SWITCH FROM BUSINESS CENTRAL
Business Central to Calisto Ledger
Keep full double-entry books in Calisto: invoices, bills, bank feeds, VAT, fixed assets, budgets and reports, posted from every Calisto app the business already uses.
Feature by feature
Calisto Ledger beside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- 26 In both
- 2 Only in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
| 28 features | Calisto Ledger | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central |
|---|---|---|
| Books | ||
| Chart of AccountsCalisto: the chart of accounts is the business's own, and each account's role is mapped once so every Calisto app posts to the right account.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Journal EntriesCalisto: a journal entry is saved as a draft, posted on purpose and reversed with a linked mirror entry, never deleted.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Recurring JournalsCalisto: recurring journals are raised on their schedule, and each occurrence is claimed first so it is never raised twice.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Allowed Posting DatesCalisto: a closed period refuses entries dated in it until someone who manages the books reopens it.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Year-End CloseCalisto: Year-End Close posts the closing entry that moves the year's profit into retained earnings.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Sales | ||
| Online Payment on InvoicesCalisto: each invoice carries one live payment link for its balance, and the card payment is taken with Payments.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Payment RemindersCalisto: payment reminders are cadences the business sets, by email or text, starting the day after the due date and stopping when the invoice is paid.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Customer StatementsCalisto: a customer statement lists the customer's invoices, payments and credits, each in its own currency.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Purchases | ||
| Receipts and Invoices From a PhotoCalisto: a photographed receipt becomes an expense, read on the desk, on the phone or from the share sheet.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Supplier Invoices Matched to Purchase Order LinesCalisto: with Inventory, orders and deliveries are recorded, and the bill is matched line by line to the order and to what arrived, within the business's tolerances.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Approval WorkflowsCalisto: bills and expenses are decided on Calisto's approval engine, with up to five levels and amounts per currency.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Pay Suppliers by Bank FileCalisto: Ledger records that a bill was paid and from which account, but it never sends the payment itself.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Bank | ||
| Bank FeedsCalisto: bank feeds are linked in Banking, Bank Connections, and each feed account is tied to an account in the chart.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Bank Statement ImportCalisto: bank statements import from OFX, QFX, CAMT.053, MT940 or CSV, and a line is never imported twice.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Bank ReconciliationCalisto: a statement reconciliation ticks what cleared against the ending balance and finishes when the difference is zero.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Currency | ||
| Exchange Rate AdjustmentCalisto: open balances in other currencies are revalued at each period end and reversed the next day, when the business keeps it that way.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Tax | ||
| VAT Returns Submitted to the Tax AuthorityCalisto: Ledger prepares the VAT report for the accountant, who files the return. Calisto files nothing with a tax authority.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| E-DocumentsCalisto: e-invoices go out through the fiscal provider the business connects with its own account, and each document's first send is a rule in Automations.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed AssetsCalisto: the fixed asset register posts depreciation each month, and a disposal books the proceeds against the carrying amount with the gain or loss.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Planning | ||
| BudgetsCalisto: budgets are set per account and period in their own currency and compared with the actuals as they post.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Cash-Flow ForecastCalisto: Forecast projects the business's cash flow from its books.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Reports | ||
| Financial Report DesignerCalisto: Your reports lets the business design its own financial reports by rows and columns, run them for any date and send them on a schedule.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Consolidation Across CompaniesCalisto: every statement can read several companies at once, limited to the businesses the person belongs to.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Intercompany TransactionsCalisto: trade between companies the business declares as one group is eliminated, and every line shows combined, eliminations and consolidated.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Projects | ||
| DimensionsCalisto: every document and journal line can carry a project, department, location or one of the business's own dimensions, and reports filter by them.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| ProjectsCalisto: with Velocity, a project's time, costs and invoices sit on the project, and its profit and loss can be read on its own.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Moving In | ||
| Moving In From Other Accounting SoftwareCalisto: Bring your books reads the vendor's own export files once, in the browser: chart, contacts, trial balance as opening balances, open invoices and bills, and journal history.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Access | ||
| External Accountant AccessCalisto: an outside accountant gets a portal built in Station with exactly the finance screens the business chooses to share.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
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 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Chart of accounts
Your accounts, with their codes and types. Bring these first: everything else names them.
Customers
The people and companies you invoice.
Suppliers
The people and companies who bill you.
Trial balance at your switch date
Every account’s balance on the day your books start in Ledger. It becomes your opening balances.
Unpaid invoices at your switch date
Invoices customers still owe you on the switch date, with what is left to pay. They are already in your trial balance; a payment after the switch clears them.
Unpaid bills at your switch date
Bills you still owe on the switch date, with what is left to pay. They are already in your trial balance; a payment after the switch clears them.
Journal history
Journal lines, if you want your history in Ledger. Lines dated before your switch date are kept for reference (your trial balance already holds them); later ones post.
Moving from Business Central
Questions about switching
Do my Business Central books come over?
Yes, once. Bring your books reads the export files Business Central gives you, in your own browser: the chart of accounts, customers and suppliers, the trial balance on your switch date as opening balances, the invoices and bills still open then, and your journal history. Each account's likely role is suggested for you to confirm.
Can I keep Business Central connected to Calisto?
No. Calisto keeps no connection or sync with other accounting software and stores no login for it. The books move in once, and from then on they are kept in Ledger. What you hand your accountant comes from Reports for your accountant.
Can I keep several companies and report on them together?
Yes. Each business is its own set of books, and every statement can read several of them at once. When you declare companies as one group, trade between them is eliminated and each line shows combined, eliminations and consolidated figures.
Does Calisto pay my bills or run payroll?
Ledger records money after it moves: it marks a bill paid and from which account, but it never sends a payment. Payroll runs in Calisto Workforce, which posts one balanced payroll journal to the books.
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