SWITCH FROM KISI
Kisi to Calisto Access
Bring doors, keys, visitors and lockdowns into Calisto Access, with occupancy, Alerts and roll call on a phone that works with no signal.
Feature by feature
Calisto Access beside Kisi
- 16 In both
- 7 Only in Kisi
| 23 features | Calisto Access | Kisi |
|---|---|---|
| Visitors | ||
| Time-Limited Visitor Door AccessCalisto: an invite carries the visit's own time and can hold a door PIN that works only for it.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Visitor QR CodesCalisto: an invite sends a pre-registration link and QR, and reception's Scan checks the visitor in.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Kiosk Visitor Check-InCalisto: a kiosk signs a pre-registered visitor in from their QR and keeps the sign-in when the line drops (with Kiosks).Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Printed Visitor BadgesCalisto: the kiosk prints a badge with a signed QR that signs the visitor out again (with Kiosks).Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Host Arrival NotificationsCalisto: the host is told when their visitor arrives, by a shipped rule the business can change, and answers On My Way.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Intercom for Unannounced VisitorsKisi's intercom lets staff see and speak with a visitor at the door and unlock it remotely.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Reports | ||
| Visitor Logs for ComplianceCalisto: Activity and Reports keep every visit, and On Site Now prints or exports who is inside.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled Security ReportsCalisto: a report schedule set on Reports sends the report by email on its own day.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Occupancy Trend ReportsCalisto: Occupancy shows each zone's count with how it is counted, and Analytics shows how it moves over time.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Alerts | ||
| Site-Wide and Single-Door LockdownCalisto: an Alert protocol locks the doors of its zones, or every door, and records what each door answered.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Monitoring | ||
| Held, Propped or Forced Door AlertsCalisto: a held-open or forced door raises an alarm on Live and a push with Lock and Acknowledge.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware Outage AlertsCalisto: doors offline show under Needs You on the Access home, and device health stays in Signal (with Signal).Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Tailgating Detection With VideoKisi uses camera analytics to flag follow-ins and shared badges, with synced video for each event.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Integrations | ||
| Alerts to Chat Tools and WebhooksCalisto: any Access event can run an Automations rule whose Custom HTTP step posts it to another system (with Automations).Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Directory Sync for OnboardingKisi adds and removes users automatically from the company directory through SSO and SCIM.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Mobile | ||
| Employee Badges in Apple WalletCalisto: Keys issues wallet passes for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, branded once for the business.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Badge Works on a Dead BatteryKisi's Apple Wallet badge keeps opening doors for up to five hours after the iPhone battery runs out.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Zones | ||
| Anti-PassbackKisi requires a person to exit before their credential lets them in again.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Desk and Room BookingCalisto: Coworking keeps the book of rooms and desks ahead at its front desk (with Coworking).Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Doors | ||
| Unlock SchedulesKisi keeps doors unlocked on a schedule the admin sets remotely.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Elevator Floor AccessKisi restricts elevator floors by group and schedule, with one reader per elevator.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Credentials | ||
| Role-Based Access Across LocationsCalisto: profiles and Zone Access grants give people the doors of each zone across every Location.Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Door Access Tied to a BookingCalisto: an Automations recipe gives a client a door code for their meeting, from its start to its end (with Automations).Checked Oct 30, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Kisi
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 Kisi and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Kisi can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from Kisi
Questions about switching
Do my Kisi doors come over?
Calisto reaches locks only through their manufacturer's cloud (TTLock, Nuki, igloohome, Salto KS, Tuya, SmartThings) or MQTT. A business that keeps Kisi on its doors records each key in Access by hand; doors moved to a connected lock are run by Access directly.
How do my users and groups come over?
People come from the business's shared contacts. Kisi groups become profiles or Zone Access grants, and each place becomes a Location with its zones.
What happens to visitors?
Visitors move into Access: Here Now records a walk-in and checks the Watchlist, Expected Later sends an invite with a link and QR, and a kiosk can sign visitors in and print their badge.
Does Access do lockdowns?
Yes. Alerts holds lockdown, evacuation and shelter-in-place protocols, arms one from the desk or a phone, shows what each door answered and opens a roll call that works with no signal.
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