Charts
Dati delle planimetrie importati
Eventi
Dati degli eventi importati
Contatti
Dati dei contatti importati
Pricing, side by side
What Planning Pod publishes, beside what Calisto Pro charges
Each figure as its publisher states it, in your currency only. Nothing is converted between currencies.
Calisto Pro
Revenue share on Commerce
WHAT THEY CANNOT DO
From inquiry to execution. Included.
Tripleseat captures leads and generates BEOs. Planning Pod manages tasks and timelines. But running a venue requires proposals, floor plans, catering, POS, and day-of execution that neither platform delivers.
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.
Choose your processor. Not theirs.
Tripleseat has limited payment integrations and pushes their preferred processors. Planning Pod uses Stripe only. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 11 global regions. Collect deposits, process final payments, and handle refunds through your own merchant account.
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Switching questions
Can clients see and approve BEOs in the portal?
Yes. Calisto Navigator gives every client a self-service portal where they can review BEOs, approve floor plans, sign contracts, make payments, and message your team. Changes clients request flow back to your ops dashboard for review. No email attachments or PDF round-trips.
How does the floor plan builder work with POS?
Floor plans created in Seat Designer power both the client-facing layout view and the operational table board. POS servers see the same layout when taking dine-in orders. Ops staff see table status on TV displays. One floor plan, used everywhere.
Can I manage multiple venue spaces and rooms?
Yes. Each venue can have multiple spaces with independent floor plans, capacity limits, and pricing. The event pipeline shows availability across all spaces. BEOs can span multiple rooms for multi-space events. Pricing rules can vary by space, day of week, and season.
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.
Scopri di più
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.
- SettoreCalisto for Gestione degli eventi
Calisto Pro unifica prenotazioni del calendario, layout dei piani, scorte delle concessioni, personale e preparazione delle strutture, garantendo che il tuo spazio sia costantemente operativo e pronto per gli eventi.
Open - Gestione degli eventiRichieste, proposte e pagamenti
Il messaggio DM di Instagram alle 23:00, la telefonata delle 9:00 e il promotore che tiene sei appuntamenti nella stessa coda, la determinazione dei prezzi in tempo reale nella proposta e ogni riga che arriva al registro mentre l'evento è ancora in corso.
Open - Gestione degli eventiCalendario, Inventario ed Eventi a Biglietto
Ogni stanza, corridoio e sala su un unico calendario che sa che uno spazio non può essere in due eventi contemporaneamente, un conteggio dietro il bancone e la gabbia audio-video, e biglietti venduti senza che una commissione della piattaforma stia tra te e la tua stessa porta.
Open - Gestione degli eventiOrdini Eventi, Produzione e Personale
L'ordine dell'evento include la cucina, il pavimento, la scrivania e la contabilità, tutti letti, l'AV e il rider di produzione testati con una fotografia che lo dimostra, e gli elenchi costruiti dal conteggio delle persone in ogni dipartimento che lavora allo spettacolo.
Open - Gestione degli eventiSito Web, Portale e Terminali di Concessione
Disponibilità e prezzi in tempo reale sul tuo sito, un portale dove clienti, promotori e produttori vedono tutto senza dover telefonare, e ogni terminale di concessione nell'edificio che si aggancia alla stessa registrazione dell'evento.
Open - PrezziPricing for Gestione degli eventiOpen