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Patreon 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.

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Feature by feature

Calisto Direct beside Patreon

  • 16 In both
  • 6 Only in Patreon
Calisto Direct beside Patreon, feature by feature
22 featuresCalisto DirectPatreon
Memberships
Membership TiersCalisto: 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.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceYesYes
Monthly and Annual BillingCalisto: each tier has a monthly and an annual price, and a fan picks one at checkout.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceYesYes
Free Members and Public PostsCalisto: a free tier fans follow, and posts set public, for every member, or from a minimum tier up.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceYesYes
Free TrialsCalisto: 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, 2026SourceYesYes
Selling
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, 2026SourceYesYes
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, 2026SourceYesYes
Content
Posts and CollectionsCalisto: posts in text, image, video, audio and polls, published now or scheduled, each open to everyone or from a minimum tier up.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceYesYes
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, 2026SourceYesYes
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, 2026SourceYesYes
Messages with MembersCalisto: Direct Messages with members whose tier includes messaging, a paid message a fan unlocks, and Bulk Send to a list or a tier.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceYesYes
Comments and PollsCalisto: comments and polls on posts, with comments hidden or removed by the creator.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceYesYes
Audience
Posts by EmailCalisto: a published post is emailed once to the audience the creator picked; a post can be re-sent.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceYesYes
Analytics
Analytics and ExportsCalisto: Analytics for audience and content, Revenue with recurring revenue and each tier’s share, Statements, and Reports with an export.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceYesYes
Team
A Team in the ConsoleCalisto: the creator’s team works in the console, and what each person may see of money is an owner setting, family by family.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceYesYes
Money
Several CurrenciesCalisto: every price picks its own currency and a tier can carry a second one; mixed totals are shown per currency, never converted.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceYesYes
Getting PaidCalisto: every sale is paid to the creator’s own payment provider account, so there is no balance held and no payout to wait for.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceYesYes
Gaps
Merch Made and Shipped for MembersPhysical rewards produced and shipped to qualifying members by the platform. Calisto sells physical goods with Shop, shipped by the creator.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceNoYes
Fans Buy Memberships as GiftsA fan buys a membership for someone else. Calisto lets the creator grant complimentary access from the fan’s page.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceNoYes
Automatic Upgrade and Win-Back OffersOffers sent automatically to free members to upgrade and to members who are leaving.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceNoYes
Members-Only Podcast FeedA private RSS feed so members hear paid episodes in their own podcast app. Calisto plays them on the creator’s page and publishes free episodes to a public feed.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceNoYes
Discord Roles by TierDiscord roles given and taken away with a membership.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceNoYes
Recommendations and Social ClipsRecommendations of other creators, and short clips of posts made for social media.Checked Oct 28, 2026SourceNoYes

What moves

Bringing your data from Patreon

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

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

The Patreon migration guideMove my data

Moving from Patreon

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.