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Calisto Pro beside Gigwell

33 Only in Calisto Pro
7 In both

Calisto Pro beside Gigwell, feature by feature
40 features	Calisto Pro	Gigwell
Artist Booking Pipeline & Offers	Yes	Yes
Deal Management (VS, Guarantee, Door, Co-Pro)	Yes	Yes
Calendar & Availability Management	Yes	Yes
Contact & Venue Database	Yes	Yes
Basic Financial Tracking	Yes	Yes
Digital Contracts & E-Signatures (Sign)	Yes	No
Hospitality & Technical Rider Management	Yes	No
Automated Commission Tracking & Multi-Tier Splits	Yes	No
Settlement Engine (7 Streams, 14 Categories)	Yes	No
Tour Routing & Itinerary Builder	Yes	Yes
75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice)	Yes	No
Self-Service Artist/Client Portal (Navigator)	Yes	No
Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email)	Yes	No
Marketing Automation & Campaigns (Studio)	Yes	No
Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle)	Yes	No
Proposals & Quotes with Branded Templates	Yes	No
On-Site POS (Merch Sales at Shows)	Yes	No
Event Ticketing & Capacity Management	Yes	No
Production Planning & Run of Show	Yes	No
Crew Management & Call Sheets	Yes	No
Staff Training LMS (University)	Yes	No
Native VoIP Calling	Yes	No
Video Conferencing (Meet)	Yes	No
Accounting Sync (QB, Xero, Alegra)	Yes	No
CRM with Universal Contact Record	Yes	Yes
Royalty Tracking (6 Types)	Yes	No
Rights & Licensing (7 Types)	Yes	No
Advance & Deposit Reconciliation	Yes	No
EPK Builder with Download Analytics	Yes	No
Workflow Automation with Branch Logic	Yes	No
FlightAware Travel Integration	Yes	No
Setlist Management with Duration Rollup	Yes	No
Stage Specs & Plot Uploads (8 Types)	Yes	No
Exhibitor & Vendor Booth Management	Yes	No
Shared Hold Links for Promoters	Yes	No
Mail Merge with Merge Fields	Yes	No
Task Templates with Day Offsets	Yes	No
Crew Rostering & Confirmation Tracking	Yes	No
Per-Artist Leaderboard & Reports Hub	Yes	No
SonicBids, SystemOne & Overture Import	Yes	No

What replaces it

What runs artists & talent on Calisto

The apps that take over from Gigwell, each in the words artists & talent businesses use.

Booking tools vs. a complete talent OS

	The Old Way	The Calisto Way
Artist booking	Core feature	Full pipeline, all deal types
Offer management	Basic workflow	5 deal types, multi-currency
Contract management	Templates only	E-signatures, Calisto Sign
Rider management	Not available	Hospitality + technical riders
Commission tracking	Basic or manual	Automated splits, multi-tier
Client portal	Not available	Navigator, full self-service
Marketing automation	Not available	Studio, multi-channel, included
Payment processor	Limited options	75 gateways, you choose
Accounting sync	Not available	QB, Xero, Alegra, ContaAzul
Venue management	Not available	Native Ops integration

What moves

Bringing your data from Gigwell

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

Artists
Artist profiles and roster information
Events
Booked events and performances
Contracts
Performance contracts and agreements

The Gigwell migration guide Move my data

PRICING TRANSPARENCY

1% of revenue on Commerce. Core is included.

Gigwell charges per-user-per-month. Overture charges per-artist-per-month. Calisto is free to set up. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace. No per-user fees, no per-artist fees. You pay when you earn.

Calisto Pro

1%of revenue

Revenue share on Commerce

Gigwell

Per-User Per Month

Per-user pricing · Booking only · No contracts · No settlements

Overture

Per-Artist Per Month

Per-artist pricing · CRM only · No riders · No commissions

WHAT THEY CANNOT DO

Full talent operations. Included.

Gigwell handles booking workflows. Overture handles artist CRM. But managing talent requires contracts, riders, commissions, settlements, and marketing that neither platform offers.

Contracts & E-Signatures: Included
Gigwell offers contract templates but no native e-signatures. Overture has no contract tools at all. Calisto Sign provides legally binding digital contracts from templates with merge fields, e-signature capture, automatic reminders, counter-signing workflows, and audit trails. Contracts link directly to the deal record, the artist profile, and the financial settlement.
Rider Management: Included
Neither Gigwell nor Overture tracks riders. Calisto provides structured rider management for both hospitality items and technical equipment requirements. Attach riders to deals, track fulfillment status, assign items to venues, and generate purchase orders. Venue staff see rider requirements in their Ops dashboard, and every line stays linked to the deal, the venue and the settlement. Nothing falls through the cracks.
Commission Engine: Included
Gigwell has basic commission tracking. Overture tracks nothing. Calisto automates multi-tier commission calculations with agent splits, manager overrides, and co-agent sharing. Commissions accrue in real-time as deals close. Payment schedules generate automatically. Everything syncs to your accounting system.

Artist Growth plans careers. Calisto runs them.

Artist Growth is a task and career planning tool for individual artists. But as your roster grows, you need bookings, contracts, payment processing, royalty distribution, and omnichannel communication. Calisto delivers the complete management platform that scales with your roster.

One artist or 200, same platform.

One solo act or a roster of 200, Calisto handles bookings, contracts, payments, and royalty splits for every artist. Each one gets a professional profile, portal access, and financial tracking. No per-artist fees. No add-ons.

Choose your processor. Not theirs.

Gigwell has limited payment options. Overture has no payment processing. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 11 global regions. Collect deposits, process settlements, and pay commissions through your own merchant account. Your rates. Zero lock-in.

See every payment gateway

Honest answers

Switching questions

Does Calisto handle all deal types (VS, Guarantee, Door, Co-Pro)?

Yes. Calisto supports all 5 standard deal types: Versus, Guarantee, Door Deal, Guarantee Plus Percentage, and Co-Promotion. Each deal type has its own settlement logic with real-time P&L calculations. Multi-currency support handles international tours.

Can artists and venues access their own portal?

Yes. Calisto Navigator provides self-service portals for artists, venues, and clients. Artists see their upcoming bookings, contracts to sign, rider status, and payment history. Venues see confirmed holds, production requirements, and settlement details. All without giving them access to your back office.

How does commission tracking work across multiple agents?

Calisto supports multi-tier commission structures: primary agent, co-agent splits, manager overrides, and agency fees. Set rules once per artist or per deal type. Commissions calculate in real-time as deals confirm and settle. Payment schedules sync to QuickBooks or Xero automatically.

Can I manage both the booking and the show production?

Yes. Calisto covers the full pipeline from initial offer to post-show settlement. The Ops endurance and concerts verticals provide Run of Show timelines, crew rostering, call sheets, equipment tracking, and BEO generation. Everything connects to the same deal and settlement record.

How does pricing work?

Setting up costs nothing and no card is required. You get full access to all 71 products with no feature restrictions. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace.

Why do you charge a percentage of revenue?

Because it makes us partners, not a vendor. A flat subscription means your software company collects the same fee in your best month and your worst. A revenue share means we only grow when you grow. Slow month or off-season? Your bill scales down with you.

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Everything Calisto does here

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