Switch from RunSignUp to Calisto Pro

Feature by feature

Calisto Pro beside RunSignUp

27 Only in Calisto Pro
10 In both

Calisto Pro beside RunSignUp, feature by feature
37 features	Calisto Pro	RunSignUp
Online Registration & Ticketing	Yes	Yes
Tiered Pricing (Early Bird, Day-Of)	Yes	Yes
Team & Group Registration	Yes	Yes
Waiver & Consent Collection	Yes	Yes
Results Posting & Search	Yes	Yes
Race-Day Check-In & Bib Assignment	Yes	Yes
Native Timing Dashboard	Yes	No
Corral Management (Capacity, Wave Starts)	Yes	No
Aid Station Operations (Supply, Staffing)	Yes	No
Volunteer Coordination (Roster, Shifts, Check-In)	Yes	No
Interactive Course Map with Markers	Yes	No
Dynamic Pricing (7-Factor Algorithm)	Yes	No
75 Payment Gateways (Your Choice)	Yes	No
Self-Service Runner Portal (Navigator)	Yes	No
Omnichannel Messaging (WhatsApp, SMS, Email)	Yes	No
Marketing Automation & Campaigns (Studio)	Yes	No
Referral & Affiliate Program (Circle)	Yes	No
TV Display System (Leaderboards, Course Status)	Yes	No
Digital Contracts & E-Signatures (Sign)	Yes	No
On-Site POS (Merch, Food, Expo)	Yes	No
Staff Training LMS (University)	Yes	No
Native VoIP Calling	Yes	No
Compliance & Safety Inspections (Assure)	Yes	No
Accounting Sync (QB, Xero, Alegra)	Yes	No
CRM with Universal Contact Record	Yes	Yes
No Monthly Fee (Pay Only on Sales)	Yes	No
0% Platform Fee on Donations	Yes	Yes
Live Predictive Tracking for Spectators	Yes	No
Walk-Up Registration Kiosk	Yes	No
Certificate Template Builder with Merge Tags	Yes	No
P2P Fundraising with Milestone Badges	Yes	Yes
BQ Indicator & PR Badge on Results	Yes	No
Finish Photo & Video on Result Page	Yes	No
Social Sharing of Individual Results	Yes	Yes
Race Expo Floor Plan Designer	Yes	No
Hotel Room Blocks & PMS Integration	Yes	No
Video Conferencing for Virtual Briefings	Yes	No

What replaces it

What runs marathons & endurance on Calisto

The apps that take over from RunSignUp, each in the words marathons & endurance businesses use.

Registration tools vs. a complete race OS

	The Old Way	The Calisto Way
Online registration	Core feature	Native ticketing engine
Payment processing	Platform-locked	75 gateways, you choose
Timing integration	Third-party only	Native timing dashboard
Corral management	Not available	Capacity, wave starts, tracking
Aid station ops	Not available	Supply tracking, staff assignment
Volunteer coordination	Basic or none	Full roster, shifts, check-in
Course map management	Not available	Interactive course map, markers
Runner portal	Results lookup only	Navigator, full self-service
Marketing automation	Basic email blasts	Studio, multi-channel, included
TV displays	Not available	Leaderboards, Apple TV, Android TV

What moves

Bringing your data from RunSignUp

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

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

The RunSignUp migration guide Move my data

PRICING TRANSPARENCY

1% of revenue on Commerce. Core is included.

RunSignUp charges processing fees per registration. Active.com takes a per-registrant technology fee plus processing. Calisto is free to set up. Core carries no additional cost. Commerce is a 1% revenue share. Every other suite is priced per app in the Marketplace. No per-registrant fees, no technology fees. You pay when you earn.

Calisto Pro

1%of revenue

Revenue share on Commerce

RunSignUp

Processing Fees Per Registration

Per-registrant fees · Registration only · No race-day ops · No marketing

Active.com

Tech Fee + Processing Per Registrant

Per-registrant technology fee · Processing fees · Registration only · Annual contracts

WHAT THEY CANNOT DO

Race-day operations. Included.

RunSignUp and Active.com stop at registration. Running a marathon requires timing, corrals, aid stations, volunteers, and course management that neither platform offers.

Race-Day Operations: Included
Registration platforms hand you a spreadsheet on race day. Calisto gives you a full operations dashboard with real-time timing and split tracking, corral capacity and wave start scheduling, and a course map carrying live runner progress markers. Aid stations report supply levels and staffing. Course marshals check in via mobile. Everything connects to the same runner record.
Volunteer Management: Included
A 5,000-runner marathon needs 500+ volunteers. RunSignUp has basic volunteer signup. Active.com has none. Calisto provides full volunteer rostering with shift and station assignment, mobile check-in for day-of attendance, and automated communications and reminders. Volunteers get their own portal with shift details, maps, and messaging.
Post-Race Marketing: Included
RunSignUp sends a results email. That is the end of their marketing. Calisto Studio gives you full marketing automation: post-race surveys, photo gallery notifications, early-bird registration campaigns for next year, referral programmes for runners to invite friends, and segmented campaigns by finish time, age group, or distance. Turn every finisher into a returning runner.

Registration is step one. Calisto handles all six.

RaceRoster and RunSignUp are registration platforms: they collect entries and process payments. But you still need separate tools for timing, course mapping, volunteer coordination, participant tracking, sponsor management, and on-site merchandise. Calisto replaces all of them with one integrated platform.

No per-registrant fees. Ever.

RaceRoster charges per-registrant platform fees on every entry, plus payment processing. A 5,000-runner marathon can cost thousands in platform fees alone. Calisto uses flat per-connection pricing. Your cost stays the same whether you have 500 or 50,000 registrants.

Choose your processor. Not theirs.

RunSignUp takes a percentage of every registration. Active.com charges per-registrant processing fees. Calisto connects to 75 payment gateways across 11 global regions. Your merchant account. Your rates. Keep more of every registration dollar.

See every payment gateway

Honest answers

Switching questions

Does Calisto integrate with existing timing systems?

Yes. Calisto supports integration with major chip timing providers. The native timing dashboard displays real-time splits, handles DNF/DNS tracking, and publishes results automatically. You can use your existing timing hardware while gaining full race-day operations management.

Can Calisto handle a race series with multiple events?

Yes. The endurance vertical supports both solo events and multi-event series. Series standings aggregate automatically across events. Runners see their series progress in the Navigator portal. Series-wide marketing campaigns target participants across all events.

What about expo and merchandise sales?

Calisto POS handles expo vendor sales, merchandise, and food concessions at race events. Revenue from expo booths, merch tents, and food vendors all flows into the same event financial summary. No separate POS system needed.

How does per-event pricing work for a race series?

Each event in a series is priced individually. A 12-race series pays per event. Off-season months cost nothing. This aligns our pricing with your revenue calendar. And every event includes all 71 products: registration, timing, operations, POS, marketing, portals, and more.

How does pricing work?

Setting up costs nothing and no card is required. You get full access to all 71 products with no feature restrictions. Core carries 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.

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