HOW WE COMPARE

Calisto Pro vs Optix & Nexudus

Optix and Nexudus are coworking booking tools. Calisto Pro is a full workspace platform with desk and room booking, membership management, access control, community events, billing, WiFi portals, marketing automation, and 100 integrated products, not just a reservation system.

Coworking Spaces

Feature by feature

Calisto Pro beside Optix

25 Only in Calisto Pro
7 In both

Calisto Pro beside Optix, feature by feature
32 features	Calisto Pro	Optix
Desk & Hot Desk Booking	Yes	Yes
Meeting Room Booking	Yes	Yes
Visual Floor Plan with Interactive Booking	Yes	No
Membership Tiers & Plans	Yes	Yes
Automated Billing & Invoicing	Yes	No
Intelligent Dynamic Pricing (7-Factor Algorithm)	Yes	No
Native Smart Lock Access Control	Yes	No
Digital Keys in Apple Wallet & Android	Yes	No
Community Event Ticketing & Management	Yes	No
Branded WiFi Captive Portal	Yes	No
WiFi-Based Auto Check-in (RADIUS)	Yes	No
Member Portal with Full Self-Service	Yes	Yes
75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice)	Yes	No
Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email)	Yes	No
Marketing Automation & Campaigns (Studio)	Yes	No
Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle)	Yes	No
Native VoIP Calling	Yes	No
POS for Day Passes, Prints, Snacks	Yes	No
Print Credit Management (Ezeep, PaperCut)	Yes	No
Visitor Badge Printing & Kiosk Check-in	Yes	No
TV Display System (Room Status, Welcome Board)	Yes	No
E-Signature Capture for Contracts (Sign)	Yes	No
IoT Sensors & Occupancy Monitoring (Signal)	Yes	No
Real-Time Occupancy Heatmap	Yes	No
Staff Training LMS (University)	Yes	No
Compliance & Safety Inspections (Assure)	Yes	No
Video Conferencing (Meet)	Yes	No
Accounting Integrations (QB, Xero)	Yes	Yes
CRM & Member Profiles	Yes	Yes
Multi-Location Management	Yes	Yes
Marketplace Syndication (LiquidSpace, Upflex)	Yes	No
SSO (SAML 2.0 / OpenID Connect)	Yes	No

What replaces it

What runs coworking spaces on Calisto

The apps that take over from Optix, each in the words coworking spaces businesses use.

Booking tools vs. a complete workspace platform

	The Old Way	The Calisto Way
Desk & room booking	Core feature	Visual floor plan booking
Membership management	Core feature	Pulse recurring revenue engine
Access control	Third-party integration	Digital keys, auto-activate with membership
Community events	Basic calendar	Full ticketing + seat designer
Billing & invoicing	Built-in	Auto-billing + 75 gateways
WiFi captive portal	Not available	Branded portal with Signal
Marketing automation	Not available	Studio, included
Member messaging	Basic in-app	Omnichannel (WhatsApp, SMS, email)
Digital signage	Not available	Display on Apple TV, Android TV
Staff training	Not available	University, included

What moves

Bringing your data from Optix

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

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

The Optix migration guide Move my data

Pricing, side by side

What Optix publishes, beside what Calisto Pro charges

Each figure as its publisher states it, in your currency only. Nothing is converted between currencies.

Calisto Pro

1%of revenue

Revenue share on Commerce

WHAT BOOKING TOOLS LACK

Workspaces need more than reservations

Booking desks and rooms is table stakes. Running a thriving coworking space requires access control, community building, event management, branded WiFi experiences, and marketing that fills empty desks, capabilities Optix and Nexudus were never built for.

Access Control: Not a Third-Party Add-On
Optix and Nexudus rely on third-party integrations for door access. Calisto Access integrates smart locks natively, no third-party middleware. Members get digital keys in Apple Wallet and Android that activate with their membership and deactivate automatically when their plan expires or gets cancelled. Zone-based access controls restrict after-hours entry, premium areas, and storage rooms by membership tier and time-of-day.
Community Events: Not Just a Calendar Listing
Nexudus has a basic events calendar. Optix has community announcements. Calisto gives you a full event management engine: ticketed and open community events, member-only sessions gated by membership tier, workshops with capacity limits, speaker series laid out in Seat Designer, and launch parties with POS for food, drinks and merchandise. Every event builds your community and generates additional revenue.
Branded WiFi Portal: Your Network, Your Brand
Neither Optix nor Nexudus touches WiFi. Calisto Signal provides a captive portal for your workspace WiFi in your own logo and colours. Members authenticate against their membership status, guests sign in with email. You capture every visitor's contact information automatically, see real-time occupancy data from connected devices, and deliver a branded first-impression that reinforces your space's identity from the moment someone connects.

Choose your processor. Not theirs.

Optix integrates with limited payment providers. Nexudus has regional payment gaps. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 30+ countries. Collect membership fees, day pass payments, meeting room charges, and event tickets with the processor you already use.

See every payment gateway

Honest answers

Switching questions

Does Calisto support hot desks, dedicated desks, and private offices?

Yes. Calisto handles all workspace types: hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, meeting rooms, phone booths, event spaces, and virtual memberships. Each has its own pricing, availability rules, and access permissions. Visual floor plans let members browse and book from an interactive map.

What about my existing access control hardware?

Calisto Access integrates with major smart lock brands. If you already have smart locks installed, we connect to them. If you're using traditional key fobs or keycards, we can help you transition to digital keys. Either way, Calisto Access connects to your smart locks natively. Members get digital keys that activate and expire automatically with their membership.

Can members book and pay from their phone?

Yes. Calisto Navigator gives every member a mobile-first portal where they browse available desks on the floor plan, book rooms by the hour, view and pay invoices, register for community events, message staff, and manage their membership. Digital keys let them tap to enter with their phone.

How does pricing work?

Setting up costs nothing and no card is required. You get full access to all 100 products with no feature restrictions. Core and Enterprise carry 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.

Learn more

Everything Calisto does here

The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.