HOW WE COMPARE
Not a storefront platform. A complete e-commerce operating system (Shopify & BigCommerce).
Shopify and BigCommerce build storefronts. Calisto builds storefronts and handles fulfillment, customer service, accounting, shipping, compliance, and marketing. One platform where you used to need fourteen vendors.
71 Products · 75 Payment Gateways · 26 Shipping Carriers · 8 Suites Integrated
- 온라인 소매업체
Feature by feature
Calisto Pro beside BigCommerce
- 16 Only in Calisto Pro
- 4 In both
| 20 features | Calisto Pro | BigCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Storefront + Product Pages + Checkout | 예 | 예 |
| Built-in Email Marketing (No Klaviyo Required) | 예 | 아니요 |
| Built-in Review Aggregation (No Yotpo Required) | 예 | 아니요 |
| 26-Carrier Shipping with Cross-Border Customs | 예 | 아니요 |
| Multi-Warehouse Inventory Allocation | 예 | 아니요 |
| Built-in Customer Service Inbox + VoIP | 예 | 아니요 |
| Branded Native Mobile App | 예 | 아니요 |
| Live Shopping and Influencer Broadcasts | 예 | 아니요 |
| 50+ Regional Payment Methods at Checkout | 예 | 아니요 |
| Product Compliance Tracking (Food, Cosmetics) | 예 | 아니요 |
| Warehouse IoT and Cold-Chain Monitoring | 예 | 아니요 |
| Built-in Accounting + Tax Remittance | 예 | 아니요 |
| Dynamic Pricing and Flash Sale Engine | 예 | 아니요 |
| Referral and Affiliate Program | 예 | 아니요 |
| Own-Fleet Last-Mile Delivery Dispatch | 예 | 아니요 |
| Bring Your Own Database / Storage | 예 | 아니요 |
| Staff Training LMS (University) | 예 | 아니요 |
| Product SEO + Google Shopping Feed | 예 | 예 |
| Subscription / Recurring Billing | 예 | 예 |
| B2B / Wholesale Portal | 예 | 예 |
What replaces it
What runs online retailers on Calisto
The apps that take over from BigCommerce, each in the words online retailers businesses use.
Storefront platforms vs. a complete e-commerce OS
| The Old Way | The Calisto Way | |
|---|---|---|
| Storefront + checkout | Core feature | Native: Sites + 75 payment methods |
| Email marketing | Third-party (Klaviyo, $$$) | Native: Campaigns, included |
| Reviews + UGC | Third-party (Yotpo, $$$) | Native: Reputation, included |
| Shipping labels | Third-party (ShipStation) | Native: 26 carriers, rate-shopped |
| Customer service | Third-party (Gorgias) | Native: Inbox + VoIP, included |
| Mobile app | Third-party (Tapcart) | Native: Apps, included |
| Subscriptions | Third-party (Recharge) | Native: Purview recurring, included |
| Multi-warehouse inventory | Not available | Built-in with auto-allocation |
| Cross-border customs | Not available | 26 carriers, HS codes, duties |
| Accounting + tax remittance | Third-party (QuickBooks + tax tool) | Native: Ledger + auto tax |
| Product compliance | Not available | Assure: food, cosmetics, regulated |
| Data sovereignty | Platform-controlled | Your database or ours |
| B2B wholesale | Enterprise tier or a parallel stock pool | Native: the same stock pool as DTC |
What moves
Bringing your data from BigCommerce
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 BigCommerce and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from BigCommerce can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
PRICING TRANSPARENCY
1% of revenue on Commerce. Core is included.
Shopify and BigCommerce charge a monthly plan fee before the app-store subscriptions a working store needs. Calisto charges nothing to set up. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace.
Calisto Pro
Revenue share on Commerce
Shopify
Plan fee + app stack
Monthly plan · Per-app subscriptions for email, reviews, shipping, support · Payment surcharge off Shopify Payments
BigCommerce
Plan fee + revenue tiers
Monthly plan · Tier upgrades triggered by sales volume · App marketplace extras
Storefront + Full Operations
Storefront + Full Operations
Shopify and BigCommerce build storefronts. Calisto builds storefronts AND handles fulfillment, customer service, accounting, shipping, compliance, and marketing. One platform where you used to need fourteen vendors.
Storefront + Full Operations
Shopify and BigCommerce build storefronts. Calisto builds storefronts AND handles fulfillment, customer service, accounting, shipping, compliance, and marketing. One platform where you used to need fourteen vendors. 75 payment methods including regional rails. 26-carrier rate shopping with cross-border customs. Built-in customer service inbox + VoIP. Accounting + automated tax remittance.
Global from Day One
Most e-commerce platforms assume US-first or US-only. Calisto supports multi-language storefronts, multi-currency checkout with regional payment methods (PIX, UPI, M-Pesa), 26 shipping carriers across continents, and data residency where GDPR, PIPEDA, or LGPD require it. Multi-language storefronts with currency localization. PIX, UPI, M-Pesa, iDEAL, Bancontact at checkout. Cross-border customs documentation automated. Customer PII residency for GDPR / PIPEDA / LGPD.
Honest answers
Common questions about switching
What does Calisto replace that Shopify does not include?
Shopify provides a storefront and checkout. Everything else requires third-party apps: Klaviyo for email (variable monthly cost based on list size), Yotpo for reviews (variable monthly cost), ShipStation for shipping (variable monthly cost), Gorgias for customer service (variable monthly cost), Recharge for subscriptions (variable monthly cost), Tapcart for a mobile app (variable monthly cost). Calisto includes all of these natively: Campaigns for email, Reputation for reviews, Orderflow for shipping, Inbox for customer service, Purview for subscriptions, Apps for mobile. One subscription replaces fourteen.
Can Calisto handle the same transaction volume as Shopify Plus?
Yes. The same data model that powers multi-country hotel operations and festival ticketing platforms handles high-volume e-commerce. Multi-warehouse inventory allocation, 26-carrier shipping, and multi-currency checkout are native capabilities, not bolt-ons. You do not need to upgrade to a separate enterprise tier to access fulfillment, compliance, or customer service tools.
Does Calisto support Shopify apps and themes?
No. Calisto is a complete platform, not a Shopify alternative with an add-on marketplace. The 14 categories of third-party apps that Shopify sellers typically install (email, reviews, shipping, support, subscriptions, mobile app, loyalty, affiliates, photography, SEO, ads, accounting, tax, analytics) are all native products within Calisto. You do not need an app store because the functionality is already built in.
How does pricing compare?
Setup costs nothing and there is no credit card required to start. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace. Compare that to Shopify (variable monthly cost) plus Klaviyo, Yotpo, ShipStation, Gorgias, Recharge and Tapcart, each with their own monthly cost. Most sellers spend significant monthly amounts on their e-commerce stack before they process a single order.
자세히 알아보기
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.
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