Calisto Pro

HOW WE COMPARE

Calisto Pro vs Goodshuffle Pro & RentalTrax

Goodshuffle Pro is an inventory tool with quoting. RentalTrax is a legacy fleet tracker. Both stop at the point where a production manager starts judging you: the repair order that holds broken gear back, the delivery that arrives when it said it would, and the portal that answers at 11pm. Calisto covers the whole operation across 71 native products.

  • Event & Production Rentals

Feature by feature

Calisto Pro beside Goodshuffle Pro

  • 24 Only in Calisto Pro
  • 9 In both
Calisto Pro beside Goodshuffle Pro, feature by feature
33 featuresCalisto ProGoodshuffle Pro
Inventory Management & AvailabilityYesYes
Quoting & Price ListsYesYes
Order Management & ContractsYesYes
Basic Delivery SchedulingYesYes
Barcode/QR Scanning for Check-OutYesYes
Interactive Proposals with Branded TemplatesYesNo
Native E-Signatures (Sign)YesNo
Delivery Route Optimization & Crew AssignmentYesNo
Damage Tracking with Photo DocumentationYesNo
Fleet Maintenance Schedules & AlertsYesNo
Dynamic Pricing (Seasonal, Weekend, Peak)YesNo
75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice)YesNo
Full POS System (Walk-In Counter Rentals)YesNo
Self-Service Client Portal (Navigator)YesNo
Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email)YesNo
Marketing Automation & Campaigns (Studio)YesNo
Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle)YesNo
Visual Floor Plan Builder (Seat Designer)YesNo
TV Display System (Warehouse Boards, Status)YesNo
Staff Training LMS (University)YesNo
Native VoIP CallingYesNo
Video Conferencing (Meet)YesNo
Compliance & Equipment Inspections (Assure)YesNo
Accounting Sync (QB, Xero, Alegra)YesYes
CRM with Universal Contact RecordYesYes
9-Stage Warehouse Pipeline with ScanningYesNo
Crew Scheduling with Skills MatchingYesNo
Online Rental Store with Shopping CartYesNo
Abandoned Cart Recovery EmailsYesNo
Subrental Management & Margin TrackingYesNo
Equipment Kits & Bundle BuilderYesYes
7-Stage Transport PipelineYesNo
Custom Fields on Assets & BookingsYesYes

What replaces it

What runs event & production rentals on Calisto

The apps that take over from Goodshuffle Pro, each in the words event & production rentals businesses use.

What a production manager notices, and what they never see

An inventory toolA rental operation
Inventory trackingCore featureFleet management, by-unit
Quoting & proposalsBasic quotesBranded interactive proposals
Delivery schedulingBasic or noneRoute optimization, crew assign
Damage trackingNot availablePhoto docs, cost allocation
Fleet maintenanceNot availableSchedules, alerts, history
E-signaturesThird-partyCalisto Sign, native
Client portalNot availableNavigator, full self-service
Marketing automationNot availableStudio, multi-channel, included
Payment processorLimited options75 gateways, you choose
POS for walk-insNot availableFull POS, counter rentals

What moves

Bringing your data from Goodshuffle Pro

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

Any spreadsheet you export from Goodshuffle Pro can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.

PRICING TRANSPARENCY

1% of revenue on Commerce. Core is included.

Traditional rental software charges per-user monthly fees that scale with your team size. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace. Your cost scales with your earnings, not your headcount.

Calisto Pro

1%of revenue

Revenue share on Commerce

Goodshuffle Pro

Per-User Monthly Fees

Per-user pricing · Inventory and quoting · No delivery ops · No damage tracking

RentalTrax

Per-User License Fees

Per-user licensing · Legacy interface · Fleet counts only · No marketing

WHAT THEY CANNOT DO

The part after the quote is the part that keeps the client.

Goodshuffle Pro tracks inventory and generates quotes. RentalTrax manages fleet counts. Neither one stops broken gear going back out, gets a truck to a venue on time, or gives a production manager somewhere to check their own order. Those are the things they remember when they choose next season.

