SWITCH FROM HOTMART
Hotmart to Calisto Direct
Direct sells memberships, posts, courses, digital products, pay-per-view and ticketed streams on the creator’s own site and domain, paid through the creator’s own payment provider.
Feature by feature
Calisto Direct beside Hotmart
- 17 In both
- 3 Only in Hotmart
| 20 features | Calisto Direct | Hotmart |
|---|---|---|
| Courses | ||
| CoursesCalisto: a course is a collection of lessons, sold on its own or included from a tier, with each fan’s progress kept and resume to the second.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Lessons Released Over TimeCalisto: a lesson can open a set number of days after the fan joined, or after the cohort starts.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| QuizzesCalisto: quizzes per lesson with single choice, multiple choice or true and false, a pass mark, retakes, and the option to open the next lessons on a pass.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| CertificatesCalisto: a certificate on completion, in the creator’s own design, verified at an address on the creator’s domain and revocable.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Site & Brand | ||
| Members AreaCalisto: a members area on the creator’s site, where a fan reads posts, courses and the community their tier opens.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| The Creator’s Own DomainCalisto: the creator’s site is served on their own domain only, connected once.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Pages and CheckoutCalisto: the creator’s site is built in Direct’s own site builder, on the same engine as Calisto Sites, with a members area that shows non-members a join door. The membership and store checkouts are on the creator’s own site and domain.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Content | ||
| Video HostingCalisto: videos are stored in the creator’s Box, played through the page’s own player only for a fan who may watch, with captions.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Community | ||
| Members’ CommunityCalisto: a members’ space per tier, with threads and replies, who may start threads, approval of posts, and pin, lock, hide, mute and ban.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Live | ||
| Live StreamingCalisto: live streams from Direct’s own control room, scheduled ahead, free, for members or ticketed, with chat, screen sharing and the recording saved.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Paid WebinarsCalisto: a paid webinar is a ticketed Direct stream, and its recording becomes a lesson of a course.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Ticketed EventsCalisto: a ticketed stream sells seats on the creator’s own gateway; an in-person event’s tickets are sold with Tickets.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Selling | ||
| Digital ProductsCalisto: digital products (downloads, presets, guides and bundles), each with its sales and revenue in its own currency, delivered only to the buyer.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Promo CodesCalisto: promo codes take money off a membership’s first charge or a one-off purchase, and trial and tracking links count their clicks and conversions.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Memberships | ||
| Memberships and Free TrialsCalisto: tiers named and priced by the creator, each with what it includes (1:1 messaging, premium video, premium podcast) and an access level that decides what each fan sees. A trial link starts a paid membership free for its trial days, once per fan per page; the first charge falls when the trial ends.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Team | ||
| A Team and Co-HostsCalisto: the creator’s team works in the console, and what each person may see of money is an owner setting, family by family. A podcast’s co-hosts are paid their share of what the show earns, set in Co-Host Payouts.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Audience | ||
| Import MembersCalisto: Import Members takes a CSV from another platform onto the creator’s tiers, keeping the time already paid for.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gaps | ||
| Points, Rankings and RewardsPoints and rankings for finishing lessons and taking part in the community.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| AffiliatesOutside promoters who sell the creator’s product for a commission.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Extra Products at CheckoutAdditional products offered at checkout.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Hotmart
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 Hotmart and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Hotmart can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from Hotmart
Questions about switching
Can I bring my members?
Yes. Import Members takes a CSV onto your tiers, and each member keeps the time already paid for. When it ends, they renew on your page.
Who holds the money?
Your own payment provider. Each sale is paid into your provider account, so there is no balance held for you and no payout to request.
Where do fans find me?
On your own site and domain, built in Direct’s site builder, which fans can also install as your own app.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.