SWITCH FROM GOOGLE SHEETS
Google Sheets to Calisto Sheets
Sheets is the spreadsheet a business keeps its numbers in: formulas, charts and pivots, editing together cell by cell, sharing and exports, and tabs filled from the records it keeps in Calisto.
Feature by feature
Calisto Sheets beside Google Sheets
- 19 In both
- 6 Only in Google Sheets
| 25 features | Calisto Sheets | Google Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| The Grid | ||
| Conditional FormattingCalisto: a rule colors the cells that meet a condition (text, a date, a number, between two values or a custom formula), with color scales, and follows the data as it changes.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Dropdowns Shown as ChipsCalisto: a validation list from typed items or a range, shown as a chip, an arrow or plain text, rejecting other input or warning.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| CheckboxesCalisto: a Checkbox rule draws a tick box in each cell.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Named RangesCalisto: a name stands in for a range in formulas, such as =SUM(Revenue), or for a formula of its own.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Filter ViewsCalisto: a view keeps its own filters and sort; everyone else sees the sheet's own filter until they choose a view.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Smart Chips for Dates, People and FilesCalisto: a date chip, a contact chip naming a customer from your contacts, and a file chip from Depot.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Find and ReplaceCalisto: match case, the whole cell, a regular expression, inside formulas, and across every tab.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| SPARKLINE, QUERY and LAMBDACalisto: 245 functions in ten families, SPARKLINE, QUERY, LAMBDA, LET, XLOOKUP, FILTER, SORT and UNIQUE among them, found by name in Search Actions.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Analysis | ||
| Pivot TablesCalisto: rows, optional columns and values summed, counted, averaged or ranged, with a filter, onto a tab of its own.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| ChartsCalisto: column, bar, line, area, scatter, pie and donut charts saved in the spreadsheet, placed over the cells, on every device and the published link.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Questions About Your DataCalisto: Ask About This Data answers totals, averages and breakdowns from the tab, follow-up questions build on the last answer, and the answer's formula goes into a cell.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Formulas Written From a DescriptionCalisto: Describe a Formula beside the formula bar: say what you need and insert the formula it builds.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Smart FillCalisto: Smart Fill completes a column from its pattern, and Auto-Classify Columns gives each column its type and number format.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Working Together | ||
| Comments, Mentions and Assigned CommentsCalisto: a comment pinned to a cell, @ to mention someone, Assign to hands them the thread, and Comments for You on Home lists what is yours to answer.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Version History and Named VersionsCalisto: every save is a version; compare two versions cell by cell, restore one, and name the version you sent.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Protected Ranges and SheetsCalisto: a range only its owner edits or one that warns before a change, and a tab only its owner edits.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Sharing | ||
| Publish to the WebCalisto: a read-only link anyone can open, charts included, taken back at any time, and shown on a TV as a data table with Display.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Open Excel FilesCalisto: XLSX, ODS, CSV and TSV files open from the device or Depot, their formulas recalculated by Calisto's own engine.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Phone | ||
| Edit on a PhoneCalisto: the same spreadsheet in a phone's shape, a cell's value, format and filter in its own sheet, charts to present, and comments with Reply and Mark as done on the notification.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gaps | ||
| Edit OfflineSpreadsheets kept on a device open read-only with no signal, and a comment written then is sent later; editing needs a connection.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Tables With Column TypesA range converted to a table with typed columns.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Timeline ViewRows with dates shown as cards on a timeline.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| SlicersA filter control placed on the sheet for charts and pivot tables.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| ScriptsCustom menus, dialogs and functions written in code.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Data Warehouse ConnectionsTables from a data warehouse read into a sheet; Calisto fills a tab from the records the business keeps in Calisto, or from a public CSV or JSON file.Checked Nov 7, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Google Sheets
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 Google Sheets and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Google Sheets can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from Google Sheets
Questions about switching
Do my spreadsheets open in Sheets?
Download them from Google Sheets as XLSX, ODS or CSV and open them in Sheets from your device or Depot; formulas are recalculated by Calisto's own engine. Charts are made again in Sheets, where they stay in the spreadsheet.
Can my team keep editing together?
Yes. Several people edit one spreadsheet at once, merged cell by cell with each person's cursor shown, comments pin to cells and can be handed to someone, and every save is a version you can compare and restore.
What does Sheets add?
A tab can be filled from the records your business keeps in Calisto (bookings, deals, payments, stock, members, ticket holders, the roster and Ledger's statements), read again Live, on Refresh or kept as a Snapshot, and a tab's lines can become an invoice in Ledger, or a task in Dispatch.
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