  • Delivery Operations: Included

    Goodshuffle Pro has basic delivery scheduling. RentalTrax has none. Calisto provides full delivery operations with route optimization, crew and truck assignment, barcode-scanned load lists, delivery time windows, client notifications, and proof-of-delivery photo capture with signatures. Drivers see their routes and load lists on mobile. Dispatch tracks all trucks in real-time.

  • Damage Tracking & Maintenance: Included

    Neither Goodshuffle Pro nor RentalTrax tracks damage or maintenance. Calisto provides photo-documented damage tracking with cost allocation to the responsible rental order, and the charge added to that order's invoice automatically. Preventive maintenance schedules with alerts ensure equipment stays in service. Maintenance history builds a complete lifecycle record for every asset in your fleet.

  • Proposals & Client Portal: Included

    Goodshuffle Pro generates basic quotes. RentalTrax generates nothing. Calisto Proposals creates branded, interactive proposals with product photos, quantities, delivery details, and terms. Clients review and approve online. Calisto Sign captures e-signatures. Navigator gives every client a portal to view orders, follow delivery status, and make payments.

  • 9-Stage Warehouse Pipeline: Included

    Goodshuffle Pro has no warehouse pipeline. RentalTrax tracks fleet counts. Calisto provides a full drag-and-drop 9-stage Kanban from Pending to Restocked with barcode and QR scanning at every step, straight from the browser camera with no app to install, plus auto-generated packing slips, digital sign-off, and multi-warehouse support with inter-location transfers.

  • Crew Scheduling & Online Store: Included

    Neither competitor offers crew scheduling or a public rental storefront. Calisto includes crew management with skills and availability matching, time tracking with clock in/out and payroll export, and a full online rental store showing real-time availability, with shopping cart, multi-step checkout, and abandoned cart recovery emails.

They price the gear. Calisto runs the business.

Quoting and equipment planning are the parts these tools do well. The client portal, the online catalog, the counter, digital contracts, payment processing, the repair order that blocks broken gear, and the reputation that lets you hold your rate all sit outside them, in separate subscriptions or in nobody's hands at all.

Every seat you add is a seat you already paid for.

Per-user pricing and separate modules for planning, crew and transport mean the cost of putting one more person on Saturday is a line item. Calisto includes unlimited users, the client portal, the catalog, the counter, e-signatures, messaging and 40+ payment gateways, with Core included and the rest a share of revenue processed.

Choose your processor. Not theirs.

Goodshuffle Pro supports limited payment options. RentalTrax has minimal payment integrations. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 11 global regions. Collect deposits, process final payments, charge damage fees, and handle refunds through your own merchant account.

See every payment gateway

Honest answers

Switching questions

Does Calisto handle sub-rental tracking?

Yes. When your own inventory is fully booked, Calisto tracks sub-rentals from partner companies. Sub-rental costs flow into the order P&L automatically. You maintain one order for the client regardless of whether items come from your fleet or a sub-rental partner.

Can I manage both delivery and will-call pickups?

Yes. Calisto supports delivery orders with route optimization and will-call pickups with counter POS. Walk-in customers can browse availability and rent on the spot. Delivery and pickup schedules share the same inventory availability engine to prevent double-booking.

How does damage tracking work in practice?

When items return from an event, warehouse staff inspect and document damage with photos. Damage records link to the rental order with cost allocation. Damage charges can auto-add to the client invoice or be absorbed as a business expense. Each asset builds a complete damage and maintenance history over its lifecycle.

Can clients build their own rental packages online?

Yes. The Navigator client portal lets clients browse your catalog, check availability for their event dates, build a wishlist, and submit a rental request. Your team reviews and converts it to a proposal. Clients approve and sign online. Deposit collection triggers automatically.

How does pricing work?

Set up Calisto Core at no cost, with no card required. 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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