SWITCH FROM LIGHTSPEED
Lightspeed to Calisto Station
Run the till in the browser of the phones, tablets and computers you already have, build each station for the job it does, and close every drawer per currency.
- In-Person Retail
Feature by feature
Calisto Station beside Lightspeed Retail
- 17 In both
- 1 Only in Lightspeed Retail
| 18 features | Calisto Station | Lightspeed Retail |
|---|---|---|
| Selling | ||
| Offline SellingCalisto: with Take Cash While Offline on, the till keeps selling cash with no signal and replays each sale once when it reconnects; a sale that needs a person is held for review in Offline Sales.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Returns, Exchanges and Store CreditCalisto: a return finds the sale by its receipt number, refunds to the original tender, cash or store credit, and puts the goods back in stock.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Promotions and DiscountsCalisto: happy hours, seasons and bulk offers apply at the till by themselves, a discount code is set on the bill, and an item is marked down at the till by those allowed to.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Layby and DepositsCalisto: a station that includes Shop puts goods on a Payment Schedule at the till, takes the installments and hands the goods over when they are paid (with Shop).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Special OrdersCalisto: the retail stations take a special order with a deposit and hand it over when it is paid (with Shop).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| ID Checks at CheckoutCalisto: a product that asks a minimum age or declarations is refused at the till until the cashier confirms the check, offline too.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Required Checkout QuestionsCalisto: a ticket type with a form bound to it is sold only with the buyer's answers, which the till asks (with Forms).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Payments | ||
| Split PaymentsCalisto: a bill is split by seat, by item or by amount and settled as one payment with several tenders, card, cash and gift card mixed.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Setup | ||
| Unlimited RegistersCalisto: a business builds as many stations as it needs, each from a template or blank, and a station opens on any device a person it admits signs in on.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Staff and Access | ||
| User PermissionsCalisto: a person is invited to exactly the stations they work, and what a station holds is their access; money follows the business's Money Access settings, with no roles to maintain.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Customers | ||
| LoyaltyCalisto: the customer named on the bill earns their points at the till, in Calisto's one points program (with Circle).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Inventory | ||
| Multi-Store InventoryCalisto: stock is kept per Location, moved between them by transfer, and taken off once by every sale rung at the till (with Inventory).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Barcode LabelsCalisto: received goods' barcode labels print from Shop's label printing (with Shop).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Purchase OrdersCalisto: purchase orders are written, sent to the supplier and received into stock (with Inventory).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Inventory CountsCalisto: stock is counted by scanning in any order, or by hand, and the count is reviewed before it posts (with Inventory).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Serial NumbersCalisto: a serial-tracked item's units are received with their serial numbers and each unit sold is told apart by its number (with Inventory).Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Reports | ||
| Staff PerformanceCalisto: the staff and tips reports show each person's sales, and a person allowed to see only their own sales sees theirs.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gaps | ||
| Upsell Prompts at CheckoutThe till prompts the cashier with set upsells during checkout.Checked Nov 1, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Lightspeed Retail
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 Lightspeed Retail and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Products
Product catalog and inventory items
Sales
Sales transactions and receipts
Customers
Customer profiles and accounts
Moving from Lightspeed
Questions about switching
Can I keep my tablets?
Yes. A station opens in the browser of any phone, tablet or computer at its own address, and nothing is installed. Card readers pair from your own payment provider's cloud terminal, and printers and scales are added in Peripherals or from the station's bar on the device they are plugged into.
Where do sales, drawers and reports go?
Every sale is a bill in your business's one record, its stock taken off through Inventory. Drawers are opened, counted and closed in Cash, with a Z report per currency and one Day Close for the business day, and Sales holds the analytics and reports, each currency on its own.
How do I set up the first station?
Open Templates and use the starting point for your kind of business, or Describe the Job, then arrange the till's layout, publish the station at its own address and invite the people who will work it. They accept the invitation, sign in at the station and start selling.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.
- Commerce & RetailCalisto for In-Person Retail
One catalog behind the counter, the website, and every location. Turn any tablet or phone into a register, stock it from one inventory, and run the floor on a standard the system enforces rather than one somebody remembers.
Open - PricingPricing for In-Person RetailOpen
- AppCalisto Shop
Online retailers and in-person retail: the register and the cash drawer, orders picked, packed and shipped, returns in one list, products with variants and barcodes, gift cards and subscriptions, stock, discounts and every sales channel on one live stock.
Open - AppCalisto Station
Point-of-service builder. Design the station your staff work on, scope it to your own data, publish it to an address, and deploy it onto your POS devices.
Open - GuideHow printing works in Calisto
The three ways to connect a receipt printer, what each one gives you, and how to pick, including why an iPad needs a Wi-Fi printer.
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