Calisto Pro

HOW WE COMPARE

Not a storefront platform. A complete e-commerce operating system.

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

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Feature by feature

Calisto Pro beside Shopify

  • 17 Only in Calisto Pro
  • 3 In both
Calisto Pro beside Shopify, feature by feature
20 featuresCalisto ProShopify
Storefront + Product Pages + CheckoutSimSim
Built-in Email Marketing (No Klaviyo Required)SimNão
Built-in Review Aggregation (No Yotpo Required)SimNão
26-Carrier Shipping with Cross-Border CustomsSimNão
Multi-Warehouse Inventory AllocationSimNão
Built-in Customer Service Inbox + VoIPSimNão
Branded Native Mobile AppSimNão
Live Shopping and Influencer BroadcastsSimNão
50+ Regional Payment Methods at CheckoutSimNão
Product Compliance Tracking (Food, Cosmetics)SimNão
Warehouse IoT and Cold-Chain MonitoringSimNão
Built-in Accounting + Tax RemittanceSimNão
Dynamic Pricing and Flash Sale EngineSimNão
Referral and Affiliate ProgramSimNão
Own-Fleet Last-Mile Delivery DispatchSimNão
Bring Your Own Database / StorageSimNão
Staff Training LMS (University)SimNão
Product SEO + Google Shopping FeedSimSim
Subscription / Recurring BillingSimSim
B2B / Wholesale PortalSimNão

What replaces it

What runs online retailers on Calisto

The apps that take over from Shopify, each in the words online retailers businesses use.

Storefront platforms vs. a complete e-commerce OS

The Old WayThe Calisto Way
Storefront + checkoutCore featureNative: Sites + 75 payment methods
Email marketingThird-party (Klaviyo, $$$)Native: Campaigns, included
Reviews + UGCThird-party (Yotpo, $$$)Native: Reputation, included
Shipping labelsThird-party (ShipStation)Native: 26 carriers, rate-shopped
Customer serviceThird-party (Gorgias)Native: Inbox + VoIP, included
Mobile appThird-party (Tapcart)Native: Apps, included
SubscriptionsThird-party (Recharge)Native: Purview recurring, included
Multi-warehouse inventoryNot availableBuilt-in with auto-allocation
Cross-border customsNot available26 carriers, HS codes, duties
Accounting + tax remittanceThird-party (QuickBooks + tax tool)Native: Ledger + auto tax
Product complianceNot availableAssure: food, cosmetics, regulated
Data sovereigntyPlatform-controlledYour database or ours
B2B wholesaleEnterprise tier or a parallel stock poolNative: the same stock pool as DTC

What moves

Bringing your data from Shopify

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

  • Produtos

    Produtos com variantes e imagens

  • Coleções

    Coleções inteligentes e personalizadas

  • Pedidos

    Pedidos com itens, execuções e transações

  • Clientes

    Clientes com endereços e histórico de pedidos

  • Códigos de Desconto

    Regras de preço e códigos de desconto

  • Páginas

    Páginas do CMS

  • Blog Posts

    Artigos de blog

  • Inventory Levels

    Inventário por localização

  • Zonas de Entrega

    Zonas de envio com tabelas de tarifas

  • Metafields

    Metadados personalizados em todos os recursos

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

1%of revenue

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.

Saiba mais

Everything Calisto does here

The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.