SWITCH FROM CLOUD4WI
Cloud4Wi to Calisto WiFi
Run guest sign-in, personal logins and each stay's own password in Calisto WiFi, on the access points you have, with check-in and checkout driving access.
Feature by feature
Calisto WiFi beside Cloud4Wi
- 13 In both
- 12 Only in Cloud4Wi
| 25 features | Calisto WiFi | Cloud4Wi |
|---|---|---|
| Design | ||
| Branded Captive PortalCalisto: build the sign-in page in the website builder from Themes, a Library of pieces and Templates fitted to each sector.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Sign-In | ||
| One-Time Passcode Sign-InCloud4Wi signs guests in with a one-time passcode.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Passpoint Auto-ReconnectCloud4Wi installs a Passpoint profile during onboarding, so a returning guest connects without logging in again.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| OpenRoaming FederationCloud4Wi joins venues to OpenRoaming, so a phone moves onto the network by itself.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Privacy | ||
| Custom Marketing Opt-InsCalisto: the marketing box is its own tick, never pre-checked and off until the business turns it on, and the contact keeps the time of consent.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled Automatic DeletionCalisto: the business sets how many days the guest log is kept and whether it is then anonymised, kept or deleted.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Consent Versions per CountryCloud4Wi localizes consent text per country and keeps each version's history.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Guests View, Export or Delete Their Own DataCloud4Wi gives each guest a MyData portal to see, export or erase what is held about them.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Networks | ||
| One Dashboard for Every LocationCalisto: every location's networks, access points and sign-in page run from one account, and Insights breaks the figures down by location.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware | ||
| Works With Existing Access PointsCalisto: 30 network connectors cover Meraki, Cisco Catalyst, UniFi, Omada, Aruba, RUCKUS, Juniper Mist, ExtremeCloud IQ and more, and a router with no connector gets its own setup steps.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Personal Logins | ||
| Personal Key for Each GuestCalisto: each stay gets its own password at check-in, put on the network through its DPSK, iPSK, MPSK or PPSK API, and anyone with a Calisto account joins with their own (with Stays).Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Revoke One Key Without Touching OthersCalisto: ending a stay revokes its own code and password, and a person who leaves loses their Personal Logins access, with nobody else's password changed.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Groups That Carry Network PoliciesCalisto: Who May Join is set by relationship, and each group can carry its own VLAN and, for the team, Only on Shift.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Own Key for Each Headless DeviceCloud4Wi gives printers, sensors and smart devices that cannot use a browser their own WiFi key.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Residents Manage Their Own AccessCloud4Wi gives each user a self-service portal to manage their credentials and grant a visitor temporary WiFi.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Personal Area NetworkCloud4Wi puts each resident's devices on a network segment of their own that reaches across the property.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Microsoft Entra ID, Okta and Google WorkspaceCloud4Wi admits staff through their company directory and revokes access when the directory changes.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Stays | ||
| Access Issued at Check-In, Revoked at CheckoutCalisto: a stay's code and password start at check-in, move with a room change and end at checkout plus the grace the business gives (with Stays).Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | ||
| Hotel System IntegrationsCalisto: Stays is the property system, so a stay's check-in and checkout drive its WiFi directly (with Stays).Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Coworking Platform IntegrationsCalisto: a member who signs in to WiFi is recorded as checked in at that building, once a day (with Coworking).Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Insights | ||
| Who Is Online NowCalisto: Who's On Now shows guests and devices online, today's connections and the capture rate.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Connection Requests Against RejectsCloud4Wi compares connection requests with rejects and breaks the rejects down by cause.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Device and OS BreakdownCloud4Wi breaks guests' devices down by type, operating system, model and vendor.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| CSV and Excel ExportCloud4Wi exports analytics to CSV or Excel in one step.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Monitoring | ||
| Inactive Venues FlaggedCalisto: an access point that stops answering raises a notice to the admins and the alert address, and the notice closes when it answers again.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Cloud4Wi
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 Cloud4Wi and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Cloud4Wi can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from Cloud4Wi
Questions about switching
Does my existing hardware work?
Yes, in most cases. Meraki, Cisco Catalyst, UniFi, Omada, Aruba, RUCKUS, Juniper Mist, ExtremeCloud IQ and the other connected systems work with Calisto WiFi, and a router with no connector still runs Open or Shared Password with its own setup steps.
How do residents and staying guests get their own password?
At check-in a stay gets its own code and password, put on the network through the connector's DPSK, iPSK, MPSK or PPSK API, or handed to the gear by Calisto RADIUS. Both end at checkout.
What happens to my guest list?
Bring the contacts you hold into the business's shared contacts in Deals (Settings, Import & Data, Import Contacts). A guest who later signs in with the same email lands on that contact rather than a new one.
How is guest data kept private?
Marketing consent is a separate tick, off by default. The business sets how long the guest log is kept and whether it is then anonymised or deleted, and access and erasure requests are handled in Sovereign.
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