SWITCH FROM BOOKSY
Booksy to Calisto Salon
Salon runs the calendar by stylist with processing time, color formulas, the Register, deposits, rebooking, chair rental and commissions in one app, with Workforce, Navigator, Campaigns, Sync and Inventory built in.
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Feature by feature
Calisto Salon beside Booksy
- 20 In both
- 2 Only in Booksy
| 22 features | Calisto Salon | Booksy |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar | ||
| Processing time bookable for another clientCalisto: processing time is drawn on the Calendar and is bookable for another client while the color processes.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Automated waitlistCalisto: the Waitlist offers freed time to waiting clients by WhatsApp, text or email.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Online Booking | ||
| Online booking around the clockCalisto: publishing a service as bookable online opens online booking, and online times follow working hours or published shifts (with Workforce).Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Channels | ||
| Reserve with GoogleCalisto: with Sync, Reserve with Google takes bookings, with distribution per service and the status, errors and logs of each connection.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Book buttons on Instagram and FacebookCalisto: no booking button inside Instagram or Facebook. Clients book on the business's website, and with Sync through Reserve with Google and the other connected channels.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| AI receptionist answering callsCalisto: with Dial, an AI receptionist answers in the call flow, switched on and off as a rule, and each conversation is recorded when it ends.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Consumer marketplace and customer appCalisto: Salon runs no consumer marketplace of its own. With Sync, it takes bookings from Reserve with Google, Vagaro, Fresha, Acuity, ClassPass and Mindbody.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Deposits | ||
| Deposits at bookingCalisto: a deposit per service or as the business default: none, a fixed amount, a percent or a card held, listed in Before Their Visit when it is due.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Cancellation and no-show feesCalisto: a no-show fee is charged by hand or by a rule the salon switches on, under its own salon cancellation policy.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Formulas | ||
| Client cards with notes, photos and formulasCalisto: every visit on the client record carries its formula and before-and-after photos, with Use next time and a pinned Formula; Formulas are searched across every client.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Clients | ||
| Digital forms, consents and waiversCalisto: intake and consultation forms bound to a service (with Forms), and waivers and consents signed on the client's phone with validity and reissue.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Tips | ||
| Tips at checkoutCalisto: the till, the guest screen and phone payments suggest a tip, tips are shared by tip rules (with Workforce), and cash tips are declared at clock-out.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gift Cards | ||
| Gift cards with balancesCalisto: Gift Cards for an amount or for named services, sold online and at the Register, and existing cards added with their balance.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Memberships | ||
| MembershipsCalisto: with Registry, memberships with plans, billing, what's included, allowances, renewals and failed-payment settings.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Passes | ||
| PackagesCalisto: Passes sell visits up front, such as six blow-dries, and Pass Holders see visits left in the portal (with Navigator).Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Marketing | ||
| Email and text message blastsCalisto: with Campaigns, campaigns go to the clients who consented; Salon's Rebooking prompts are sent the same way.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Social media post designsCalisto: with Impreta, posts written, scheduled and published to the business’s social accounts.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Rebooking | ||
| Automated rebooking remindersCalisto: Rebooking knows who is due back by the client's own rhythm, else the service's Rebook after, and prompts them through Campaigns under consent; Book the Next Visit follows every checkout.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Promotions | ||
| Happy Hours and last-minute discountsCalisto: Promotions sets off-peak, last-minute and member prices.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Loyalty cardsCalisto: with Circle, Calisto’s points program: clients earn points at the business and redeem them. Promotions set member prices, and memberships run with Registry.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Commissions | ||
| Commissions and tips reportingCalisto: Commissions with Agreements by service, retail, category, flat per service, tiers and base, with product used and refunds taken into account; what is Earned is reported, never paid by Calisto.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Stock | ||
| Stock and inventoryCalisto: Stock on hand and the Backbar of color, developer and treatments used on clients, with Coming Up Short checking the next two weeks of appointments against it.Checked Oct 27, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Booksy
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 Booksy and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Booksy can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from Booksy
Questions about switching
Can I bring my clients and appointments from Booksy?
Yes. The book has Import from other software, and clients come in by import into the shared client record, where every later visit adds its formula, photos and preferences.
What do my clients use instead of the Booksy app?
Clients book on the business's website and on the channels connected with Sync, such as Reserve with Google. With Navigator they use the client portal in the browser to see passes and visits left and to confirm, change or cancel. There is no branded client app in the app stores.
How do deposits and no-show fees move over?
Set a deposit per service or as the business default: none, a fixed amount, a percent or a card held. A no-show fee is charged by hand or by a rule the salon switches on, and the cancellation policy is set in Settings.
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Everything Calisto does here
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The formula and every visit sit on the client, not in one stylist's memory. Walk-ins watch their place on the lobby screen. Commission, chair rent and salary come from the week as it happened.
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- AppCalisto Salon
Salons, barbershops and beauty studios: the calendar by stylist with processing time, services priced by level, every client’s formula, services, retail and tips in one sale, rebooking and recall, deposits, chair rental and commissions on your terms.
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