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 71 products. No add-ons, no third-party dependencies, no per-listing lock-in.

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Feature by feature

Calisto Pro beside Hostaway

  • 24 Only in Calisto Pro
  • 5 In both
Calisto Pro beside Hostaway, feature by feature
29 featuresCalisto ProHostaway
Multi-Channel OTA Management예예
Direct Booking Engine예예
Built-in Intelligent Dynamic Pricing (No PriceLabs Required)예아니요
75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice)예아니요
Guest Portal with Digital Keys (Navigator)예아니요
Owner Portal with Trust Accounting예아니요
Field Crew Scheduling & Dispatch예아니요
Work Orders with Photo Documentation예아니요
Property Inspections & Site Assessments예아니요
Equipment & Asset Lifecycle Tracking예아니요
Chemical & Supply Compliance (Pools, Pest Control)예아니요
GPS Time Tracking for Field Crews예아니요
Predictive Maintenance예아니요
Automation Engine (Trigger-Action Workflows)예아니요
Crew Management with Certifications예아니요
Route Optimization for Multi-Property Turns예아니요
Native VoIP Calling예아니요
Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email)예예
Marketing Automation (Studio)예아니요
Website Builder예아니요
Staff Training LMS (University)예아니요
Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle)예아니요
E-Signatures & Contracts (Sign)예아니요
TV Display System (Display)예아니요
Video Conferencing (Meet)예아니요
Quality Inspections (Assure)예아니요
IoT Sensors & Property Monitoring (Signal)예아니요
Accounting Integrations (QuickBooks, Xero)예예
CRM & Guest Profiles예예

What replaces it

What runs short-term rentals on Calisto

The apps that take over from Hostaway, each in the words short-term rentals businesses use.

Channel managers vs. a complete rental OS

The Old WayThe Calisto Way
Channel managementCore featureNative, 200+ OTAs
Dynamic pricingThird-party add-on ($$$)Intelligent 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

What moves

Bringing your data from Hostaway

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

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PRICING TRANSPARENCY

1% of revenue on Commerce. Core is included.

Guesty and Hostaway charge per listing and hide pricing behind sales calls. Calisto never charges per listing and publishes every price on the website. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace.

Calisto Pro

1%of revenue

Revenue share on Commerce

Guesty

Per-listing + Custom

Per-listing pricing · 1% per reservation (Pro) · 12-month contract · Onboarding fees

Hostaway

Custom Pricing

Per-listing pricing · "Talk to sales" required · Annual contracts

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 a per-listing 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, eliminate third-party pricing costs.

Choose your processor. Not theirs.

Guesty pushes GuestyPay, their proprietary gateway with their rates and their processing fees. 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, at zero onboarding cost.

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 that Guesty charges extra for.

What about Guesty's per-listing pricing?

Guesty charges per listing plus 1% per reservation on Pro, requires 12-month contracts, and adds onboarding fees. Calisto costs nothing to set up and never charges per listing. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace. Month to month, no onboarding fees, 71 products in the catalog.

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. Eliminate third-party pricing costs.

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. Our 2% partnership only activates when you successfully 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 71 products.

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